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Restaurants near campus

Restaurants near Utah Valley University (UVU)

Every place to eat within a mile of Utah Valley University, closest first, including Restaurant Forte, South Side Grill and Aubergine Kitchen.

Every place to eat within a mile of UVU

26 places, closest first. 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 (6)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (14)

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 UVU.

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The food scene around UVU

26places to eat within 1 mile
27%independent, not chains
0coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 26 places to eat within 1 mile of UVU, 11 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 351 within 3 miles. The most common: sandwiches (3). 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 W University Pkwy (11) and Sandhill Rd (5).

What stands out around UVU 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:

Sandwiches 3 Deli 2

Eating on a student budget near UVU

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 UVU.

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 UVU and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Orem, UT
  • Other names, current or former — UVU
  • 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 UVU

What restaurants are near UVU?
A few to start with, nearest first: Restaurant Forte, Aubergine Kitchen (health food, 0.3 mi), Thai Evergreen (thai, 0.7 mi), Amano Artisan Chocolate (candy store, 0.8 mi) and Kara Chocolates (chocolatier, 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 UVU?
Open map listings put 26 places to eat within 1 mile, 11 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 351 within 3 miles. About 27% are independent rather than chains; none are coffee shops or cafés and 7 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UVU?
The busiest streets are W University Pkwy (11 places) and Sandhill Rd (5 places).
What kind of food is near UVU?
The most common types are sandwiches (3). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: sandwiches.

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