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Restaurants near University of Delaware (UD)

116 places to eat within a mile of the University of Delaware, closest first, including Rodney Dining Fresh Food Company and Vita Nova Restaurant.

The 50 places to eat closest to UD

Closest first, out of 116 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 (6)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (44)

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 UD.

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

The food scene around UD

116places to eat within 1 mile
59%independent, not chains
5coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 116 places to eat within 1 mile of UD, 75 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 225 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (12), Mexican (11) and Japanese (7). 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 Main St (85), College Ave (5), Grove Ln (5) and E Cleveland Ave (4).

What stands out around UD is salad, gastropubs and bagels — types that are listed here at 4 to 8 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 12 Mexican 11 Japanese 7 Chinese 5 Burgers 5 Bakery 5 Sandwiches 5 Coffee 5 American 4 Breakfast & brunch 4

Popular cravings near UD, within 1 mile: Asian food (16 places), Mexican food (11) and Korean food (2). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for UD

Pizza near UD 12 Mexican Food near UD 11

Eating on a student budget near UD

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 UD.

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 UD and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Newark, DE
  • Other names, current or former — UD
  • 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 Philadelphia, PA, about 36 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 UD

What restaurants are near UD?
A few to start with, nearest first: Rodney Dining Fresh Food Company (cafeteria, 0.2 mi), Vita Nova Restaurant, Newark Deli and Bagels (bagel shop, 0.3 mi), Snap Custom Pizza and Salads (pizza, 0.3 mi) and Colorful Yun Nan (chinese, 0.3 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near UD?
Open map listings put 116 places to eat within 1 mile, 75 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 225 within 3 miles. About 59% are independent rather than chains; 5 are coffee shops or cafés and 8 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UD?
The busiest streets are Main St (85 places), College Ave (5 places), Grove Ln (5 places) and E Cleveland Ave (4 places).
What kind of food is near UD?
The most common types are pizza (12), Mexican (11) and Japanese (7). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: salad, gastropubs and bagels.

Nearby campuses

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