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Restaurants near Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

135 places to eat within a mile of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, closest first, including Dragon Dynasty Take Out, Tech Pizza and The Boynton.

The 50 places to eat closest to WPI

Closest first, out of 135 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 (29)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (19)

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 WPI.

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The food scene around WPI

135places to eat within 1 mile
76%independent, not chains
8coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 135 places to eat within 1 mile of WPI, 30 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 588 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (20), sandwiches (10) and bakeries (9). One is a fast-food counter; 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 (24), Park Ave (18), Highland St (15) and Pleasant St (14).

What stands out around WPI is Mediterranean and donuts — types that are listed here at 2 to 4 times the national rate.

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

Pizza 20 Sandwiches 10 Bakery 9 Coffee 8 American 7 Mexican 5 Donuts 5 Mediterranean 4 Thai 3 Japanese 3

Popular cravings near WPI, within 1 mile: Asian food (12 places) and Mexican food (5). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for WPI

Pizza near WPI 20 Asian Food near WPI 12

Eating on a student budget near WPI

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 1 is a fast-food counter: 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 WPI.

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 WPI and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Worcester, MA
  • Other names, current or former — WPI
  • 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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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 WPI

What restaurants are near WPI?
A few to start with, nearest first: WPI Morgan Commons (Daka) (cafeteria, 0.2 mi), Dragon Dynasty Take Out (chinese, 0.3 mi), Tech Pizza (pizza, 0.3 mi), Thai Time (thai, 0.3 mi) and Grill and Green Kitchen | Worcester (health food, 0.3 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near WPI?
Open map listings put 135 places to eat within 1 mile, 30 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 588 within 3 miles. About 76% are independent rather than chains; 8 are coffee shops or cafés and one is a fast-food counter.
Where is the food near WPI?
The busiest streets are Main St (24 places), Park Ave (18 places), Highland St (15 places) and Pleasant St (14 places).
What kind of food is near WPI?
The most common types are pizza (20), sandwiches (10), bakeries (9) and coffee (8). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Mediterranean and donuts.

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