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Restaurants near University of San Francisco

385 places to eat within a mile of the University of San Francisco, closest first, including USF - Market Café, Bon Appetit and USF - Crossroads Café.

The 50 places to eat closest to University of San Francisco

Closest first, out of 385 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 (12)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (38)

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 University of San Francisco.

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The food scene around University of San Francisco

385places to eat within 1 mile
88%independent, not chains
17coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 385 places to eat within 1 mile of University of San Francisco, 79 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 4,302 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (25), bakeries (21) and Chinese (19). 7 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 Divisadero St (69), Clement St (54), Geary Blvd (53) and Haight St (43).

What stands out around University of San Francisco is dim sum, Ethiopian and Middle Eastern — types that are listed here at 5 to 19 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 25 Bakery 21 Chinese 19 Sushi 18 Thai 18 Italian 18 Coffee 17 Mexican 17 American 15 Japanese 13

Popular cravings near University of San Francisco, within 1 mile: Asian food (97 places), Mexican food (17), Vietnamese food (9) and Korean food (3). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for University of San Francisco

Pizza near University of San Francisco 25 Bakeries near University of San Francisco 21 Chinese Food near University of San Francisco 19

Where University of San Francisco stands out

Among the 1,027 campuses on Savor Scout, counting what is within a mile, University of San Francisco ranks near the top for these. Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good one.

Eating on a student budget near University of San Francisco

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 7 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 University of San Francisco.

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 University of San Francisco and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — San Francisco, CA
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 5,000 to 9,999 students
  • Type — Private, not-for-profit 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 University of San Francisco

What restaurants are near University of San Francisco?
A few to start with, nearest first: USF - Market Café (cafeteria, under 0.1 mi), Plentiful Kitchen (health food, 0.2 mi), Bistro Gambrinus (european, 0.2 mi), Manitas Cafe (latin american, 0.2 mi) and The Hungry Spot (sandwich shop, 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 University of San Francisco?
Open map listings put 385 places to eat within 1 mile, 79 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 4,302 within 3 miles. About 88% are independent rather than chains; 17 are coffee shops or cafés and 7 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near University of San Francisco?
The busiest streets are Divisadero St (69 places), Clement St (54 places), Geary Blvd (53 places) and Haight St (43 places).
What kind of food is near University of San Francisco?
The most common types are pizza (25), bakeries (21) and Chinese (19). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: dim sum, Ethiopian and Middle Eastern.

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