Dining @ MIT
Campus Dining Service Guide
MIT Campus Dining has nearly 30 on-campus operations to serve the MIT Community. The operating hours of each location vary based on type of service, location and time of year. Some Dining locations open early in the morning, some for lunch and dinner, some for dinner only and some stay open around the clock. Menus for many locations are available online at web.mit.edu/dining/menus.
| Location | Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Late Night | Weekly Schedule |
Accepted Tender Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker House Dining | x | 7Days | D,T, H | |||
| McCormick Dining | x | Sun– Thurs | D,T, H | |||
| Next House Dining | x | Sun– Thurs | D,T, H | |||
| Simmons Dining | x | Sun– Thurs | D,T, H | |||
| Simmons Late Night | x | Sun– Thurs | D,T, H | |||
| Kosher Shabbat Dinner | x | F | D,T, H | |||
| Lobdell Food Court (W20, Second Floor) | ||||||
| Café Spice (Indian Cuisine) | x | x | Mon– Fri | D,T | ||
| Sepal (Middle Eastern Cuisine) | x | x | Mon– Fri | D,T | ||
| Shinkansen (Japanese Cuisine) | x | x | Mon– Fri | D,T | ||
| Subway* (Sandwich/Deli) | x | x | Mon- Fri | D,T | ||
| Anna’s Taqueria | x | x | x | 7Days | D,T | |
| AuBon Pain*, Z Center | x | x | x | 7Days | D,T | |
| BioCafé | x | x | Mon– Fri | D,T | ||
| Bosworth’s Café | x | x | Mon– Fri | D,T | ||
| Café4 | x | x | x | Mon– Fri | D,T | |
| Cambridge Grill | x | x | 7Days | D,T | ||
| Dunkin Donuts | x | x | x | x | 7Days | D,T,Cr/D |
| Forbes Family Café | x | Mon– Fri | D,T | |||
| Forbes at Night | x | Mon– Fri | D,T | |||
| Hungry Mind Café | x | x | Mon– Fri | D,T | ||
| Pacific St. Café | x | x | x | Mon- Fri | D,T | |
| Refresher Course | x | x | Mon- Fri | D,T,Cr/D | ||
| Starbucks | x | x | Mon– Fri | D,T | ||
| SteamCafé | x | x | x | Mon- Fri | D,T | |
| LaVerde’s Market | x | x | x | x | 7Days | T,Cr/D |
| MacGregor Convenience | x | x | x | 7Days | T | |
| Rand D Pub (must be 21) | x | x | Wed– Fri | T | ||
Tender Types: D = Dining Dollars, T = TechCASH, H = House Dining Membership, Cr/D = Credit/Debit Cards |
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*The Au Bon Pain located on Main St. in Kendall Square and the Subway Restaurant located 493 Beacon St. (the corner of Mass. Ave and Beacon St.) in Boston, both accept TechCASH.
Nutrition and Special Diets [back to top]
If you adhere to a special diet, such as low fat, organic, vegetarian or vegan, you will find a supportive menu and a staff committed to helping you with your dietary needs. MIT Campus Dining and MIT Medical work together extensively to continually improve MIT’s dining options and to provide personal attention for students with special dietary requirements. Campus Dining staff members are happy to assist you and confidential consultations with MIT Medical are available.
Services in House Dining rooms are particularly sensitive dietary needs. Chef Managers will plan and prepare menus for students with special dietary needs wherever possible. Jewish students will find Shabbat dinners available at the Religious Activity Center Fridays at 7pm and a selection of kosher convenience items at Baker Dining. Muslim students will find Halal menu offerings at Baker Dining and at Sepal Restaurant in W20 as well. House Dining rooms are open to all MIT Community members, not just undergraduate students and not just residents of the halls in which the dining rooms are located.
Purchasing Meals[back to top]
There are two declining balance debit accounts at MIT; Dining Dollars and TechCASH. A Dining Dollars debit account is your best way to manage a budget strictly for meal purchases. The Dining Dollars account can be used in all dining halls, restaurants, food courts and cafes on campus. The TechCASH account can be used for ALL campus services, including food purchases where Dining Dollars are accepted.
House Dining operations offer a House Dining Membership program. For a per semester fee, House Dining Members enjoy a 50% discount on most purchases at the four House Dining locations, Kosher Shabbat dinners on Friday night and at the Simmons Late Night Café. Membership is required for students living in Baker, Next, Simmons and McCormick. This value-added program is available to all undergraduate and graduate students regardless of where they reside.
Kosher Meals, W11 [back to top]
Shabbat is a festive, traditional family-style atmosphere and a special time for the Jewish campus community. Kosher Dining offers prepared kosher dinners for Friday Shabbat meals and high holidays. Meals are served Fridays at 7pm in the MIT Religious Activities Center (W11).
MIT Campus Dining also offers kosher convenience items in the Baker Dining Room in the Baker House residence hall. This store stocks an inventory of kosher grocery, meat, dairy and ready-to-heat prepared entrees based on student feedback. Baker Dining is open 7 days a week from 5–8pm.
Kosher Dining is conveniently located in the MIT Religious Activities Center. If you maintain a strict kosher diet, you can be assured that MIT Kosher Dining adheres to the highest standards of Jewish dietary law. Program oversight is by the Vaad Harabonim of New England [Rabbinical Council of New England], MIT Campus Dining, and MIT Hillel.
Currently Kosher Dining offers some weekday dinners at 6pm Shabbat meals are served Fridays at 7pm and Saturday at 12:30pm offering a special enhanced menu with grape juice, challah bread and more. Shabbat is a festive, traditional family-style atmosphere and a special time for the Jewish campus community!
