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Restaurants near University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)

Every place to eat within a mile of the University of Alaska Anchorage, closest first, including Lucy's, Turkish Delight and Burger Cache.

Every place to eat within a mile of UAA

29 places, closest first. 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 (2)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (24)

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 UAA.

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The food scene around UAA

29places to eat within 1 mile
48%independent, not chains
0coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 29 places to eat within 1 mile of UAA, 5 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 439 within 3 miles. The most common: sandwiches (5), Mexican (3) and pizza (3). 2 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 E Tudor Rd (19), E Northern Lights Blvd (4) and Providence Dr (3).

What stands out around UAA is sandwiches — a type that is listed here at about 4 times the national rate.

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

Sandwiches 5 Mexican 3 Pizza 3 Japanese 2

Popular cravings near UAA, within 1 mile: Asian food (6 places) and Mexican food (3). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for UAA

Asian Food near UAA 6

Eating on a student budget near UAA

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 2 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 UAA.

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 UAA and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Anchorage, AK
  • Other names, current or former — UAA
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 10,000 to 19,999 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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Questions about eating near UAA

What restaurants are near UAA?
A few to start with, nearest first: Lucy's (diner, 0.3 mi), Turkish Delight (turkish, 0.6 mi), Burger Cache (burger, 0.6 mi), Don Jose's Mexican Restaurant (mexican, 0.6 mi) and Fu-Do Chinese Restaurant. They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near UAA?
Open map listings put 29 places to eat within 1 mile, 5 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 439 within 3 miles. About 48% are independent rather than chains; none are coffee shops or cafés and 2 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UAA?
The busiest streets are E Tudor Rd (19 places), E Northern Lights Blvd (4 places) and Providence Dr (3 places).
What kind of food is near UAA?
The most common types are sandwiches (5), Mexican (3) and pizza (3). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: sandwiches.