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Restaurants near University of California-Riverside

100 places to eat within a mile of the University of California-Riverside, closest first, including The Sub Station and Lothian Residential Restaurant UCR.

The 50 places to eat closest to UC Riverside

Closest first, out of 100 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 (3)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (9)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (38)

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 Riverside.

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The food scene around UC Riverside

100places to eat within 1 mile
58%independent, not chains
1coffee shop or café

Open listings put 100 places to eat within 1 mile of UC Riverside, 12 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 279 within 3 miles. The most common: sandwiches (9), pizza (9) and Mexican (9). 9 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 University Ave (66), Iowa Ave (15), W Blaine St (8) and Canyon Crest Dr (3).

What stands out around UC Riverside is Asian, sandwiches and sushi — types that are listed here at 2 to 5 times the national rate.

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

Sandwiches 9 Pizza 9 Mexican 9 Ice cream 4 Bakery 4 Seafood 4 Barbecue 3 Sushi 3 Asian 3 Chinese 3

Popular cravings near UC Riverside, within 1 mile: Asian food (14 places) and Mexican food (9). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for UC Riverside

Asian Food near UC Riverside 14 Mexican Food near UC Riverside 9

Eating on a student budget near UC Riverside

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 9 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 Riverside.

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 Riverside and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Riverside, CA
  • Other names, current or former — UC Riverside
  • 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 UC Riverside

What restaurants are near UC Riverside?
A few to start with, nearest first: The Sub Station (sandwich shop, 0.4 mi), Getaway Cafe (pizza, 0.4 mi), Ray's Pizza Riverside, Durango Taco Shop #9 and Manna Grill (korean, 0.6 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near UC Riverside?
Open map listings put 100 places to eat within 1 mile, 12 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 279 within 3 miles. About 58% are independent rather than chains; one is a coffee shop or café and 9 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UC Riverside?
The busiest streets are University Ave (66 places), Iowa Ave (15 places), W Blaine St (8 places) and Canyon Crest Dr (3 places).
What kind of food is near UC Riverside?
The most common types are sandwiches (9), pizza (9) and Mexican (9). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Asian, sandwiches and sushi.

Nearby campuses

Comparing schools, or eating with friends across town? These are the closest campuses to UC Riverside.