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Where to eat in Upland, CA
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A few places to eat in Upland
- Kings Brewing & Smokehouse Barbecue · under 0.1 miles
296 N 2nd Ave, Upland - O's Ice Cream Shop Ice Cream Shop · under 0.1 miles
180 E C St, Upland - Paulie's Pizza Pub Pizza · 0.1 miles
247 N 2nd Ave, Upland - Uptown Candy Shop Candy Store · 0.1 miles
237 N 2nd Ave, Upland - Molly's Souper Soup · 0.1 miles
388 N 1st Ave, Upland
The closest few by distance from central Upland, not a ranking — local places listed ahead of chains. Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026); hours and openings change, so check before you go. Want one picked for what you're craving instead? Ask Savor Scout in Upland.
The food scene in Upland
Open listings put 314 places to eat within 2 miles of central Upland, 21 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: Mexican (37), pizza (33) and bakery (17). 25 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Upland is Middle Eastern, tacos and Mediterranean — types that are listed here at 2 to 5 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Mexican 37 Pizza 33 Bakery 17 Sandwiches 17 Ice cream 11 Burgers 10 Sushi 10 American 8 Tacos 7 Seafood 7
The food in Upland
Upland does not have infinite options, and that brings its own problem: you have been to most of them, and picking again is somehow still hard.
Savor Scout picks one restaurant in Upland and tells you why it picked it. Say what you're craving and it reads menus and reviews for that specific dish, rather than sorting places by overall star rating. Free, runs in the browser, and one search needs no account.
Eating out in Upland
Upland has a population of about 75,413. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Upland, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Upland is a little thinner on options than average
Upland sits in San Bernardino County, where the Census counts 1,244 full-service restaurants, 1,863 limited-service places, 532 cafés and snack bars and 89 bars — 3,728 places to eat or drink in all. Upland makes up about 3% of the county's population.
That is 17.1 per 10,000 residents, a little under the national median of 19.4. Fewer options than average, which makes picking the right one matter more. Counter service clearly outnumbers sit-down — more a drive-through town than a linger-over-dinner one.
Those county figures also cover San Bernardino, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Victorville, Rialto, Hesperia, Chino and 7 more, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Upland.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
What are you craving in Upland?
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Near Upland
- Ontario, CA — about 2 miles away
- Montclair, CA — about 3 miles away
- Rancho Cucamonga, CA — about 3 miles away
- Chino, CA — about 6 miles away
- Pomona, CA — about 7 miles away
- Chino Hills, CA — about 9 miles away
Campuses in and near Upland
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- Chaffey College
- University of La Verne
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
- Mt San Antonio College
- Norco College
- Azusa Pacific University
- Citrus College
- California Baptist University
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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