Dining Locations & Hours

Essie's Corner | Kohlberg Coffee Bar | Science Center Coffee Bar | The Crumb Cafe

The Dining Center

The Dining Center is Swarthmore College's  full-service dining hall, a place where our community gathers to dine together. The Dining Center offers a delicious and varied selection of fresh, locally sourced food as well as gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options at every meal. The Dining Center is part of the College's Dining and Community Commons project.

Dining Center Stations and Map
  • Faculty, staff, and guests may dine in the Dining Center.
  • Take out for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Reusable container programs are available. Exact change, checks or credit cards are accepted. The prices are:
  • Breakfast: $9.50
  • Lunch: $13.50
  • Dinner: $17.50
  • Children 5 and under are half price.
  • The Dining Center is a tray-less facility, which will help save an average of 22,000 gallons of water per year and reduce the amount of chemicals going into the waste stream. Once you have finished dining with us, please take your items to the dish drop.  Simply put your silverware on the conveyor below and leave everything other than single-use packaging on your plate, which will travel to our composting area.
  • The Dining Center has been certified by the Green Restaurant Association! Learn more about the process.
Dining Center Hours
MealHours:
Monday-Friday
Hours:
Saturday
Hours:
Sunday
Breakfast7–10 a.m.7–10 a.m. 
Continental Breakfast  10–11 a.m.10–11 a.m.10-10:30 a.m.
Lunch11 a.m.–2 p.m.11 a.m.–2 p.m.10:30 a.m.–2 p.m. (Brunch)
Lite Lunch2–4:30 p.m.2–4:30 p.m.2–4:30 p.m.
Dinner4:30-9 p.m.4:30-9 p.m.4:30-9 p.m.

Essie's Corner

Essie's Corner staff poses in front of counter

Essie’s Corner opened in the Dining and Community Commons.

Beginning Monday, September 1, 2025, new hours will be Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 9:30.

Essie’s Corner offers a quick and seamless dining experience, with a fresh-to-order menu of healthy sandwiches and grain bowls and a marketplace of snacks and prepared items. Dining Dollars, Swat Points, Garnet Cash, and credit cards are accepted at Essie's Corner. Dispatch Goods, reusable take-out containers instead of single-use compostable containers will be available. You will see the bright orange reusable containers at Essie's that you can easily return to any of the bright orange bins located in the Science Center Café, Clothier Hall, Dining Center and at the Food Recovery Fridge in the lobby outside Science Center Rom 199 .

Essie's Corner NEW Hours beginning Monday, September 1, 2025
Days of WeekHours
Monday–Friday8:30 a.m.– 9:30 p.m. 
Saturday–SundayClosed

Kohlberg Coffee Bar

The Coffee Bar is temporarily closed until construction  is completed on Kohlberg Hall.

Kohlberg Hall

Kohlberg Coffee Bar serves locally roasted coffee and espresso, chai and organic teas, juices, sodas and smoothies. Our pastries, bagels and pretzels are locally baked daily, and we carry a variety of candies and snacks. For lunch, enjoy our homemade soups, delicious sandwiches and salads, and a selection of Indian dishes delivered hot from a local restaurant. Kohlberg Coffee Bar is open to the public and accepts cash, credit cards, Dining Dollars, Swat Points and Garnet Cash.

  • Kohlberg Coffee Bar offers Grab and Go student lunches HAS BEEN MOVED TO PACES in CLOTHIER HALL TEMPORARILY from 11:30 to 1:30, Monday through Thursday, starting on Monday, Sept. 8. You must reserve your meal on the G.E.T. Cbord AppPlace your order as early as possible in order to secure the choice you would like. 
Kohlberg Coffee Bar Hours CLOSED TEMPORARILY
Days of WeekHours
Monday-Thursday8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Saturday–SundayClosed

Science Center Cafe

The Science Center Cafe features locally roasted coffee and espresso as well as seasonal hot apple cider, organic teas, chai, hot cocoa, sodas, and iced-blended drinks. We also offer a wide assortment of baked goods and candies. Lunch features freshly made sandwiches, salads, and soup, and fresh sushi and Chinese food options are delivered daily from a local restaurant. The Science Center Cafe accepts cash, credit cards, Dining Dollars, Swat Points, and Garnet Cash

Monday-Friday late night snack 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. 

Saturday and Sunday late night snack 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.

  • All meals will be To-Go, and you will be able to order specialty coffee drinks in advance using the G.E.T. Cbord App. 
Science Center Coffee Bar
Days of WeekHours
Monday-Friday8 a.m. – midnight
Saturday–Sunday8 a.m. – midnight

The Crumb Café  

The Crumb Café is a student-run late-night venue.  For more information, visit The Crumb Café's Instagram.

 

  The Crumb Cafe
Days of Week Hours
Sunday–Saturday 8 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.