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Where to eat in Haverhill, MA
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A few places to eat in Haverhill
- A-1 Deli Delicatessen · 0.1 miles
92 Merrimack St, Haverhill - La Pizza Di Forno Pizza · 0.2 miles
109 Merrimack St, Haverhill - Delicioso Mix Kitchen Spanish · 0.2 miles
200 Main St, Haverhill - BOSA Coastal Italian Italian · 0.2 miles
160 Merrimack St, Haverhill - Najo's Lebanese · 0.2 miles
84 EMERSON St, HAVERHILL
The closest few by distance from central Haverhill, 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 Haverhill.
The food scene in Haverhill
Open listings put 139 places to eat within 2 miles of central Haverhill, 80 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: pizza (26), Chinese (7) and bakery (7). 8 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Haverhill is Caribbean and Mediterranean — types that are listed here at 3 to 6 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Pizza 26 Coffee 10 Chinese 7 Bakery 7 Italian 6 Mexican 5 American 5 Chicken 4 Sandwiches 4 Donuts 4
The food in Haverhill
Haverhill 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 Haverhill
Haverhill has a population of about 62,088. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Haverhill, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
How many places to eat are there in Haverhill?
Haverhill sits in Essex County, where the Census counts 690 full-service restaurants, 597 limited-service places, 256 cafés and snack bars and 54 bars — 1,597 places to eat or drink in all. Haverhill makes up about 8% of the county's population.
That works out at 19.8 per 10,000 residents, which is about level with the national median of 19.4 — a normal amount of choice, and a normal amount of indecision. Sit-down and counter-service places are close to balanced, with the edge to sit-down.
Those county figures also cover Lynn, Lawrence, Peabody, Methuen, Salem, Beverly, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Haverhill.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Haverhill
- Lawrence, MA — about 6 miles away
- Methuen, MA — about 7 miles away
- Lowell, MA — about 16 miles away
- Beverly, MA — about 18 miles away
- Peabody, MA — about 19 miles away
- Nashua, NH — about 20 miles away
Campuses in and near Haverhill
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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