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Restaurants near Fort Hays State University (FHSU)

Every place to eat within a mile of Fort Hays State University, closest first, including G Willikers Deli & Bar, Golden Griddle and 9th Street Diner.

Every place to eat within a mile of FHSU

26 places, closest first. 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 (10)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (13)

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 FHSU.

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The food scene around FHSU

26places to eat within 1 mile
65%independent, not chains
1coffee shop or café

Open listings put 26 places to eat within 1 mile of FHSU, 8 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 98 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (4) and bakeries (3). One is a fast-food counter; 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 8th St (6), Main St (6) and W 9th St (4).

What stands out around FHSU is bakeries — a type that is listed here at about 3 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 4 Bakery 3 Bar & grill 2

Eating on a student budget near FHSU

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 1 is a fast-food counter: 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 FHSU.

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 FHSU and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Hays, KS
  • Other names, current or former — FHSU
  • Setting — in a college town
  • Size — 10,000 to 19,999 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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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 FHSU

What restaurants are near FHSU?
A few to start with, nearest first: G Willikers Deli & Bar, Sake2Me Sushi Rolls (sushi, 0.5 mi), Sip N Spin (bar and grill, 0.5 mi), Lomato's Pizza (pizza, 0.5 mi) and Big Smoke Barbecue (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 FHSU?
Open map listings put 26 places to eat within 1 mile, 8 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 98 within 3 miles. About 65% are independent rather than chains; one is a coffee shop or café and one is a fast-food counter.
Where is the food near FHSU?
The busiest streets are 8th St (6 places), Main St (6 places) and W 9th St (4 places).
What kind of food is near FHSU?
The most common types are pizza (4) and bakeries (3). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: bakeries.

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