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Restaurants near University of Hartford (UHA)

86 places to eat within 2 miles of the University of Hartford, closest first, including 1877 Club, Wei Mei Chinese Restaurant and Scotts Jamaican Bakery.

The 50 places to eat closest to UHA

Closest first, out of 86 within 2 miles. Distances are straight-line from the campus, so a walk runs a little longer.

Right by campus · about a 5-minute walk (4)

One to two miles · a short drive, bus or bike ride (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 UHA.

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

The food scene around UHA

86places to eat within 2 miles
50%independent, not chains
2coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 86 places to eat within 2 miles of UHA, 4 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 388 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (9), Jamaican (7) and Chinese (6). 14 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 2 miles are Albany Ave (25), N Main St (19), Blue Hills Ave (13) and Cottage Grove Rd (10).

What stands out around UHA is Jamaican, bagels and Chinese — types that are listed here at 2 to 57 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 9 Jamaican 7 Chinese 6 Bakery 5 Burgers 3 Mexican 3 Bagels 3 American 3 Coffee 2 Donuts 2

Popular cravings near UHA, within 2 miles: Asian food (10 places) and Mexican food (3). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Eating on a student budget near UHA

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 14 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 UHA.

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 UHA and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — West Hartford, CT
  • Other names, current or former — UHart, UHA, Hartford
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 5,000 to 9,999 students
  • Type — Private, not-for-profit 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 UHA

What restaurants are near UHA?
A few to start with, nearest first: 1877 Club (cafeteria, under 0.1 mi), Wei Mei Chinese Restaurant (chinese, 1.1 mi), Scotts Jamaican Bakery (jamaican, 1.1 mi), Pepper's Jamaican Bakery & Jerk (bakery, 1.2 mi) and Timesaver Pizza (pizza, 1.3 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near UHA?
Open map listings put 86 places to eat within 2 miles, 4 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 388 within 3 miles. About 50% are independent rather than chains; 2 are coffee shops or cafés and 14 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UHA?
The busiest streets are Albany Ave (25 places), N Main St (19 places), Blue Hills Ave (13 places) and Cottage Grove Rd (10 places).
What kind of food is near UHA?
The most common types are pizza (9), Jamaican (7), Chinese (6) and bakeries (5). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Jamaican, bagels and Chinese.

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