Campus Dining

Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, marking a milestone or just want to surprise a friend, VandyCakes are the perfect way to share a sweet moment on campus. Read More

While many students live on Vanderbilt’s campus, a number of undergraduate students—and all graduate and professional students—make their homes off campus. Living off campus offers new opportunities, along with added responsibilities. As you navigate your new homes, learn more about how you can stay supported, informed and connected to all that Vanderbilt has to offer. Read More

Flex Meals can be purchased in blocks of 10 meals, and are regularly $100 (plus tax) per block for faculty and staff, $150 (plus tax) per block for graduate and professional students. Read More

A university requires more than professors, administrators and students to run properly. The preparation of food, maintenance and cleaning of facilities, landscaping and groundskeeping work, and thousands of other essential tasks build the foundation of every place of learning. Even so, conversations between these two worlds can be rare, and when they do occur, might be scaffolded by hierarchical ideas about work. One program, sponsored by the Curb Center in collaboration with Forklift Danceworks, seeks to change this.  Read More

Beginning in the 2025-26 academic year, Vanderbilt Campus Dining will offer optional Off-Campus Meal Plans designed to provide flexible, affordable access to meals on campus. These plans extend the convenience, flexibility and quality of Vanderbilt’s award-winning dining program to students living off-campus.  Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining has expanded its ReusePass reusable container program to the Hendrix Room, Vanderbilt’s performance dining facility for student-athletes. The expansion reflects Vanderbilt’s ongoing efforts to reduce material waste and streamline dining operations in a way that supports both students and the environment.  Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining is supporting students who observe religious holidays this spring. Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining, in collaboration with the Muslim Student Association, has developed an inclusive and comprehensive dining plan to support students observing Ramadan. This ensures that Muslim students on campus have access to nourishing and culturally authentic meals for Iftar and Suhoor. Hot Iftar meals will be available at… Read More

March marks National Nutrition Month at Vanderbilt, and Campus Dining is hosting a lineup of events for 2025 that celebrate healthy eating, community and culinary creativity. This year’s initiative, Food Connects Us, highlights the journey from local ingredients to the dining table. Be sure to grab one of… Read More

Since the start of the fall semester, Vanderbilt Campus Dining has worked hard to gather feedback from students about their dining experience. Through discussions with the Dining Advisory Board, Vanderbilt Student Government and student surveys, we have made changes that meet the diverse tastes, dietary preferences and sustainability goals of the Vanderbilt community.  Read More

Flex Meals offer a convenient way to dine on campus, with seamless payment options across Campus Dining’s award-winning network of 20 dining halls, Munchie Marts, and cafes—including the European-inspired Café Carmichael in Oliver C. Carmichael College. Read More

Did you know that Vanderbilt's West End Neighborhood was re-imagined into a more inclusive, sustainable community? Here are five things that you might not know about the West End Neighborhood.   Read More

Vanderbilt has expanded access to clean energy in the Southeast through a collaboration with Clearloop. The university community is invited to learn more at the campus celebrations Oct. 15–16.  Read More

The sustainability challenge encourages students to sign up for ReusePass and actively use reusable containers at dining locations. Points will be awarded based on how many signups and full cycle container returns each house completes throughout the academic year. This initiative not only supports a greener campus but also helps students build lasting sustainable habits. Read More

Vanderbilt University Campus Dining has been honored with the 2024 Tennessee Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award for Sustainable Performance for its leadership in innovation to significantly cut the university’s overall environmental impact.  Read More

Vanderbilt has won three Stevie awards—the first time the university has been recognized by the world’s premier business awards. More than 3,600 international nominations were submitted in a wide range of categories. Read More

Flex Meals can be purchased in blocks of 10 meals, and are regularly $150 (plus tax) per block. During the fall 2024 Flex Meal Deal, faculty, staff, and graduate and professional students will receive 3 additional bonus meals at no additional charge. This promotion begins Monday, Aug. 19, and runs through Monday, Aug. 26. Read More

Starting this fall, Vanderbilt students and faculty can enjoy one of the many 8th and Roast signature flavors like Sunflower Espresso, Santa Maria De Dota, Sweet Brazil, Dark Blue and more at any of the dining halls and markets across campus. Read More

Campus Dining takes pride in its commitment to providing value through the highest quality, best-tasting, most nutritious and diverse menus possible. Here’s everything you need to know about how to “fuel” your pursuit of knowledge on campus. Read More

The 160,000-square-foot Oliver C. Carmichael College will join E. Bronson Ingram, Nicholas S. Zeppos and Rothschild as the final residential college in the West End Neighborhood, concluding 12 years of construction. The transformation of the West End Neighborhood is part of FutureVU, a framework for campus planning that embodies the university’s core values and holistic approach to its mission of teaching, research and service, while prioritizing inclusivity and sustainability. Read More