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Where to eat in Frederick, MD
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A few places to eat in Frederick
- Sabor de Cuba Restaurant Cuban · under 0.1 miles
9 E Patrick St, Frederick - Lazy Fish Sushi · under 0.1 miles
10 E Patrick St, Frederick - Sumittra Thai Cuisine Thai · under 0.1 miles
12 E Patrick St, Frederick - Lima Soul Restaurant · under 0.1 miles
14 E Patrick St, Frederick - JoJo's Restaurant & Tap House Bar and Grill · under 0.1 miles
16-18 E Patrick St, Frederick
The closest few by distance from central Frederick, 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 Frederick.
The food scene in Frederick
Open listings put 278 places to eat within 2 miles of central Frederick, 92 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: pizza (29), Mexican (18) and American (12). 26 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Frederick is African, Latin American and Vietnamese — types that are listed here at 4 to 12 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Pizza 29 Mexican 18 American 12 Chinese 11 Coffee 10 Bakery 9 Sandwiches 8 Vietnamese 7 Italian 7 Seafood 6
The food in Frederick
Frederick 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.
Savor Scout picks one restaurant in Frederick 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 Frederick
Frederick has a population of about 66,893. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Frederick, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Frederick is a little thinner on options than average
Frederick sits in Frederick County, where the Census counts 177 full-service restaurants, 222 limited-service places, 48 cafés and snack bars and 7 bars — 454 places to eat or drink in all. Frederick makes up about 24% of the county's population.
That is 16.6 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. Counter service edges out sit-down, which is the national norm.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Frederick
- Gaithersburg, MD — about 22 miles away
- Leesburg, VA — about 22 miles away
- Hagerstown, MD — about 23 miles away
- Rockville, MD — about 27 miles away
- Washington, DC — about 40 miles away
- Baltimore, MD — about 43 miles away
Campuses in and near Frederick
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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