Students walking into a residential hall.

Hours & Locations

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 standard hours are noted as soon as possible. Schedules are different during breaks, including over the summer. Please check for upcoming modified hours to learn of any exceptions to these schedules.

Standard hours

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

Residential

Breakfast

Day Colleges Time
Mon–Fri Continental: Pauli Murray, Saybrook 8:00–11:00 AM
Express: Berkeley, Davenport, Grace Hopper, Jonathan Edwards, Pierson, Timothy Dwight, Trumbull 8:00–11:00 AM
Hot: Benjamin Franklin, Branford, Ezra Stiles, Morse, Silliman 7:30–10:30 AM; 10:30–11:00 AM (continental)
Sat–Sun Continental: Ezra Stiles, Grace Hopper, Morse 8:00–10:30 AM
Brunch: All colleges 11:00 AM–1:30 PM

Lunch

Day Colleges Time
Mon–Fri Benjamin Franklin, Berkeley, Branford, Ezra Stiles, Grace Hopper, Morse, Pauli Murray, Saybrook, Silliman 11:30 AM–1:30 PM (Hopper until 2:30 PM Fri)
Davenport, Jonathan Edwards, Pierson, Timothy Dwight, Trumbull 12:00–2:00 PM
Sat–Sun Brunch: All colleges 11:00 AM–1:30 PM

Dinner

Day Colleges Time
Mon–Fri Benjamin Franklin, Berkeley, Branford, Grace Hopper, Pauli Murray, Saybrook, Silliman 5:00–7:30 PM (5:00–7:00 PM Fri)
Davenport, Jonathan Edwards, Pierson, Timothy Dwight, Trumbull 5:30–8:00 PM (5:00–7:00 PM Fri)
Morse, Ezra Stiles 5:00–8:00 PM
Sat–Sun All colleges 5:00–7:00 PM

Retail

Location Time(s)
The Bow Wow  9:30 AM - 4:00 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 (Lotus, Nori, Pasta e Basta, Rostir, Sazón) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Monday - Thursday)
Elm (at the Underground) 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM (Monday - Friday)
Ivy (at the Underground) 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Monday - Friday)
McNay Café at Yale School of Management 8:00 AM - 5:00 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 PM - 7:30 PM (Monday)
Dinner: 5:00 PM - 8:45 PM (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
Dinner: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM (Friday)
Steep Café  8:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Monday - Thursday)
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Friday)
The Well (21+) 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
West Campus Café 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Monday - Friday)

Closed to transfers

Below is the list of days where some colleges may be closed to transfers of non-affiliated students. Closed to transfer periods are determined by each individual college, not Yale Hospitality. Please reach out to the Head of College for additional “closed to transfers info” and about weekly events in your college.

College Time(s)
Berkeley Sunday 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Tuesday 6:15 PM – 7:30 PM
Branford Sunday 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Every other Wednesday 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Ezra Stiles and Morse Sunday 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Monday - Friday 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Silliman Sunday 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Monday - Thursday 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM 
Benjamin Franklin, Davenport, Grace Hopper, Jonathan Edwards, Pauli Murray, Pierson, Saybrook, Timothy Dwight, Trumbull Sunday 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Upcoming modified hours

Dining locations

Inside ESM

Residential dining

Within Yale’s unique 14-college Residential Dining system, the dining halls provide the historic backdrop to a long tradition where students gather together as a community to enjoy good food and conversation.

Inside Steep

Retail dining

Convenient, flexible options for eating across campus. These café-style and quick-service spaces provide a wide range of choices—from coffee and snacks to full meals—outside of traditional dining hall hours.

Hours differ during breaks

Residential dining hall schedules generally coincide with the term class schedule. While students may be on campus before classes start, after classes end, or during breaks, meal plans do not include these periods; dining halls are closed during these times. If students remain on campus during these times, they should plan accordingly. This overview is intended for planning purposes and clarifying expected closure periods. 

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