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Where to eat in Coon Rapids, MN
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A few places to eat in Coon Rapids
- The Barrel House Bar and Cafe American · 0.7 miles
11496 Martin St NW, Minneapolis - Aladdin Grill Mediterranean · 0.9 miles
2022 Northdale Blvd NW, Coon Rapids - Khan's Mongolian Barbeque Asian · 1 mile
2085 Northdale Blvd NW, Coon Rapids - Rose Garden Chinese · 1.1 miles
1925 Coon Rapids Blvd NW, Coon Rapids - Doge Pizza and Grill Pizza · 1.2 miles
12065 Hanson Blvd NW, Coon Rapids
The closest few by distance from central Coon Rapids, 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 Coon Rapids.
The food scene in Coon Rapids
Open listings put 45 places to eat within 2 miles of central Coon Rapids, none of them within a ten-minute walk. The most common: pizza (7), Mexican (3) and sandwiches (3). 8 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Pizza 7 Mexican 3 Sandwiches 3 Chinese 2 Ice cream 2
The food in Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids 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 Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids has a population of about 62,103. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Coon Rapids, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Eating out in Coon Rapids means knowing where to look
Coon Rapids sits in Anoka County, where the Census counts 161 full-service restaurants, 239 limited-service places, 58 cafés and snack bars and 15 bars — 473 places to eat or drink in all. Coon Rapids makes up about 17% of the county's population.
That is 13 per 10,000 residents, well under the national median of 19.4. Worth widening the search radius here — the best option is often in the next town. Counter service clearly outnumbers sit-down — more a drive-through town than a linger-over-dinner one.
Those county figures also cover Blaine, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Coon Rapids.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Coon Rapids
- Blaine, MN — about 3 miles away
- Brooklyn Park, MN — about 6 miles away
- Maple Grove, MN — about 10 miles away
- Plymouth, MN — about 13 miles away
- Minneapolis, MN — about 14 miles away
- St. Louis Park, MN — about 15 miles away
Campuses in and near Coon Rapids
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- Anoka-Ramsey Community College
- North Hennepin Community College
- Minneapolis Community and Technical College
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- University of St Thomas
- Concordia University-Saint Paul
- Century College
- Saint Paul College
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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