Stony Brook University offers a diverse range of dining options to satisfy every craving, right on campus! Whether you’re a student, faculty, staff, or visitor, finding delicious food to dine in near you is easier than ever. From the convenience of mobile ordering to the variety of dine-in locations, explore the culinary landscape Stony Brook has to offer. This guide will walk you through the best spots to grab a bite, ensuring you find exactly what you’re looking for when searching for “Food Dine In Near Me” on campus.
East Side Dining
East Side Dining is a central hub for a variety of quick and delicious options. For those looking for a sweet treat or a celebratory cake, Carvel located within East Side Dining is a perfect choice.
Carvel at East Side Dining
Carvel offers personalized and seasonal ice cream cakes perfect for birthdays or any special occasion. And now, ordering your favorite Carvel cake is even more convenient with mobile ordering available through the Nutrislice app!
Iron Waffles at East Side Dining
Don’t miss out on the popular Iron Waffles at East Side Dining for a unique and tasty treat, perfect for breakfast or a sweet snack any time of day.
West Side Dining
West Side Dining provides an extensive all-you-care-to-eat dine-in experience, perfect for those seeking variety and a relaxed meal setting. Notably, West Side Dining is a nut-sensitive venue, catering to individuals with allergies.
Dine-In at West Side Dining
West Side Dining is your go-to for an all-encompassing dining experience. Enjoy themed Global Nights featuring international cuisines, making it a flavorful adventure every visit. The dine-in venue boasts a hot breakfast spread, a fresh salad bar, comforting soups, pizza, pasta, a grill station for classic favorites, a deli for custom sandwiches, tempting desserts, and soft serve ice cream. For premium entrees, the International Market section always offers freshly prepared dishes. Taste Changers stir-fry station provides authentic Asian cuisine cooked to order.
For those seeking plant-based options, West Side Dining excels with vegan and vegetarian choices available throughout the venue, including a dedicated vegetarian station called Rooted. Rooted focuses on wholesome, completely plant-based meals, emphasizing flavor and excitement in plant-based dining with both international and familiar comfort foods.
Take-Out Meals with SBU Eats Goes Green Containers
For those on the go, West Side Dining, along with East Side Dining, offers a sustainable take-out option with SBU Eats Goes Green reusable containers.
How Take-Out Works:
- Inform the cashier you’d like to use the take-out option when entering either dine-in location.
- Fill your reusable container and beverage cup with your chosen foods from the dine-in offerings. Remember, take-out meals are intended to be enjoyed outside of the dining area.
- After your meal, simply rinse your container to remove any food residue.
- Return your unsanitized container to an SBU Eats Goes Green Bin at either East or West Side Dine-In.
- When you next opt for take-out, pick up a sanitized container at the register when you use a take-out swipe.
Your first reusable container is complimentary! Additional containers can be purchased for $5 at the dine-in registers using Wolfie Wallet or other payment methods. Students with unlimited meal plans can enjoy up to two take-out meals daily. Dining Dollars offer a 10% saving on door prices at dine-in locations.
Door Prices at West Side Dining
- Breakfast: $8.75
- Lunch/Brunch: $15
- Dinner: $16
- Late Night: $10.50
Door Prices apply to patrons without meal swipes and can be paid using Dining Dollars, Wolfie Wallet, Credit/Debit.
Meal Periods at West Side Dining
- Breakfast (Mon – Fri): 7:30am to 10:59am
- Lunch (Mon – Fri): 11am to 3:59pm
- Brunch (Sat – Sun): 9am to 3:59pm
- Dinner (Mon – Fri): 4pm to 9:59pm
- Dinner (Sat – Sun): 4pm to 11pm
- Late Night (Mon – Fri): 10pm to midnight
Accepted Payment Options: Dine-In Meal Swipes, Guest Meal Swipes, Dining Dollars, Wolfie Wallet, Faculty/Staff Plan, Credit/Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay. Special Dietary Options Available.
Market at West Side
The Market at West Side is your campus convenience store, offering a wide array of items including grocery essentials, bottled beverages, energy drinks, protein shakes, milk, pasta, soups, condiments, snacks, candy, ice cream, cookies, trail mix, and granola bars.
SBU Eats ensures inclusivity by offering Kosher and Halal products at this location. The Retail Incubator Program at the Market highlights diverse, local, and responsibly sourced products each month, often featuring women and minority-owned businesses and environmentally conscious companies.
Enjoy F’Real Shakes & Smoothies with blend-it-yourself milkshakes and plant-based smoothies. Grab n’ Go options include hot entrees from Jasmine’s international pavilion, pasta, sub sandwiches, Chef’s Table meals, fresh fruits, vegetables, sushi, salads, fruit cups, and protein packs. Fuel up with Seattle’s Best Coffee™, along with hot and iced tea, cold brew, and hot cocoa.
Roth Cafe
Roth Cafe provides a variety of dining choices, streamlined by self-checkout kiosks for efficient service.
Kiosks at Roth Cafe
For faster service at Roth Cafe, self-checkout kiosks are available for Smash n’ Shake, Savor, and Popeyes® orders. Mobile ordering via the Nutrislice app is also available for Smash n’ Shake, Savor, and Starbucks® within Roth Cafe.
Roth Meal Exchange
For students on the Wolfie Standard or Wolfie Deluxe meal plans, Meal Exchange options are available at Subway®, Smash n’ Shake, and Savor in Roth Cafe. Each location offers a special preset meal exchange menu. Dining Dollars and Wolfie Wallet are always accepted at Roth Cafe locations. Meal exchanges do not roll over semesters.
Dining Options at Roth Cafe:
- Popeyes®: Enjoy Louisiana-style fried chicken, burgers, chicken sandwiches, veggie burgers, and milkshakes. Mobile ordering is available through Nutrislice.
- Smash n’ Shake: Indulge in burgers, chicken sandwiches, veggie burgers, fries, and milkshakes. Mobile ordering via Nutrislice.
- Savor: Create your own pasta sauté with various pasta, sauces, and proteins. Mobile ordering through Nutrislice.
- Subway®: Choose from subs, classic sandwiches, wraps, and bowls.
- Starbucks®: Located on the lower level, enjoy your favorite coffee, espresso beverages, sandwiches, and pastries. Mobile ordering via Nutrislice.
Accepted Payment Options: Dining Dollars, Wolfie Wallet, Meal Exchange, Faculty/Staff Plan, Credit/Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay. Special Dietary Options Available.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER (SAC) FOOD COURT
The SAC Food Court is a bustling location offering a diverse range of cuisines perfect for a quick and satisfying meal.
- Kickin’ Chickin: Signature chicken sandwiches, wings, and Halal and vegetarian options upon request.
- Grill Favorites: Classic grill items like burgers, grilled cheese, and chicken tenders, with Halal and vegetarian options.
- Seawolves Pizza: Pizza, calzones, garlic knots, and stromboli.
- WokWork: Made-to-order stir-fry with customizable veggies, proteins, and sauces (allergen warning: shrimp is available).
- Corner Deli: Made-to-order deli sandwiches; order via Nutrislice or kiosk for pickup in the SAC Food Court.
- Noodle Bowl: Customizable soba and pho noodle bowls.
- Healthy by Nature: Fresh plant-based bowls like Roasted Cauliflower and Blackened Chicken Bowls.
- Kettle Soups and Chili: Hot soups and chili varieties.
- Grab and go: Sandwiches, salads, fresh fruit, yogurt, and coffee.
Accepted Payment Options: Dining Dollars, Wolfie Wallet, Faculty/Staff Plan, Credit/Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay. Special Dietary Options Available.
SAC MARKET AND DUNKIN’ EXPRESS
Located within the Student Activities Center (SAC), the SAC Market and Dunkin’ Express offer quick bites and coffee options.
- Dunkin’: Your favorite coffee, espresso beverages, donuts, and breakfast sandwiches.
- Dunkin’ Express: Located in the SAC Main Lobby for quick coffee, iced beverages, donuts, and pastries. Limited menu for speed and convenience.
- Craft Salads, Bowls and Smoothies: Customize salads or build your own açaí bowls and smoothies; order via Nutrislice or kiosk at SAC Market.
- Mini-market: Grab n’ go value meals, snacks, beverages, and sushi rolls.
Accepted Payment Options: Dining Dollars, Wolfie Wallet, Faculty/Staff Plan, Credit/Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay. Special Dietary Options Available.
STARBUCKS®
Starbucks® has multiple locations across campus for your coffee and snack needs.
Starbucks® Locations
Find Starbucks® at Roth Cafe, the Administration Building, and Melville Library. The Melville Library location accepts Starbucks gift cards and the Starbucks app, and you can now use your Stony Brook ID Card to pay with Dining Dollars on the app at the Melville Library Starbucks!
- Full menu of Starbucks® hot and chilled espresso beverages, Teavana tea, Frappuccinos, seasonal drinks, and specialty drinks.
- Traditional Starbucks® food menu for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.
Note: The Administration Building location is a “We Proudly Serve Starbucks®” and has a limited menu.
Accepted Payment Options: Dining Dollars, Wolfie Wallet, Faculty/Staff Plan, Credit/Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay.
Add Your Stony Brook ID Card to the Starbucks® App:
- Download the Starbucks® app.
- Select “Scan” at the bottom.
- Add (+) a new payment method.
- Select “Campus Card”.
- Select “Stony Brook University”.
- Sign in with your NetID and Password.
- Select the “Stony Brook University Library” location to order and pay with Dining Dollars!
Special Dietary Options Available.
JASMINE
Located in the Charles B. Wang Center, Jasmine offers a vibrant array of Asian cuisines.
- Curry Kitchen: Flavorful Indian cuisine with naan, chicken and steak over rice, samosas, and curries.
- Cafetasia Chinese: Rice and noodle bowls, dumplings, spring rolls, and miso soups.
- Cafetasia Korean: Bibimbap, Dupbap, Gookbab, and Katsu chicken.
- Sushi Do: Made-to-order sushi, sushi burritos, poke bowls, and bento boxes.
- Hibachi: Live cooking and made-to-order hibachi entrees.
- Jasmine Tea House: Bubble tea, boba floats, coffee/tea, and tea-infused pastries like macarons.
- Jasmine International Market: Indian and Asian snacks, beverages, and Korean grab n’ go items like kimchi.
Accepted Payment Options: Dining Dollars, Wolfie Wallet, Faculty/Staff Plan, Credit/Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay. Special Dietary Options Available.
PEET’S COFFEE
Peet’s Coffee, located in the Alan S. DeVries Center, offers freshly brewed coffee, smoothies, bagels, pastries, and tater tots.
Accepted Payment Options: Dining Dollars, Wolfie Wallet, Faculty/Staff Plan, Credit/Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay. Special Dietary Options Available.
SBU EATS FOOD TRUCKS
The SBU Eats food truck fleet brings diverse food options to various locations around campus.
- SBU Eats Grill / Wings: Burgers, fries, chicken wings, and plant-based Beyond Burgers.
- Nathan’s Famous®: Hot dogs, chicken tenders, and crinkle-cut fries.
- Mr. Kim’s food truck: Hibachi entrees, tacos, bubble teas, and boba floats.
- Chatime: Flavored beverages including iced tea and bubble tea.
- Halal Wayz: Halal favorites like Chicken over Rice, Lamb over Rice, and Gyros.
- Anona: Coffee, espresso, plant-based smoothies, and tacos.
- Carvel®: Ice cream novelties for special events and by request.
BOOK AN SBU EATS FOOD TRUCK FOR YOUR EVENT! Reservations can be made through the SBU Eats website.
Accepted Payment Options: Dining Dollars, Wolfie Wallet, Faculty/Staff Plan, Credit/Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay. Special Dietary Options Available.
With these diverse “food dine in near me” options at Stony Brook University, you’re sure to find the perfect meal to satisfy your needs and preferences, all conveniently located on campus. Explore these locations and enjoy the rich culinary experiences Stony Brook has to offer!
