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Restaurants near CUNY City College (CCNY)

557 places to eat within a mile of CUNY City College, closest first, including The Edge Harlem, Clove and Fumo Harlem. With addresses and distances.

The 50 places to eat closest to CCNY

Closest first, out of 557 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 (29)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (21)

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 CCNY.

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The food scene around CCNY

557places to eat within 1 mile
78%independent, not chains
18coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 557 places to eat within 1 mile of CCNY, 213 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 3,586 within 3 miles. The most common: delis (51), pizza (45) and Mexican (32). 36 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 Broadway (112), Amsterdam Ave (88), Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd (57) and W 125th St (50).

What stands out around CCNY is Dominican, Ethiopian and soup — types that are listed here at 8 to 21 times the national rate.

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

Deli 51 Pizza 45 Mexican 32 Chinese 31 Chicken 20 Sandwiches 18 Coffee 18 Bakery 17 Burgers 17 American 16

Popular cravings near CCNY, within 1 mile: Asian food (59 places) and Mexican food (32). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for CCNY

Delis near CCNY 51 Pizza near CCNY 45 Mexican Food near CCNY 32

Where CCNY stands out

Among the 1,027 campuses on Savor Scout, counting what is within a mile, CCNY ranks near the top for these. Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good one.

Eating on a student budget near CCNY

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 36 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 CCNY.

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 CCNY and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — New York, NY
  • Other names, current or former — City, City College, CCNY, City College of New York
  • 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.

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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 CCNY

What restaurants are near CCNY?
A few to start with, nearest first: The Edge Harlem (caribbean, 0.1 mi), Clove (indian, 0.1 mi), Fumo Harlem (italian, 0.2 mi), Uncle Tony's Pizza (pizza, 0.2 mi) and Grand Great Wall Restaurant. They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near CCNY?
Open map listings put 557 places to eat within 1 mile, 213 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 3,586 within 3 miles. About 78% are independent rather than chains; 18 are coffee shops or cafés and 36 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near CCNY?
The busiest streets are Broadway (112 places), Amsterdam Ave (88 places), Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd (57 places) and W 125th St (50 places).
What kind of food is near CCNY?
The most common types are delis (51), pizza (45), Mexican (32) and Chinese (31). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Dominican, Ethiopian and soup.

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