All undergraduate dining halls, the Center for Jewish Life, and the Graduate College will be open for the spring 2022 term.

Dining halls will open for the spring 2022 term with dinner on Sunday, January 23, 2022.

Please visit our hours of operations page.

Sensors have been installed at entryways and exits of open dining halls to provide anonymous, real-time counts of people present in the dining halls. To view real-time occupancy in all of our dining halls visit density.princeton.edu.

Staff information for our dining halls are listed for each location at dining.princeton.edu/where-eat. You may also contact us through our department email at dining@princeton.edu.

At this time, all meals may be enjoyed in the dining halls. For your comfort, if you would prefer to have your meal in your dorm, we have take-out containers available. These are limited one per meal.

In addition to these options, our Lunch to Go program is available.

We have worked closely with Environmental Health and Safety to ensure the dining halls are as safe as possible for both guests and our team. Options in the dining halls are subject to change in accordance with state and local mandates and guidance in effect at the time.

Masks must be worn at all times except when eating or drinking.

When eating in the dining halls is available, students may remove their masks while eating or drinking in the dining halls.

First-year and sophomore students are automatically signed up for the Unlimited Meal Plan for Fall and Spring semesters.

Juniors and seniors living in residential college housing are required to select a meal plan.

Juniors and seniors not living in residential college housing have the option to purchase a meal plan if they wish.

Graduate students living in the Graduate College are required to select a meal plan.

Graduate students living in apartments have the option to purchase a meal plan if they wish.

Meal plan options can be found on our Meal Plan page.

Available meal plan options can be found on our Meal Plan page.

Spring meal plans will begin with dinner on Sunday, January 23, 2022 and end after dinner on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

For each meal, a daily, rotating menu will be served. Each dining hall serves its own, unique menu, usually consisting of a hot entree station, grill items, and a salad bar. Some dining halls may offer action stations, pizza stations, or both.

When available, menus can be found on our website, here.

The undergraduate unlimited, block 95, block 190, and block 235 meal plans, and the graduate unlimited and graduate block 105 meal plans remain active for the spring recess period. During recess, one brunch and one dinner swipe are allowed daily (re-entry is not permitted). Dining hall hours and open locations will be posted on our website.

Students without a meal plan have two meal plan options during recess:

1) The Traditional Recess Meal Plan includes two meals daily (not unlimited meal swipes); brunch and dinner. The plan fee is $207.00. A prorated fee will be charged if you register after recess has begun.

2) The Block 5 Meal Plan allows for a total of 5 meals during recess for a cost of $76.00.

In either case, a student must register with Campus Dining if they are planning to take meals during a recess. Registration information is announced via e-mail and posted to the website before each recess.

Guest meals, meal exchange, and two extra meal per week programs are not available during recess periods.

Juniors and seniors without a meal plan may use the Two Extra Meals program. Regardless of whether or not juniors and seniors purchase a meal plan, they are given two extra meals per week, Sunday brunch to Saturday dinner, to be used in a residential college dining hall.

Members of the University community without a meal plan — including students, faculty and staff — may eat in any dining hall at current single meal rates with a student charge, Paw Points, Tower Cards (purchased at TigerCard office), or a department charge. Cash or credit cards cannot be used for dining hall meals.

You will need to show your TigerCard to gain access to the dining halls. Be sure to let the card checker know which method you are choosing so that your account will be charged properly.

A change that results in an increase can be made at any time through the Housing website. Click on "My Housing for Undergraduates" and log on using your Princeton netID and password, then click on "My contracts".

A change that results in a decrease can be made once each semester, during the dates below by contacting The Service Point at thepoint@princeton.edu.

Spring semester changes: January 24, 2022 through February 7, 2022

See Terms and Policies for additional details.

If you have a food allergy or a special dietary need, please contact our Registered Dietitian, Puneet Sethi, RDN at ps5680@princeton.edu. 

Each dining hall has a culinary team who takes pride and passion in preparing nutritious meals for each member of the Princeton community. If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to Campus Dining by emailing dining@princeton.edu.

Yes, halal options will be available in the residential dining halls and at the Frist Food Gallery.

Campus Dining chefs or managers are available to answer questions or you can email Campus Dining at dining@princeton.edu.

Yes, the Center for Jewish Life will be open and kosher meals can be ordered to the dining halls 24 hours in advance. Please contact the manager of the dining hall from where you are picking your meal up from.

Yes, Campus Dining will provide meals for students who need to isolate and have a meal plan. Students will be contacted by University Health Services (UHS) with information about meals. For further details on the isolation process, please visit the University’s COVID website.

At this time, undergraduate meal plan FAQs for next year can be found at www.princeton.edu/newin22.