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Where to eat in Peoria, IL
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A few places to eat in Peoria
- River City Cafe and Grille Delicatessen · 0.1 miles
425 Hamilton Blvd, Peoria - Two25 French · 0.1 miles
225 Northeast Adams Street, Peoria - Haddad's Downtown Lebanese · 0.1 miles
319 Main St, Peoria - Jim's Steak House Steakhouse · 0.1 miles
110 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria - Caterpillar Ab Eurest Cafeteria · 0.1 miles
100 NE Adams St, Peoria
The closest few by distance from central Peoria, 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 Peoria.
The food scene in Peoria
Open listings put 195 places to eat within 2 miles of central Peoria, 35 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: sandwiches (16), pizza (14) and Mexican (11). 17 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Peoria is chicken and steakhouse — types that are listed here at 3 to 3 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Sandwiches 16 Pizza 14 Mexican 11 American 11 Bakery 10 Chicken 9 Bar & grill 7 Ice cream 6 Coffee 6 Steakhouse 6
The food in Peoria
Peoria has more than enough places to eat — the trouble is choosing between them without spending longer deciding than eating.
Savor Scout picks one restaurant in Peoria and tells you why it picked it. Say what you're craving and it reads menus and reviews for that specific dish, rather than sorting places by overall star rating. Free, runs in the browser, and one search needs no account.
Eating out in Peoria
Peoria has a population of about 116,513. A city this size has real range, and range is what makes the decision slow. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Peoria, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
How well supplied is Peoria?
Peoria sits in Peoria County, where the Census counts 143 full-service restaurants, 143 limited-service places, 42 cafés and snack bars and 78 bars — 406 places to eat or drink in all. Peoria makes up about 64% of the county's population.
That is 22.4 per 10,000 residents, comfortably above the national median of 19.4. Enough range that the deciding takes longer than the eating. 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 Peoria
- Normal, IL — about 34 miles away
- Bloomington, IL — about 34 miles away
- Springfield, IL — about 63 miles away
- Decatur, IL — about 68 miles away
- Moline, IL — about 74 miles away
- Rock Island, IL — about 76 miles away
Campuses in and near Peoria
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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