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Restaurants near campus

Restaurants near Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

129 places to eat within a mile of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, closest first, including Big Apple Pizzeria, The Kebab Zone and Mumu’s Pastry & Cafe.

The 50 places to eat closest to RPI

Closest first, out of 129 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 (5)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (12)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (33)

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 RPI.

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The food scene around RPI

129places to eat within 1 mile
82%independent, not chains
8coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 129 places to eat within 1 mile of RPI, 14 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 260 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (17), bakeries (12) and coffee (8). 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 4th St (19), River St (19), Congress St (18) and Broadway (14).

What stands out around RPI is bakeries — a type that is listed here at about 2 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 17 Bakery 12 Coffee 8 American 6 Mexican 5 Burgers 5 Italian 3 Chinese 3 Seafood 3 Donuts 3

Popular cravings near RPI, within 1 mile: Asian food (11 places), Mexican food (5) and Korean food (2). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for RPI

Pizza near RPI 17 Bakeries near RPI 12 Asian Food near RPI 11

Eating on a student budget near RPI

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 RPI.

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 RPI and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Troy, NY
  • Other names, current or former — RPI, Rensselaer
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 5,000 to 9,999 students
  • Type — Private, not-for-profit 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 RPI

What restaurants are near RPI?
A few to start with, nearest first: Big Apple Pizzeria (pizza, 0.2 mi), Mumus Cafe - Breakfast (bakery, 0.3 mi), 88 Restaurant, Donna's (italian, 0.5 mi) and Red & Blue (asian fusion, 0.5 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near RPI?
Open map listings put 129 places to eat within 1 mile, 14 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 260 within 3 miles. About 82% are independent rather than chains; 8 are coffee shops or cafés and 3 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near RPI?
The busiest streets are 4th St (19 places), River St (19 places), Congress St (18 places) and Broadway (14 places).
What kind of food is near RPI?
The most common types are pizza (17), bakeries (12), coffee (8) and American (6). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: bakeries.

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