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Restaurants near Wilkes University

95 places to eat within a mile of Wilkes University, closest first, including Sodexo, Mama Ty's Kitchen and The Stegmaier. With addresses and distances.

The 50 places to eat closest to Wilkes

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 (13)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (37)

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 Wilkes.

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The food scene around Wilkes

95places to eat within 1 mile
81%independent, not chains
3coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 95 places to eat within 1 mile of Wilkes, 63 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 379 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (10), bar & grill (7) and Mexican (6). 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 Main St (35), Market St (13), Public Sq (12) and S Pennsylvania Ave (5).

What stands out around Wilkes is Dominican, delis and bar & grill — types that are listed here at 3 to 43 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 10 Bar & grill 7 Mexican 6 American 5 Dominican 4 Sandwiches 4 Deli 4 Bakery 3 Chinese 3 Donuts 3

Popular cravings near Wilkes, within 1 mile: Mexican food (6 places) and Asian food (5). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for Wilkes

Pizza near Wilkes 10 Mexican Food near Wilkes 6

Where Wilkes stands out

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

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 Wilkes.

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 Wilkes and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Wilkes-Barre, PA
  • Other names, current or former — Wilkes
  • 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.

Nearby cities

The nearest city of any real size is Allentown, PA, about 49 miles away, for the nights the options by campus run out.

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 Wilkes

What restaurants are near Wilkes?
A few to start with, nearest first: Sodexo (dessert shop, under 0.1 mi), Mama Ty's Kitchen (southern american, 0.2 mi), Franco's (italian, 0.2 mi), La Cantina Amigon (mexican, 0.2 mi) and Happy Little Hot Dog (hot dog, 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 Wilkes?
Open map listings put 95 places to eat within 1 mile, 63 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 379 within 3 miles. About 81% are independent rather than chains; 3 are coffee shops or cafés and 2 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near Wilkes?
The busiest streets are Main St (35 places), Market St (13 places), Public Sq (12 places) and S Pennsylvania Ave (5 places).
What kind of food is near Wilkes?
The most common types are pizza (10), bar & grill (7), Mexican (6) and American (5). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Dominican, delis and bar & grill.

Nearby campuses

Comparing schools, or eating with friends across town? These are the closest campuses to Wilkes.