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Restaurants near New York University (NYU)

4,608 places to eat within a mile of New York University, closest first, including Spicy Moon, Negril Village and Genki Omakase. With addresses and distances.

The 50 places to eat closest to NYU

Closest first, out of 4,608 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 NYU.

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

The food scene around NYU

4,608places to eat within 1 mile
86%independent, not chains
202coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 4,608 places to eat within 1 mile of NYU, 1,462 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 13,574 within 3 miles. The most common: Italian (361), pizza (273) and American (227). 83 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 1st Ave (190), 14th St (154), Broadway (147) and 2nd Ave (132).

What stands out around NYU is French, vegan and Spanish — types that are listed here at 6 to 8 times the national rate.

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

Italian 361 Pizza 273 American 227 Coffee 202 Bakery 198 Chinese 177 Japanese 173 Mexican 164 Sushi 155 Deli 110

Popular cravings near NYU, within 1 mile: Asian food (910 places), Mexican food (164), Korean food (51) and Vietnamese food (40). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for NYU

Italian Food near NYU 361 Coffee Shops near NYU 202 Chinese Food near NYU 177

Where NYU stands out

Among the 1,027 campuses on Savor Scout, counting what is within a mile, NYU ranks near the top for these. Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good one.

  • #1for Asian food — 910 Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and other East and Southeast Asian restaurants listed
  • #1for Italian food — 361 Italian restaurants listed
  • #1for pizza — 273 pizzerias listed
  • #1for bakeries — 198 bakeries listed
  • #1for Chinese food — 177 Chinese restaurants listed
  • #1for Japanese food — 173 Japanese restaurants listed
  • #1for Mexican food — 164 Mexican restaurants listed
  • #1for sushi — 155 sushi restaurants listed

Eating on a student budget near NYU

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 83 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 NYU.

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 NYU and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — New York, NY
  • Other names, current or former — NYU
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 20,000 students or more
  • 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 NYU

What restaurants are near NYU?
A few to start with, nearest first: NYU Stern - Sosnoff Lounge (cafeteria, 0.1 mi), Spicy Moon (chinese, 0.1 mi), Negril Village (jamaican, 0.1 mi), Genki Omakase | Sushi • Japanese (sushi, 0.1 mi) and Tre Giovani (italian, 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 NYU?
Open map listings put 4,608 places to eat within 1 mile, 1,462 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 13,574 within 3 miles. About 86% are independent rather than chains; 202 are coffee shops or cafés and 83 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near NYU?
The busiest streets are 1st Ave (190 places), 14th St (154 places), Broadway (147 places) and 2nd Ave (132 places).
What kind of food is near NYU?
The most common types are Italian (361), pizza (273), American (227) and coffee (202). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: French, vegan and Spanish.

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