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Restaurants near University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL)

Every place to eat within a mile of the University of Houston-Clear Lake, closest first, including Tommy's Restaurant & Oyster Bar and Mogul Indian Restaurant.

Every place to eat within a mile of UHCL

31 places, closest first. Distances are straight-line from the campus, so a walk runs a little longer.

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (31)

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 UHCL.

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The food scene around UHCL

31places to eat within 1 mile
45%independent, not chains
0coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 31 places to eat within 1 mile of UHCL, none of them within a ten-minute walk of the middle of campus, and 190 within 3 miles. The most common: chicken (3) and Indian (3). 4 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.

Where to walk: the street with the most places to eat within 1 mile is Bay Area Blvd (31).

What stands out around UHCL is Indian and chicken — types that are listed here at 7 to 13 times the national rate.

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

Chicken 3 Indian 3 Vietnamese 2

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

Eating on a student budget near UHCL

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 4 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 UHCL.

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 UHCL and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Houston, TX
  • Other names, current or former — UHCL
  • Setting — in a suburb
  • Size — 5,000 to 9,999 students
  • 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 UHCL

What restaurants are near UHCL?
A few to start with, nearest first: Tommy's Restaurant & Oyster Bar (seafood, 0.7 mi), Wael's Mediterranean Cuisine (mediterranean, 0.9 mi), Hunan Star (chinese, 0.9 mi), Pho 21 (vietnamese, 0.9 mi) and Desi Kitchen indian cuisine (indian, 0.9 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near UHCL?
Open map listings put 31 places to eat within 1 mile, and 190 within 3 miles. About 45% are independent rather than chains; none are coffee shops or cafés and 4 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UHCL?
The busiest street is Bay Area Blvd (31 places).
What kind of food is near UHCL?
The most common types are chicken (3) and Indian (3). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Indian and chicken.

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