Dining Services Hours of Operation
The standard hours of operation for dining services during the academic year, beginning with the lunch service on Sunday, August 25, 2024, can be found here: Cornell.CafeBonAppetit.com
There are two locations to view so be sure to select the one you are interested
in.
The Hilltop Cafe is our full-service dining hall that offers students and
guests a wide variety of food, from creative vegan entrees, seasonal entrees
and salads to house-made pizza and fresh pasta!
Zamora's Market offers popular menu items freshly made, conveniently
packaged, and ready to go. Stop by for a specialty coffee, a midday snack on
your way to class, or a protein pack post workout!
Please note that the standard hours of operation are subject to change for the
fall athletics pre-season, New Student Orientation, holidays, breaks or special
events. In those cases, signs will be posted in the dining hall to let students
know of the updated schedule. You can also find details as soon as they are
public here: Cornell.CafeBonAppetit.com
- Fall 2025 Move-in Hours
- New Student Orientation has special hours. Please see communication from your Admissions and NSO team for meal times.
- Fall Break 2025 Hours:
- Friday, November 21 Dinner: Last regular meal plan meal in Hilltop Cafe.
- Zamora's Market: Saturday, November 22 Lunch - Saturday, November 29 Dinner: Sponsoring department or pay-at-the-door.
- Single meal service for the day 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
- Closed: Thursday, November 27. You may purchase extra meals to-go on the dinner prior.
- Sunday, November 30 Lunch: Regular meal plan resumes.
- Winter Break Closing 2025
- Wednesday, December 17 Dinner: Last regular meal plan meal in Hilltop Cafe. Zamora's operates until 12 pm (noon).
- Thursday, December 18 – breakfast service in Hilltop available by sponsoring department or pay at the door
- December 19 - January 10: Hilltop Cafe & Zamora's Market closed.
- Sunday, January 11: Service and regular meal plan resumes with dinner Service
Monday, January 12: Zamora's Market re-opens.
- Spring Break 2026 Hours
- Thursday, March 5 Lunch: Last regular meal plan meal.
- Thursday, March 5 Dinner service 5:30-6:30 available by sponsoring department or pay at the door
- Friday, March 6 through Saturday March 14 Zamora's Market open.
- Debit/credit card payment during this meal plan gap.
- Single meal service for the day: 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
- Sunday, March 15 Lunch: Regular meal plan resumes with Hilltop Cafe reopening for lunch service.
- Monday, March 16: Zamora's Market resumes regular hours.
- Spring Closing 2026 Hours
- Hilltop Cafe
- Thursday, May 7 Lunch: Last regular meal plan meal.
- Thursday, May 7 Dinner: Seniors, department sponsorship or pay at the door. 5:00 pm- 6:00 pm
- Friday, May 8 - Saturday, May 9: Seniors, department sponsorship, or pay-at-the-door.
- Breakfast service 8:00 am - 9:00 am
- Lunch service 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
- Dinner service 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Sunday, May 10: Graduation ticket only or pay at the door.
- Brunch service 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
- Zamora's Market
- Wednesday, May 6 Lunch: Last meal service & final retail sales until 2 pm
- Closed for the remainder of the year.
- Hilltop Cafe
- Summer 2026
- The Hilltop Cafe will have limited hours during the summer session. See the latest dates and times here: https://cornell.cafebonappetit.com/