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Restaurants near University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

256 places to eat within a mile of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, closest first, including Sitar Indian Cuisine and The Lab Market Cafe.

The 50 places to eat closest to UAB

Closest first, out of 256 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 (29)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (21)

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 UAB.

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The food scene around UAB

256places to eat within 1 mile
65%independent, not chains
10coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 256 places to eat within 1 mile of UAB, 109 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 580 within 3 miles. The most common: American (16), pizza (14) and sandwiches (12). 18 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 20th St (44), 2nd Ave (36), 7th Ave S (20) and 11th Ave S (15).

What stands out around UAB is Southern, tapas and French — types that are listed here at 7 to 9 times the national rate.

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

American 16 Pizza 14 Sandwiches 12 Bakery 11 Southern 10 Coffee 10 Burgers 10 Italian 9 Mediterranean 8 Mexican 8

Popular cravings near UAB, within 1 mile: Asian food (27 places), Mexican food (8) and Vietnamese food (2). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for UAB

Pizza near UAB 14 Sandwich Shops near UAB 12 Bakeries near UAB 11

Where UAB stands out

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

  • #5for Southern food — 10 Southern restaurants listed
  • #7for Cajun food — 5 Cajun and Creole restaurants listed

Eating on a student budget near UAB

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 18 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 UAB.

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 UAB and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Birmingham, AL
  • Other names, current or former — UAB
  • 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 UAB

What restaurants are near UAB?
A few to start with, nearest first: Sitar Indian Cuisine (indian, 0.1 mi), University Tacos (taco, 0.1 mi), Wings Around The Clock (chicken wings, 0.1 mi), Rocky's Pizza & Italian Foods (pizza, 0.1 mi) and Yummefy Indo Fresh Food and Bar (asian fusion, 0.1 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near UAB?
Open map listings put 256 places to eat within 1 mile, 109 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 580 within 3 miles. About 65% are independent rather than chains; 10 are coffee shops or cafés and 18 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UAB?
The busiest streets are 20th St (44 places), 2nd Ave (36 places), 7th Ave S (20 places) and 11th Ave S (15 places).
What kind of food is near UAB?
The most common types are American (16), pizza (14), sandwiches (12) and bakeries (11). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Southern, tapas and French.

Nearby campuses

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