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Where to eat in Joplin, MO
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A few places to eat in Joplin
- Club 609 Bar and Grill · 0.1 miles
609 S Main St, Joplin - New York Pizza & Deli Pizza · 0.1 miles
524 S Joplin Ave, Joplin - Candy House Gourmet Chocolatier · 0.2 miles
510 Kentucky Ave, Joplin - MOSA Hibachi and Sushi Japanese Express Japanese · 0.3 miles
501 W 7th St, Joplin - Caldone's Italian · 0.3 miles
218 S Main St, Joplin
The closest few by distance from central Joplin, 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 Joplin.
The food scene in Joplin
Open listings put 121 places to eat within 2 miles of central Joplin, 19 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: pizza (18), Mexican (8) and Chinese (7). 15 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Joplin is dessert, barbecue and Chinese — types that are listed here at 2 to 3 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Pizza 18 Mexican 8 Chinese 7 Sandwiches 6 American 6 Barbecue 5 Bar & grill 4 Diner 3 Bakery 3 Dessert 3
The food in Joplin
Joplin 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 Joplin
Joplin has a population of about 50,789. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Joplin, 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 Joplin?
Joplin sits in Jasper County, where the Census counts 107 full-service restaurants, 105 limited-service places, 21 cafés and snack bars and 15 bars — 248 places to eat or drink in all. Joplin makes up about 41% of the county's population.
That works out at 20.2 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.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Joplin
- Bentonville, AR — about 52 miles away
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- Springfield, MO — about 68 miles away
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How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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