Jan 16-18th - Dining hall hours will be modified. Not all locations will be open. See hours below.
Jan 19th: All dining halls will be open normal hours.
DINING HALL HOURS: Jan 16-18, 2026
- Friday, January 16th - South Dining Hall open
- Breakfast: 7-9:30am
- Lunch: 11am-2:15pm
- Dinner: 4-7:15pm
- Saturday, January 17th
- Breakfast: 7-9:30am - South open
- Brunch: 9:30am-2:15pm - South open
- Brunch: 10:30am-2:15pm - Northwest open
- Dinner: 4-7:15pm - Northwest & South open
- Sunday, January 18th - Spring Meal Plans Begin*
- Breakfast: 8-9:30am - South open
- Brunch: 9:30am-2:15pm - South open
- Brunch: 10:30am-2:15pm - Northwest, CT Hall, Putnam, Gelf open
- Dinner: 4-7:15pm - South*, Northwest*, Putnam, CT Hall, Gelf, McMahon open
- *South & Northwest open for Late Night dining until 10pm on Sunday
- North & Whitney closed on January 18th
*If you are returning before the 18th for reasons associated with a group, org, dept, sport, etc, please check in with a staff member w/in your group regarding meal arrangements.
Spring semester hours start Monday, January 19th. All dining halls will be open their normal Monday hours.
DINING HALL HOURS: Spring ’26 Semester
SEMESTER REMINDERS
- CHANGE MEAL PLAN: Students have 3 weeks from the start of service to upgrade or downgrade their residential meal plan.
- HOLIDAYS & BREAKS: Dining Halls will have modified hours: during move-in, end of the semester, Easter Weekend, & during breaks. This info is made available on: Daily Digest, our social accounts, this website/webpage, dining section of myUConn app, dining hall TVs, and dining hall entrances.
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MONDAY through FRIDAY HOURS
Spring semester hours start Monday, January 19th. All dining halls will be open their normal Monday hours.
CONNECTICUT HALL & PUTNAM
Breakfast: 7am-10:45am
Lunch: 11:00am-2:30pm
Dinner: 4:00pm-7:15pm
Putnam Grab & Go - opens first day of class
Mon-Thurs: 4:00pm-10:00pm
Friday: 4:00pm-8:00pm
McMAHON
Breakfast: 7:00am-10:45am
Lunch: 11:00am-2:00pm
Dinner: 3:30pm-7:15pm
NORTH, SOUTH*, GELFENBIEN, WHITNEY
Breakfast: 7:00am-10:45am
Lunch: 11:00am-3:00pm
Dinner: 4:30pm-7:15pm
Gelfenbien Grab & Go - opens first day of class
Mon-Thurs: 4:30pm-10:00pm
Friday: 4:30pm-8:00pm
Gelfenbien is home to our Kosher Kitchen
Check Halal & Kosher hours below.
*Late Night: South & Northwest are open until 10pm Sunday through Thursday.
NORTHWEST
Breakfast: 7:00am-10:45am
Lunch: 11:00am-2:15pm
Dinner: 3:45pm-7:15pm*
*Late Night: South & Northwest are open until 10pm Sunday through Thursday.
WEEKEND HOURS
SOUTH
Breakfast: (Saturday) 7:00am-9:30am
Breakfast: (Sunday) 8:00am-9:30am
Brunch: 9:30am-3pm
Dinner: 4:30-7:15pm*
*Late Night: South open until 10pm on Sunday
GELFENBIEN
Brunch: 9:30am-3:00pm
Dinner: 4:30pm-7:15pm
PUTNAM
Brunch: 9:30am-2:30pm
Dinner: 4-7:15pm
CONNECTICUT HALL
Brunch: 10:30am-2:30pm
Dinner: 4:00pm-7:15pm
NORTH & WHITNEY
Brunch: 10:30am-3:00pm
Dinner: 4:30pm-7:15pm
NORTHWEST
Brunch: 10:30am-2:15pm
Dinner: 3:45pm-7:15pm*
*Late Night: Northwest open until 10pm on Sunday
McMAHON
Brunch: 10:30am-2:00pm
Dinner: 3:30pm-7:15pm
KOSHER & HALAL
NOSH KOSHER KITCHEN AT GELFENBIEN DINING HALL
Monday-Thursday: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Friday* - Breakfast & Lunch
Saturday - Closed
Sunday - Brunch-to-Order & Dinner
*NOSH is closed for dinner on Fridays and closed on Saturdays. Meals are available at UConn Hillel House.
HALAL MENU OFFERINGS
Gelfenbien - Monday-Friday: Lunch (11-3pm) & Dinner (4:30-7:15pm); Weekend: Lunch (11-3pm) & Dinner (4-7:15pm)
South Dining Hall - Monday-Friday: Lunch & Dinner; Weekend: Brunch & Dinner
Modified Hours for Spring’26 Semester Holidays, Spring Break, & End of Semester
Returning to Campus: Jan 16-20
- Friday, January 16th - South Dining Hall open
- Breakfast: 7-9:30am
- Lunch: 11am-2:15pm
- Dinner: 4-7:15pm
- Saturday, January 17th
- Breakfast: 7-9:30am - South open
- Brunch: 9:30am-2:15pm - South open
- Brunch: 10:30am-2:15pm - Northwest open
- Dinner: 4-7:15pm - Northwest & South open
- Sunday, January 18th - Spring Meal Plans Begin
- Breakfast: 8-9:30am - South open
- Brunch: 9:30am-2:15pm - South open
- Brunch: 10:30am-2:15pm - Northwest, CT Hall, Putnam, Gelf open
- Dinner: 4-7:15pm - South*, Northwest*, CT Hall, Gelf, McMahon open
- North & Whitney closed on January 18th
*South & Northwest open for Late Night dining until 10pm on Sunday
- Monday, January 19 - No Classes - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - All dining halls will be open and operating normal Monday hours.
SPRING BREAK
- Friday, March 13
- Breakfast: 7-10:45am - All dining halls open
- Lunch: 11am-2:15pm - All dining halls open
- Dinner: 4-7:15pm - McMahon, Northwest, & South
Meal plans temporarily shut down after dinner.
- SPRING BREAK: Saturday, March 14 - Saturday, March 21
South Dining Hall will be open during spring break. If you have an Ultimate, Value, or Custom Meal Plan and plan to stay on campus during the break, you may sign up in advance for meals. There is no cost for these meals. This form will become available on February 14th. - Sunday, March 22 (Meal Plans Resume)
- Breakfast: 8-9:30am - South open
- Brunch: 9:30am-2:15pm - South open
- Brunch: 10:30am-2:15pm - Northwest open
- Dinner*: 4-7:15pm - All Dining Halls Open*South & Northwest open for Late Night dining until 10pm on Sunday
EASTER WEEKEND
Good Friday, April 3
- Breakfast: 7am-10:45am - All Dining Halls Open
- Lunch: 11am-2:15pm - All Dining Halls Open
- Dinner: 4-7:15pm - South, North, Gelf, & McMahon open
Saturday, April 4
- Breakfast: 7-9:30am - South open
- Brunch: 9:30am-2:15pm - South open
- Brunch: 10:30am-2:15pm - Northwest & Gelf open
- Dinner: 4-7:15pm - South, Northwest & Gelf open
Sunday, April 5
- Breakfast: 8-9:30am - South open
- Brunch: 9:30am-2:15pm - South open
- Brunch: 10:30am-2:15pm - Northwest & Gelf open
- Dinner: All dining halls open normal Sunday hours.
END OF THE SEMESTER
Friday, May 8
- Breakfast: 7-10:45am - All dining halls open
- Lunch: 11am-2:15pm - All dining halls open
- Dinner: 4-7:15pm - South, McMahon, Putnam, NW, & Gelf open
Saturday, May 9
Putnam, McMahon, & Northwest open
- Hot Breakfast: 7-10am
- Cold Breakfast: 10-10:30am
- Brunch: 10:30am-2:15pm
- Dinner: 4-7:15pm
Sunday, May 10
Putnam open - Same hours as Saturday. Spring semester meal plans end after dinner on Sunday, May 10.