Kosher and Halal Dining

Students keeping halal will find several options to support them:

• HUDS’ undergraduate dining locations feature a halal entree daily, listed at both lunch and dinner on the online menu.
  • This entrée will be available at every dining hall.
    • Annenberg Hall, Cabot House and Adams House feature a dedicated buffet station for the daily halal lunch and dinner entree.
    • The entree is available upon request at all other undergraduate Houses. Halal entree orders should be made at the Grille, and will be prepared to order. You should anticipate a roughly 10 minute wait while we prepare this for you. You do not need to pre-order.
• In addition, on HUDS' online menu, we flag ingredients containing pork and alcohol (which, beyond obvious items such as chablis, includes vanilla). We do not identify items containing vinegar as containing alcohol.
• All items will be listed on the HUDS web menus to allow for additional ingredient or allergen searches.
• FlyBy (at Memorial Hall and SEC) also feature a daily halal protein sandwich or salad.

Ramadan 2026

Ramadan 2026: February 17, 2026 – March 19, 2026.

Undergraduates and College meal plan affiliates with a board plan can expect the following:

• Because the latest sunset during Ramadan takes place before the end of the dinner period, HUDS can accommodate any observant students during regular dining hall hours. Individuals may also request a to-go container from your dining hall checker to create a plate for consumption later. These are available at all dining halls, and of course include the availability of a halal entree at every location.
• Dates will be available in the salad bar, in addition to the regular meal selections.
• Meal plan participants may also elect to pick up a bag of breakfast provisions at dinnertime, or participate in preparing a hot breakfast in a designated residence community kitchen using provisions supplied by HUDS.
  • Pre-bagged individual breakfast can be ordered online by undergraduates through the Harvard bag meal portal and include: Bagel with cream cheese, halal chicken wrap with lettuce, tomato, banana, apple or orange, fresh fruit cup, Chobani yogurt, muffin or croissant, hard boiled eggs, cereal cup and milk, granola bar, juice, cold bean salad such as chickpea, lentil, black bean, or edamame
    • Note: Proctors, tutors and other residential affiliates observing Ramadan who have a meal plan but who do not have access to the bag meal ordering system should coordinate directly with your dining hall staff.
  • Packouts of breakfast ingredients for a group (ideally 6 or more) can be ordered online by undergraduates through the Harvard packout system and include: eggs, cheese, cut veggies (peppers and onions), breads and bagels, cream cheese, grilled halal chicken, a plant-based breakfast sausage, hand fruit and fruit salad, cereal cups and milk, juice.
    • For those of you coordinating group preparation of Suhoor, please note that kitchens have been identified in every House and the Yard (listed in Residence and Kitchen Locations). Please notify us at least 2-3 days in advance and provide the HUID of participating students. We'll create a "packout" of corresponding amounts of food that can be picked up the night prior.