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Need to grab a bite to eat? What about printing an assignment or mailing a package? Whether you live on campus or are commuting, this blog post will provide you with a one-stop shop that covers the many on-campus neighbourhood shopping options offered at York University!
Food Services
York University has many food shopping options across campus. Most of these food services can be purchased using your YU-card through student meal plans, faculty and staff meal plans and/or Flex dollars!
Success Tip: Visit the Where To Use It webpage for more information about shops that accept the YU-card payment method!
Looking for homestyle meals? Be sure to try the eateries located in the Colleges. Most of the popular food destinations on York U’s Keele and Glendon Campuses can be found in the major food hubs and eating areas:
Central Square
- Central Square Cafeteria
- Bento Sushi
- Epic Burger
- La Cucina & Miso
- Pita Pit
- Sultan’s Middle Eastern Cuisine
- Pizza Pizza
- Starbucks
- Subway
- Tim Hortons
- YUM Farmer’s Market
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Student Centre
- Dirty Bird Chicken + Waffles
- Gino’s Pizza
- Jimmy the Greek
- Mac’s Sushi
- Pagoda
- The Islands
- The Underground Restaurant
- Treats Café Emporium
- Wendy’s
- Yogen Früz
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York Lanes
York Lanes offers a variety of eateries, including:
- Berries & Bloom
- Cucinetta Italian Café
- Falafel Hut Village
- Hero Burger
- Indian Flavour
- La Prep
- Popeye’s Chicken and Biscuits
- Qoola Frozen Yogurt Bar
- Sakura Japanese Restaurant
- Second Cup
- Shopsy’s Sports Grill
- Thai Express
- The Campus Bubble Tea
- The Great Canadian Bagel
- z-teca Gourmet Burrito
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Other
Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence
Centre for Film & Theatre
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Colleges
- Stong College
- Winters College
Curtis Lecture Halls
Lassonde Building
Ignat Kaneff Building, Osgoode Hall Law School
Quad
The Quad offers a variety of food options, including:
- aroma
- Amaya
- Banh Mi Boys
- Basil Box
- Booster Juice
- Fat Bastard Burrito
- Fat Burger
- Gong Cha
- Mandarin
- San Francesco
- Subway
- Sushi-Q
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Ross Building
Seymour Schulich Building
Victor Philip Dadeleh Building
- TEL Café
- La Cucina & Miso
- Pizza Pizza
- Pita Pit
- Smoke’s Poutinerie
- Tim Hortons
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William Small Centre
Shops & Services
Of course, restaurants and other food services are not the only shopping options on campus. York U also provides access to shops and services, including the Appletree Medical Centre, Shoppers Drug Mart, Salon Concepts Spa and the York University Bookstore!
Success Tip: Learn more about the York University Bookstore in the #YUBlog’s post, “Purchasing Your Textbooks at the York U Bookstore”! The Bookstore is also the place to go to buy York U clothing to show your Lion pride!
Check out the many shops and services offered through York Lanes and the York Federation of Students (YFS)!
York Lanes
- A & F Opticians
- Alterna Savings
- Appletree Medical Centre
- BMO Bank of Montréal
- Campus Clearners
- Campus Photo & Printing
- Canada Post
- Data Integrity Inc.
- Ink Blotz
- Grocery
- Nutrition House
- Offices at York Lanes
- Salon Concepts Spa
- Shoppers Drug Mart
- York Lanes Dental Office
- York University Bookstore – Central
- York University Bookstore – East
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York Federation of Students (YFS) (second floor of the Student Centre)
Where to Find Deals and Discounts
One of the fastest and easiest ways to pay for food or to shop at selected stores on campus is to use your YU-card! There are three main ways to earn deals and discounts using your YU-card:
Scholar Dollars – Bookstore Rewards
Use your Flex dollars at the York University Bookstore and automatically earn 5% or more back in Scholar Dollars! Scholar Dollars can be redeemed toward any merchandise at the Bookstore.
Success Tip: Spend 100 Scholar Dollars at the York U Bookstore and you could earn an additional $100 Bookstore gift card!
Delicious Dining Discounts
Each week will bring a new YU-card-only deal at a campus eatery. The latest deals will be featured on the Food Services‘ homepage.
Coupon Booklet
You will receive a coupon booklet valued at $80 when you purchase a meal plan. The coupon booklet contains a variety of on-and-off-campus food and bookstore deals and discounts at both Keele and Glendon Campus!
Success Tip: If you ever run out of funds on your YU-card or want to top up your account, sign in to the Online YU-card office, visit the Manage Your YU-card webpage or use the YU-card mobile app!
From food services, shops & services and the deals and discounts available, we invite you to enjoy everything that Campus has to offer!
If you have any questions, comment below or tweet us at @YorkUStudents.
Lauren Dick
Lauren Dick graduated in Spring 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Professional Writing and a Professional Certificate in Marketing. She loves to curl up with a good story and a warm cup of tea (only English Breakfast, mind you), and she hopes her blog posts will continue to encourage current and incoming students to learn more about York U and its community.
