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Where to eat in Centennial, CO
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A few places to eat in Centennial
- Miss Yamasaki's Sushi Bar Sushi · 0.2 miles
7340 S Clinton St Unit B, Englewood - Rodizio Grill Brazilian Steakhouse Denver Tech Center Brazilian · 0.2 miles
7340 S Clinton St, Englewood - The Monk's Indian Fusion Cuisine & Bar Indian · 0.3 miles
10111 Inverness Main St b, Englewood - Street Kitchen Asian Bistro Asian · 0.3 miles
10111 Inverness Main St Ste B, Englewood - Metropolitan Bar & Grill Bar and Grill · 0.3 miles
10111 Inverness Main St, Englewood
The closest few by distance from central Centennial, 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 Centennial.
The food scene in Centennial
Open listings put 381 places to eat within 2 miles of central Centennial, 23 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: Mexican (30), pizza (23) and Indian (20). 20 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Centennial is Brazilian, Indian and poke — types that are listed here at 5 to 7 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Mexican 30 Pizza 23 Indian 20 Sandwiches 20 American 14 Burgers 13 Bakery 13 Italian 12 Chinese 11 Sushi 10
The food in Centennial
Centennial has more than enough places to eat — the trouble is choosing between them without spending longer deciding than eating.
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Eating out in Centennial
Centennial has a population of about 106,114. A city this size has real range, and range is what makes the decision slow. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Centennial, 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 Centennial?
Centennial sits in Arapahoe County, where the Census counts 520 full-service restaurants, 517 limited-service places, 164 cafés and snack bars and 61 bars — 1,262 places to eat or drink in all. Centennial makes up about 16% of the county's population.
That works out at 19.3 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. Sit-down and counter-service places are close to balanced, with the edge to sit-down.
Those county figures also cover Aurora, Littleton, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Centennial.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Centennial
- Parker, CO — about 8 miles away
- Littleton, CO — about 8 miles away
- Aurora, CO — about 11 miles away
- Denver, CO — about 12 miles away
- Lakewood, CO — about 14 miles away
- Castle Rock, CO — about 14 miles away
Campuses in and near Centennial
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- Arapahoe Community College
- University of Denver
- Community College of Aurora
- Colorado State University Global
- University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
- Community College of Denver
- Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Colorado Christian University
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
Maps and Yelp are directories: they rank everything nearby and leave the deciding to you. Savor Scout makes the call and shows its reasoning — the match score, what it beat, and the evidence behind the pick. The underlying place data comes from the same public sources, so the difference is the selection, not the data.
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