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Restaurants near Sacred Heart University (SHU)

235 places to eat within 3 miles of Sacred Heart University, closest first, including 63's, Mango Creative Salad and 900 Degrees Pizza Truck.

The 50 places to eat closest to SHU

Closest first, out of 235 within 3 miles. Distances are straight-line from the campus, so a walk runs a little longer.

Right by campus · about a 5-minute walk (2)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (5)

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

One to two miles · a short drive, bus or bike ride (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 SHU.

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

The food scene around SHU

9places to eat within 1 mile
56%independent, not chains
0coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 9 places to eat within 1 mile of SHU, 7 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 235 within 3 miles.

Where to walk: the street with the most places to eat within 1 mile is Park Ave (5).

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

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Eating on a student budget near SHU

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. 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 SHU.

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 SHU and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Fairfield, CT
  • Other names, current or former — SHU
  • Setting — in a suburb
  • Size — 10,000 to 19,999 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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Questions about eating near SHU

What restaurants are near SHU?
A few to start with, nearest first: Mango Creative Salad (salad bar, 0.4 mi), 900 Degrees Pizza Truck (pizza, 0.4 mi), Tommy's Bar and Grill at Fairchild Wheeler, Vazzy's 19th Hole (italian, 0.5 mi) and Guacamole's Mexican Cuisine Trumbull (mexican, 1 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near SHU?
Open map listings put 9 places to eat within 1 mile, 7 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 235 within 3 miles. About 56% are independent rather than chains; none are coffee shops or cafés and none are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near SHU?
The busiest street is Park Ave (5 places).

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