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Times Building in Hartford

Hartford Times Cafe

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The café located in the Hartford Times Building serves the UConn Hartford campus and the local community with a daily selection of hot entrées, along with convenient grab-and-go options including sandwiches, salads, snacks, and beverages. The menu is designed to accommodate a variety of dietary preferences and needs, including vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and Halal options. Throughout the semester, the café will also feature select menu items from local restaurants and food producers.

The café is open to the public.

Hartford Student Meal Plans for the Fall 2025 semester are available for purchase through October 6, 2025.
Points accounts may be purchased at any time during the semester. Further info is available below.

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Student Meal Plans

Two student meal plan options are available for the Times Building Café.

5 meals per week + 50 cash points = $830 per semester
10 meals per week + 50 cash points = $1470 per semester


Due to the delayed opening of the cafe, the meal plan will be prorated, and the enrollment period will be open through October 6th.

Prorated prices for Hartford are only valid through October 6th, 2025.
  • 5 meals per week + 50 cash points = $634.71 per semester
  • 10 meals per week + 50 cash points = $1,124.12 per semester

Meal Plan Details

  • With each meal swipe, you can get the entrée of the day, a fountain beverage, and a side or dessert, or build your own meal combo by picking items from our everyday menu. Entrées of the day will be offered on a rotational menu and a vegetarian option will be offered daily.
  • Points can be used for other café items at the Times Building Café, such as coffee and snacks.
  • Points can also be used at UConn Storrs, UConn Law, and UConn Avery Point.
  • Meals reset each week for both plans, and cash points are for the entire semester.
  • Points with this meal plan do not roll over.
  • Plans are added to your fee bill w/in 5-7 business days.

Purchase a Student Meal Plan

Student Cash Points Account

How do points work?

  • Dining Cash Points is a declining balance of funds.
  • Use points like cash at the cafe. 1 point = $1
  • Leftover points roll over to the next semester.
  • Points can also be used at the Storrs campus.
  • When using points, sales tax is removed & you’ll receive 15% off your purchase.
  • Points are added to your fee bill within 5-7 business days.
  • Sign up for points at any time during the semester - no deadline

    Points can also be used at UConn Storrs/Hartford/Law/Avery Point.

    If you would like to purchase a Dining Cash Points account, please fill out our online request form.

    Employee Cash Point Account

    Employees on the Hartford campus can purchase Dining Cash Points (declining balance) to use at the cafe. Cash Points are added to your OneCard ID. When you swipe your card using Cash Points, the sales tax will be removed and you’ll receive 15% off your purchase.

    Hours

    Monday-Friday: 7:30am-7pm
    Saturday: 7:30am-3pm
    Sunday: Closed

    Contact

    Cafe Manager Tommy Dowd
    tommy.dowd@uconn.edu

    Cafe Phone #: 959-200-3853

    Forms of Payment

    UConn Dining Student Meal Plan, UConn Dining Points