Skip to content
Find my one

Savor Scout › Campuses › Texas › Waco, TX › Baylor University

Restaurants near campus

Restaurants near Baylor University

149 places to eat within a mile of Baylor University, closest first, including Clay Pot Restaurant, WhoDaq? Daiquiris (Waco) and The Mix Cafe.

The 50 places to eat closest to Baylor University

Closest first, out of 149 within a mile. Distances are straight-line from the campus, so a walk runs a little longer.

Right by campus · about a 5-minute walk (10)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (40)

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 Baylor University.

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

The food scene around Baylor University

149places to eat within 1 mile
57%independent, not chains
3coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 149 places to eat within 1 mile of Baylor University, 49 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 309 within 3 miles. The most common: Mexican (15), sandwiches (9) and burgers (9). 10 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 Franklin Ave (20), 6th St (13), S 5th St (13) and University Parks Dr (10).

What stands out around Baylor University is health food, Cajun & Creole and tacos — types that are listed here at 4 to 9 times the national rate.

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

Mexican 15 Sandwiches 9 Burgers 9 Pizza 8 Tacos 6 Bakery 5 Ice cream 5 Chicken 4 American 4 Asian 3

Popular cravings near Baylor University, within 1 mile: Mexican food (15 places), Asian food (12) and Vietnamese food (3). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for Baylor University

Mexican Food near Baylor University 15 Asian Food near Baylor University 12

Eating on a student budget near Baylor University

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 10 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 Baylor University.

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 Baylor University and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Waco, TX
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 20,000 students or more
  • Type — Private, not-for-profit 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

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 Baylor University

What restaurants are near Baylor University?
A few to start with, nearest first: Clay Pot Restaurant (vietnamese, 0.3 mi), Mi Jalisco Grill #2 (mexican, 0.4 mi), Fortune Cookie Express (asian, 0.4 mi), Tea time (poke, 0.4 mi) and Terry & Jo's Food For Thought (health food, 0.5 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near Baylor University?
Open map listings put 149 places to eat within 1 mile, 49 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 309 within 3 miles. About 57% are independent rather than chains; 3 are coffee shops or cafés and 10 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near Baylor University?
The busiest streets are Franklin Ave (20 places), 6th St (13 places), S 5th St (13 places) and University Parks Dr (10 places).
What kind of food is near Baylor University?
The most common types are Mexican (15), sandwiches (9), burgers (9) and pizza (8). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: health food, Cajun & Creole and tacos.

Nearby campuses

Comparing schools, or eating with friends across town? These are the closest campuses to Baylor University.