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Restaurants near CUNY Queens College

123 places to eat within a mile of CUNY Queens College, closest first, including Gino's of Kissena, Carlos & Gabby's and Main Bakhtar Halal Kabab.

The 50 places to eat closest to Queens

Closest first, out of 123 within a mile. Distances are straight-line from the campus, so a walk runs a little longer.

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (38)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (12)

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 Queens.

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

The food scene around Queens

123places to eat within 1 mile
89%independent, not chains
5coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 123 places to eat within 1 mile of Queens, 31 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 2,267 within 3 miles. The most common: Chinese (18), kosher (10) and bakeries (8). 3 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 Main St (52), Kissena Blvd (43), Parsons Blvd (8) and 69th Ave (3).

What stands out around Queens is kosher, ramen and Chinese — types that are listed here at 5 to 143 times the national rate.

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

Chinese 18 Kosher 10 Bakery 8 Pizza 6 Deli 5 Sushi 5 Coffee 5 Japanese 4 Barbecue 4 Italian 4

Popular cravings near Queens, within 1 mile: Asian food (39 places). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for Queens

Chinese Food near Queens 18 Bakeries near Queens 8

Where Queens stands out

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

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 3 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 Queens.

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 Queens and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Queens, NY
  • Other names, current or former — Queens, Queens College
  • 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.

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 Queens

What restaurants are near Queens?
A few to start with, nearest first: Gino's of Kissena (italian, 0.3 mi), Upper Crust Queens (kosher, 0.3 mi), Main Bakhtar Halal Kabab (afghani, 0.3 mi), J's Confections (dessert shop, 0.3 mi) and M & J Usa (barbecue, 0.3 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near Queens?
Open map listings put 123 places to eat within 1 mile, 31 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 2,267 within 3 miles. About 89% are independent rather than chains; 5 are coffee shops or cafés and 3 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near Queens?
The busiest streets are Main St (52 places), Kissena Blvd (43 places), Parsons Blvd (8 places) and 69th Ave (3 places).
What kind of food is near Queens?
The most common types are Chinese (18), kosher (10), bakeries (8) and pizza (6). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: kosher, ramen and Chinese.

Nearby campuses

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

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