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Restaurants near SUNY Cortland

60 places to eat within a mile of SUNY Cortland, closest first, including Pontillo's Pizzeria, Hollywood Restaurant and Cortland Cash N' Carry.

The 50 places to eat closest to SUNY Cortland

Closest first, out of 60 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 (3)

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

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (11)

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 SUNY Cortland.

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The food scene around SUNY Cortland

60places to eat within 1 mile
78%independent, not chains
2coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 60 places to eat within 1 mile of SUNY Cortland, 35 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 112 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (9) and Italian (5). 3 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 Main St (21), Port Watson St (4), Groton Ave (4) and State Route 281 (3).

What stands out around SUNY Cortland is delis and Italian — types that are listed here at 3 to 5 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 9 Italian 5 Deli 4 Mexican 4 Sandwiches 3 Chinese 3 Bar & grill 3 American 2 Coffee 2 Diner 2

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

Food guides for SUNY Cortland

Pizza near SUNY Cortland 9

Eating on a student budget near SUNY Cortland

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 3 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 SUNY Cortland.

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 SUNY Cortland and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Cortland, NY
  • Setting — in a college town
  • Size — 5,000 to 9,999 students
  • Type — Public 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.

Nearby cities

The nearest city of any real size is Syracuse, NY, about 31 miles away, for the nights the options by campus run out.

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 SUNY Cortland

What restaurants are near SUNY Cortland?
A few to start with, nearest first: Pontillo's Pizzeria (pizza, 0.2 mi), Hollywood Restaurant (italian, 0.4 mi), Calios (american, 0.4 mi), Hairy Tony's (gastropub, 0.4 mi) and The Rock Sports Bar and Grill (bar and grill, 0.4 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near SUNY Cortland?
Open map listings put 60 places to eat within 1 mile, 35 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 112 within 3 miles. About 78% are independent rather than chains; 2 are coffee shops or cafés and 3 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near SUNY Cortland?
The busiest streets are Main St (21 places), Port Watson St (4 places), Groton Ave (4 places) and State Route 281 (3 places).
What kind of food is near SUNY Cortland?
The most common types are pizza (9), Italian (5), delis (4) and Mexican (4). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: delis and Italian.

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