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Where to eat in Odessa, TX
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A few places to eat in Odessa
- El Taco Loco Birrieria Taco · 0.1 miles
323 W 2nd St, Odessa - El Sinaloense Mariscos & Bar Seafood · 0.3 miles
512 N Grant Ave, Odessa - Grant Street Tacos American · 0.3 miles
1416 N Grant Ave, Odessa - Permian Basin Hamburger Co Burger · 0.3 miles
520 N Grant Ave, Odessa - Ed and Tom's Barbecue Barbecue · 0.4 miles
317 Martin Luther King, Jr. St, Odessa
The closest few by distance from central Odessa, 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 Odessa.
The food scene in Odessa
Open listings put 149 places to eat within 2 miles of central Odessa, 24 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: Mexican (50), chicken (6) and bakery (6). 19 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Odessa is Mexican, Tex-Mex and chicken — types that are listed here at 3 to 5 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Mexican 50 Chicken 6 Coffee 6 Bakery 6 American 5 Barbecue 4 Pizza 4 Burgers 4 Seafood 4 Donuts 3
The food in Odessa
Odessa has more than enough places to eat — the trouble is choosing between them without spending longer deciding than eating.
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Eating out in Odessa
Odessa has a population of about 110,720. A city this size has real range, and range is what makes the decision slow. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Odessa, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Odessa is a little thinner on options than average
Odessa sits in Ector County, where the Census counts 103 full-service restaurants, 130 limited-service places, 27 cafés and snack bars and 21 bars — 281 places to eat or drink in all. Odessa makes up about 68% of the county's population.
That is 17.3 per 10,000 residents, a little under the national median of 19.4. Fewer options than average, which makes picking the right one matter more. Counter service clearly outnumbers sit-down — more a drive-through town than a linger-over-dinner one.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Odessa
- Midland, TX — about 20 miles away
- San Angelo, TX — about 116 miles away
- Lubbock, TX — about 123 miles away
- Abilene, TX — about 160 miles away
- Roswell, NM — about 165 miles away
- Clovis, NM — about 183 miles away
Campuses in and near Odessa
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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