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Restaurants near campus

Restaurants near Hillsborough Community College (HCC)

172 places to eat within a mile of Hillsborough Community College, closest first, including Blue Harbour Restaurant and The Daily Dose Coffeehouse and Eatery.

The 50 places to eat closest to HCC

Closest first, out of 172 within a mile. Distances are straight-line from the campus, so a walk runs a little longer.

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (26)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (24)

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 HCC.

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The food scene around HCC

172places to eat within 1 mile
77%independent, not chains
13coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 172 places to eat within 1 mile of HCC, 21 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 622 within 3 miles. The most common: American (14), coffee (13) and pizza (9). 6 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 Channelside Dr (32), E Davis Blvd (18), Franklin St (18) and Kennedy Blvd (17).

What stands out around HCC is tapas, health food and French — types that are listed here at 6 to 11 times the national rate.

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

American 14 Coffee 13 Pizza 9 Mexican 8 Seafood 7 Ice cream 6 Japanese 5 Sandwiches 5 Breakfast & brunch 5 Bar & grill 4

Popular cravings near HCC, within 1 mile: Asian food (14 places), Mexican food (8) and Vietnamese food (2). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for HCC

Asian Food near HCC 14 Coffee Shops near HCC 13

Eating on a student budget near HCC

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 6 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 HCC.

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 HCC and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Tampa, FL
  • Other names, current or former — HCC
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 10,000 to 19,999 students
  • Type — Public two-year college that also awards some bachelor's degrees

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

Where to get a quick lunch Where to eat when you're broke What to eat after a shift What to eat during finals week Eating out with a dietary restriction

Questions about eating near HCC

What restaurants are near HCC?
A few to start with, nearest first: Blue Harbour Restaurant, Lower Deck (seafood, 0.3 mi), Riverwalk Terrace (breakfast and brunch, 0.4 mi), Cafe Dufrain - Downtown Tampa- Harbour Island (american, 0.4 mi) and Il Terrazzo (italian, 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 HCC?
Open map listings put 172 places to eat within 1 mile, 21 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 622 within 3 miles. About 77% are independent rather than chains; 13 are coffee shops or cafés and 6 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near HCC?
The busiest streets are Channelside Dr (32 places), E Davis Blvd (18 places), Franklin St (18 places) and Kennedy Blvd (17 places).
What kind of food is near HCC?
The most common types are American (14), coffee (13), pizza (9) and Mexican (8). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: tapas, health food and French.

Nearby campuses

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