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Restaurants near campus

Restaurants near Santa Clara University (SCU)

83 places to eat within a mile of Santa Clara University, closest first, including The Bronco, Mission City Creamery and Annie's Sandwiches.

The 50 places to eat closest to SCU

Closest first, out of 83 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 (7)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (30)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (13)

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 SCU.

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The food scene around SCU

83places to eat within 1 mile
70%independent, not chains
7coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 83 places to eat within 1 mile of SCU, 34 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 1,122 within 3 miles. The most common: coffee (7), sandwiches (7) and pizza (7). 6 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 The Alameda (15), El Camino Real (14), Homestead Rd (8) and Lafayette St (8).

What stands out around SCU is Japanese — a type that is listed here at about 4 times the national rate.

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

Coffee 7 Sandwiches 7 Pizza 7 Japanese 5 Mexican 4 Bakery 3 Barbecue 3 Cupcakes 2 Indian 2 Thai 2

Popular cravings near SCU, within 1 mile: Asian food (15 places), Mexican food (4) and Vietnamese food (2). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for SCU

Asian Food near SCU 15 Pizza near SCU 7

Eating on a student budget near SCU

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 6 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 SCU.

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 SCU and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Santa Clara, CA
  • Other names, current or former — SCU
  • 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 SCU

What restaurants are near SCU?
A few to start with, nearest first: The Bronco (cafeteria, 0.1 mi), Rocko's Ice Cream Tacos (ice cream shop, 0.2 mi), The Sub Hub (sandwich shop, 0.3 mi), Cramer's Bagels (bagel shop, 0.3 mi) and El Amigo Mexican Grill (mexican, 0.3 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near SCU?
Open map listings put 83 places to eat within 1 mile, 34 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 1,122 within 3 miles. About 70% are independent rather than chains; 7 are coffee shops or cafés and 6 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near SCU?
The busiest streets are The Alameda (15 places), El Camino Real (14 places), Homestead Rd (8 places) and Lafayette St (8 places).
What kind of food is near SCU?
The most common types are coffee (7), sandwiches (7), pizza (7) and Japanese (5). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Japanese.

Nearby campuses

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