Yale Commons Dining Hall

Commons

Once a dining hall, always a dining hall. And now much more…

Commons serves all of Yale. It's a central destination for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students as well as faculty, staff, and hungry passersby. Stop in for the freshest, best contemporary cuisine prepared in open kitchens, and choose from a multiplicity of chef-tested culinary selections daily. Stick around to experience new ways to connect, create, and collaborate via arts events small to spectacular throughout the year.

Standard Hours

Open Monday–Friday from 11am–3pm

Changes in Service

On September 13, Commons lunch will be grab-and-go only.

On September 14, Commons lunch will be closed in preparation for the M.A. Privatim.

Dining in Commons

Resident students are welcome to use their lunch meal transfer here to access meals.
Credit cards, Eli Bucks, dining points accepted. Cash to Card available in Commons.
General inquiries, contact SC.Hospitality@yale.edu
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Bandaloop performing in Commons at the Yale Schwarzman Center Opening Celebration on November 5, 2022. Photo by Lotta Studio.

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Yale Schwarzman Center's inagural artist-in-residence for dance, Dormeshia, performs with a tap dance team at the Opening Celebration on November 5, 2022. Photo by Lotta Studio.

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Yale Commons, as seen from the West Balcony. Photo by Francis Dzikowski.

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Commons West Balcony, also known as the Graduate and Professional Student Lounge. Photo by Francis Dzikowski.

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Chefs at Commons exhibit their flair — and some flare — while tossing dishes together in woks. Photo by Francis Dzikowski.

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Commons Servery. Photo by Francis Dzikowski.

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Commons Servery. Photo by Francis Dzikowski.

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Commons Servery. Photo by Francis Dzikowski.

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Commons

Featured image: Commons at lunchtime