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Where to eat in Carpentersville, IL
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A few places to eat in Carpentersville
- Golden Pollo Mexican · 0.1 miles
75 N Kennedy Dr, Carpentersville - La Vieja Michoacana Ice Cream Shop · 0.1 miles
91 S Kennedy Dr, Carpentersville - Azteca Bakery Bakery · 0.1 miles
350 Lake Marian Rd, Carpentersville - New Hunan Restaurant Chinese · 0.3 miles
150 S Kennedy Dr Ste 12, Carpentersville - Luke's Beef Burger · 0.5 miles
2 LW Besinger Dr, Carpentersville
The closest few by distance from central Carpentersville, 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 Carpentersville.
The food scene in Carpentersville
Open listings put 73 places to eat within 2 miles of central Carpentersville, 15 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: Mexican (11), pizza (7) and ice cream (6). 6 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Carpentersville is gastropub, bar & grill and ice cream — types that are listed here at 3 to 8 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Mexican 11 Pizza 7 Ice cream 6 Bar & grill 6 Bakery 4 Breakfast & brunch 3 Coffee 3 Gastropub 3 Tacos 2 Deli 2
The food in Carpentersville
Carpentersville 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 Carpentersville
Carpentersville has a population of about 38,241. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Carpentersville, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Carpentersville is a little thinner on options than average
Carpentersville sits in Kane County, where the Census counts 398 full-service restaurants, 367 limited-service places, 95 cafés and snack bars and 73 bars — 933 places to eat or drink in all. Carpentersville makes up about 7% of the county's population.
That is 18 per 10,000 residents, a little under the national median of 19.4. Fewer options than average, which makes picking the right one matter more. Sit-down and counter-service places are close to balanced, with the edge to sit-down.
Those county figures also cover Aurora, Elgin, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Carpentersville.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Carpentersville
- Elgin, IL — about 6 miles away
- Streamwood, IL — about 8 miles away
- Hoffman Estates, IL — about 8 miles away
- Crystal Lake, IL — about 9 miles away
- Bartlett, IL — about 9 miles away
- Hanover Park, IL — about 10 miles away
Campuses in and near Carpentersville
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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