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Restaurants near The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)

77 places to eat within a mile of The University of Texas at San Antonio, closest first, including Utsa Roadrunner Café, Flaming Wok Express and Bunz.

The 50 places to eat closest to UTSA

Closest first, out of 77 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 (5)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (14)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (31)

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 UTSA.

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The food scene around UTSA

77places to eat within 1 mile
32%independent, not chains
2coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 77 places to eat within 1 mile of UTSA, 16 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 333 within 3 miles. The most common: burgers (4), American (4) and pizza (4). 10 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 La Cantera Pkwy (34), Loop 1604 (12), Utsa Blvd (12) and Roadrunner Way (6).

What stands out around UTSA is barbecue — a type that is listed here at about 2 times the national rate.

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

Burgers 4 American 4 Pizza 4 Bar & grill 3 Barbecue 3 Bakery 3 Chinese 3 Sandwiches 3 Ice cream 2 Steakhouse 2

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

Eating on a student budget near UTSA

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 10 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 UTSA.

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 UTSA and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — San Antonio, TX
  • Other names, current or former — UTSA
  • 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.

Nearby cities

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 UTSA

What restaurants are near UTSA?
A few to start with, nearest first: Flaming Wok Express (asian, 0.4 mi), Fire & Water Restaurant (american, 0.4 mi), Singaporeutsa (chinese, 0.6 mi), Zulia's Kitchen Food Truck (venezuelan, 0.6 mi) and Noodle Tree. They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near UTSA?
Open map listings put 77 places to eat within 1 mile, 16 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 333 within 3 miles. About 32% are independent rather than chains; 2 are coffee shops or cafés and 10 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UTSA?
The busiest streets are La Cantera Pkwy (34 places), Loop 1604 (12 places), Utsa Blvd (12 places) and Roadrunner Way (6 places).
What kind of food is near UTSA?
The most common types are burgers (4), American (4) and pizza (4). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: barbecue.

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