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Restaurants near Texas Christian University (TCU)

74 places to eat within a mile of Texas Christian University, closest first, including Dutch's Hamburgers, Salsa Limón and Taqueria Las Parrillas.

The 50 places to eat closest to TCU

Closest first, out of 74 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)

  • Chick-fil-A · under 0.1 miles
    2901 Stadium Dr, Brown Lupton University Union, Fort Worth
  • TCU Dining · under 0.1 miles
    2901 Stadium Dr, Fort Worth
  • Ben's Soft Pretzels Pretzels · 0.2 miles
    2850 Stadium Dr, Fort Worth

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (37)

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

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 TCU.

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The food scene around TCU

74places to eat within 1 mile
54%independent, not chains
4coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 74 places to eat within 1 mile of TCU, 35 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 636 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (9) and Mexican (5). 8 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 W Berry St (24), S University Dr (13), Blue Bonnet Cir (10) and Forest Park Blvd (6).

What stands out around TCU is donuts — a type that is listed here at about 3 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 9 Mexican 5 Coffee 4 Bakery 4 Burgers 4 Sandwiches 4 Donuts 3 American 3 Bar & grill 2 Barbecue 2

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

Food guides for TCU

Pizza near TCU 9

Eating on a student budget near TCU

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 8 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 TCU.

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 TCU and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Fort Worth, TX
  • Other names, current or former — TCU
  • 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 TCU

What restaurants are near TCU?
A few to start with, nearest first: Dutch's Hamburgers (burger, 0.3 mi), Salsa Limón (mexican, 0.3 mi), Pizza Snob (pizza, 0.3 mi), Jon's Grille (barbecue, 0.4 mi) and Cafe Brazil (diner, 0.5 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near TCU?
Open map listings put 74 places to eat within 1 mile, 35 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 636 within 3 miles. About 54% are independent rather than chains; 4 are coffee shops or cafés and 8 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near TCU?
The busiest streets are W Berry St (24 places), S University Dr (13 places), Blue Bonnet Cir (10 places) and Forest Park Blvd (6 places).
What kind of food is near TCU?
The most common types are pizza (9) and Mexican (5). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: donuts.

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