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Where to eat in Yuma, AZ
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A few places to eat in Yuma
- Tacos El Zamy Taco · 0.3 miles
2071 S 4th Ave, Yuma - Burgers & Beer American · 0.3 miles
321 W 20th St, Yuma - Zee's Grill Bar and Grill · 0.3 miles
2115 S 4th Ave, Yuma - Taco Monster Mexican · 0.4 miles
2198 S 4th Ave, Yuma - Ronnie's Pizza Pizza · 0.4 miles
2059 S Avenue A, Yuma
The closest few by distance from central Yuma, 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 Yuma.
The food scene in Yuma
Open listings put 255 places to eat within 2 miles of central Yuma, 29 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: Mexican (43), pizza (14) and burgers (13). 36 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Yuma is tacos, buffet and Tex-Mex — 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 43 Pizza 14 Burgers 13 Bakery 12 Ice cream 10 Tacos 9 Sandwiches 8 Steakhouse 6 American 6 Sushi 5
The food in Yuma
Yuma 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.
Savor Scout picks one restaurant in Yuma 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 Yuma
Yuma has a population of about 91,923. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Yuma, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Eating out in Yuma means knowing where to look
Yuma sits in Yuma County, where the Census counts 95 full-service restaurants, 139 limited-service places, 32 cafés and snack bars and 23 bars — 289 places to eat or drink in all. Yuma makes up about 45% of the county's population.
That is 14.1 per 10,000 residents, well under the national median of 19.4. Worth widening the search radius here — the best option is often in the next town. Counter service clearly outnumbers sit-down — more a drive-through town than a linger-over-dinner one.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
What are you craving in Yuma?
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Near Yuma
- Calexico, CA — about 51 miles away
- El Centro, CA — about 55 miles away
- Coachella, CA — about 113 miles away
- Indio, CA — about 116 miles away
- La Quinta, CA — about 118 miles away
- Palm Desert, CA — about 124 miles away
Campuses in and near Yuma
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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