Restaurants in Merced, CA

Merced's 282 listed places break down into 207 restaurants, 33 quick-service spots, 32 cafes and 8 bars. Mexican is the top category at 52, followed by coffee shops and cafes at 33, pizza at 21 and sandwiches and delis at 15. Burgers reach 11, while bakeries and donuts and Thai food each show 10.

59 percent of the listings in this guide are independent. Their pages add useful context for a wider Central Valley look.

165 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Starbucks (14), Subway (7), McDonald's (7) and KFC (4).

Food in Merced by cuisine

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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.