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Where to eat in Renton, WA
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A few places to eat in Renton
- Royal Orchid Thai Cuisine Thai · under 0.1 miles
104 Rainier Ave S, Renton - Big Island Poke Poke · 0.1 miles
235 Rainier Ave S, Renton - El Muchacho Alegre Mexican · 0.1 miles
111 Airport Way, Renton - Sma5H Halal · 0.2 miles
203 S 2nd St Ste A Ste A, Renton - Happy At the Bay Teriyaki Japanese · 0.2 miles
203 S 2nd St, Renton
The closest few by distance from central Renton, 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 Renton.
The food scene in Renton
Open listings put 198 places to eat within 2 miles of central Renton, 49 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: Mexican (21), Vietnamese (13) and sandwiches (10). 13 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Renton is Vietnamese, gastropub and Japanese — types that are listed here at 4 to 9 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Mexican 21 Vietnamese 13 Sandwiches 10 Japanese 10 Pizza 9 Burgers 8 Coffee 7 Bakery 6 Chinese 5 Indian 5
The food in Renton
Renton 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 Renton
Renton has a population of about 97,003. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Renton, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Renton has more places to eat than most of the country
Renton sits in King County, where the Census counts 2,613 full-service restaurants, 1,782 limited-service places, 977 cafés and snack bars and 343 bars — 5,715 places to eat or drink in all. Renton makes up about 4% of the county's population.
At 25.4 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. Unusually, sit-down restaurants outnumber counter-service ones. Nationally it runs close to even and most places tilt the other way, so this is a town that eats at tables.
Those county figures also cover Seattle, Bellevue, Kent, Federal Way, Kirkland, Auburn, Redmond, Shoreline and 2 more, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Renton.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Renton
- Burien, WA — about 6 miles away
- Kent, WA — about 7 miles away
- Bellevue, WA — about 9 miles away
- Seattle, WA — about 10 miles away
- Federal Way, WA — about 12 miles away
- Auburn, WA — about 12 miles away
Campuses in and near Renton
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- Bellevue College
- Highline College
- South Seattle College
- Seattle University
- Seattle Central College
- Green River College
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus
- North Seattle College
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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