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Fall Break 2026 Operating Hours

Dining is open over fall break for our fam who plan to stay on campus. Locations may have modified hours between Thursday, October 29 and Tuesday, November 3. All residential and retail units will resume normal operating hours on November 4.

JJ’s Take-4 Express will be available by mobile order during peak times – Thursday to Saturday, 4:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. to reduce crowding at the JJ’s entrance and improve your overall Take-4 experience.

Chef Mike is back with another installment of the From the Kitchen email series to give dining plan holders a behind-the-scenes look at our operation. Learn more about batch cooking and why it's a win-win for every one. 

Dining is open over fall break for our fam who plan to stay on campus. Locations may have modified hours between Thursday, October 29 and Tuesday, November 3. All residential and retail units will resume normal operating hours on November 4.

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This conversion enables students to make a one-time exchange of $145 Dining or Flex for 10 meal swipes on a dining plan.

Everything you need to know about the Columbia Dining reusable containers.

It’s happening – indoor seating is returning to residential dining! Find out what that means for you.

Fall break operating hours are effective Friday, October 29 through Tuesday, November 2. Normal operating hours will resume on November 3.

Please note adjusted operating hours for our dining locations for the upcoming Fall Break.

It's the food you know and love, just in a different location. Stop by the Faculty House 4th floor Skyline Room between 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Monday-Friday, for a gourmet meal to-go.

The team in Columbia Dining is dedicated to good food, good service, and good times. The start of this academic year has been a challenging one. We want to share the immediate steps we are taking to address lines, congestion in the dining halls, and longer wait times for food.   

Open daily from 11:30 a.m. -  9 p.m., Chef Mike’s Market is perfect when you’re short on time but still looking for the foods you know and love from Columbia Dining.

Select Columbia Dining outlets will operate to support students on campus this Summer Term. Review our schedule to make a plan for summer dining.

Ramadan begins Monday, April 12. Starting Sunday, April 11, students with a Dining Plan who observe Ramadan may pick up meals to-go at John Jay Dining Hall or JJ’s Place.

We are excited to share that Columbia Dining will operate during Summer 2021 Term A and B! When completing the Columbia University Housing application, students who will attend Summer Term A or Summer Term A and B may choose to sign up for one of the Dining Plans outlined below.

Despite an unprecedented academic year, the departments within Columbia University Campus Services committed to providing above-and-beyond care. To make the transition to campus as smooth as possible, particularly for those students observing a travel or testing quarantine, Campus Services delivered key items to residence halls during the Check-In and beginning period of each term.