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Restaurants near New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

322 places to eat within a mile of New Jersey Institute of Technology, closest first, including Mexi-Flip Taco Truck and Gourmet Sandwich Shop.

The 50 places to eat closest to NJIT

Closest first, out of 322 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 (19)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half 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 NJIT.

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

The food scene around NJIT

322places to eat within 1 mile
72%independent, not chains
16coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 322 places to eat within 1 mile of NJIT, 104 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 1,229 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (28), sandwiches (16) and coffee (16). 21 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 Market St (36), Broad St (33), Halsey St (32) and Mulberry St (14).

What stands out around NJIT is African, Spanish and halal — types that are listed here at 11 to 19 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 28 Sandwiches 16 Coffee 16 Bakery 15 American 14 Deli 13 Chicken 12 Mexican 12 Seafood 9 Italian 8

Popular cravings near NJIT, within 1 mile: Asian food (21 places), Mexican food (12) and Korean food (3). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for NJIT

Pizza near NJIT 28 Coffee Shops near NJIT 16 Sandwich Shops near NJIT 16

Where NJIT stands out

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

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 21 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 NJIT.

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 NJIT and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Newark, NJ
  • Other names, current or former — NJIT
  • Setting — in a city
  • 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

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 NJIT

What restaurants are near NJIT?
A few to start with, nearest first: Ramen Gami (japanese, 0.1 mi), Giovanni Pizza Pasta & Grill (italian, 0.2 mi), Sigri Indian BBQ (indian, 0.2 mi), Boom Boom Chicken (chicken, 0.2 mi) and TOKi TOKi (korean, 0.2 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near NJIT?
Open map listings put 322 places to eat within 1 mile, 104 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 1,229 within 3 miles. About 72% are independent rather than chains; 16 are coffee shops or cafés and 21 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near NJIT?
The busiest streets are Market St (36 places), Broad St (33 places), Halsey St (32 places) and Mulberry St (14 places).
What kind of food is near NJIT?
The most common types are pizza (28), sandwiches (16), coffee (16) and bakeries (15). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: African, Spanish and halal.

Nearby campuses

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