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Restaurants near University of Michigan-Dearborn

Every place to eat within a mile of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, closest first, including La Fork, The Canteen at Midtown and Chick Chick Inn.

Every place to eat within a mile of UM-Dearborn

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

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (19)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (19)

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 UM-Dearborn.

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The food scene around UM-Dearborn

38places to eat within 1 mile
47%independent, not chains
0coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 38 places to eat within 1 mile of UM-Dearborn, 18 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 416 within 3 miles. The most common: American (6), burgers (5) and Chinese (3). One is a fast-food counter; 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 Michigan Ave (19), Town Center Dr (6), Oakwood Blvd (3) and Monroe St (3).

What stands out around UM-Dearborn is burgers, American and Chinese — types that are listed here at 3 to 5 times the national rate.

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

American 6 Burgers 5 Chinese 3 Pizza 2 Italian 2 Bakery 2

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

Eating on a student budget near UM-Dearborn

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 1 is a fast-food counter: 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 UM-Dearborn.

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 UM-Dearborn and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Dearborn, MI
  • Other names, current or former — UM-Dearborn
  • Setting — in a city
  • 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

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Questions about eating near UM-Dearborn

What restaurants are near UM-Dearborn?
A few to start with, nearest first: La Fork (pancake house, 0.4 mi), Chick Chick Inn (chicken, 0.4 mi), Big Fish Seafood Bistro (seafood, 0.5 mi), Fifty-One O One Student Run Restaurant and Hfc Skylight Cafe (american, 0.5 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near UM-Dearborn?
Open map listings put 38 places to eat within 1 mile, 18 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 416 within 3 miles. About 47% are independent rather than chains; none are coffee shops or cafés and one is a fast-food counter.
Where is the food near UM-Dearborn?
The busiest streets are Michigan Ave (19 places), Town Center Dr (6 places), Oakwood Blvd (3 places) and Monroe St (3 places).
What kind of food is near UM-Dearborn?
The most common types are American (6), burgers (5) and Chinese (3). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: burgers, American and Chinese.

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