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Restaurants near Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (FDU)

156 places to eat within a mile of Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus, closest first, including Gourmet Dining Service and Blue Star Cafe.

The 50 places to eat closest to FDU

Closest first, out of 156 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 (1)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (29)

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

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 FDU.

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

The food scene around FDU

156places to eat within 1 mile
69%independent, not chains
3coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 156 places to eat within 1 mile of FDU, 16 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 936 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (16), bakeries (11) and Chinese (8). 8 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 Cedar Ln (42), Main St (40), Hackensack Ave (29) and Anderson St (12).

What stands out around FDU is kosher, Colombian and Latin American — types that are listed here at 6 to 34 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 16 Bakery 11 Chinese 8 Ice cream 5 Indian 5 American 5 Italian 5 Donuts 4 Mexican 4 Latin American 4

Popular cravings near FDU, within 1 mile: Asian food (23 places), Mexican food (4) and Korean food (3). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for FDU

Pizza near FDU 16 Bakeries near FDU 11 Chinese Food near FDU 8

Where FDU stands out

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

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 8 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 FDU.

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 FDU and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Teaneck, NJ
  • Other names, current or former — FDU
  • 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.

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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 FDU

What restaurants are near FDU?
A few to start with, nearest first: NYC Bagel & Sandwich Shop (bagel shop, 0.3 mi), Cedar Lane Grille (american, 0.4 mi), Aarya Bhavan (indian, 0.5 mi), New Asia Restaurant (chinese, 0.5 mi) and Coach House Diner (diner, 0.5 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near FDU?
Open map listings put 156 places to eat within 1 mile, 16 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 936 within 3 miles. About 69% are independent rather than chains; 3 are coffee shops or cafés and 8 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near FDU?
The busiest streets are Cedar Ln (42 places), Main St (40 places), Hackensack Ave (29 places) and Anderson St (12 places).
What kind of food is near FDU?
The most common types are pizza (16), bakeries (11) and Chinese (8). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: kosher, Colombian and Latin American.

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