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Restaurants near University of Michigan-Flint

56 places to eat within a mile of the University of Michigan-Flint, closest first, including Kabob Middle Eastern Cuisine and Smoke Rattle and Roll.

The 50 places to eat closest to UM-Flint

Closest first, out of 56 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 (29)

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

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (2)

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-Flint.

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The food scene around UM-Flint

56places to eat within 1 mile
80%independent, not chains
4coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 56 places to eat within 1 mile of UM-Flint, 45 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 186 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (7) and bakeries (5). 2 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 Saginaw St (16), E 1st St (16), Court St (5) and N Grand Traverse St (4).

What stands out around UM-Flint is barbecue — a type that is listed here at about 3 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 7 Bakery 5 Barbecue 4 Coffee 4 Sandwiches 3 Bar & grill 3 Mexican 2 Vegetarian 2 Diner 2 Italian 2

Food guides for UM-Flint

Pizza near UM-Flint 7

Eating on a student budget near UM-Flint

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 2 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 UM-Flint.

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-Flint and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Flint, MI
  • Other names, current or former — UM-Flint
  • 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.

Nearby cities

The nearest city of any real size is Sterling Heights, MI, about 45 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 UM-Flint

What restaurants are near UM-Flint?
A few to start with, nearest first: Kabob Middle Eastern Cuisine (middle eastern, 0.1 mi), Smoke Rattle and Roll (barbecue, 0.1 mi), Cinnamom (dessert shop, 0.2 mi), Snacky Brown Bakery (bakery, 0.2 mi) and Hoffman's Deco Deli & Cafe (delicatessen, 0.2 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near UM-Flint?
Open map listings put 56 places to eat within 1 mile, 45 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 186 within 3 miles. About 80% are independent rather than chains; 4 are coffee shops or cafés and 2 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UM-Flint?
The busiest streets are Saginaw St (16 places), E 1st St (16 places), Court St (5 places) and N Grand Traverse St (4 places).
What kind of food is near UM-Flint?
The most common types are pizza (7), bakeries (5), barbecue (4) and coffee (4). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: barbecue.

Nearby campuses

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