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Where to eat in Wilkes-Barre, PA
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A few places to eat in Wilkes-Barre
- Mimmo's Pizza Pizza · under 0.1 miles
46 Public Sq, Wilkes Barre - Northeast Snacks Chocolatier · under 0.1 miles
67-69 Public Sq Ste 903, Wilkes Barre - Currys Donuts Donut Shop · 0.1 miles
77 Public Sq, Wilkes Barre - Franklin's Bar and Grill · 0.1 miles
53 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre - Circles on the Square Delicatessen · 0.1 miles
9 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre
The closest few by distance from central Wilkes-Barre, 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 Wilkes-Barre.
The food scene in Wilkes-Barre
Open listings put 285 places to eat within 2 miles of central Wilkes-Barre, 58 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: pizza (41), deli (15) and bar & grill (15). 19 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Wilkes-Barre is Dominican, hot dogs and deli — types that are listed here at 3 to 27 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Pizza 41 Deli 15 Bar & grill 15 Mexican 14 Sandwiches 13 Chinese 12 Bakery 12 American 11 Ice cream 9 Italian 8
The food in Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre 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 Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre has a population of about 41,108. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Wilkes-Barre, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
How many places to eat are there in Wilkes-Barre?
Wilkes-Barre sits in Luzerne County, where the Census counts 293 full-service restaurants, 228 limited-service places, 70 cafés and snack bars and 70 bars — 661 places to eat or drink in all. Wilkes-Barre makes up about 13% of the county's population.
That works out at 20.3 per 10,000 residents, which is about level with the national median of 19.4 — a normal amount of choice, and a normal amount of indecision. 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.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Wilkes-Barre
- Scranton, PA — about 16 miles away
- Allentown, PA — about 48 miles away
- Bethlehem, PA — about 50 miles away
- Binghamton, NY — about 59 miles away
- Reading, PA — about 63 miles away
- Harrisburg, PA — about 85 miles away
Campuses in and near Wilkes-Barre
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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