Santa Ana lists 1,235 places in this guide, 970 of them restaurants. Quick service accounts for 114, cafes for 72 and bars for 63. Mexican (245) leads the category counts, ahead of bakeries and donuts (86) and coffee shops and cafes (73) among the listed places.
Santa Ana comes in at 39.1 places per ten thousand residents, under the 41.8 median across all cities.
858 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Starbucks (21), Subway (21), WaBa Grill (14) and McDonald's (13).
In the Servestack Independent Restaurant Index, Santa Ana ranks #99 of 332 large US cities for the share of places that are independent.
Food in Santa Ana by cuisine
Mexican in Santa Ana
- Restaurant · Mexican · 3622 W 5th St
- Restaurant · Mexican · 1953 E 17th St
- Restaurant · Mexican · 1003 S Bristol St
- Restaurant · Mexican · 1904 S Main St
- Restaurant · Mexican · 906 E Washington Ave
- Restaurant · Mexican · 1501 W MacArthur Blvd, 1501 West MacArthur Blvd
Bakeries and donuts in Santa Ana
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 1935 17th St C
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 2727 S Shannon St
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 1621 W Sunflower Ave Ste D50
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 2301 N Tustin Ave Ste B
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 2841 W MacArthur Blvd Ste 3E
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 2262 E 17th St
Coffee shops and cafes in Santa Ana
- Cafe · Chain · 2303 S. Bristol Street Bristol Warner Village
- Cafe · Chain · 2783 N Main St
- Cafe · Chain · 3300 S Bristol St
- Cafe · Chain · 1330 E 17th St
- Cafe · Chain · 451 E 1st St
- Cafe · Chain · 3609 W MacArthur Blvd
Bars in Santa Ana
- Bar · 2370 N Tustin Ave
- Bar · Chain · 3811 South Bristol Avenue
- Bar · 220 E 4th St
- Bar · 3331 W 1st St
- Bar · 2026 W 5th St
- Bar · 701 N Harbor Blvd
Desserts and ice cream in Santa Ana
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1750 S Main St
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1002 E 17th St Ste K
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 790 S Harbor Blvd
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3770 W Mcfadden Ave
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2800 N Main St
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3605 S Bristol St Ste A
Sandwiches and delis in Santa Ana
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · 1210 E McFadden Ave
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 2266 E. 17th St.
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 3941 S. Bristol Street Ste. G.
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · South Coast Marketplace, 2801 W MacArthur Blvd A-2
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 1804 Old Tustin Ave # B
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 710 E Dyer Rd
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