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Restaurants near University of California-Davis

149 places to eat within a mile of the University of California-Davis, closest first, including Coho South Cafe, Silo and Feast Cafe 和味小馆.

The 50 places to eat closest to UC Davis

Closest first, out of 149 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 (4)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (46)

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 UC Davis.

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The food scene around UC Davis

149places to eat within 1 mile
72%independent, not chains
6coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 149 places to eat within 1 mile of UC Davis, 43 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 221 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (10), Mexican (8) and Chinese (8). 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 G St (31), E St (23), Russell Blvd (14) and 2nd St (14).

What stands out around UC Davis is frozen yogurt, Thai and sushi — types that are listed here at 2 to 6 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 10 Mexican 8 Chinese 8 Ice cream 6 Burgers 6 Coffee 6 Bakery 5 American 5 Sushi 5 Thai 5

Popular cravings near UC Davis, within 1 mile: Asian food (37 places), Mexican food (8), Korean food (2) and Vietnamese food (2). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for UC Davis

Pizza near UC Davis 10 Mexican Food near UC Davis 8

Where UC Davis stands out

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

Eating on a student budget near UC Davis

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 UC Davis.

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 UC Davis and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Davis, CA
  • Other names, current or former — UC Davis
  • Setting — in a suburb
  • 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

The nearest city of any real size is Sacramento, CA, about 14 miles away, for the nights the options by campus run out.

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 UC Davis

What restaurants are near UC Davis?
A few to start with, nearest first: Feast Cafe 和味小馆 (asian fusion, 0.3 mi), Pho King 4 (vietnamese, 0.3 mi), Guads Tacos & Beer (mexican, 0.4 mi), Tim's Hawaiian Bbq (hawaiian, 0.4 mi) and Latitude Restaurant (buffet, 0.4 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near UC Davis?
Open map listings put 149 places to eat within 1 mile, 43 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 221 within 3 miles. About 72% are independent rather than chains; 6 are coffee shops or cafés and 8 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UC Davis?
The busiest streets are G St (31 places), E St (23 places), Russell Blvd (14 places) and 2nd St (14 places).
What kind of food is near UC Davis?
The most common types are pizza (10), Mexican (8) and Chinese (8). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: frozen yogurt, Thai and sushi.

Nearby campuses

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