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. Please check Events & Hour Alterations By Date for exceptions to these schedules:

*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 (Monday - Friday)

Continental Breakfast 

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

Weekend Breakfast & Brunch (Saturday & Sunday)

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

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

Weekday Lunch (Monday - Friday)

Standard Lunch

Colleges: Berkeley, Branford, Ezra Stiles, 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 (Monday - Friday)

Standard Dinner Service

Colleges: Berkeley, Branford, Franklin, 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,  Ezra Stiles
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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)

Ivy (at the Underground)
12:00 PM - 9:00 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

Open/Close Overview PDF

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

2/8 | Super Bowl Sunday themed dinners in all residential dining halls

2/10 | Black History Month menus in Franklin, Murray, Silliman, and Timothy Dwight dining halls; Tasting Series at The Well: Global Cocktail Tour: Craft, Culture, & Technique Around the World (21+; registration required, space is limited)

2/12 | Black History Month menus in Branford, Saybrook, Davenport, Jonathan Edwards, and Pierson dining halls 

2/17 | Mardi Gras themed lunches in all residential dining halls

2/17 - 3/6 | Ramadan meals available; register with Omer Bajwa, Director of Muslim Life, at the Chaplain’s Office

2/19 | Lunar New Year dinners in all residential dining halls

2/23 - 3/3 | Global Table: Chef Rodrigo Pacheco in residence 

3/2 | Commons grab and go; Global Table Event in The Well (registration required; space is limited; tickets open 2/13)

3/12 | Brinner (breakfast for dinner) in Branford, Saybrook, Davenport, Jonathan Edwards, and Pierson dining halls 

3/6 | Elm closes at 5:00 PM; Ivy and The Well closed

3/7 - 3/8 | Hopper, Jonathan Edwards, Saybrook, and Trumbull open for lunch and dinner; all other residential dining halls closed

3/9 - 3/13 | Elm open 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Commons, Ivy, Bow Wow, and The Well closed

3/9 - 3/19 | All residential dining halls closed

3/9 - 3/20 | Steep Cafe closes at 3:00 PM; McNay Cafe closes at 3:00 PM

3/16 - 3/20 | Elm open 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Commons, Ivy, Bow Wow, and The Well closed; Cafe Law closed

3/20 - 3/21 | Hopper, Jonathan Edwards, Saybrook, and Trumbull open for lunch and dinner; all other residential dining halls closed

3/22 | All residential dining halls resume regular hours

3/23 | Commons closed; All other Schwarzman Center outlets resume regular hours

3/24 - 3/26 | Commons closed

3/25 | Brinner (breakfast for dinner) in Franklin, Murray, Silliman, and Timothy Dwight dining halls

4/3 | All Schwarzman Center outlets closed; Steep Cafe closed; The Refectory at Divinity closed; West Campus Cafe closed; Cafe Law closed; Cafe Med closed

4/8 | Brinner (breakfast for dinner) in Berkeley, Hopper, Stiles, Morse, and Trumbull dining halls

4/10 | MENA dinners in all residential dining halls

4/16 | The Well opens at 6:30 PM

4/21 | Commons open from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

4/30 | Last day of service for Commons

5/1 | Last day of service for Ivy and The Well

5/6 | Elm Summer hours begin (8:00 AM - 3:00 PM)

5/8 | Last day of service for Bow Wow

5/18 - 5/20 | Elm closed

Closed to Transfers

Below is the list of days where some colleges may be closed to transfers of non-affiliated students. Please reach out to the Head of College with any questions.

Berkeley
Sunday 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Tuesday 6:15 – 7:30 PM

Branford
Sunday 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Every other Wednesday 5:00 – 6:00 PM

Davenport, Ezra Stiles, Franklin, Hopper, Jonathan Edwards, Morse, Murray, Pierson, Saybrook, Silliman, Timothy Dwight, Trumbull
Sunday 5:00 – 7:00 PM

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