Hours

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.