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Restaurants near campus

Restaurants near Saint Louis University (SLU)

120 places to eat within a mile of Saint Louis University, closest first, including Nadoz Euro Bakery Cafe, Mi Caribé and SweetArt Bakeshop.

The 50 places to eat closest to SLU

Closest first, out of 120 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 (16)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (34)

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 SLU.

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The food scene around SLU

120places to eat within 1 mile
70%independent, not chains
7coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 120 places to eat within 1 mile of SLU, 63 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 914 within 3 miles. The most common: American (10), sandwiches (9) and pizza (8). 11 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 Lindell Blvd (23), Grand Blvd (17), Foundry Way (10) and Laclede Ave (8).

What stands out around SLU is Cajun & Creole, Southern and dessert — types that are listed here at 3 to 8 times the national rate.

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

American 10 Sandwiches 9 Pizza 8 Coffee 7 Mexican 6 Sushi 4 Southern 3 Burgers 3 Dessert 3 Cajun & Creole 3

Popular cravings near SLU, within 1 mile: Asian food (12 places) and Mexican food (6). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for SLU

Asian Food near SLU 12 Sandwich Shops near SLU 9

Eating on a student budget near SLU

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 11 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 SLU.

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 SLU and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Saint Louis, MO
  • Other names, current or former — SLU
  • Setting — in a city
  • 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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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 SLU

What restaurants are near SLU?
A few to start with, nearest first: Mi Caribé (caribbean, 0.1 mi), Humphrey's Restaurant & Tavern (bar and grill, 0.2 mi), Grand Mediterranean (mediterranean, 0.2 mi), The Best Steak House (steakhouse, 0.2 mi) and Vito's Sicilian Pizzeria & Ristorante (italian, 0.2 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near SLU?
Open map listings put 120 places to eat within 1 mile, 63 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 914 within 3 miles. About 70% are independent rather than chains; 7 are coffee shops or cafés and 11 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near SLU?
The busiest streets are Lindell Blvd (23 places), Grand Blvd (17 places), Foundry Way (10 places) and Laclede Ave (8 places).
What kind of food is near SLU?
The most common types are American (10), sandwiches (9), pizza (8) and coffee (7). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Cajun & Creole, Southern and dessert.

Nearby campuses

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