Residential & Retail Dining
Visit the UAlbany Dining website for detailed information on available dining halls and retail dining options, including locations and menus. Download campus maps.
The GET Food app — accessible within the CBORD Mobile ID app — allows you to skip the Campus Center retail dining lines and order food online for pickup. You can also use the CBORD Mobile ID app for contactless payment on campus. Review instructions for downloading and using the app.
Questions? Contact UAlbany Dining at [email protected] or 518-442-5985.
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Hours of Operation
Note: Hours of operation are subject to change. Follow UAS on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and TikTok for the latest updates.
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Regular Fall 2024 Dining Hours
Regular Fall 2024 dining hours started on Monday, August 26, 2024. Download a PDF of the regular Fall 2024 hours.
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Residential Dining: Indigenous & State Quads (Fall 2024)
| Monday to Thursday | Breakfast: 7:30 to 10 a.m. Continental Breakfast: 10 to 11 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Limited Menu: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Dinner: 4 to 8 p.m. Late Dinner: 8 to 11 p.m. |
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| Friday | Breakfast: 7:30 to 10 a.m. Continental Breakfast: 10 to 11 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Limited Menu: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Dinner: 4 to 8 p.m. |
| Saturday & Sunday | Breakfast/Lunch: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Limited Menu: 3 to 4 p.m. Dinner: 4 to 8 p.m. |
Residential Dining: Alumni Quad (Fall 2024)
| Monday to Friday | Breakfast: 7 to 10 a.m. Dinner: 5 to 8:30 p.m. |
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| Saturday & Sunday | Brunch: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dinner: 5 to 8 p.m. |
Retail Dining: Campus Center (Fall 2024)
| 1844 Restaurant | Monday to Friday: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
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| 518 Market | Monday to Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: Noon to 6 p.m. |
| Al Dente | Monday to Thursday: 4 to 9 p.m. |
| Baba’s Pizza | Monday to Thursday: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday: 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday: 4 to 10:30 p.m. Sunday: 4 to 10 p.m. |
| Calypso | Monday to Thursday: 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday: 1:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Corner Deli | Monday to Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
| East Café | Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
| Fountain Grill | Daily: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Fresh Fruit Bar | Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
| The Halal Shack | Monday to Friday: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: Noon to 10 p.m. |
| Jamal’s Chicken | Monday to Thursday: Noon to 10 p.m. Friday & Saturday: Noon to 10:30 p.m. Sunday: Noon to 10 p.m. |
| Nikos Café | Monday to Friday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: Noon to 8 p.m. |
| Spice Market | Monday to Thursday: 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday: 1:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Starbucks | Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Stocks & Stems | Monday to Thursday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| SubConnection | Monday to Friday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: Noon to 8 p.m. |
| Sweet Shop Inside 518 Market | Monday to Friday: Noon to 7 p.m. |
| Tres Habaneros | Monday to Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| UMAI Fusion | Monday to Thursday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| UMAI Sushi | Monday to Thursday: 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
Retail Dining: Other Venues (Fall 2024)
| Argo Tea | Monday to Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
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| Downtown Café | Monday to Thursday: 4 to 7:30 p.m. |
| ETEC Café | Monday to Thursday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. |
| Morris’s Café | Monday to Friday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
Thanksgiving Break 2024 Dining Hours
Thanksgiving Break dining hours run from Sunday, November 24, to Friday, December 1, 2024. Download a PDF of the Thanksgiving Break 2024 hours.
Note: Residential dining will be closed from Wednesday, November 27, to Saturday, November 30, 2024. All dining will be closed on Thursday, November 28, 2024.
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Residential Dining: Indigenous Quad (Thanksgiving Break 2024)
| Sunday, November 24, 2024 | Brunch: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Limited Menu: 3 to 4 p.m. Dinner: 4 to 8 p.m. |
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| Monday, November 25, 2024 | Breakfast: 7:30 to 10 a.m. Continental Breakfast: 10 to 11 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Limited Menu: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Dinner: 4 to 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2024 | Breakfast: 7:30 to 10 a.m. Continental Breakfast: 10 to 11 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Limited Menu: 2:30 to 4 p.m. |
| Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Limited Menu: 4 to 8 p.m. |
Residential Dining: State Quad (Thanksgiving Break 2024)
| Sunday, November 24, 2024 | Brunch: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Limited Menu: 3 to 4 p.m. Dinner: 4 to 8 p.m. |
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| Monday, November 25, 2024 | Breakfast: 7:30 to 10 a.m. Continental Breakfast: 10 to 11 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Limited Menu: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Dinner: 4 to 8 p.m. Late Night: 8 to 11 p.m. |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2024 | Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grill Station: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
| Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Limited Menu: 4 to 8 p.m. |
Residential Dining: Alumni Quad (Thanksgiving Break 2024)
| Sunday, November 24, 2024 | Brunch: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dinner: 5 to 8 p.m. |
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| Monday, November 25, 2024 | Breakfast: 7 to 10 a.m. Dinner: 5 to 8:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2024 | Breakfast: 7 to 10 a.m. |
| Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Limited Menu: 5 to 8 p.m. |
Retail Dining: Campus Center (Thanksgiving Break 2024)
| 518 Market | Sunday, November 24, 2024: Noon to 6 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2024: 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2024: 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2024: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, November 29, 2024: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 30, 2024: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 2024: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
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| Baba’s Pizza | Sunday, November 24, 2024: 4 to 10 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2024: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2024: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 2024: 4 to 10 p.m. |
| Calypso | Monday, November 25, 2024: 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| Corner Deli | Sunday, November 24, 2024: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2024: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2024: 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. |
| Fountain Grill | Sunday, November 24, 2024: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2024: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2024: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 2024: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| The Halal Shack | Sunday, November 24, 2024: Noon to 10 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2024: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2024: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 2024: 4 to 10 p.m. |
| Jamal’s Chicken | Sunday, November 24, 2024: Noon to 10 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2024: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2024: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Nikos Café | Sunday, November 24, 2024: Noon to 8 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2024: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2024: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Spice Market | Monday, November 25, 2024: 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Starbucks | Sunday, November 24, 2024: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2024: 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2024: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Stocks & Stems | Monday, November 25, 2024: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| SubConnection | Sunday, November 24, 2024: Noon to 8 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2024: 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2024: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 2024: 4 to 8 p.m. |
| The Sweet Shop Inside 518 Market | Monday, November 25, 2024: 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Tres Habaneros | Monday, November 25, 2024: 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2024: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| UMAI Fusion | Monday, November 25, 2024: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2024: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| UMAI Sushi | Monday, November 25, 2024: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2024: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
Retail Dining: Other Venues (Thanksgiving Break 2024)
| Argo Tea | Monday, November 25, 2024: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2024: 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. |
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| ETEC Café | Monday, November 25, 2024: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
| Morris’s Café | Monday, November 25, 2024: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
Meal Plans
Whether you’re a student who lives on or off campus, or a faculty/staff member, we offer a meal plan tailored to your needs. Explore available meal plans.
To add or change your meal plan, open the ID Card Portal, then login with your NetID and password.
Starting Fall 2024, all retail dining will be 40% off when using Discount Dollars.
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Fall 2024 Meal Plan Dates & Deadlines
Discount Dollars
Discount Dollars are part of your chosen meal plan and set up as a declining balance account on your ID card. For detailed information on Discount Dollars and other campus funds, please visit the Campus Funds & Gift Cards page.
Note: Discount Dollars do not activate a discount for prepackaged goods and bottled beverages or at vending machines. If you have a meal plan, we recommend you add Munch Money or Podium funds to your ID Card to pay for these items.
Special Dietary Needs
Allergen-free, Gluten-free, Vegan & Vegetarian Meals
Allergen-free and gluten-free meals are available at the Simple Servings stations in the Indigenous, State and Alumni Quads’ dining halls. Both dining halls’ salad bars also have gluten-free items.
Students who work with the campus dietician also have access to MyZone, which is a separate, gluten-free space in the Indigenous Quad dining hall.
Allergen, vegan and vegetarian information is posted at each retail venue. Allergen information is also available online for all retail venues.
Kosher & Halal Meals
UAlbany Dining offers a Kosher Opt-in program for students. You must opt-in to receive this service.
Halal meals are available in three retail dining locations: Halal Shack, Baba's Pizza and 518 Market. Halal meat is available upon request at the Indigenous, State and Alumni Quads’ dining halls.
Faculty/Staff Dining (F/S) Plan Inactivity & Refunds
The Faculty/Staff Dining Plan is taxable in New York State. Therefore, refunds may only be granted under certain conditions.
Faculty/Staff Dining Plan balances remain on your UAlbany ID Card while you are an active employee. New deposits can be made at any time and will be added to your existing balance. Deposit funds.
Balances cannot be transferred to other people or accounts. Balances never expire until you officially leave the University and submit the Faculty/Staff Plan Refund Request Form.
You can request a refund up to three years after ending employment at the University. A refund check will be mailed to your home address.
All refunds are subject to a $5 processing fee.
After three years of inactivity, your funds will be subject to New York State escheating regulations. If we are unable to reach you at that time, the remaining balance will be turned over to the New York State Comptroller. If that balance is over $20, you can request it through the Unclaimed Funds process.
Vending Machines
University Auxiliary Services (UAS) operates dozens of vending machines stocked with a wide variety of beverages and snacks across UAlbany’s Uptown and Downtown Campuses.
UAS vending machines are accessible 24/7 and located in academic and administrative buildings, on-campus housing, the Lecture Center and Campus Center.
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Vending Machine Payment Options
All vending machines accept cash. Some vending machines are not equipped with ID card readers but will accept credit cards instead.
Most vending machines will accept payment via UAlbany ID card, using campus funds (Munch Money, Podium, Campus Gold and Discount Dollars) or the Faculty/Staff Dining Plan. You must swipe your physical ID card.
Note: Discount Dollars do not activate a discount at vending machines, so we recommend adding Munch Money or Podium funds to your ID card. Deposit funds.
Vending machine purchases made with an ID card will deduct account balances in the following order, depending on availability:
- Munch Money
- Podium
- Discount Dollars
Note: If you have rollover Munch Money from a previous semester, only the rollover balance will display at registers and vending machines until the rollover is exhausted.
You are responsible for ensuring the security of your UAlbany ID Card. However, for your financial protection, if your ID Card is used frequently at vending machines, your UAlbany email inbox will you receive a notification that your card has excessive vending use and is temporarily suspended from vending purchases. If you did not make the purchases, deactivate your ID card immediately.
Vending Machines with Healthy Snacks
Looking for great tasting, healthy, all natural snacks and drinks? New Leaf vending machines offer wholesome alternatives to traditional vending machine items.
Find New Leaf vending machines in the following locations:
Uptown Campus:
- Lecture Center
- Campus Center (First floor vending bank)
- University Library (Group study room)
- Science Library (lobby)
- Chemistry Building (Basement vending area)
- ETEC (First and third floors)
- University Police Department (Lobby)
Health Sciences Campus: George Education Center (Student lounge)
New Leaf is a local company based in the Capital Region.
Report Problems with a Vending Machine
If you have a problem with a vending machine or need a refund, please call the phone number on the machine or contact the machine's company:
- Pepsi: 1-800-845-4782 (select equipment related issues)
- Prestige Vending Services: 518-877-7426 or [email protected]
- New Leaf Vending: 518-488-7454 or [email protected]
The company will ask about the issue you encountered, the machine’s location and the machine’s identification number.