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Where to eat in Burien, WA
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A few places to eat in Burien
- Taqueria La Estacion Mexican · 0.1 miles
14820 Ambaum Blvd SW, Burien - Germaine's Country Kitchen Breakfast and Brunch · 0.1 miles
14901 Ambaum Blvd SW, Burien - Hans German Sausage and Deli Delicatessen · 0.1 miles
717 SW 148th St, Burien - El Pique Peruvian · 0.2 miles
14445 Ambaum Blvd SW, Burien - Elmer's Bar and Grill Bar and Grill · 0.2 miles
15027 Ambaum Blvd SW, Burien
The closest few by distance from central Burien, 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 Burien.
The food scene in Burien
Open listings put 176 places to eat within 2 miles of central Burien, 71 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: Mexican (32), pizza (12) and bakery (11). 11 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Burien is Vietnamese, Thai and Mexican — 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:
Mexican 32 Pizza 12 Bakery 11 Coffee 6 Sandwiches 6 Thai 6 Japanese 6 Chinese 5 American 5 Vietnamese 5
The food in Burien
Burien 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.
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Eating out in Burien
Burien has a population of about 49,858. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Burien, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Burien has more places to eat than most of the country
Burien sits in King County, where the Census counts 2,613 full-service restaurants, 1,782 limited-service places, 977 cafés and snack bars and 343 bars — 5,715 places to eat or drink in all. Burien makes up about 2% of the county's population.
At 25.4 food businesses per 10,000 residents against a national median of 19.4, this is one of the better-supplied places in the country. Choice is not the constraint here; narrowing it down is. Unusually, sit-down restaurants outnumber counter-service ones. Nationally it runs close to even and most places tilt the other way, so this is a town that eats at tables.
Those county figures also cover Seattle, Bellevue, Kent, Renton, Federal Way, Kirkland, Auburn, Redmond and 2 more, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Burien.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Burien
- Renton, WA — about 6 miles away
- Kent, WA — about 8 miles away
- Seattle, WA — about 9 miles away
- Federal Way, WA — about 10 miles away
- Bellevue, WA — about 12 miles away
- Auburn, WA — about 13 miles away
Campuses in and near Burien
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- South Seattle College
- Highline College
- Seattle University
- Seattle Central College
- Bellevue College
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus
- Green River College
- Olympic College
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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