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Where to eat in Glendale, CA
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A few places to eat in Glendale
- Eggslut Breakfast and Brunch · under 0.1 miles
252 S Brand Blvd, Glendale - Christina's Donuts Donut Shop · under 0.1 miles
106 W Colorado St, Glendale - Gourmet 88 Chinese · under 0.1 miles
315 S Brand Blvd, Glendale - Lemonade Restaurant Sandwich Shop · under 0.1 miles
161 Caruso Ave, Glendale - Crumbl - Glendale Dessert Shop · 0.1 miles
157 Caruso Ave, Glendale
The closest few by distance from central Glendale, 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 Glendale.
The food scene in Glendale
Open listings put 669 places to eat within 2 miles of central Glendale, 256 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: bakery (54), pizza (40) and Mediterranean (38). 33 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Glendale is Filipino, Mediterranean and Lebanese — types that are listed here at 7 to 13 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Bakery 54 Pizza 40 Mediterranean 38 Mexican 34 Coffee 24 Burgers 22 Ice cream 22 Sandwiches 18 Sushi 17 Chinese 17
The food in Glendale
Glendale 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 Glendale 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 Glendale
Glendale has a population of about 196,021. A city this size has real range, and range is what makes the decision slow. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Glendale, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
How well supplied is Glendale?
Glendale sits in Los Angeles County, where the Census counts 8,227 full-service restaurants, 9,336 limited-service places, 3,530 cafés and snack bars and 723 bars — 21,816 places to eat or drink in all. Glendale makes up about 2% of the county's population.
That is 22 per 10,000 residents, comfortably above the national median of 19.4. Enough range that the deciding takes longer than the eating. Counter service edges out sit-down, which is the national norm.
Those county figures also cover Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Clarita, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pomona, Torrance, Pasadena and 38 more, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Glendale.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Glendale
- Burbank, CA — about 4 miles away
- Los Angeles, CA — about 6 miles away
- Pasadena, CA — about 6 miles away
- Alhambra, CA — about 8 miles away
- San Gabriel, CA — about 9 miles away
- Monterey Park, CA — about 9 miles away
Campuses in and near Glendale
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- Glendale Community College
- Los Angeles City College
- University of the People
- California State University-Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College
- Pasadena City College
- University of Southern California
- East Los Angeles College
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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