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Restaurants near CUNY Hunter College

2,028 places to eat within a mile of CUNY Hunter College, closest first, including Leo Café at Asia Society Museum, Corrado Bread & Pastry and Lumi Restaurant.

The 50 places to eat closest to Hunter

Closest first, out of 2,028 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 (50)

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 Hunter.

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

The food scene around Hunter

2,028places to eat within 1 mile
80%independent, not chains
105coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 2,028 places to eat within 1 mile of Hunter, 388 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 10,877 within 3 miles. The most common: Italian (204), pizza (111) and coffee (105). 37 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 2nd Ave (257), 1st Ave (200), Lexington Ave (174) and 3rd Ave (170).

What stands out around Hunter is French, kosher and Turkish — types that are listed here at 7 to 12 times the national rate.

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

Italian 204 Pizza 111 Coffee 105 American 102 Sushi 82 French 70 Bakery 67 Chinese 64 Japanese 63 Sandwiches 59

Popular cravings near Hunter, within 1 mile: Asian food (314 places), Mexican food (56), Korean food (9) and Vietnamese food (7). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for Hunter

Italian Food near Hunter 204 Coffee Shops near Hunter 105 Sushi near Hunter 82

Where Hunter stands out

Among the 1,027 campuses on Savor Scout, counting what is within a mile, Hunter 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 Hunter

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 37 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 Hunter.

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 Hunter and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — New York, NY
  • Other names, current or former — Hunter, Hunter College
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 20,000 students or more
  • 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 Hunter

What restaurants are near Hunter?
A few to start with, nearest first: Corrado Bread & Pastry (bakery, 0.1 mi), Lumi Restaurant (french, 0.1 mi), Hunter Delicatessen (delicatessen, 0.1 mi), Mariella Pizza (pizza, 0.1 mi) and Bella Blu (italian, 0.1 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near Hunter?
Open map listings put 2,028 places to eat within 1 mile, 388 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 10,877 within 3 miles. About 80% are independent rather than chains; 105 are coffee shops or cafés and 37 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near Hunter?
The busiest streets are 2nd Ave (257 places), 1st Ave (200 places), Lexington Ave (174 places) and 3rd Ave (170 places).
What kind of food is near Hunter?
The most common types are Italian (204), pizza (111), coffee (105) and American (102). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: French, kosher and Turkish.

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