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Restaurants near Miami Dade College (MDC)

674 places to eat within a mile of Miami Dade College, closest first, including Off the Grille, Tuyo and Italian Culinary Experience.

The 50 places to eat closest to MDC

Closest first, out of 674 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 (50)

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 MDC.

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The food scene around MDC

674places to eat within 1 mile
80%independent, not chains
47coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 674 places to eat within 1 mile of MDC, 357 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 1,807 within 3 miles. The most common: coffee (47), Italian (34) and pizza (32). 18 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 Biscayne Blvd (96), Miami Ave (86), Flagler St (67) and Brickell Ave (62).

What stands out around MDC is Peruvian, Cuban and kosher — types that are listed here at 11 to 12 times the national rate.

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

Coffee 47 Italian 34 Pizza 32 Sushi 27 American 21 Burgers 21 Bakery 18 Sandwiches 18 Seafood 17 Mexican 17

Popular cravings near MDC, within 1 mile: Asian food (69 places), Mexican food (17) and Vietnamese food (2). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for MDC

Coffee Shops near MDC 47 Italian Food near MDC 34 Sushi near MDC 27

Where MDC stands out

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

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 18 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 MDC.

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 MDC and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Miami, FL
  • Other names, current or former — MDC
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 20,000 students or more
  • 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

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 MDC

What restaurants are near MDC?
A few to start with, nearest first: Off the Grille (burger, under 0.1 mi), Tuyo (american, 0.1 mi), Italian Culinary Experience (italian, 0.1 mi), Gogo Fresh Downtown (empanada, 0.1 mi) and Urban Pizza Cafe (pizza, 0.1 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near MDC?
Open map listings put 674 places to eat within 1 mile, 357 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 1,807 within 3 miles. About 80% are independent rather than chains; 47 are coffee shops or cafés and 18 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near MDC?
The busiest streets are Biscayne Blvd (96 places), Miami Ave (86 places), Flagler St (67 places) and Brickell Ave (62 places).
What kind of food is near MDC?
The most common types are coffee (47), Italian (34), pizza (32) and sushi (27). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Peruvian, Cuban and kosher.

Nearby campuses

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