Food and Retail Outlets
Khalifa University campuses have a broad range of food and drink outlets operated by external providers. The University aims to ensure a range of good quality food and drink that offers convenience, customization, choice, value for money, and an environment that meets the demographic, lifestyle, belief and cultural diversity of the University. The experience that our staff, students, and visitors have from eating and drinking on campus, and the interactions that they have with us, should be positive and have a positive impact on their view of the University.
The main dining area is in the Student Hub at Khalifa University’s Main Campus offers students a comfortable area to relax between classes, get homework done, or have a lunch or and coffee with friends. There are a wide variety of restaurant and food options in Khalifa University’s Main Campus:
Main Restaurant - located in the Student Hub building on the ground floor. Lunch is served from 11:30am to 4:30pm.
Costa Restaurant - located beside the R Building. Serves coffee, tea, soda and cakes, and sandwiches.
Starbucks - located in the Student Hub Building, ground floor, and serve hot and cold coffee, sandwiches, salads, and desserts.
Doctor Shawarma - located in Student Hub food court. Serves shawarma sandwiches, manakish, juices, and snacks.
House Of Tea - located in Student Hub food court. Serves hot and cold drinks (karak tea, haleeb ginger) and sandwiches.
Basil - located in Student Hub food court. Serves burger sandwiches, side dishes and juices.
Vending machines are located throughout campus in the following locations: directly outside the R Building, L Building, G Building on the 1st floor.
At the Sas Al Nakhl Campus, the Student Center (male students) is located in Satah building; it consists of a dining facility that serves three meals a day. A similar outlet is open to the female students in Arzanah building serving two meals a day. Smaller cafeterias are open for the Sas Al Nakhl Campus community in the Bu Hasa and Habshan buildings. All of these outlets serve an a la carte menu and breakfast and lunch buffets.
At Masdar City Campus, a general cafeteria that caters to the needs of the staff and students is available on campus, along with campus restaurants and coffee shops, including Caribou café, Sumo Sushi, Barbacoa Mexican Restaurant, Jim’s Kitchen, Skinny Genie and Pappa Roti Café. In addition, students are provided with basic facilities in their residential units for self-preparation of simple meals.