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Campus Dining

Quick Stats

Average Meal Plan Cost $5120 per year
Freshman Meal Plan Required? Yes
12 all-you-can-eat meals at the Marketplace (on East), plus several hundred food points for other meals
Student Favorites: Campus Dining Hall Great Hall
Student Favorites: Campus Restaurant/Vendor
  • Armadillo Grill
  • The Loop
Student Favorites: Breakfast Food on Campus
  • Alpine Bagels
  • Chocolate-chip pancakes
  • Great Hall omelets
Student Favorites: Lunch/Dinner Entrée on Campus
  • Burger from the Loop
  • Refectory Grilled Cheese
Student Favorites: Late-night Snack on Campus
  • Frozen yogurt
  • McDonald's

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

You’ll hear plenty of complaints about the freshman meal plan, and many of them are justified. This meal plan requires freshmen to eat breakfast and dinner at the Marketplace every weekday, as well as brunch on Saturday and Sunday. On the one hand, this is very convenient; you can eat dinner with your friends every night and not have to worry about paying for overpriced fast food. On the other hand, although the food is really not nearly as bad as everyone will tell you, it really wears on you after a while. West Campus, however, abounds with places to eat and is able to satisfy pretty much every craving. And as of 2010, an all-you-can-eat meal at the Marketplace can be converted to $12 of credit at the Great Hall.

On the whole, Duke's food options are varied, convenient, and well liked, but students will complain anyway. If you can’t find something you like on campus, you can use points to order from off campus establishments or walk across the street to Whole Foods.

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Campus Dining at Duke University

katieshp19

Neuroscience '15

4.2
A-

Good but Expensive

There is a large variety of campus eateries unlike some other universities; however, most places are expensive and the cheap food is unhealthy.

Jan 13, 2012

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monadai

Environmental Engineering '15

3.1
B-

Not Bad... Just Expensive

The food is pretty good on campus if you can find it but the dining plan isn't very good especially if you're a freshman. They make you buy a dining plan and get food points so you have 7 swipes a week for dinner/brunch on the weekend and then swipes for breakfast but you have to use food points for lunch. It's really confusing and sort of limits your choices. Also the food gets repetitive and isn't always the healthiest.

Dec 21, 2011

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Campus Dining at Duke University

krist0763

Economics and Econometrics '15

4.2
A-

Oops

Marketplace sucks, as everyone knows. There aren't too many dining options on campus.

Dec 21, 2011

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User rating for Duke University - Campus Dining is 3.5 out of 5 based on 29 user reviews.

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24-Hour Dining McDonald's
Off-Campus Places to Use Flex Money
  • Brooklyn Pizza
  • Chai's Noodle Bar & Bistro
  • Cinelli's Pizza
  • Dale's Indian Cuisine
  • Domino's Pizza
  • Dragon Gate
  • Enzo's Pizza Co.
  • Grace's Café
  • Green Tango
  • Jimmy John's
  • Junior's Grille
  • Mediterra Grill
  • Nosh
  • Papa John's Pizza
  • Randy's Pizza
  • Spartacus Restaurant
  • TGI Friday's
  • Uncle Harry's Store
  • Vita
Special Options Duke Dining will try their best to accommodate virtually any specific food need. There are numerous vegetarian, vegan, kosher, gluten-free, and allergy-friendly options on campus.
Did You Know? All on-campus restaurants and cafeterias accept food points ($1 equals one point). Duke has a system that off-campus restaurants also deliver food paid for on points. This means pizza, steaks, subs, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Italian, Mexican, and so on, are all delivered to your door without you having to dish up extra dough.

Dining Halls & Campus RestaurantsWhat's This?

Alpine Atrium
Location: Bryan Center
Food: Coffee, salads, sandwiches, soups
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–12 a.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.–12 a.m.

Alpine Bagels
Location: West Union
Food: Bagels, coffee, sandwiches, soups
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–8 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.–7 a.m.

Alpine Café at DCRI
Location: North Pavillion
Food: Salads, sandwiches, soups
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–4 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Armadillo Grill
Location: Bryan Center
Food: Tex-Mex
Hours: Sunday–Wednesday 11 a.m.–12 a.m., Thursday–Saturday 11 a.m.–2 a.m.

Bella Union
Location: McClendon Tower
Food: Baked goods, coffee, snacks
Hours: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–12 a.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–12 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–12 a.m.

Blue Express
Location: LSRC
Food: Mediterranean
Hours: Monday–Thursday 8 a.m.–3 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.–2 p.m.

Chick-fil-A
Location: West Union
Food: Chicken, fast food
Hours: Monday–Thursday 9 a.m.–7 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

Devil's Bistro
Location: Central Campus
Food: Bagels, burgers, omelets, pancakes, pastries, salads, soups
Hours: Monday–Wednesday 10 a.m.–12 a.m., Thursday–Friday 10 a.m.–2 a.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–2 a.m., Sunday 10 a.m.–9 p.m.

Dolce Vita
Location: French Science
Food: Baked goods, coffee, salads, sandwiches, wraps
Hours: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Duke Coffeehouse
Location: Crowell Building
Food: Coffee, snacks
Hours: Monday–Friday 6 p.m.–2 a.m., Saturday-Sunday 4 p.m.–2 a.m.

Fairview Restaurant
Location: Washington Duke Inn
Food: Four diamond restaurant
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–10 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 10:30 a.m.–10 p.m.

Freeman Center
Location: Freeman Center
Food: Kosher
Hours: Monday–Thursday 5:30 p.m.–8 p.m., Friday 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

Good, Better, Best Desserts & Café
Location: BC Plaza
Food: Healthy
Hours: Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Grace’s Café
Location: Trent Hall
Food: Asian
Hours: Sunday–Friday 10 a.m.–9 p.m.

Great Hall
Location: West Union
Food: Pasta, stir-fry, pizza, sandwiches, fruit, cereal, seafood
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–8 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Sunday 4:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

The Greek Devil
Location: BC Plaza
Food: Greek
Hours: Monday–Sunday 11 a.m.–7:30 p.m.

Joe Van Gogh
Location: Bryan Center
Food: Baked goods, coffee
Hours: Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Joe's Dogs
Location: East Campus (across from the Library)
Food: Hot dogs
Hours: Monday–Saturday 8 p.m.–3 a.m.

Loco Pops on the Plaza
Location: BC Plaza
Food: Paletas (Mexican pops)
Hours: Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 12 p.m.–8 p.m.

The Loop
Location: West Union
Food: Burgers, desserts, pizza
Hours: Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–12 a.m., Friday–Sunday 11 a.m.–1 a.m.

The Marketplace
Location: East Union
Food: All-you-can-eat, grill, pizza, ethnic cuisine, hot and cold breakfast, rotisserie meats, pasta
Hours: Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–9 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.–9 p.m.

McDonald’s
Location: Bryan Center
Food: Fast food
Hours: Daily 24 hours

Nasher Museum Café
Location: Nasher Museum
Food: Organic dishes
Hours: Tuesday–Wednesday 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.–8:30 p.m., Friday–Saturday 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

OnlyBurger
Location: Truck goes to various places on campus
Food: Burgers
Hours: Times vary; check the OnlyBurger Twitter page to see where and when the truck will be.

Panda Express
Location: Bryan Center
Food: Chinese
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–10 p.m.

Pauly Dogs
Location: Bryan Center
Food: Hot dogs, chicken dogs, veggie dogs
Hours: Sunday–Wednesday 11 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Thursday–Saturday 11 a.m.–4:30 a.m.

The Perk
Location: Bostock Library
Food: Coffee, fruit, pastries
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–12 a.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday 4 p.m.–12 a.m.

Plate & Pitchfork
Location: West Union, upper level
Food: Organic
Hours: Monday-Friday 5 p.m.-10 p.m.

Quenchers
Location: Wilson Center
Food: Drinks, smoothies
Hours: Daily 10 a.m.–9 p.m.

The Refectory
Location: Divinity School
Food: Organic
Hours: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–3 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Refectory at Duke Law
Location: Law School
Food: Panini, pastries, salads
Hours: Monday–Thursday 8 a.m.–3 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saladelia at Smith Warehouse
Location: 114 S. Buchanan Blvd.
Food: Mediterranean
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–3 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–2 p.m.

Sanford Deli
Location: Sanford Institute of Public Policy
Food: Sandwiches, salads, pastries
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–3 p.m.

Subway
Location: West Union
Food: Subs
Hours: Monday–Thursday 10 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

Terrace Café
Location: Duke Gardens
Food: Baked goods, ice cream, sandwiches
Hours: Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–3 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–4 p.m.

The Tower
Location: McClendon Tower
Food: Barbecue grill, sandwiches
Hours: Monday–Saturday 5 p.m.–12 a.m., Sunday 5 p.m.–10 p.m.

Trinity Café
Location: East Union
Food: Coffee, salads, sandwiches, sushi
Hours: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–12 a.m., Saturday–Sunday 12 p.m.–12 a.m.

Twinnie’s
Location: CIEMAS
Food: Irish pub
Hours: Monday–Tuesday 8 a.m.–6 p.m., Wednesday–Friday 8 a.m.–7 p.m.

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