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Restaurants near University of New Orleans (UNO)

163 places to eat within 3 miles of the University of New Orleans, closest first, including The Cove, Wings Up and The Buttermilk Drop.

The 50 places to eat closest to UNO

Closest first, out of 163 within 3 miles. Distances are straight-line from the campus, so a walk runs a little longer.

Right by campus · about a 5-minute walk (3)

  • PizzaForno Pizza · 0.1 miles
    2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans
  • Subway Sandwiches · 0.2 miles
    2000 Lakeshore Drive, Student Union Building, University of New Orleans, New Orleans
  • The Cove · 0.2 miles
    6658 Founders Rd, New Orleans

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (8)

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

One to two miles · a short drive, bus or bike ride (29)

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 UNO.

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The food scene around UNO

21places to eat within 1 mile
48%independent, not chains
1coffee shop or café

Open listings put 21 places to eat within 1 mile of UNO, 10 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 163 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (3) and sandwiches (3). 3 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 Franklin Ave (6) and Elysian Fields Ave (6).

What stands out around UNO is sandwiches — 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 3 Sandwiches 3 Italian 2

Eating on a student budget near UNO

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 3 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 UNO.

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 UNO and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — New Orleans, LA
  • Other names, current or former — UNO
  • 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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Questions about eating near UNO

What restaurants are near UNO?
A few to start with, nearest first: The Buttermilk Drop (bakery, 0.5 mi), Yummy Pho & Fried Chicken (vietnamese, 0.8 mi), East of Italy (italian, 0.8 mi), Yummy Sushi & Hibachi (japanese, 0.8 mi) and Asian Panda (chinese, 0.8 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near UNO?
Open map listings put 21 places to eat within 1 mile, 10 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 163 within 3 miles. About 48% are independent rather than chains; one is a coffee shop or café and 3 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UNO?
The busiest streets are Franklin Ave (6 places) and Elysian Fields Ave (6 places).
What kind of food is near UNO?
The most common types are pizza (3) and sandwiches (3). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: sandwiches.

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