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Where to eat in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA
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A few places to eat in San Buenaventura (Ventura)
- Eddie's Grill Ventura American · 0.2 miles
5101 Telegraph Rd, Ventura - Santino's Pizza Parlor Pizza · 0.5 miles
4231 Telegraph Rd, Ventura - La Parrilla Yucatan Mexican · 0.6 miles
100 N Ashwood Ave, Ventura - The Lebanese Oven Middle Eastern · 0.6 miles
152 N Ashwood Ave, Ventura - Lil Sammie’s Mini Donuts Donut Shop · 0.6 miles
134 N Ashwood Ave, Ventura
The closest few by distance from central San Buenaventura (Ventura), 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 San Buenaventura (Ventura).
The food scene in San Buenaventura (Ventura)
Open listings put 188 places to eat within 2 miles of central San Buenaventura (Ventura), 5 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: Mexican (21), pizza (17) and sandwiches (14). 20 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in San Buenaventura (Ventura) is Mediterranean, sushi and Vietnamese — 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:
Mexican 21 Pizza 17 Sandwiches 14 Bakery 9 Sushi 6 Breakfast & brunch 6 Burgers 5 Deli 5 Chinese 5 Thai 4
The food in San Buenaventura (Ventura)
San Buenaventura (Ventura) 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 San Buenaventura (Ventura) 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 San Buenaventura (Ventura)
San Buenaventura (Ventura) has a population of about 108,817. A city this size has real range, and range is what makes the decision slow. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around San Buenaventura (Ventura), so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
San Buenaventura (Ventura) is a little thinner on options than average
San Buenaventura (Ventura) sits in Ventura County, where the Census counts 587 full-service restaurants, 690 limited-service places, 231 cafés and snack bars and 43 bars — 1,551 places to eat or drink in all. San Buenaventura (Ventura) makes up about 13% of the county's population.
That is 18.4 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 edges out sit-down, which is the national norm.
Those county figures also cover Oxnard, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Camarillo, all within Savor Scout's search radius from San Buenaventura (Ventura).
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near San Buenaventura (Ventura)
- Oxnard, CA — about 6 miles away
- Camarillo, CA — about 12 miles away
- Thousand Oaks, CA — about 23 miles away
- Simi Valley, CA — about 26 miles away
- Santa Barbara, CA — about 29 miles away
- Santa Clarita, CA — about 40 miles away
Campuses in and near San Buenaventura (Ventura)
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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