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Restaurants near Elon University

234 places to eat within 3 miles of Elon University, closest first, including Skid's Restaurant, Pandora's Pies and The Mark at Elon.

The 50 places to eat closest to Elon University

Closest first, out of 234 within 3 miles. Distances are straight-line from the campus, so a walk runs a little longer.

Right by campus · about a 5-minute walk (1)

  • Freshii Health food · 0.1 miles
    100 Campus Dr, Elon

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (15)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (4)

One to two miles · a short drive, bus or bike ride (30)

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 Elon University.

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The food scene around Elon University

20places to eat within 1 mile
70%independent, not chains
1coffee shop or café

Open listings put 20 places to eat within 1 mile of Elon University, 15 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 234 within 3 miles. The most common: American (4) and bar & grill (3).

Where to walk: the streets with the most places to eat within 1 mile are Haggard Ave (7), Lebanon Ave (5) and Timberline Station Dr (3).

What stands out around Elon University is bar & grill and American — types that are listed here at 5 to 5 times the national rate.

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

American 4 Bar & grill 3 Pizza 2

Eating on a student budget near Elon University

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. 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 Elon University.

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 Elon University and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Elon, NC
  • Setting — in a suburb
  • Size — 5,000 to 9,999 students
  • 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.

Nearby cities

The nearest city of any real size is Greensboro, NC, about 16 miles away, for the nights the options by campus run out.

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 Elon University

What restaurants are near Elon University?
A few to start with, nearest first: Skid's Restaurant (american, 0.2 mi), Pandora's Pies (pizza, 0.3 mi), Mediterranean Deli (mediterranean, 0.3 mi), Tangent Eat Bar (gastropub, 0.3 mi) and MaGerk's Pub and Grill (bar and grill, 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 Elon University?
Open map listings put 20 places to eat within 1 mile, 15 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 234 within 3 miles. About 70% are independent rather than chains; one is a coffee shop or café and none are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near Elon University?
The busiest streets are Haggard Ave (7 places), Lebanon Ave (5 places) and Timberline Station Dr (3 places).
What kind of food is near Elon University?
The most common types are American (4) and bar & grill (3). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: bar & grill and American.

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