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Restaurants near Arkansas Tech University (ATU)

Every place to eat within a mile of Arkansas Tech University, closest first, including Arkansas Tech Caf, Feltner's Whatta-Burger and La Villa.

Every place to eat within a mile of ATU

50 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 (6)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (38)

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 ATU.

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

The food scene around ATU

50places to eat within 1 mile
42%independent, not chains
1coffee shop or café

Open listings put 50 places to eat within 1 mile of ATU, 11 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 148 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (4), ice cream (4) and Mexican (4). 9 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 N Arkansas Ave (28), E Harrell Dr (6), Main St (3) and Parkway Dr (3).

What stands out around ATU is ice cream — a type that is listed here at about 3 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 4 Ice cream 4 Mexican 4 Bakery 2 American 2 Sandwiches 2 Burgers 2 Chinese 2 Steakhouse 2 Southern 2

Popular cravings near ATU, within 1 mile: Mexican food (4 places). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Eating on a student budget near ATU

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 9 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 ATU.

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 ATU and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Russellville, AR
  • Other names, current or former — ATU, Tech, Arkansas Tech
  • Setting — in a college town
  • Size — 5,000 to 9,999 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.

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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 ATU

What restaurants are near ATU?
A few to start with, nearest first: Arkansas Tech Caf (cafeteria, 0.1 mi), Feltner's Whatta-Burger (burger, 0.2 mi), La Villa (italian, 0.2 mi), La Huerta | Mexican Restaurant (mexican, 0.5 mi) and Old South Restaurant (southern american, 0.7 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near ATU?
Open map listings put 50 places to eat within 1 mile, 11 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 148 within 3 miles. About 42% are independent rather than chains; one is a coffee shop or café and 9 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near ATU?
The busiest streets are N Arkansas Ave (28 places), E Harrell Dr (6 places), Main St (3 places) and Parkway Dr (3 places).
What kind of food is near ATU?
The most common types are pizza (4), ice cream (4) and Mexican (4). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: ice cream.

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