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Restaurants near Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

480 places to eat within a mile of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, closest first, including Anna's Taqueria, Cafe Spice Express and Shinkansen.

The 50 places to eat closest to MIT

Closest first, out of 480 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 (9)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (41)

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 MIT.

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The food scene around MIT

480places to eat within 1 mile
76%independent, not chains
24coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 480 places to eat within 1 mile of MIT, 84 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 3,348 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (29), American (29) and coffee (24). 11 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 Massachusetts Ave (83), Newbury St (70), Boylston St (55) and Commonwealth Ave (46).

What stands out around MIT is French, vegetarian and Pan-Asian — types that are listed here at 5 to 9 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 29 American 29 Coffee 24 Italian 21 Bakery 17 Mexican 17 Sushi 16 Ice cream 16 Seafood 15 Indian 14

Popular cravings near MIT, within 1 mile: Asian food (80 places), Mexican food (17), Korean food (3) and Vietnamese food (3). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for MIT

Pizza near MIT 29 Coffee Shops near MIT 24 Mexican Food near MIT 17

Where MIT stands out

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

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 11 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 MIT.

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 MIT and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Cambridge, MA
  • Other names, current or former — MIT, M.I.T.
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 10,000 to 19,999 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 MIT

What restaurants are near MIT?
A few to start with, nearest first: Anna's Taqueria (mexican, 0.1 mi), Oath Pizza - Central Square (pizza, 0.2 mi), Sulmona (italian, 0.3 mi), Chicago Pizza (chicken wings, 0.3 mi) and Beantown Taqueria (texmex, 0.3 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near MIT?
Open map listings put 480 places to eat within 1 mile, 84 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 3,348 within 3 miles. About 76% are independent rather than chains; 24 are coffee shops or cafés and 11 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near MIT?
The busiest streets are Massachusetts Ave (83 places), Newbury St (70 places), Boylston St (55 places) and Commonwealth Ave (46 places).
What kind of food is near MIT?
The most common types are pizza (29), American (29), coffee (24) and Italian (21). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: French, vegetarian and Pan-Asian.

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