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Where to eat in Whittier, CA
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A few places to eat in Whittier
- California Grill & Bar Bar and Grill · under 0.1 miles
6751 Painter Ave, Whittier - Azabu Sushi · 0.2 miles
13119 Philadelphia St, Whittier - Campus Inn (CI) Cafeteria · 0.2 miles
7214 Painter Ave, Whittier - Ciao Italia Italian · 0.2 miles
13112 Philadelphia St, Whittier - Maki Yaki Japanese · 0.2 miles
6736 Bright Ave, Whittier
The closest few by distance from central Whittier, 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 Whittier.
The food scene in Whittier
Open listings put 221 places to eat within 2 miles of central Whittier, 83 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: Mexican (30), pizza (18) and sandwiches (10). 14 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Whittier is tacos, Asian fusion and Vietnamese — types that are listed here at 3 to 4 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Mexican 30 Pizza 18 Sandwiches 10 Burgers 9 Bakery 9 Tacos 9 Donuts 7 American 6 Bar & grill 6 Coffee 5
The food in Whittier
Whittier 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 Whittier
Whittier has a population of about 86,635. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Whittier, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
How well supplied is Whittier?
Whittier sits in Los Angeles County, where the Census counts 8,227 full-service restaurants, 9,336 limited-service places, 3,530 cafés and snack bars and 723 bars — 21,816 places to eat or drink in all. Whittier makes up about 1% of the county's population.
That is 22 per 10,000 residents, comfortably above the national median of 19.4. Enough range that the deciding takes longer than the eating. Counter service edges out sit-down, which is the national norm.
Those county figures also cover Los Angeles, Long Beach, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pomona, Torrance and 38 more, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Whittier.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
What are you craving in Whittier?
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Near Whittier
- Pico Rivera, CA — about 4 miles away
- La Mirada, CA — about 4 miles away
- Montebello, CA — about 5 miles away
- La Puente, CA — about 6 miles away
- La Habra, CA — about 6 miles away
- Norwalk, CA — about 6 miles away
Campuses in and near Whittier
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- Rio Hondo College
- Biola University
- Cerritos College
- East Los Angeles College
- Fullerton College
- California State University-Los Angeles
- Cypress College
- California State University-Fullerton
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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