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Restaurants near Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC)

108 places to eat within a mile of Ozarks Technical Community College, closest first, including Scallions, Foxhound Food & Beverage and The Table Restaurant.

The 50 places to eat closest to OTC

Closest first, out of 108 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 (4)

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

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (35)

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 OTC.

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

The food scene around OTC

108places to eat within 1 mile
70%independent, not chains
4coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 108 places to eat within 1 mile of OTC, 13 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 385 within 3 miles. The most common: American (8), sandwiches (8) and Mexican (8). 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 E Walnut St (19), National Ave (11), S Jefferson Ave (9) and S Kimbrough Ave (9).

What stands out around OTC is gastropubs, Chinese and Italian — types that are listed here at 2 to 6 times the national rate.

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

American 8 Sandwiches 8 Mexican 8 Chinese 7 Pizza 7 Italian 6 Burgers 5 Coffee 4 Bar & grill 3 Gastropub 3

Popular cravings near OTC, within 1 mile: Asian food (11 places) and Mexican food (8). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for OTC

Mexican Food near OTC 8 Sandwich Shops near OTC 8

Eating on a student budget near OTC

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 OTC.

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 OTC and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Springfield, MO
  • Other names, current or former — OTC
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 10,000 to 19,999 students
  • Type — Public two-year college that also awards some bachelor's degrees

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

Where to get a quick lunch Where to eat when you're broke What to eat after a shift What to eat during finals week Eating out with a dietary restriction

Questions about eating near OTC

What restaurants are near OTC?
A few to start with, nearest first: Foxhound Food & Beverage (bar and grill, 0.4 mi), The Table Restaurant, Lucy's Chinese Food (chinese, 0.4 mi), Ozark Mountain Popcorn (popcorn shop, 0.4 mi) and Enoch'S Bbq & Southern Classics (barbecue, 0.6 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near OTC?
Open map listings put 108 places to eat within 1 mile, 13 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 385 within 3 miles. About 70% are independent rather than chains; 4 are coffee shops or cafés and 4 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near OTC?
The busiest streets are E Walnut St (19 places), National Ave (11 places), S Jefferson Ave (9 places) and S Kimbrough Ave (9 places).
What kind of food is near OTC?
The most common types are American (8), sandwiches (8) and Mexican (8). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: gastropubs, Chinese and Italian.

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