Restaurants in Chico, CA

Chico lists 505 places in this guide, including 357 restaurants, 40 quick-service spots, 54 cafes and 47 bars. Mexican is the top category at 61, with coffee shops and cafes at 57, bars at 39 and pizza at 35. Sandwiches and delis reach 26.

Chico is above the 41.8 median for all cities in this guide, at 49.1 places per ten thousand residents.

359 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Starbucks (9), McDonald's (6), Round Table Pizza (6) and Dutch Bros. Coffee (6).

In the Servestack Independent Restaurant Index, Chico ranks #88 of 332 large US cities for the share of places that are independent.

Food in Chico by cuisine

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