Eating Smart is more than just food.
The health of our students is our priority and that starts with their food. Working with award-winning food service providers and local farms, we serve meals made from healthy ingredients through sustainable practices in a socially responsible manner.
Hungry? Let's Eat
All Locations
If you're not sure whether you're in the mood for all-you-care-to-eat dining or a quick snack on-the-go, check out all of the options we have to offer.
Retail Dining
Whether you’re looking for a bountiful meal or a simple bowl of soup, our retail locations have something for every palate. Use your Dining Dollars to enjoy everything from fresh, hand-rolled sushi to made-to-order salads or even a Starbucks coffee while reclining in plush seating next to our glass fireplace.
Residential Dining
Craving pasta? And pizza? And a salad? And ice cream? Sounds like you’re looking for all-you-care-to-eat dining. Swipe in to one of our residential cafés for sit-down or grab-n-go, you’ll find what you’re looking for.
Micro-Markets
Offering a variety of food options with wellness in mind, including vegetarian, gluten-free, and vegan items, as well as coffee and assorted beverages. The Micro-Market at Mark's Cafe meet students' needs with expanded hours of operation and range of food items.
Penn Eats Mobile Ordering
As the official mobile ordering app for Penn Dining, Penn Eats offers students the convenience to order ahead and pay in advance at select retail locations.
Awards + Recognition
2024 Wellness & Nutrition Program of the Year
For our Dine Well, Eat Smart bi-weekly newsletter and dietitian-led nutrition and wellness education series featuring online newsletters, articles, and in-café culinary events.2024 Loyal E. Horton Silver Award
Awarded Silver for the 2024 Loyal E. Horton Award for Residential Special Event of the Year highlighting Quaker Kitchen's book launch event for Klancy Miller's cookbook For the Culture: Phenomenal Black Women and Femmes in Food: Interviews, Inspiration, and Recipes.Ranked 2nd in Sustainable Dining for 2022
Penn achieved top performer status by earning the 2nd highest score in the Food & Dining subcategory in STARS from Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. The Food & Dining subcategory considers how much of the food procured for Penn’s campus is plant-forward, or is certified by a third party to encourage environmentally friendly and humane farming methods, help eliminate unsafe working conditions and alleviate poverty for farmworkers.Ranked 2nd in Sustainable Dining for 2023
Penn achieved top performer status by earning the 2nd highest score in the Food & Dining subcategory in STARS from Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. The Food & Dining subcategory considers how much of the food procured for Penn’s campus is plant-forward, or is certified by a third party to encourage environmentally friendly and humane farming methods, help eliminate unsafe working conditions and alleviate poverty for farmworkers.2019 Loyal E. Horton Gold Award
Awarded Gold for the 2019 Loyal E. Horton Award for Retail Sales - Single Concept/Multiple Concept/Marketplace – Large School from the National Association of College & University Food ServiceTop University Dining
Penn Dining has consistently maintained placement in the list of top University dining program by the Daily Meal.2018 Loyal E. Horton Award
Awarded Silver for the 2018 Loyal E. Horton Award for Residential Concept – Large School from the National Association of College & University Food ServicesRanked 6th Best College Dining
Penn Dining was ranked 6th in the 50 Best College Dining Experience by CollegeRank.netUpcoming Events
- Nov 6 | 5:00 pm
Class of 2027 Recipes from Home
- 1920 Commons
- Nov 6 | 6:00 pm
QK Culinary Session
- Quaker Kitchen
- Nov 7 | 5:00 pm
Diwali Celebration
- Lauder College House
Look at all the things you can enjoy.
Penn Dining brings you flavorful, nutritious food and helps create community across campus by providing easy access to conveniently located, great tasting meal options right on campus. Hang out with your friends and enjoy the array of tastes, fun events and flexibility that truly makes a dining plan worth having.
