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Where to eat in Thousand Oaks, CA
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A few places to eat in Thousand Oaks
- Bad Ass Street Tacos Mexican · under 0.1 miles
2951 E Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks - Chocolatine French Café French · under 0.1 miles
2955 E Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks - Crown and Anchor British · 0.1 miles
2891 E Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks - Nori Japanese Grill Japanese · 0.1 miles
2871 E Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks - D'Amore's Pizza Pizza · 0.1 miles
2869 E Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks
The closest few by distance from central Thousand Oaks, 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 Thousand Oaks.
The food scene in Thousand Oaks
Open listings put 196 places to eat within 2 miles of central Thousand Oaks, 31 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: pizza (17), Mexican (14) and Italian (10). 11 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Thousand Oaks is Brazilian, poke and hot dogs — types that are listed here at 5 to 19 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Pizza 17 Mexican 14 Italian 10 Bakery 10 American 8 Mediterranean 6 Sushi 6 Sandwiches 6 Japanese 5 Burgers 5
The food in Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks 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 Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks has a population of about 128,731. A city this size has real range, and range is what makes the decision slow. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Thousand Oaks, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Thousand Oaks is a little thinner on options than average
Thousand Oaks 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. Thousand Oaks makes up about 15% 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, Simi Valley, San Buenaventura (Ventura), Camarillo, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Thousand Oaks.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
What are you craving in Thousand Oaks?
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Near Thousand Oaks
- Simi Valley, CA — about 8 miles away
- Camarillo, CA — about 12 miles away
- Oxnard, CA — about 19 miles away
- Santa Monica, CA — about 22 miles away
- Santa Clarita, CA — about 23 miles away
- San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA — about 23 miles away
Campuses in and near Thousand Oaks
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- Moorpark College
- Pepperdine University
- California State University-Channel Islands
- Los Angeles Pierce College
- California State University-Northridge
- Oxnard College
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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