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Restaurants near Fitchburg State University

54 places to eat within a mile of Fitchburg State University, closest first, including Makarios Kitchen and Slattery's Restaurant and Catering.

The 50 places to eat closest to Fitchburg State

Closest first, out of 54 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 Fitchburg State.

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The food scene around Fitchburg State

54places to eat within 1 mile
78%independent, not chains
3coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 54 places to eat within 1 mile of Fitchburg State, 20 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 154 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (11) and Chinese (4). 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 (19), Lunenburg St (12), John Fitch Hwy (10) and Highland Ave (3).

What stands out around Fitchburg State is Chinese and pizza — types that are listed here at 2 to 2 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 11 Chinese 4 Coffee 3 Mexican 3 Mediterranean 2 Donuts 2 Brazilian 2 Sandwiches 2 Halal 2 Bakery 2

Popular cravings near Fitchburg State, within 1 mile: Asian food (6 places) and Mexican food (3). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for Fitchburg State

Pizza near Fitchburg State 11 Asian Food near Fitchburg State 6

Eating on a student budget near Fitchburg State

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 Fitchburg State.

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 Fitchburg State and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Fitchburg, MA
  • Other names, current or former — Fitchburg State
  • Setting — in a suburb
  • 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.

Nearby cities

The nearest city of any real size is Worcester, MA, about 22 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 Fitchburg State

What restaurants are near Fitchburg State?
A few to start with, nearest first: Makarios Kitchen (mediterranean, 0.1 mi), Slattery's Restaurant and Catering (bar and grill, 0.4 mi), Zapata Mexican Cocina (mexican, 0.4 mi), Royal Chicken (halal, 0.4 mi) and Boss Pizza and Wings (pizza, 0.4 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near Fitchburg State?
Open map listings put 54 places to eat within 1 mile, 20 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 154 within 3 miles. About 78% are independent rather than chains; 3 are coffee shops or cafés and 3 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near Fitchburg State?
The busiest streets are Main St (19 places), Lunenburg St (12 places), John Fitch Hwy (10 places) and Highland Ave (3 places).
What kind of food is near Fitchburg State?
The most common types are pizza (11), Chinese (4), coffee (3) and Mexican (3). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Chinese and pizza.

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