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Restaurants near Washington University in St Louis

95 places to eat within a mile of Washington University in St. Louis, closest first, including Ibby's, Bear-y Sweet Shoppe and BoBo Noodle House.

The 50 places to eat closest to WashU

Closest first, out of 95 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 (2)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (3)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (45)

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 WashU.

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

The food scene around WashU

95places to eat within 1 mile
64%independent, not chains
5coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 95 places to eat within 1 mile of WashU, 5 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 684 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (8) and Chinese (6). 6 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 Delmar Blvd (58), Melville Ave (8), Forsyth Blvd (5) and Skinker Blvd (5).

What stands out around WashU is Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese — types that are listed here at 4 to 7 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 8 Chinese 6 Coffee 5 Japanese 5 Mexican 4 Thai 4 American 3 Sandwiches 3 Korean 3 Vietnamese 3

Popular cravings near WashU, within 1 mile: Asian food (24 places), Mexican food (4), Korean food (3) and Vietnamese food (3). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for WashU

Pizza near WashU 8 Chinese Food near WashU 6

Eating on a student budget near WashU

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 6 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 WashU.

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 WashU and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Saint Louis, MO
  • Other names, current or former — WashU
  • Setting — in a suburb
  • Size — 10,000 to 19,999 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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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 WashU

What restaurants are near WashU?
A few to start with, nearest first: Bear-y Sweet Shoppe (candy store, 0.2 mi), BoBo Noodle House (ramen, 0.6 mi), Kimchi Guys - Washington University (korean, 0.6 mi), Hatchet Haus 2.0 Bar & Grill (bar and grill, 0.6 mi) and Vegas Wok (chinese, 0.6 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near WashU?
Open map listings put 95 places to eat within 1 mile, 5 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 684 within 3 miles. About 64% are independent rather than chains; 5 are coffee shops or cafés and 6 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near WashU?
The busiest streets are Delmar Blvd (58 places), Melville Ave (8 places), Forsyth Blvd (5 places) and Skinker Blvd (5 places).
What kind of food is near WashU?
The most common types are pizza (8), Chinese (6), coffee (5) and Japanese (5). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese.

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