When & Where

Wondering when and where you can enjoy your meals? Stay up to date with schedules for the academic calendar, holidays and more below. Changes to our regular routine hours are noted below as soon as possible. Schedules are different during breaks, including summer vacation.

*Standard hours reflected. Operational schedules are subject to change in coordination with ongoing University timeline updates. All times are listed in Eastern Time (ET).

Regular Hours

Residential Colleges

Weekday Breakfast

All Residential Colleges (aside from Davenport on Fridays)
Continental Breakfast: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Monday through Friday)

Specifically Saybrook, Stiles, Morse, Franklin, & Silliman (Hot Breakfast Followed by Continental Breakfast)
Hot Breakfast: 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM (Monday through Friday)
Continental Breakfast: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM (Monday through Friday)

Specifically Davenport on Fridays
Continental Breakfast: 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM (Fridays only)


Weekend Breakfast (Saturday & Sunday)

All Residential Colleges
Brunch (breakfast & lunch offerings): 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM (Saturday & Sunday)

Also at Hopper, Morse & Stiles
Continental Breakfast: 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM (Saturday & Sunday)


Lunch

All Residential Colleges
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM (Monday - Friday)
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM (Saturday & Sunday)


Extended Lunch

Davenport
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM (Friday)

Hopper and Trumbull
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM (Friday)


Dinner

All Residential Colleges (excluding Stiles and Morse)
5:00 - 7:30 PM (Monday - Thursday)
5:00 - 7:00 PM (Friday)

Stiles and Morse
5:00 - 8:00 PM (Monday - Friday)

All Residential Colleges
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Saturday & Sunday)


Restaurants, Cafes, & More

Slifka Dining: learn more on their website


The Bow Wow
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Monday - Friday)


Café 25 at Science Park
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM (Monday -Friday)


Café Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Monday - Thursday)
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Friday)


Café Med
7:30 AM - 7:00 PM (Monday - Friday)


Charley’s Place at Yale School of Management
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM (Monday - Friday)


Commons (Rooted, Pasta e Basta, Rostir, Lotus)
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Monday - Thursday)


Elm (at the Underground)
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM (Monday - Friday)


Health Center Café
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM (Monday - Friday)


Ivy (at the Underground)
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM (Monday - Friday)


McNay Café
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Monday - Friday)


Ramen at Ground
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Monday - Friday)


The Refectory at Divinity
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Monday - Thursday)
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Friday)


Slifka Center Dining
Lunch - 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM (Monday - Friday)
Dinner -  5:00 - 7:30 PM (Monday - Thursday)
Dinner - 7:30 - 9:30 PM (Friday)


Steep Café 
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Monday - Friday)


The Well (21+)
5:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)


West Campus Café
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Monday - Friday)

Residential Dining Open/Close Overview

Open/ Close Overview Residential dining hall schedules generally coincide with the term class schedule. While students may be on campus before classes start, after classes end, and during breaks, meal plans does not include these periods and dining halls are closed during these times. If students remain on-campus during these times, students should plan accordingly. This overview is intended for planning purposes and clarifying expected closure periods. For specific dates, schedule alterations, and hours of operations please visit the Hospitality When & Where page. Details are subject to change.

Events & Hour Alterations by Date

Slifka Dining Updates: We are pleased to share that Slifka Dining now has extended dinner hours. Slifka’s dinner hours are now until 8:45 PM on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Student meal plan holders can now use guest swipes at Slifka. And, there are new Slifka menus on Fridays! Check it out


1/13 | all residential college dining halls return to normal post-break operations; Steep Café returns to normal operating hours after winter break alteration; Commons opens for routine hours


1/20 | Commons, Elm, Ivy, The Bow Wow all closed; all Yale Hospitality cafés/ retail locations closed 

Residential dining has an altered schedule; it will be: 

Continental Breakfast: Hopper, Morse, Styles: 8:00 - 10:30 AM 

Brunch: All units open 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Dinner: All units open 5:00 - 7:00 PM


1/23 | Commons will be grab & go only 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM


1/30 | Pop up cooking class in the Peck Room (Commons), 1:00 PM, first come, first served


1/28 | The Tasting Series at The Well: South America, 5:30 - 7:30 PM, registration required 


2/5 & 2/6 | Commons grab and go only 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM


2/11 | Tasting Series at The Well: Vodka & Gin, 5:30 - 7:30 PM, registration required (link coming)


2/12 | The Well closed


2/20 | Pop up cooking class in the Peck room (Commons), 1:00 PM, first come, first served


2/21 | First Year Formal in Commons, 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM


2/22 | Senior Masquerade in Commons, 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM 


3/4 | Tasting Series at The Well: Spanish Wine, 5:30 - 7:30 PM, registration will be required (link coming soon)


3/7 | Elm closed at 5:00 PM; The Well and Ivy closed

3/10 through 3/21 | Steep Café altered hours: closes at 3:00 PM


3/10 through 3/14 | Elm altered hours, open 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM; The Well, Ivy, and The Bow Wow closed

3/11 through 3/22 | The Refectory at Divinity closed


3/17 through 3/21 | Elm altered hours, open 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM; The Well, Ivy, and The Bow Wow closed 

3/18 through 3/22 | Café Law closed 


3/24 | Commons, Elm, Ivy, The Bow Wow routine hours resume


3/27 | The Well closed


4/10 | Oleoteca in Commons (more details coming soon)


4/15 | Tasting Series at The Well: Cita Park Tasting, 5:30 - 7:30 PM, registration will be required (link coming soon)


4/18 | Elm, Ivy, The Well, The Bow Wow closed


4/21 & 4/22 | Bulldog Days


4/22 | Commons altered hours, 1:30 - 3:00 PM (Bulldog Days lunch 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM)


4/24 | Pop up cooking class in the Peck Room (Commons), 1:00 PM


4/26 | Spring Fling 


4/28 through 4/30 | Senior Dinners (different days for different residential colleges; more info coming soon)


5/1 | Last day of Commons for the academic year 


5/2 | Last day of Ramen, Ivy, and The Well for the academic year 


5/5 through 5/7 | Elm standard hours 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM but Commons, Ivy, The Well, Ramen closed


5/8 & 5/9 | Elm summer hours begin: 8:00 AM through 3:00 PM; The Bow Wow will be open these days with routine hours: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM; Commons, Ivy, The Well, Ramen closed


5/9 | Last day of Ivy, The Well, The Bow Wow, Ramen for the academic year; Commons closed

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