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Where to eat in Stamford, CT
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A few places to eat in Stamford
- The Sandwich Maestro Sandwich Shop · under 0.1 miles
90 Atlantic St, Stamford - Top This Salad Bar · 0.1 miles
117 Atlantic St, Stamford - Kati 'n' More Indian · 0.1 miles
80 Atlantic St, Stamford - Sushi X2 Sushi · 0.1 miles
109 Atlantic St, Stamford - Cilantro Restaurant · 0.1 miles
83 Atlantic St, Stamford
The closest few by distance from central Stamford, 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 Stamford.
The food scene in Stamford
Open listings put 425 places to eat within 2 miles of central Stamford, 180 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: pizza (48), Mexican (26) and deli (24). 14 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Stamford is Peruvian, Colombian and ramen — types that are listed here at 5 to 12 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Pizza 48 Mexican 26 Deli 24 Italian 22 Coffee 17 American 17 Bakery 15 Chinese 15 Sandwiches 11 Peruvian 11
The food in Stamford
Stamford 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 Stamford
Stamford has a population of about 126,456. A city this size has real range, and range is what makes the decision slow. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Stamford, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Stamford has more places to eat than most of the country
Stamford sits in Western Connecticut Planning Region, where the Census counts 732 full-service restaurants, 541 limited-service places, 233 cafés and snack bars and 26 bars — 1,532 places to eat or drink in all. Stamford makes up about 20% of the county's population.
At 24.7 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 Norwalk, Danbury, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Stamford.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Stamford
- Norwalk, CT — about 8 miles away
- White Plains, NY — about 12 miles away
- New Rochelle, NY — about 16 miles away
- Mount Vernon, NY — about 18 miles away
- Bridgeport, CT — about 20 miles away
- Yonkers, NY — about 21 miles away
Campuses in and near Stamford
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- SUNY Westchester Community College
- Long Island University
- Fairfield University
- New York Institute of Technology
- Mercy College
- SUNY Old Westbury
- Sacred Heart University
- University of Bridgeport
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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