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Restaurants near Kean University

67 places to eat within a mile of Kean University, closest first, including Mateo Pizza Grill, Chicken & Pizza Villa and La Casa del Pan Bakery.

The 50 places to eat closest to Kean

Closest first, out of 67 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 (7)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (12)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (31)

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 Kean.

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

The food scene around Kean

67places to eat within 1 mile
63%independent, not chains
0coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 67 places to eat within 1 mile of Kean, 18 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 882 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (8) and bakeries (7). 2 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 Morris Ave (29), Elmora Ave (7), Orchard St (7) and Magie Ave (6).

What stands out around Kean is Colombian, Peruvian and Latin American — types that are listed here at 13 to 67 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 8 Bakery 7 Colombian 5 Sandwiches 5 Chinese 4 Latin American 4 Peruvian 4 Deli 3 Italian 3 Burgers 3

Popular cravings near Kean, within 1 mile: Asian food (5 places). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for Kean

Pizza near Kean 8 Bakeries near Kean 7

Where Kean stands out

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

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 2 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 Kean.

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 Kean and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Union, NJ
  • Other names, current or former — Kean
  • Setting — in a suburb
  • 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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Guides worth reading

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Questions about eating near Kean

What restaurants are near Kean?
A few to start with, nearest first: Chicken & Pizza Villa (pizza, 0.3 mi), La Casa del Pan Bakery (colombian, 0.3 mi), Vinci's Pizzeria (italian, 0.6 mi), New Peking Restaurant (chinese, 0.6 mi) and Tropicana Diner and Bakery (diner, 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 Kean?
Open map listings put 67 places to eat within 1 mile, 18 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 882 within 3 miles. About 63% are independent rather than chains; none are coffee shops or cafés and 2 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near Kean?
The busiest streets are Morris Ave (29 places), Elmora Ave (7 places), Orchard St (7 places) and Magie Ave (6 places).
What kind of food is near Kean?
The most common types are pizza (8), bakeries (7), Colombian (5) and sandwiches (5). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Colombian, Peruvian and Latin American.

Nearby campuses

Comparing schools, or eating with friends across town? These are the closest campuses to Kean.