When & Where

Fall 2025

Below are the specific details of what we offer at our dining halls:

Weekday Breakfast:

  • Continental: Branford and Pauli Murray (8:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
  • Express: Berkeley, Davenport, Hopper, Jonathan Edwards, Pierson, Timothy Dwight, Trumbull (8:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
  • Hot: Franklin, Morse, Saybrook, Silliman, Stiles (7:30 AM - 10:30 AM; Continental Breakfast 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM)

Weekday Lunch: 

  • Standard: Berkeley, Branford, Franklin, Hopper, Morse, Pauli Murray, Saybrook, Silliman (11:30 AM - 1:30 PM)
  • Extended: Davenport, Jonathan Edwards, Pierson, Timothy Dwight, Trumbull (12:00 PM - 2:00 PM)

Weekday Dinner:

  • Standard: Berkeley, Branford, Franklin, Hopper, Pauli Murray, Saybrook, Silliman (5:00 PM - 7:30 PM)
  • Extended: Davenport, Jonathan Edwards, Pierson, Timothy Dwight, Trumbull (5:30 PM - 8:00 PM)
  • Extended: Ezra Stiles, Morse (5:00 PM - 8:00 PM)

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

Continental Breakfast 

Colleges: Branford, Pauli Murray 
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Express Breakfast

Colleges: Berkeley, Davenport, Hopper, Jonathan Edwards, Pierson, Timothy Dwight, Trumbull 
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Hot Breakfast followed by Continental Breakfast

Colleges: Franklin, Morse, Saybrook, Silliman, Stiles
Hot Breakfast: 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Continental Breakfast: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Weekend Breakfast & Brunch (Saturday & Sunday)

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

Also at Hopper, Morse, Stiles
Continental Breakfast: 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM


Weekday Lunch

Standard Lunch

Colleges: Berkeley, Branford, Franklin, Hopper, Morse, Pauli Murray, Saybrook, Silliman
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Extended Lunch

Colleges: Davenport, Jonathan Edwards, Pierson, Timothy Dwight, Trumbull
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

College: Hopper
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM (Friday)

Weekend Lunch (Saturday & Sunday)

All Colleges
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM


Weekday Dinner

Standard Dinner Service

Colleges: Berkeley, Branford, Hopper,  Pauli Murray, Saybrook, Silliman
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Friday)

Extended Dinner Service

Colleges: Davenport, Jonathan Edwards, Pierson, Timothy Dwight, Trumbull
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Friday)

Colleges: Morse, Stiles
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Friday)

Weekend Dinner (Saturday & Sunday)

All Colleges
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Restaurants, Cafes, & More

Slifka Dining: learn more on their website


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 (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)


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 
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM (Monday - Thursday)
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM (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

New operations

Events & Hour Alterations by Date

8/17 | All residential colleges open for express breakfast (7:30 AM - 8:30AM) with the exception of Stiles and Morse, which are open for hot breakfast (7:30 AM - 9:00 AM). All residential colleges open for lunch (11:30 AM - 1:30 PM) and dinner (5:30 PM - 7:30 PM)

8/18 | All residential colleges open for express breakfast (7:30 AM - 8:30AM) with the exception of Stiles and Morse, which are open for hot breakfast (7:30 AM - 9:00 AM). Families join first-years for lunch in all 14 colleges (12:00 PM - 1:30 PM); Heads of College host outdoor picnic dinners in all 14 colleges (5:30 PM - 7:00 PM)

8/19 - 8/20 | All residential colleges open for express breakfast (7:30 AM - 8:30AM) with the exception of Stiles and Morse, which are open for hot breakfast (7:30 AM - 9:00 AM). All residential dining halls open for lunch (11:30 AM - 1:30 PM) and dinner (5:30 PM - 7:30 PM)

8/21 - 8/23 | Berkeley, Hopper, Franklin, Murray, Branford, Saybrook, Silliman, and Timothy Dwight open for express breakfast (7:30 AM - 8:30AM); Stiles and Morse open for hot breakfast (7:30 AM - 9:00 AM). Berkeley, Hopper, Franklin, Murray, Branford, Saybrook, Silliman, Stiles, Morse, and Timothy Dwight open for lunch (11:30 AM - 1:30 PM) and dinner (5:30 PM - 7:30 PM)

8/22 | The Refrectory at Divinity: grab and go only (8:00 AM - 2:00 PM)

8/24 | Meal Plans Begin

8/24 - 8/26 | Be advised that pre-term schedules are in effect. Breakfast hours vary by location.

8/25 | TBC Steep Café opens 

8/25 | Elm opens (regular hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM) 

8/27 | First Day of Classes 

8/27 | Bow Wow, Ivy opens

9/2 | Commons opens

9/3 | Well opens

9/4 | Elm closes 3:30pm; Ivy closed

10/3 - 10/5 | Family Weekend 

10/14 | Elm closes 5pm; Ivy closed

10/15 - 10/16 | Elm open 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Commons, Bow Wow, IVY, and Well closed

10/17 | All Schwarzman outlets closed

11/20 | Commons Grab and Go (11:00 AM - 3:00 PM); Elm closes at 3:00 PM; IVY closed 

11/21 | Elm closes at 3:00 PM

11/24 - 11/26 | Elm open 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Commons, Bow Wow, IVY, and Well closed

11/27 - 11/28 | All Schwarzman outlets closed

12/1 | All Schwarzman outlets resume regular hours

12/15 | Elm open 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Commons, Bow Wow, IVY, and Well closed

12/19 | All Schwarzman outlets closed

1/5 - 1/9 | Elm open 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Commons, Bow Wow, IVY, and Well closed

1/12 | All Schwarzman outlets resume regular hours

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