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##  Welcome 

 



### HDS Commons 

 

In the beautiful, new Swartz Hall, the HDS Commons invites you to connect with your community over a delicious meal. Ample soft and table seating creates perfect nooks for studying or communal tables for connecting.

[HDS Commons is a Certified Green Restaurant!](https://www.dinegreen.com/g/res16392)

**Menu Features:**

- Breakfast: freshly baked pastries, traditional American breakfast selections, fruits and yogurts, and Peet’s coffee, espresso-based drinks and teas
- Lunch: soups, a traditional pub-style grill, and global bowls with specialties such as the Burrito, Mezze or Caribbean bowl, or a custom version based on your choice of green or whole grain bases, a range of vegetable and protein toppings, and homemade dressings. Options always include choices for a plant-forward or plant-based meal.
- Extensive selection of grab-n-go snacks, sandwiches, salads and beverages



 



      ![overhead view of three grain and salad bowls](/sites/g/files/omnuum12466/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/2025-03/HUDS-HDS-2.jpg?itok=jbFEv_EW) 

 

 

  

 



 

 

 

 ### M – Th, 8am-2:30pm / F, 8am-2pm

HOURS

- Full Service Breakfast: 8-10am
- Lunch: 11:30am until 30 minutes prior to close (M-Th 2pm, Fri 1:30pm)
- Beverages, pastries, snacks and grab-n-go available between meals

**Opening & Closing Dates of Note:**

Closed during Harvard’s academic breaks and summer

- Closed for the summer
- Re-Opening Wednesday, September 2



 

 ###  Harvard Divinity School

LOCATION

Swarz Hall, 45 Francis Ave, Cambridge



 

 ### Cafe Lead: Kailas Dangi

CONTACT

**Associate Director for Retail Operations:** Paula Gaughan

**Email:** [paula\_gaughan@harvard.edu](mailto:paula_gaughan@harvard.edu)



 

  

 

 

 

##  Catering & Graduate Meal Plans 

 



 ### Catering

The Commons supports small, in-building catering of continental breakfasts, sandwiches and salads. For larger or more formal events, connect with our colleagues at [Crimson Catering.](https://prod-diningservices.drupalsites.harvard.edu/crimson-catering-events)



 

 ### Interested in a Meal Plan?

Any Harvard graduate or professional school students may elect to purchase a GradPlus declining balance meal plan for use in designated Harvard University Dining Services Campus Cafes. Recognizing that food is a universal connector, the meal plan fosters and nourishes your community experience. Nothing is as unifying as a shared meal! [Learn more and enroll!](https://prod-diningservices.drupalsites.harvard.edu/graduate-professional-dining/meal-plans)