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Restaurants near campus

Restaurants near Temple University

212 places to eat within a mile of Temple University, closest first, including Bagel Hut, Rock N Rolls and Mexican Grill Stand. With addresses and distances.

The 50 places to eat closest to Temple

Closest first, out of 212 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 (50)

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 Temple.

Can't decide between them? Say what you're craving and Savor Scout picks one near Philadelphia, PA.

The food scene around Temple

212places to eat within 1 mile
74%independent, not chains
9coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 212 places to eat within 1 mile of Temple, 91 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 2,818 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (21), Chinese (16) and delis (11). 17 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 N Broad St (47), W Girard Ave (40), Cecil B Moore Ave (18) and Ridge Ave (14).

What stands out around Temple is salad, delis and Vietnamese — types that are listed here at 3 to 6 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 21 Chinese 16 Deli 11 Coffee 9 Seafood 8 Mexican 8 Sandwiches 8 Breakfast & brunch 7 Burgers 6 Chicken 6

Popular cravings near Temple, within 1 mile: Asian food (31 places), Mexican food (8) and Vietnamese food (5). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for Temple

Pizza near Temple 21 Chinese Food near Temple 16

Eating on a student budget near Temple

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 17 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 Temple.

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 Temple and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Philadelphia, PA
  • Other names, current or former — Temple
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 20,000 students or more
  • 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.

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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 Temple

What restaurants are near Temple?
A few to start with, nearest first: Bagel Hut (bagel shop, under 0.1 mi), Mexican Grill Stand (mexican, 0.1 mi), Pita Pita (falafel, 0.1 mi), The Peabody (steakhouse, 0.2 mi) and Owl Breakfast & Lunch (breakfast and brunch, 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 Temple?
Open map listings put 212 places to eat within 1 mile, 91 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 2,818 within 3 miles. About 74% are independent rather than chains; 9 are coffee shops or cafés and 17 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near Temple?
The busiest streets are N Broad St (47 places), W Girard Ave (40 places), Cecil B Moore Ave (18 places) and Ridge Ave (14 places).
What kind of food is near Temple?
The most common types are pizza (21), Chinese (16), delis (11) and coffee (9). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: salad, delis and Vietnamese.

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