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Where to eat in Davenport, IA
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A few places to eat in Davenport
- Mantra Indian Cuisine & Spirits Indian · 0.1 miles
220 N Harrison St, Davenport - Me and Billy American · 0.1 miles
200 W 3rd St, Davenport - Antonella's Ristorante & Pizza Pizza · 0.2 miles
112 W 3rd St, Davenport - City Loafers Bakery · 0.2 miles
215 N Main St, Davenport - Miss Phay Cafe Asian Fusion · 0.2 miles
512 N Brady St, Davenport
The closest few by distance from central Davenport, 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 Davenport.
The food scene in Davenport
Open listings put 165 places to eat within 2 miles of central Davenport, 54 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: bar & grill (23), pizza (18) and Mexican (16). 10 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Davenport is bar & grill and tacos — types that are listed here at 3 to 5 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Bar & grill 23 Pizza 18 Mexican 16 American 10 Coffee 10 Sandwiches 8 Bakery 6 Ice cream 5 Tacos 4 Italian 3
The food in Davenport
Davenport has more than enough places to eat — the trouble is choosing between them without spending longer deciding than eating.
Savor Scout picks one restaurant in Davenport 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 Davenport
Davenport has a population of about 102,157. A city this size has real range, and range is what makes the decision slow. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Davenport, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Davenport has more places to eat than most of the country
Davenport sits in Scott County, where the Census counts 149 full-service restaurants, 156 limited-service places, 54 cafés and snack bars and 75 bars — 434 places to eat or drink in all. Davenport makes up about 59% of the county's population.
At 24.9 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. Counter service edges out sit-down, which is the national norm.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
What are you craving in Davenport?
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Near Davenport
- Rock Island, IL — about 1 miles away
- Moline, IL — about 3 miles away
- Iowa City, IA — about 50 miles away
- Cedar Rapids, IA — about 64 miles away
- Dubuque, IA — about 68 miles away
- Peoria, IL — about 77 miles away
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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