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Restaurants near North Carolina Central University

Every place to eat within a mile of North Carolina Central University, closest first, including Java, Suga Gourmet Treats and AJ's Cheesecakes.

Every place to eat within a mile of North Carolina Central University

32 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 (4)

  • Pizza Hut Express Pizza · 0.1 miles
    1801 Fayetteville Street, North Carolina Central University, Durham
  • WOW Café Coffee · 0.1 miles
    1801 FAYETTEVILLE ST N, CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, DURHAM
  • Subway · 0.1 miles
    610 E. Lawson Street, Pearson Cafeteria, Durham
  • Chick-fil-A · 0.2 miles
    500 Nelson St, Durham

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (11)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (17)

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 North Carolina Central University.

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The food scene around North Carolina Central University

32places to eat within 1 mile
66%independent, not chains
2coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 32 places to eat within 1 mile of North Carolina Central University, 11 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 359 within 3 miles. The most common: soul food (3). 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 Fayetteville St (19) and E Pettigrew St (3).

What stands out around North Carolina Central University is soul food — a type that is listed here at about 51 times the national rate.

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

Soul food 3 Chicken 2 Dessert 2 Coffee 2 Chinese 2

Where North Carolina Central University stands out

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

  • #8for Soul food — 3 soul food restaurants listed

Eating on a student budget near North Carolina Central 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 North Carolina Central 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 North Carolina Central University and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Durham, NC
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 5,000 to 9,999 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

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Questions about eating near North Carolina Central University

What restaurants are near North Carolina Central University?
A few to start with, nearest first: Let's Eat Soul Food (soul food, 0.4 mi), Will & Pop's (american, 0.5 mi), Fins N Wings, Rhythm & Brews Bar and Grill (bar and grill, 0.7 mi) and Wang's Garden (chinese, 0.7 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near North Carolina Central University?
Open map listings put 32 places to eat within 1 mile, 11 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 359 within 3 miles. About 66% are independent rather than chains; 2 are coffee shops or cafés and 4 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near North Carolina Central University?
The busiest streets are Fayetteville St (19 places) and E Pettigrew St (3 places).
What kind of food is near North Carolina Central University?
The most common types are soul food (3). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: soul food.

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