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Restaurants near campus

Restaurants near University of New Mexico-Main Campus (UNM)

128 places to eat within a mile of the University of New Mexico, closest first, including Seemo's Slices, Olympia Cafe and Rollie Rollie.

The 50 places to eat closest to UNM

Closest first, out of 128 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 (17)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (33)

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 UNM.

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

The food scene around UNM

128places to eat within 1 mile
66%independent, not chains
4coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 128 places to eat within 1 mile of UNM, 69 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 643 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (7) and sandwiches (7). 9 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 Central Ave (84), Monte Vista Blvd NE (5), Yale Blvd SE (4) and Silver Ave SE (4).

What stands out around UNM is African, tapas and Tex-Mex — types that are listed here at 5 to 24 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 7 Sandwiches 7 Bakery 6 Breakfast & brunch 6 Mexican 5 Barbecue 4 Ice cream 4 Coffee 4 African 3 Burgers 3

Popular cravings near UNM, within 1 mile: Asian food (17 places), Mexican food (5) and Korean food (2). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for UNM

Asian Food near UNM 17 Pizza near UNM 7

Eating on a student budget near UNM

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 9 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 UNM.

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 UNM and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Albuquerque, NM
  • Other names, current or former — UNM
  • Setting — in a city
  • 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.

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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 UNM

What restaurants are near UNM?
A few to start with, nearest first: Olympia Cafe (greek, 0.2 mi), Rollie Rollie (sushi, 0.2 mi), StreetFood Market (asian, 0.2 mi), Icicles (ice cream shop, 0.2 mi) and Saggios (italian, 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 UNM?
Open map listings put 128 places to eat within 1 mile, 69 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 643 within 3 miles. About 66% are independent rather than chains; 4 are coffee shops or cafés and 9 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UNM?
The busiest streets are Central Ave (84 places), Monte Vista Blvd NE (5 places), Yale Blvd SE (4 places) and Silver Ave SE (4 places).
What kind of food is near UNM?
The most common types are pizza (7), sandwiches (7), bakeries (6) and breakfast & brunch (6). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: African, tapas and Tex-Mex.

Nearby campuses

Comparing schools, or eating with friends across town? These are the closest campuses to UNM.