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Restaurants near Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

232 places to eat within a mile of Carnegie Mellon University, closest first, including Tartan's Pizza, Tazza D'oro and Pizza Paul.

The 50 places to eat closest to CMU

Closest first, out of 232 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 (1)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (25)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (24)

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 CMU.

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The food scene around CMU

232places to eat within 1 mile
72%independent, not chains
11coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 232 places to eat within 1 mile of CMU, 26 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 1,089 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (26) and Mexican (12). 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 Forbes Ave (43), Craig St (29), Centre Ave (24) and Atwood St (21).

What stands out around CMU is halal, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean — types that are listed here at 4 to 12 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 26 Mexican 12 Sandwiches 11 Coffee 11 American 9 Sushi 7 Indian 7 Mediterranean 7 Italian 7 Chinese 7

Popular cravings near CMU, within 1 mile: Asian food (37 places), Mexican food (12) and Korean food (3). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for CMU

Pizza near CMU 26 Mexican Food near CMU 12 Coffee Shops near CMU 11

Eating on a student budget near CMU

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 CMU.

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 CMU and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Pittsburgh, PA
  • Other names, current or former — Carnegie Mellon, CMU
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 10,000 to 19,999 students
  • 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.

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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 CMU

What restaurants are near CMU?
A few to start with, nearest first: Pizza Paul, Pepper Space (chinese, 0.3 mi), Grapow (asian, 0.3 mi), Union Grill Oakland (american, 0.4 mi) and Sushi Fuku (sushi, 0.4 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near CMU?
Open map listings put 232 places to eat within 1 mile, 26 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 1,089 within 3 miles. About 72% are independent rather than chains; 11 are coffee shops or cafés and 10 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near CMU?
The busiest streets are Forbes Ave (43 places), Craig St (29 places), Centre Ave (24 places) and Atwood St (21 places).
What kind of food is near CMU?
The most common types are pizza (26), Mexican (12), sandwiches (11) and coffee (11). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: halal, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean.

Nearby campuses

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