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Where to eat in Huntington, WV
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A few places to eat in Huntington
- PG.83 Restaurant American · 0.1 miles
815 4th Ave, Huntington - Hibachi Japanese Steakhouse Japanese · 0.1 miles
839 4th Ave, Huntington - New China Garden Buffet Buffet · 0.1 miles
804 6th Ave, Huntington - The Bodega Market & Cafe Breakfast and Brunch · 0.1 miles
335 9th Street, Huntington - Jim's Steak and Spaghetti House Steakhouse · 0.1 miles
920 5th Ave, Huntington
The closest few by distance from central Huntington, 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 Huntington.
The food scene in Huntington
Open listings put 152 places to eat within 2 miles of central Huntington, 64 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: pizza (23), bar & grill (10) and Mexican (8). 17 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Huntington is bar & grill — a type that is listed here at about 3 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Pizza 23 Bar & grill 10 Mexican 8 American 7 Burgers 5 Italian 5 Sandwiches 5 Breakfast & brunch 4 Seafood 4 Coffee 4
The food in Huntington
Huntington 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 Huntington
Huntington has a population of about 49,177. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Huntington, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Huntington has more places to eat than most of the country
Huntington sits in Cabell County, where the Census counts 86 full-service restaurants, 104 limited-service places, 24 cafés and snack bars and 32 bars — 246 places to eat or drink in all. Huntington makes up about 52% of the county's population.
At 26.2 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.
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Near Huntington
- Charleston, WV — about 44 miles away
- Lancaster, OH — about 90 miles away
- Grove City, OH — about 107 miles away
- Columbus, OH — about 111 miles away
- Newark, OH — about 113 miles away
- Lexington-Fayette, KY — about 114 miles away
Campuses in and near Huntington
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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