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Where to eat in Littleton, CO
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A few places to eat in Littleton
- The Alley Mexican · under 0.1 miles
2420 Main St, Littleton - Lola's Sugar Rush Candy Store · under 0.1 miles
2490 W Main St, Littleton - Pho Real Vietnamese · under 0.1 miles
2399 W Main St, Littleton - Black Haus Tavern American · under 0.1 miles
2439 Main St, Littleton - Mckinners Pizza Littleton Pizza · 0.1 miles
2389 W Main St, Littleton
The closest few by distance from central Littleton, 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 Littleton.
The food scene in Littleton
Open listings put 166 places to eat within 2 miles of central Littleton, 40 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: Mexican (21), pizza (16) and sandwiches (8). 14 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Littleton is French, Vietnamese and comfort food — types that are listed here at 5 to 7 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Mexican 21 Pizza 16 Coffee 9 Sandwiches 8 Ice cream 6 Vietnamese 6 Barbecue 5 Burgers 5 Italian 4 Bar & grill 4
The food in Littleton
Littleton 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 Littleton
Littleton has a population of about 44,275. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Littleton, 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 Littleton?
Littleton sits in Arapahoe County, where the Census counts 520 full-service restaurants, 517 limited-service places, 164 cafés and snack bars and 61 bars — 1,262 places to eat or drink in all. Littleton makes up about 7% of the county's population.
That works out at 19.3 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 Aurora, Centennial, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Littleton.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Littleton
- Lakewood, CO — about 7 miles away
- Centennial, CO — about 8 miles away
- Denver, CO — about 9 miles away
- Aurora, CO — about 13 miles away
- Arvada, CO — about 14 miles away
- Commerce City, CO — about 14 miles away
Campuses in and near Littleton
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- Arapahoe Community College
- University of Denver
- Colorado Christian University
- Community College of Denver
- Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Red Rocks Community College
- Regis University
- University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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