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Restaurants near University of Washington-Seattle Campus (UW)

271 places to eat within a mile of the University of Washington-Seattle Campus, closest first, including Red Raddish, Dub Street Burgers and Reboot Cafe.

The 50 places to eat closest to UW

Closest first, out of 271 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 (6)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (44)

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 UW.

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The food scene around UW

271places to eat within 1 mile
78%independent, not chains
19coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 271 places to eat within 1 mile of UW, 70 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 1,432 within 3 miles. The most common: coffee (19), pizza (19) and Thai (12). 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 University Way NE (81), University Wy NE (36), NE 45th St (24) and Roosevelt Way NE (16).

What stands out around UW is ramen, poke and Vietnamese — types that are listed here at 5 to 7 times the national rate.

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

Coffee 19 Pizza 19 Thai 12 Chinese 11 Vietnamese 11 Sushi 10 Sandwiches 10 Burgers 10 Mexican 10 Indian 8

Popular cravings near UW, within 1 mile: Asian food (72 places), Vietnamese food (11), Mexican food (10) and Korean food (6). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for UW

Pizza near UW 19 Coffee Shops near UW 19 Thai Food near UW 12

Where UW stands out

Among the 1,027 campuses on Savor Scout, counting what is within a mile, UW 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 UW

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 UW.

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 UW and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Seattle, WA
  • Other names, current or former — UW-Seattle, UDub, UW, Washington
  • 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 UW

What restaurants are near UW?
A few to start with, nearest first: Red Raddish (salad bar, under 0.1 mi), Piatti Restaurant, Shultzy's Bar & Grill (bar and grill, 0.4 mi), U DupBop Asian Fusion (asian, 0.4 mi) and Samurai Noodle (ramen, 0.4 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near UW?
Open map listings put 271 places to eat within 1 mile, 70 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 1,432 within 3 miles. About 78% are independent rather than chains; 19 are coffee shops or cafés and 7 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UW?
The busiest streets are University Way NE (81 places), University Wy NE (36 places), NE 45th St (24 places) and Roosevelt Way NE (16 places).
What kind of food is near UW?
The most common types are coffee (19), pizza (19) and Thai (12). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: ramen, poke and Vietnamese.

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