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Restaurants near University of North Texas (UNT)

120 places to eat within a mile of the University of North Texas, closest first, including Mia's Pizza, Avesta and Eagle Landing. With addresses and distances.

The 50 places to eat closest to UNT

Closest first, out of 120 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 (10)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (40)

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 UNT.

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

The food scene around UNT

120places to eat within 1 mile
72%independent, not chains
4coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 120 places to eat within 1 mile of UNT, 51 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 379 within 3 miles. The most common: Mexican (10) and sandwiches (9). 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 Hickory St (36), Elm St (16), W Oak St (9) and Avenue C (7).

What stands out around UNT is tacos, Indian and Thai — types that are listed here at 2 to 6 times the national rate.

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

Mexican 10 Sandwiches 9 Pizza 8 Tacos 8 Indian 6 Burgers 5 Breakfast & brunch 4 Coffee 4 Italian 4 Bar & grill 4

Popular cravings near UNT, within 1 mile: Asian food (14 places), Mexican food (10) and Vietnamese food (2). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for UNT

Asian Food near UNT 14 Mexican Food near UNT 10

Eating on a student budget near UNT

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 UNT.

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 UNT and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Denton, TX
  • Other names, current or former — UNT, North Texas, Mean Grean
  • 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 UNT

What restaurants are near UNT?
A few to start with, nearest first: Mia's Pizza (pizza, under 0.1 mi), Eagle Landing (buffet, 0.2 mi), Fry Street Tavern (bar and grill, 0.2 mi), Erbert and Gerbert's Denton (sandwich shop, 0.2 mi) and Slap Burger Bar (burger, 0.3 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near UNT?
Open map listings put 120 places to eat within 1 mile, 51 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 379 within 3 miles. About 72% are independent rather than chains; 4 are coffee shops or cafés and 2 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UNT?
The busiest streets are Hickory St (36 places), Elm St (16 places), W Oak St (9 places) and Avenue C (7 places).
What kind of food is near UNT?
The most common types are Mexican (10), sandwiches (9), pizza (8) and tacos (8). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: tacos, Indian and Thai.

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