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Where to eat in Gaithersburg, MD
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A few places to eat in Gaithersburg
- Village Green Restaurant Diner · under 0.1 miles
120 N Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg - African Palace African · 0.1 miles
117 N Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg - Starvin Marvin Pizza and Subs Pizza · 0.1 miles
211 N Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg - Lu Buffet & Grill Buffet · 0.1 miles
218 N Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg - International Bakery Bakery · 0.1 miles
211 N Frederick Ave H, Gaithersburg
The closest few by distance from central Gaithersburg, 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 Gaithersburg.
The food scene in Gaithersburg
Open listings put 281 places to eat within 2 miles of central Gaithersburg, 47 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: pizza (19), Mexican (17) and Indian (16). 17 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Gaithersburg is Peruvian, Salvadoran and Indian — types that are listed here at 6 to 19 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Pizza 19 Mexican 17 Indian 16 Bakery 16 Sandwiches 14 Chinese 13 American 11 Peruvian 11 Ice cream 8 Burgers 7
The food in Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg 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 Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg has a population of about 65,690. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Gaithersburg, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Gaithersburg is a little thinner on options than average
Gaithersburg sits in Montgomery County, where the Census counts 640 full-service restaurants, 852 limited-service places, 173 cafés and snack bars and 31 bars — 1,696 places to eat or drink in all. Gaithersburg makes up about 6% of the county's population.
That is 16 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 clearly outnumbers sit-down — more a drive-through town than a linger-over-dinner one.
Those county figures also cover Rockville, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Gaithersburg.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Gaithersburg
- Rockville, MD — about 5 miles away
- Washington, DC — about 19 miles away
- Leesburg, VA — about 19 miles away
- Frederick, MD — about 22 miles away
- Bowie, MD — about 24 miles away
- Alexandria, VA — about 25 miles away
Campuses in and near Gaithersburg
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- Montgomery College
- American University
- University of Maryland-College Park
- Georgetown University
- Howard Community College
- Howard University
- The Catholic University of America
- George Washington University
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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