Dining Options

We continue to reactivate a number of dining options at the medical center. See below for an update on hours. Please note: food is only available for carry out.

Kitchen at Billings (Mitchell)

Monday – Friday, 6:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Sky Café (CCD)

Open 24/7

Panera Bread (Mitchell)

Open 24/7

Panera Bread (Comer)

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Café Central (DCAM)

Monday – Friday, 6:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday, 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Farmers Fridge Vending Machine

Seventh floor

SKY Cafe

Serves freshly prepared breakfast, lunch and dinner. Features a wide selection of comfort and healthy favorites, including made-to-order omelets, sandwiches, salads and burgers. Weekly hot meal specials are provided. Peet’s Coffee is also available, as well as made-to-order smoothies.

Located in the Sky Lobby (seventh floor)

Hours: Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week

• The full menu is available 5:30 a.m. to midnight
• A limited menus is provided midnight to 5:30 a.m.

BYTE Machine

A self-service healthy food kiosk offering sandwiches, salads, snacks, desserts, and specialty bottled beverages

Lori's Gift Shop

This location offers sandwiches and other food options.

The Kitchen at Billings

Serves freshly prepared breakfasts and lunches. Features comfort and healthy favorites, including made-to-order sandwiches and salads, burgers, home-style entrees, pizza and Mr. Pak’s sushi.

Located in the basement, near the “D” elevators

Hours: Monday through Friday: 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday: Closed

Panera Bread

Located on the second floor. Offers a wide variety of dine-in, to-go and Rapid Pick-Up® options.

Café Central

Serves freshly prepared breakfasts and lunches, including deep dish pizza, Chicago-style Italian beef, chicken wings, made-to-order sandwiches and salads and a rotating global station. A Food Works station features menu items from different local restaurants each week. Starbucks is also served.

Located on the second floor

Hours: Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Breakfast: 6:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. 
• Lunch 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Limited grill menu from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Farmers Fridge Vending Machine

First floor lobby

Panera Bread

Located on the first floor. Offers a wide variety of dine-in, to-go and Rapid Pick-Up® options.

Farmers Fridge Vending Machine

Third floor

Chicago French Press

The bookstore, located at 58th Street and Ellis Avenue, has Chicago French Press, which serves fresh roasted coffee, house blended teas and food.

Patient Meals

Most patients receive restaurant-style room service. Patients and their visitors can order meals from a menu any time between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Vending Machines

Vending machines are located throughout the UChicago Medicine campus.