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Dining Halls
Nestled in the redwoods near the academic campus core, this is our largest dining hall. Upstairs, you’ll find Terra Fresca Restaurant and Coffee Bar, a popular spot for students to meet with faculty. Cash, credit cards, meal plans, and flexi dollars accepted.
✆ (831) 502-8397
Located on the hill above the East Field, this dining hall features a fantastic view of the Monterey Bay, with outdoor patio dining available to capture the crisp ocean breezes. Cash, credit cards, meal plans, and flexi dollars accepted.
✆ (831) 459-4609
Serving the east side of campus, this dining hall boasts a 20-foot salad bar. Next door is Banana Joe’s, offering premium beverages, on-the-go menu selections, groceries, and convenient, natural foods to-go. Cash, credit cards, meal plans, and flexi dollars accepted.
✆ (831) 459-4619
Serving the west side of campus, this dining hall features a remodeled serving area made with natural, sustainable textures and surfaces. Come enjoy the patio, perched high on the hill overlooking the bay. Cash, credit cards, meal plans, and flexi dollars accepted.
✆ (831) 459-4774
Located near the West Field House, this dining hall features incredible views of the hillsides of Santa Cruz. This is also the home of the campus bakery, which supplies fresh-baked goods to all our locations. Cash, credit cards, meal plans, and flexi dollars accepted.
✆ (831) 459-3547
Cafes, Restaurants and Coffee Bars
Located near the Crown College fountain this cafe and convenience store has everything you need all in one place. Banana Joe's also coordinates the UCSC online grocery. Cash, credit cards,
flexi dollars, and meal equivalencies accepted.
✆ (831) 459-1445Managed by UCSC Dining
Bay Tree Express Store, located in the Quarry Plaza, stocks a wide inventory of teas, coffees, sandwiches, drinks, snacks, breakfast foods, pastries, and a host of convenience items. Cash, credit cards, and flexi dollars accepted.
✆ (831) 459-2268Not managed by UCSC Dining; contact this location directly with your questions and/or concerns.
Located at Porter College, Bowls by Café Brasil offers a balance between Brazilian specialties and the Santa Cruz lifestyle, with a unique touch of family recipes and creativity.
Not managed by UCSC Dining; contact this location directly with your questions and/or concerns.
Located at Rachel Carson College. Serving made to order espresso coffee drinks, pastries, grab-and-go meals, local, organic ice cream by alumni-owned Mission Hill Creamery, and more. Cash, credit cards,
flexi dollars, and meal equivalencies accepted.
✆ (831) 459-4567Managed by UCSC Dining
Located at Cowell College. Serving made to order espresso coffee drinks, pastries, salads, sandwiches, and more. Cash, credit cards, flexi dollars, and meal equivalencies accepted.
✆ (831) 459-2710Managed by UCSC Dining
Located in the McHenry Library lobby. Featuring many delicious menu items including soups, salads, sandwiches and made-to-order juices and smoothies. Cash, credit cards, and flexi dollars accepted.
✆ (831) 459-4428Not managed by UCSC Dining; contact this location directly with your questions and/or concerns.
Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, with options such as organic egg dishes, fresh salads, gourmet sandwiches, and much more. Cash, credit cards, and flexi dollars accepted.
✆ (831) 459-3066Not managed by UCSC Dining; contact this location directly with your questions and/or concerns.
Located at Oakes College, Oakes Cafe offers breakfast, lunch, dinner and
late night dining. Cash, credit cards,flexi dollars, and meal equivalencies accepted.
✆ (831) 459-2640Managed by UCSC Dining
Located at Kresge College, the Owl's Nest offers breakfast, lunch and dinner options on the west side of campus. Cash, credit cards,
flexi dollars, and meal equivalencies accepted.
✆ (831) 459-1934Managed by UCSC Dining
Perk Coffee Bars offer 100% organic coffee and a wide selection of freshly baked muffins, Bagelry bagels, and pastries. This Perk Coffee Bar can be found in the lobby of Baskin Engineering. Cash, credit cards, and flexi dollars accepted.
✆ (831) 459-2932Managed by UCSC Dining
Perk Coffee Bars offer 100% organic coffee and a wide selection of freshly baked muffins, Bagelry bagels, and pastries. This Perk Coffee Bar can be found in the lobby of Earth & Marine Sciences. Cash, credit cards, and flexi dollars accepted.
✆ (831) 459-1999Managed by UCSC Dining
Perk Coffee Bars offer 100% organic coffee and a wide selection of freshly baked muffins, Bagelry bagels, and pastries. This Perk Coffee Bar can be found in the lobby of Physical Sciences Building. Cash, credit cards, and flexi dollars accepted.
✆ (831) 459-2679Managed by UCSC Dining
Located at Stevenson College. This long-standing favorite offers espresso drinks, made-to-order salads and sandwiches, their famous fudgies, and more. Cash, credit cards, flexi dollars, and meal equivalencies accepted.
✆ (831) 459-2433Managed by UCSC Dining
Enjoy an exquisite lunch at this
full service restaurant, or visit the coffee bar for a quick bite. Locatedabove the Colleges Nine & Ten Dining Hall. Cash, credit cards,flexi dollars, and meal equivalencies accepted.
✆ (831) 459-2689Terra Fresca Restaurant and Coffee Bar web page »
Managed by UCSC Dining
Located at Merrill College, Vivas serves fresh, natural & organic mexican food. Cash, credit cards, and flexi dollars accepted.
✆ (831) 459-3299 ✉ Send Vivas an emailNot managed by UCSC Dining; contact this location directly with your questions, concerns or catering requests.
Food Trucks
Food trucks on campus offer a variety of cuisine. Please note, we are not able to publish their campus locations or operational hours.
Raymond's Catering: Check out their facebook page for more information.
Cruz N Gourmet: Check out their web site for more information.
Not managed by UCSC Dining; contact the business directly with your questions and/or concerns.
Colleges Nine & Ten Dining Hall
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
Crown/Merrill Dining Hall
Porter/Kresge Dining Hall
Rachel Carson/Oakes Dining Hall
Banana Joe's
Bay Tree Express Store
Bowls by Café Brasil
College Eight Cafe
Cowell Coffee Shop
Global Village Cafe by Amazon Juices
Ivéta Cafe
Oakes Cafe
Owl's Nest
Perk Coffee Bar at Baskin Engineering
Perk Coffee Bar at Earth & Marine Sciences
Perk Coffee Bar at Physical Sciences Building
Stevenson Coffee House
Terra Fresca Restaurant & Coffee Bar
Vivas
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