4 Best Restaurants in Claremont, The Inland Empire

A favorite of college students and their visiting parents, this storefront dining room has a warm and cozy feel and menu choices that include long-bone pork chops, osso buco, and pan-roasted salmon with blood-orange rosemary sauce. Bruschetta, fried calamari, truffle arancini, and other small plates, some seasonal, always entice.

The sinfully innovative concoctions at this local ice-cream shop include mint Oreo, blueberry-cheesecake, and the Elvis special with bananas and peanut butter. The vanilla's delightful, too.

At this shop, bar, and restaurant inside a former orange-packing house, you can purchase wines from around the world and enjoy them on-site. Throughout the day, pair your selection with seasonal small plates and specialty cheeses and, for dinner, entrées like poke tostadas with sushi-grade ahi tuna and an organic beef burger with smoked bacon, aged cheddar, and spicy tomato aioli.

Afghan fusion is the focus at Walter’s, a restaurant still holding its original name since 1973 when owners swapped out burgers and fries for a menu of kebabs, lamb dishes, and lentil salad. The tandoori salmon with peach chutney and basmati rice is moist and flavorful, and for something familiar, you can still grab a pizza or burger. The original dining room domed in stained glass, doubled in size during the pandemic, to now offer courtyard seating and private dining spaces.