Restaurants in Santa Clarita, CA

Santa Clarita, home to 229,159 people, has 810 places listed in this guide, made up of 618 restaurants, 64 quick service spots, 68 cafes and 48 bars. Mexican leads the category counts at 73, just ahead of Coffee shops and cafes at 72, with Japanese at 50 next on the list.

The city's listings equal 35.3 places per 10,000 residents, which is below the 41.8 median for all cities in this guide. Treat the figure as a measure of this guide's listings rather than a full census of local venues.

477 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Starbucks (31), Subway (13), Jersey Mike's Subs (9) and McDonald's (9).

In the Servestack Independent Restaurant Index, Santa Clarita ranks #239 of 332 large US cities for the share of places that are independent.

Food in Santa Clarita by cuisine

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