New semester. New flavors. More value for SBU Eats meal plans!

August 24, 2026

Welcome Seawolves,

Whether you’re new to Stony Brook University or returning for another year, we’re excited to have you here. SBU Eats is kicking off the semester with new flavors, more choices, and more ways to make the most of your meal plan. Discover The Drop at Roth Café, explore more places to use meal exchanges, and check out the apps and resources that make dining on campus easier. Whether you’re grabbing a quick bite between classes or trying something new, there’s plenty to enjoy while dining on campus.

Visit East Side and West Side dine-in for all-you-care-to-eat dining options using a meal swipe or dining dollars. You can select entrées, sides, desserts, and beverages from any food platform within the location. Remember, your meal plan is on your SBU ID card, ready to use!

SBU Eats Goes Green

SBU Eats makes it easy to reduce waste with its reusable take-out container program, and every student on a meal plan gets one free! Thanks to this collective effort, our campus community is keeping more than 2.5 million single-use containers out of landfills. To participate, simply ask the cashier for a reusable container when you enter East Side or West Side dine-in and let them know you’d like to take your meal to go. Your take-out meal is in lieu of a dine-in meal for that period.

More Places to Use Your Meal Exchanges

Meal exchanges are even better this semester, with more locations and options to choose from! If you have the SBU Premium Meal Plan, you receive 54 meal exchanges per semester and can use up to two meal exchanges per day. Use your meal exchanges for a preset menu option at The Drop, Smash n’ Shake, or Subway® at Roth Café, or at Cocina Fresca and Nathan’s Famous at East Side Dining.

Dozens of Places to Use Your Dining Dollars!

Your dining dollars can do a lot more than you think! Grab a bite or your favorite beverage at stadium and arena concessions, choose from six food trucks, or explore more than a dozen retail locations across campus. Craving something quick? Pick up a meal at Halal NY, Delancey Street Kosher, or Jasmine International Food Pavilion, or enjoy favorites from Popeyes, Subway, Carvel, Nathan’s Famous, Dunkin’, Starbucks, and Peet’s Coffee.

New Concept at Roth Cafe

The Drop is a new rotating ghost kitchen experience at Roth Café, featuring crave-worthy meals, limited-time menus, and new flavors that keep things fresh and exciting each week! Simply order at the kiosk in Roth Café and pay with dining dollars or a meal exchange.

Download these apps!

Use the Nutrislice app to view menus, nutritional information, and apply filters for dietary options such as vegan, vegetarian, food allergens, Kosher, Halal, and more!
Order ahead with the Nutrislice app. View mobile ordering pickup locations.
Download the GET mobile app and login using your NET ID. View transactions, check balances, and add funds.

Manage Your Meal Plan

Upgrades can be made at any time throughout the semester.
Downgrades to fall 2026 meal plans are accepted through Sunday, September 6.
Questions about your meal plan? Contact mealplan@stonybrook.edu

August 24 - 28: Monday through Friday 9am to 6pm

SBU Eats Dining Hours

Check out the latest dining hours at stonybrook.edu/sbueats and satisfy your cravings!

Do you have food allergies?

Our campus dietitian, Laura Martorano, MS, RD, CDN, IFNCP, is available to help students with their dietary needs and can be reached at laura.martorano@stonybrook.edu or by calling 631.632.9979.

SBU Eats offers customized meals for students with food allergies. The specialized menu request form helps students communicate their food allergies, intolerances, and/or specialized dietary needs to the managers and culinary team at the dining location.
Allergen Saf-t-Zone kits at dining locations include separate purple utensils and cutting boards to help students with food allergies and dietary intolerances receive a meal not prepared on shared equipment that may contain other allergens.

Be sure to follow @sbu_eats for the latest dining information!