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Restaurants near Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)

296 places to eat within a mile of Savannah College of Art and Design, closest first, including Art's, Buffalo Bayou Gourmet To-Go and Casa Guava Cuban Cafe.

The 50 places to eat closest to SCAD

Closest first, out of 296 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 (28)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (22)

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 SCAD.

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The food scene around SCAD

296places to eat within 1 mile
81%independent, not chains
23coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 296 places to eat within 1 mile of SCAD, 146 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 446 within 3 miles. The most common: American (24), coffee (23) and seafood (21). 7 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 Broughton St (48), River St (36), Bay St (22) and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (18).

What stands out around SCAD is Southern, vegan and Cuban — types that are listed here at 5 to 12 times the national rate.

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

American 24 Coffee 23 Seafood 21 Southern 15 Bakery 12 Barbecue 12 Mexican 12 Pizza 11 Breakfast & brunch 9 Bar & grill 9

Popular cravings near SCAD, within 1 mile: Asian food (25 places), Mexican food (12) and Vietnamese food (2). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for SCAD

Asian Food near SCAD 25 Coffee Shops near SCAD 23 Seafood near SCAD 21

Where SCAD stands out

Among the 1,027 campuses on Savor Scout, counting what is within a mile, SCAD ranks near the top for these. Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good one.

Eating on a student budget near SCAD

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 7 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 SCAD.

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 SCAD and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Savannah, GA
  • Other names, current or former — SCAD
  • 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 SCAD

What restaurants are near SCAD?
A few to start with, nearest first: Casa Guava Cuban Cafe (cuban, 0.1 mi), 1540 Room (southern american, 0.1 mi), The Public Kitchen & Bar (american, 0.1 mi), Clary's Cafe (diner, 0.1 mi) and Six Pence Pub (bar and grill, 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 SCAD?
Open map listings put 296 places to eat within 1 mile, 146 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 446 within 3 miles. About 81% are independent rather than chains; 23 are coffee shops or cafés and 7 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near SCAD?
The busiest streets are Broughton St (48 places), River St (36 places), Bay St (22 places) and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (18 places).
What kind of food is near SCAD?
The most common types are American (24), coffee (23), seafood (21) and Southern (15). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Southern, vegan and Cuban.

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