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Restaurants near Mississippi State University

Every place to eat within a mile of Mississippi State University, closest first, including State Fountain Bakery, Starkvegas Snowballs and Nutrigroove.

Every place to eat within a mile of Mississippi State University

35 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 (7)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (1)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (27)

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 Mississippi State University.

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The food scene around Mississippi State University

35places to eat within 1 mile
46%independent, not chains
2coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 35 places to eat within 1 mile of Mississippi State University, 8 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 130 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (5) and bar & grill (4). 4 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 University Dr (6), Russell St (5), Maxwell St (3) and Ms-12 (3).

What stands out around Mississippi State University is bar & grill — a type that is listed here at about 4 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 5 Bar & grill 4 Coffee 2 Burgers 2 Mexican 2 Bakery 2

Eating on a student budget near Mississippi State University

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 4 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 Mississippi State University.

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 Mississippi State University and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Mississippi State, MS
  • Setting — in a college town
  • 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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Questions about eating near Mississippi State University

What restaurants are near Mississippi State University?
A few to start with, nearest first: State Fountain Bakery (bakery, under 0.1 mi), Boardtown Pizza & Pints (pizza, 0.8 mi), Mojo Maroons (bar and grill, 0.8 mi), Arepas Coffee and Bar (venezuelan, 0.8 mi) and Uno Mas Tacos y Tequila (mexican, 0.8 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near Mississippi State University?
Open map listings put 35 places to eat within 1 mile, 8 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 130 within 3 miles. About 46% are independent rather than chains; 2 are coffee shops or cafés and 4 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near Mississippi State University?
The busiest streets are University Dr (6 places), Russell St (5 places), Maxwell St (3 places) and Ms-12 (3 places).
What kind of food is near Mississippi State University?
The most common types are pizza (5) and bar & grill (4). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: bar & grill.