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Restaurants near University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

164 places to eat within a mile of the University of California-Los Angeles, closest first, including Wolfgang Puck Express, Plateia and Bruin Cafe.

The 50 places to eat closest to UCLA

Closest first, out of 164 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 (9)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (7)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (34)

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 UCLA.

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The food scene around UCLA

164places to eat within 1 mile
60%independent, not chains
12coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 164 places to eat within 1 mile of UCLA, 14 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 1,201 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (12), coffee (12) and Italian (9). 11 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 Gayley Ave (26), Westwood Blvd (24), Broxton Ave (23) and Lindbrook Dr (16).

What stands out around UCLA is vegan, poke and Japanese — types that are listed here at 3 to 11 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 12 Coffee 12 Italian 9 Japanese 8 Sandwiches 7 Bakery 6 Sushi 5 Chinese 5 Mexican 5 Burgers 5

Popular cravings near UCLA, within 1 mile: Asian food (30 places), Mexican food (5) and Korean food (2). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for UCLA

Pizza near UCLA 12 Coffee Shops near UCLA 12

Eating on a student budget near UCLA

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 11 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 UCLA.

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 UCLA and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Los Angeles, CA
  • Other names, current or former — UCLA
  • 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 UCLA

What restaurants are near UCLA?
A few to start with, nearest first: Wolfgang Puck Express (pizza, 0.1 mi), UCLA Ackerman Union A Level Food Court, Plateia (mediterranean, 0.2 mi), Ucla Medical Center Cafeteria (cafe Med) (cafeteria, 0.5 mi) and Feast At Rieber (pan asian, 0.5 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near UCLA?
Open map listings put 164 places to eat within 1 mile, 14 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 1,201 within 3 miles. About 60% are independent rather than chains; 12 are coffee shops or cafés and 11 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UCLA?
The busiest streets are Gayley Ave (26 places), Westwood Blvd (24 places), Broxton Ave (23 places) and Lindbrook Dr (16 places).
What kind of food is near UCLA?
The most common types are pizza (12), coffee (12), Italian (9) and Japanese (8). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: vegan, poke and Japanese.

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