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Restaurants near Northern Arizona University (NAU)

189 places to eat within a mile of Northern Arizona University, closest first, including The Hot Spot, Green Scene Café — Nau and Bean And Beaker Café — Nau.

The 50 places to eat closest to NAU

Closest first, out of 189 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 (6)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (44)

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 NAU.

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The food scene around NAU

189places to eat within 1 mile
59%independent, not chains
11coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 189 places to eat within 1 mile of NAU, 51 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 280 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (14) and Mexican (13). 15 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 S Milton Rd (61), San Francisco St (21), N Leroux St (14) and E Aspen Ave (12).

What stands out around NAU is chocolate, buffets and wings — types that are listed here at 3 to 7 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 14 Mexican 13 Sandwiches 11 Coffee 11 Burgers 9 Bakery 5 Italian 5 Chinese 5 Thai 5 Seafood 4

Popular cravings near NAU, within 1 mile: Asian food (25 places), Mexican food (13), Korean food (2) and Vietnamese food (2). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for NAU

Asian Food near NAU 25 Pizza near NAU 14

Where NAU stands out

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

  • #7for buffets — 3 buffets listed

Eating on a student budget near NAU

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 15 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 NAU.

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 NAU and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Flagstaff, AZ
  • Other names, current or former — NAU
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 20,000 students or more
  • 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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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 NAU

What restaurants are near NAU?
A few to start with, nearest first: The Hot Spot (buffet, 0.1 mi), Burritos Fiesta Fresh Mexican (mexican, 0.4 mi), 1899 Bar and Grill (steakhouse, 0.4 mi), Coppa Café (bakery, 0.4 mi) and August Moon (chinese, 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 NAU?
Open map listings put 189 places to eat within 1 mile, 51 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 280 within 3 miles. About 59% are independent rather than chains; 11 are coffee shops or cafés and 15 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near NAU?
The busiest streets are S Milton Rd (61 places), San Francisco St (21 places), N Leroux St (14 places) and E Aspen Ave (12 places).
What kind of food is near NAU?
The most common types are pizza (14), Mexican (13), sandwiches (11) and coffee (11). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: chocolate, buffets and wings.