Eating Smart is more than just food.
Penn Dining provides residential and retail dining across the University of Pennsylvania campus, with flexible dining plans, convenient locations, diverse menus, and resources to support a range of dietary needs.
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
Explore Penn Dining locations across campus, from all-you-care-to-eat residential cafés to retail dining, coffee, grab-and-go options, and more.
Retail Dining
From coffee runs to quick lunches and grab-and-go favorites, use your Dining Dollars at retail locations across campus to find something that fits your day.
Residential Dining
Use your meal swipes to enjoy made-to-order favorites, global flavors, comfort food, and more at Penn’s residential cafés.
Penn Eats Mobile Ordering
Skip the wait with Penn Eats by ordering ahead from participating Penn Dining locations across campus.
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.
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
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.
