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Restaurants near University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)

63 places to eat within a mile of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, closest first, including Boba House and Crazy Mexico #5 Greensboro.

The 50 places to eat closest to UNCG

Closest first, out of 63 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 (23)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (18)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (9)

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 UNCG.

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The food scene around UNCG

63places to eat within 1 mile
65%independent, not chains
1coffee shop or café

Open listings put 63 places to eat within 1 mile of UNCG, 36 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 525 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (9), Mexican (5) and bar & grill (4). 10 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 Tate St (15), Spring Garden St (12), W Gate City Blvd (12) and W Friendly Ave (6).

What stands out around UNCG is bar & grill — a type that is listed here at about 2 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 9 Mexican 5 Bar & grill 4 Sandwiches 3 Gastropub 2 American 2 Japanese 2 Bakery 2

Popular cravings near UNCG, within 1 mile: Asian food (8 places) and Mexican food (5). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for UNCG

Pizza near UNCG 9 Asian Food near UNCG 8

Eating on a student budget near UNCG

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 10 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 UNCG.

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 UNCG and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Greensboro, NC
  • Other names, current or former — UNCG
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 10,000 to 19,999 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 UNCG

What restaurants are near UNCG?
A few to start with, nearest first: Boba House (vegetarian, 0.2 mi), Yum Yum Better Ice Cream (ice cream shop, 0.2 mi), Sushi Republic (sushi, 0.2 mi), Slices Pizza by Tony (pizza, 0.2 mi) and Raaz Indian Kitchen (indian, 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 UNCG?
Open map listings put 63 places to eat within 1 mile, 36 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 525 within 3 miles. About 65% are independent rather than chains; one is a coffee shop or café and 10 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UNCG?
The busiest streets are Tate St (15 places), Spring Garden St (12 places), W Gate City Blvd (12 places) and W Friendly Ave (6 places).
What kind of food is near UNCG?
The most common types are pizza (9), Mexican (5), bar & grill (4) and sandwiches (3). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: bar & grill.

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