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Restaurants near Texas Southern University

113 places to eat within a mile of Texas Southern University, closest first, including Huncho’s, Frozen 2.0 and Midtown Grill. With addresses and distances.

The 50 places to eat closest to Texas Southern

Closest first, out of 113 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 (11)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to 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 Texas Southern.

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The food scene around Texas Southern

113places to eat within 1 mile
77%independent, not chains
2coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 113 places to eat within 1 mile of Texas Southern, 7 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 1,230 within 3 miles. The most common: seafood (7), chicken (6) and Cajun & Creole (6). 9 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 Blodgett St (53), Scott St (17), Emancipation Ave (7) and Southmore Blvd (6).

What stands out around Texas Southern is Cajun & Creole, Caribbean and dessert — types that are listed here at 4 to 18 times the national rate.

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

Seafood 7 Chicken 6 Cajun & Creole 6 Burgers 5 Bakery 5 Dessert 4 Breakfast & brunch 4 Chinese 4 Pizza 4 American 4

Popular cravings near Texas Southern, within 1 mile: Asian food (10 places), Mexican food (3) and Vietnamese food (2). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for Texas Southern

Asian Food near Texas Southern 10 Seafood near Texas Southern 7 Fried Chicken near Texas Southern 6

Where Texas Southern stands out

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

  • #4for Cajun food — 6 Cajun and Creole restaurants listed

Eating on a student budget near Texas Southern

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 9 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 Texas Southern.

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 Texas Southern and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Houston, TX
  • Other names, current or former — TSU
  • Setting — in a city
  • 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.

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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 Texas Southern

What restaurants are near Texas Southern?
A few to start with, nearest first: The Luvin Oven (bakery, 0.5 mi), Houston This Is It Cafe (breakfast and brunch, 0.5 mi), Anothai Cuisine On Blodgett (thai, 0.6 mi), Pho Fix Express (vietnamese, 0.6 mi) and Blodgett Fish Market (seafood, 0.6 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near Texas Southern?
Open map listings put 113 places to eat within 1 mile, 7 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 1,230 within 3 miles. About 77% are independent rather than chains; 2 are coffee shops or cafés and 9 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near Texas Southern?
The busiest streets are Blodgett St (53 places), Scott St (17 places), Emancipation Ave (7 places) and Southmore Blvd (6 places).
What kind of food is near Texas Southern?
The most common types are seafood (7), chicken (6) and Cajun & Creole (6). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Cajun & Creole, Caribbean and dessert.

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