Aurora lists 1,303 places in this guide, and 995 are restaurants. The count includes 114 quick service spots, 92 cafes and 89 bars. Mexican (161), coffee shops and cafes (97) and pizza (78) are the top categories among the places listed.
Places per ten thousand residents come to 32.3 here, under the 41.8 median across all cities.
800 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Starbucks (34), Subway (20), McDonald's (19) and Taco Bell (11).
In the Servestack Independent Restaurant Index, Aurora ranks #202 of 332 large US cities for the share of places that are independent.
Food in Aurora by cuisine
Mexican in Aurora
- Restaurant · Mexican · 1034 S Sable Blvd
- Restaurant · Mexican · 3102 S Parker Rd
- Restaurant · Mexican · 9698 E Montview Blvd
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 3140 S Parker Rd
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 25791 E Smoky Hill Rd
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 13700 E Colfax Ave Unit A
Coffee shops and cafes in Aurora
- Cafe · Chain · 14901 E Colfax Ave
- Cafe · Chain · 10761 E Alameda Ave
- Cafe · Chain · 1240 S Buckley Rd
- Cafe · 15600 E Alameda Pkwy
- Cafe · Chain · 1677 S Havana St
- Cafe · Chain · 7400 S Gartrell Rd
Pizza in Aurora
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 3105 S Peoria St
- Restaurant · Pizza · 477 N Sable Blvd
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 10551 Garden Dr Unit 104
- Restaurant · Pizza · 16961 E Quincy Ave
- Restaurant · Pizza · 16070 E Dartmouth Ave
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 1545 S Havana St
Bars in Aurora
- Bar · 15162 E Hampden Ave
- Bar · 2295 S Chambers Rd
- Bar · 16961 E Quincy Ave
- Bar · 15220 E Hampden Ave
- Bar · 2300 S Chambers Rd
- Bar · 16050 E Dartmouth Ave Unit 2
Sandwiches and delis in Aurora
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 3425 Salida St.
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 13100 E Colfax Ave
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 2250 S. Parker Rd. Ste. 140
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 15405 E Briarwood Cir
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 24300 E. Smoky Hill Rd., Ste 128
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 5440 S Parker Rd
Bakeries and donuts in Aurora
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 22910 E Arapahoe Rd
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 23950 E Smoky Hill Rd
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 16495 E 40th Cir
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 23973 E Prospect Ave Ste B
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 10650 E Garden Dr, Suite 101
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 746 Peoria St
Own a restaurant in Aurora?
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Place data from the Overture Maps Foundation (overturemaps.org), which includes data from Meta, Microsoft and Foursquare, used under the CDLA Permissive 2.0 and Apache 2.0 licenses. Restaurants open, close and move; check with the restaurant before you go. Data refreshed 2026-10-11.