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Restaurants near Del Mar College (DMC)

53 places to eat within a mile of Del Mar College, closest first, including Blizzard zone, Alteño Taqueria and El Muelle de San Blas.

The 50 places to eat closest to DMC

Closest first, out of 53 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 (3)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (19)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (28)

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 DMC.

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The food scene around DMC

53places to eat within 1 mile
62%independent, not chains
1coffee shop or café

Open listings put 53 places to eat within 1 mile of DMC, 20 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 351 within 3 miles. The most common: Mexican (14), Tex-Mex (4) and pizza (4). 7 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 Ayers St (15), S Port Ave (14), S Staples St (10) and Baldwin Blvd (3).

What stands out around DMC is Tex-Mex and Mexican — types that are listed here at 4 to 16 times the national rate.

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

Mexican 14 Tex-Mex 4 Pizza 4 Salvadoran 2 Seafood 2 Shaved ice 2 Ice cream 2 Donuts 2 Sandwiches 2 Italian 2

Popular cravings near DMC, within 1 mile: Mexican food (14 places). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for DMC

Mexican Food near DMC 14

Eating on a student budget near DMC

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 7 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 DMC.

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 DMC and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Corpus Christi, TX
  • Other names, current or former — DMC
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 5,000 to 9,999 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 DMC

What restaurants are near DMC?
A few to start with, nearest first: Alteño Taqueria (texmex, 0.2 mi), Santa Rosa Restaurant (mexican, 0.3 mi), Trattoria Taddei (italian, 0.3 mi), Golden Crown Inn (chinese, 0.3 mi) and Julian's BBQ (barbecue, 0.6 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near DMC?
Open map listings put 53 places to eat within 1 mile, 20 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 351 within 3 miles. About 62% are independent rather than chains; one is a coffee shop or café and 7 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near DMC?
The busiest streets are Ayers St (15 places), S Port Ave (14 places), S Staples St (10 places) and Baldwin Blvd (3 places).
What kind of food is near DMC?
The most common types are Mexican (14), Tex-Mex (4) and pizza (4). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Tex-Mex and Mexican.

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