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Where to eat in Auburn, AL
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A few places to eat in Auburn
- Brick Oven Pizza Co - Auburn Pizza · 0.1 miles
230 N Gay St, Auburn - Mike and Ed's Bar-B-Q of Auburn Barbecue · 0.1 miles
307 North College Street, Auburn - The Hound American · 0.1 miles
124 Tichenor Ave, Auburn - Rock And Roll Sushi Sushi · 0.1 miles
200 W Glenn Ave, Auburn - Tiger VR Cafe Asian Fusion · 0.1 miles
200 W Glenn Ave Ste 350, Auburn
The closest few by distance from central Auburn, not a ranking — local places listed ahead of chains. Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026); hours and openings change, so check before you go. Want one picked for what you're craving instead? Ask Savor Scout in Auburn.
The food scene in Auburn
Open listings put 157 places to eat within 2 miles of central Auburn, 75 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: pizza (16), chicken (8) and Mexican (8). 17 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Auburn is salad, Asian and chicken — types that are listed here at 3 to 6 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Pizza 16 Chicken 8 Mexican 8 Burgers 7 Sandwiches 7 Barbecue 6 American 6 Bakery 6 Coffee 5 Chinese 4
The food in Auburn
Auburn does not have infinite options, and that brings its own problem: you have been to most of them, and picking again is somehow still hard.
Savor Scout picks one restaurant in Auburn and tells you why it picked it. Say what you're craving and it reads menus and reviews for that specific dish, rather than sorting places by overall star rating. Free, runs in the browser, and one search needs no account.
Eating out in Auburn
Auburn has a population of about 58,582. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Auburn, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
How many places to eat are there in Auburn?
Auburn sits in Lee County, where the Census counts 129 full-service restaurants, 164 limited-service places, 43 cafés and snack bars and 15 bars — 351 places to eat or drink in all. Auburn makes up about 33% of the county's population.
That works out at 20 per 10,000 residents, which is about level with the national median of 19.4 — a normal amount of choice, and a normal amount of indecision. Counter service clearly outnumbers sit-down — more a drive-through town than a linger-over-dinner one.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
What are you craving in Auburn?
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Near Auburn
- Phenix City, AL — about 29 miles away
- Columbus, GA — about 30 miles away
- Montgomery, AL — about 50 miles away
- Hoover, AL — about 95 miles away
- Dothan, AL — about 96 miles away
- Birmingham, AL — about 99 miles away
Campuses in and near Auburn
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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