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Restaurants near Drexel University

457 places to eat within a mile of Drexel University, closest first, including CO-OP Restaurant & Bar, El Toro Serrano and Nanu's Hot Chicken.

The 50 places to eat closest to Drexel

Closest first, out of 457 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 Drexel.

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The food scene around Drexel

457places to eat within 1 mile
75%independent, not chains
31coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 457 places to eat within 1 mile of Drexel, 135 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 3,122 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (46), coffee (31) and American (24). 14 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 Chestnut St (70), Walnut St (53), Market St (45) and Lancaster Ave (38).

What stands out around Drexel is halal, French and vegan — types that are listed here at 5 to 11 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 46 Coffee 31 American 24 Indian 18 Sandwiches 17 Bakery 15 Italian 15 Thai 14 Mexican 13 Chinese 12

Popular cravings near Drexel, within 1 mile: Asian food (64 places), Mexican food (13), Korean food (5) and Vietnamese food (3). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for Drexel

Pizza near Drexel 46 Coffee Shops near Drexel 31 Indian Food near Drexel 18

Where Drexel stands out

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

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 14 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 Drexel.

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 Drexel and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Philadelphia, PA
  • Other names, current or former — Drexel
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 20,000 students or more
  • 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

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Questions about eating near Drexel

What restaurants are near Drexel?
A few to start with, nearest first: CO-OP Restaurant & Bar (american, 0.1 mi), El Toro Serrano (mexican, 0.1 mi), Nanu's Hot Chicken (chicken, 0.1 mi), Zavino (italian, 0.1 mi) and The Handschumacher Dining Center (cafeteria, 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 Drexel?
Open map listings put 457 places to eat within 1 mile, 135 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 3,122 within 3 miles. About 75% are independent rather than chains; 31 are coffee shops or cafés and 14 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near Drexel?
The busiest streets are Chestnut St (70 places), Walnut St (53 places), Market St (45 places) and Lancaster Ave (38 places).
What kind of food is near Drexel?
The most common types are pizza (46), coffee (31), American (24) and Indian (18). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: halal, French and vegan.

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