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Restaurants near Northeastern State University (NSU)

Every place to eat within a mile of Northeastern State University, closest first, including River's Edge Cafe, Kagumi tahlequah and The Branch.

Every place to eat within a mile of NSU

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 (8)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (13)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (14)

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 NSU.

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

The food scene around NSU

35places to eat within 1 mile
57%independent, not chains
4coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 35 places to eat within 1 mile of NSU, 18 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 93 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (7) and coffee (4). 3 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 E Downing St (15) and Muskogee Ave (14).

What stands out around NSU is ice cream and pizza — types that are listed here at 2 to 3 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 7 Coffee 4 Mexican 3 Ice cream 3

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

Food guides for NSU

Pizza near NSU 7

Eating on a student budget near NSU

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 3 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 NSU.

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 NSU and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Tahlequah, OK
  • Other names, current or former — NSU
  • Setting — in a college town
  • 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.

Nearby cities

The nearest city of any real size is Broken Arrow, OK, about 47 miles away, for the nights the options by campus run out.

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 NSU

What restaurants are near NSU?
A few to start with, nearest first: The Branch (american, 0.2 mi), Sam and Ella's Chicken Palace (pizza, 0.2 mi), Rafa's Burrito Company (mexican, 0.4 mi), Harrell Burgers (burger, 0.4 mi) and Sweet Arts Bake House. They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near NSU?
Open map listings put 35 places to eat within 1 mile, 18 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 93 within 3 miles. About 57% are independent rather than chains; 4 are coffee shops or cafés and 3 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near NSU?
The busiest streets are E Downing St (15 places) and Muskogee Ave (14 places).
What kind of food is near NSU?
The most common types are pizza (7), coffee (4), Mexican (3) and ice cream (3). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: ice cream and pizza.

Nearby campuses

Comparing schools, or eating with friends across town? These are the closest campuses to NSU.