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Restaurants near Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU)

174 places to eat within a mile of Northeastern Illinois University, closest first, including Bryn Mawr Breakfast Club and Maison De Castelnau.

The 50 places to eat closest to NEIU

Closest first, out of 174 within a mile. Distances are straight-line from the campus, so a walk runs a little longer.

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (32)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (18)

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 NEIU.

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The food scene around NEIU

174places to eat within 1 mile
78%independent, not chains
9coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 174 places to eat within 1 mile of NEIU, 25 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 1,569 within 3 miles. The most common: Mexican (32) and pizza (11). 8 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 W Lawrence Ave (65), N Lincoln Ave (23), W Foster Ave (20) and W Bryn Mawr Ave (15).

What stands out around NEIU is halal, Middle Eastern and Korean — types that are listed here at 5 to 12 times the national rate.

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

Mexican 32 Pizza 11 Bakery 9 Coffee 9 Burgers 7 Sandwiches 7 Chinese 6 Ice cream 4 Korean 4 Mediterranean 4

Popular cravings near NEIU, within 1 mile: Mexican food (32 places), Asian food (26), Korean food (4) and Vietnamese food (2). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for NEIU

Mexican Food near NEIU 32 Pizza near NEIU 11 Coffee Shops near NEIU 9

Eating on a student budget near NEIU

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 8 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 NEIU.

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 NEIU and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Chicago, IL
  • 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

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 NEIU

What restaurants are near NEIU?
A few to start with, nearest first: Bryn Mawr Breakfast Club (breakfast and brunch, 0.3 mi), Maison De Castelnau (dessert shop, 0.3 mi), Sheeba Mandi House (middle eastern, 0.4 mi), Ban Po Jung Korean Restaurant (korean, 0.4 mi) and Korean BBQ House (barbecue, 0.4 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near NEIU?
Open map listings put 174 places to eat within 1 mile, 25 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 1,569 within 3 miles. About 78% are independent rather than chains; 9 are coffee shops or cafés and 8 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near NEIU?
The busiest streets are W Lawrence Ave (65 places), N Lincoln Ave (23 places), W Foster Ave (20 places) and W Bryn Mawr Ave (15 places).
What kind of food is near NEIU?
The most common types are Mexican (32), pizza (11), bakeries (9) and coffee (9). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: halal, Middle Eastern and Korean.

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