As freshmen, you are required to be on a meal plan. The meal plan consists of a certain number of meals as well as Dining Dollars. The meals can be used at the three dining halls: 1920 Commons, Hill Dining Hall, the Cafe at McClelland, and Kings Court Dining Hall. Retail dining options which accept Dining dollars include Au Bon Pain (ABP) café in Hunstman Hall, Houston Market and Einstein Bagels in Houston Hall, Joe’s Café in Steinhardt-Dietrich Hall, Mark’s Café in Van Pelt Library, Accenture Café in the Towne building in the School of Engineering, Subway, The Burger Stop, Yo-Reka, the Uncommon Market, and Starbucks in the basement of 1920 Commons.
The different choices for Dining Plans are available on the Penn Dining Website and you can choose your plan on the Campus Express website.
Penn also has a wide variety of cuisines from Vietnamese to Lebanese and classic American food available in the restaurants on campus. Philadelphia is renowned for its amazing culinary scene and there are restaurant weeks in the Spring and Fall which give you the chance to sample some of Philly’s finest restaurants at discounted rates.