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Restaurants near University of Central Florida (UCF)

90 places to eat within a mile of the University of Central Florida, closest first, including Topper's Creamery and Wackadoo's. With addresses and distances.

The 50 places to eat closest to UCF

Closest first, out of 90 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 (14)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (26)

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

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 UCF.

Can't decide between them? Say what you're craving and Savor Scout picks one near Orlando, FL.

The food scene around UCF

90places to eat within 1 mile
46%independent, not chains
3coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 90 places to eat within 1 mile of UCF, 30 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 252 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (8), sandwiches (7) and Mexican (4). 12 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 Collegiate Way (18), Alafaya Trl (16), University Blvd (14) and Alafaya Trail (10).

What stands out around UCF is salad, sushi and breakfast & brunch — types that are listed here at 2 to 12 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 8 Sandwiches 7 Mexican 4 Ice cream 3 Coffee 3 Chinese 3 Salad 3 Breakfast & brunch 3 Sushi 3 Burgers 3

Popular cravings near UCF, within 1 mile: Asian food (10 places) and Mexican food (4). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for UCF

Asian Food near UCF 10 Pizza near UCF 8

Eating on a student budget near UCF

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 12 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 UCF.

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 UCF and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Orlando, FL
  • Other names, current or former — UCF
  • 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

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 UCF

What restaurants are near UCF?
A few to start with, nearest first: Topper's Creamery (dessert shop, under 0.1 mi), Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders - Ucf (chicken, under 0.1 mi), Smoke & Donuts Bbq (barbecue, under 0.1 mi), Burger U (bar and grill, 0.4 mi) and Aurora (breakfast and brunch, 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 UCF?
Open map listings put 90 places to eat within 1 mile, 30 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 252 within 3 miles. About 46% are independent rather than chains; 3 are coffee shops or cafés and 12 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UCF?
The busiest streets are Collegiate Way (18 places), Alafaya Trl (16 places), University Blvd (14 places) and Alafaya Trail (10 places).
What kind of food is near UCF?
The most common types are pizza (8), sandwiches (7) and Mexican (4). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: salad, sushi and breakfast & brunch.

Nearby campuses

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