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Restaurants near Southern Methodist University (SMU)

137 places to eat within a mile of Southern Methodist University, closest first, including Goff's Charcoal Hamburgers, Digg's Taco Shop and Baldo's Ice Cream.

The 50 places to eat closest to SMU

Closest first, out of 137 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 (14)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (36)

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 SMU.

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The food scene around SMU

137places to eat within 1 mile
64%independent, not chains
2coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 137 places to eat within 1 mile of SMU, 62 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 1,128 within 3 miles. The most common: burgers (9), chicken (9) and bakeries (8). 5 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 Mockingbird Ln (38), Greenville Ave (25), Snider Plaza (24) and Hillcrest Ave (21).

What stands out around SMU is Tex-Mex, bagels and chicken — types that are listed here at 4 to 4 times the national rate.

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

Burgers 9 Chicken 9 Bakery 8 Sandwiches 6 American 6 Deli 6 Seafood 5 Italian 5 Pizza 4 Barbecue 4

Popular cravings near SMU, within 1 mile: Asian food (13 places) and Mexican food (3). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for SMU

Asian Food near SMU 13 Burgers near SMU 9

Eating on a student budget near SMU

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 5 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 SMU.

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 SMU and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Dallas, TX
  • Other names, current or former — SMU
  • 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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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 SMU

What restaurants are near SMU?
A few to start with, nearest first: Goff's Charcoal Hamburgers (burger, 0.2 mi), Digg's Taco Shop (taco, 0.2 mi), Wing SZN (chicken, 0.2 mi), Sushi Kyoto (sushi, 0.2 mi) and Olivella's Dallas (italian, 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 SMU?
Open map listings put 137 places to eat within 1 mile, 62 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 1,128 within 3 miles. About 64% are independent rather than chains; 2 are coffee shops or cafés and 5 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near SMU?
The busiest streets are Mockingbird Ln (38 places), Greenville Ave (25 places), Snider Plaza (24 places) and Hillcrest Ave (21 places).
What kind of food is near SMU?
The most common types are burgers (9), chicken (9) and bakeries (8). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Tex-Mex, bagels and chicken.

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