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Restaurants near Arkansas State University

Every place to eat within a mile of Arkansas State University, closest first, including Saigon Craft Foods, The Yard and JJ Wings. With addresses and distances.

Every place to eat within a mile of A-State

44 places, closest first. Distances are straight-line from the campus, so a walk runs a little longer.

Right by campus · about a 5-minute walk (6)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (7)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (31)

Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026), open places with a street address only. Hours and openings change, so check before you go. Want one picked for what you're craving instead? Ask Savor Scout near A-State.

Can't decide between them? Say what you're craving and Savor Scout picks one near Jonesboro, AR.

The food scene around A-State

44places to eat within 1 mile
41%independent, not chains
1coffee shop or café

Open listings put 44 places to eat within 1 mile of A-State, 13 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 296 within 3 miles. The most common: Mexican (6), pizza (6) and sandwiches (3). 7 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.

Where to walk: the streets with the most places to eat within 1 mile are Caraway Rd (17), E Johnson Ave (9), Aggie Rd (4) and E Matthews Ave (4).

By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:

Mexican 6 Pizza 6 Sandwiches 3 Ice cream 2 Asian fusion 2

Popular cravings near A-State, within 1 mile: Mexican food (6 places). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for A-State

Mexican Food near A-State 6 Pizza near A-State 6

Eating on a student budget near A-State

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 7 are fast-food counters: the cheapest default, rarely the cheapest good meal. The value is usually in lunch specials, counter service, short menus and dishes built on rice, noodles, bread or beans. Where to eat when you're broke covers what to look for, or search cheap eats near A-State.

Need somewhere open right now? These listings do not carry live opening hours, and late at night a fair share of what is listed as open is not. The late-night guide covers how to check before you go, or search late-night food near A-State and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Jonesboro, AR
  • Other names, current or former — A-State
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 10,000 to 19,999 students
  • Type — Public four-year institution

Campus figures are from IPEDS, the US Department of Education's institutional survey. Size is reported as the survey's own bracket rather than an exact headcount, because that is what the public dataset gives and we would rather quote it than estimate.

Nearby cities

The nearest city of any real size is Memphis, TN, about 59 miles away, for the nights the options by campus run out.

Guides worth reading

What to eat during finals week Where to eat when you're broke Where to eat late at night Where to take visiting family and friends Eating out with a dietary restriction

Questions about eating near A-State

What restaurants are near A-State?
A few to start with, nearest first: Saigon Craft Foods (vietnamese, 0.1 mi), JJ Wings (chicken, 0.3 mi), Chin Chin Express (asian fusion, 0.4 mi), Casa Singuilucan (mexican, 0.5 mi) and Twisted Dough (dessert shop, 0.6 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near A-State?
Open map listings put 44 places to eat within 1 mile, 13 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 296 within 3 miles. About 41% are independent rather than chains; one is a coffee shop or café and 7 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near A-State?
The busiest streets are Caraway Rd (17 places), E Johnson Ave (9 places), Aggie Rd (4 places) and E Matthews Ave (4 places).
What kind of food is near A-State?
The most common types are Mexican (6), pizza (6) and sandwiches (3).