Skip to ContentWhere to eat near three places people visit from Chico: downtown Chico, downtown Oroville and the Chester and Lake Almanor area. These pages list names and addresses from the business’s own page, the Downtown Chico Business Association, Explore Butte County or Plumas County’s visitor guide, and nothing else. We do not rate or rank places, take no ads or affiliate links, and leave out any hours we could not read.
Checked November 3, 2026
- 70+Downtown Chico places to dine and drink, per the DCBA
- 3Eat-near pages
- 0Ads or affiliate links
- Nov 32026, date every source was read
Read this first: the hours, fees, rules and closures on this page were taken from the sources named beside them; we read those sources on November 3, 2026. The Downtown Chico Business Association, Explore Butte County, Plumas County’s visitor guide and each business’s own page where it would load. This is not legal, medical or safety advice. They change, so check the agency or business named before you rely on them. Anything we could not read is marked Not Confirmed where it appears. Opening hours change often; call or check the business before you go.
The Three Pages
- Eat Near Downtown ChicoThe DCBA directory, parking and transit, plus three places with hours posted on their own pages.
- Eat Near OrovilleThe seven downtown restaurants Explore Butte County names, and the Feather Falls brewery restaurant.
- Eat Near Chester and Lake AlmanorPlumas County’s visitor-guide list for Chester, Lake Almanor and Canyon Dam, by street address.
Drinks
Beer and bars are 21 and over. The Chico breweries and taprooms guide lists Sierra Nevada, Ramble West and Feather Falls with hours as each posts them, and Sierra Nevada tour prices are on their own page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the best place to eat in Chico?
We do not rank places. The Downtown Chico Business Association says it lists more than 70 places to dine and drink downtown, and our eat-near page names those with hours posted on their own sites.
Do these pages take payment for listings?
No. This site carries no ads or affiliate links, and listings are not paid.
Sources
- Downtown Chico Business Association, Dine and Drink: https://www.downtownchico.com/dine-and-drink.htm (read November 3, 2026)
- Explore Butte County, Where to eat in Oroville: https://explorebuttecounty.com/stories/downtown-oroville-restaurants (read November 3, 2026)
- Visit Plumas, Dining and entertainment: https://visitplumas.org/dining-and-entertainment/ (read November 3, 2026)
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Cite this page: It's Chico, “Where to Eat Around Chico”, itschico.com/visit/where-to-eat/ (updated ). By the It's Chico editorial team. Free to quote with attribution and a link to this page; data and tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.