Food and drinks on Campus

Restaurants and coffee corners per building

• Opening hours during summer period (14 July - 15 August 2025)

  Opening hours may vary during holidays and special events such as Bachelor's or Master's Day. Adjusted opening hours also apply during the upcoming summer period. For more info: see the list of Opening hours during summer period (14 July - 15 August 2025).

• VU Main building

  • Mainstreet Coffeecorner is open Monday to Friday from 08:00 - 18:30.
  • Restaurant Foodplaza (basement) is open Monday to Friday from 10:00 - 19:30.

• New University building

  LOKL Coffeecorner in the Atrium is open Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 17:00 and on weekends from 10:00 to 15:00.

• Initium

  Coffee Bean Station on the 2nd floor is open Monday to Friday from 11:00 to 14:00.

• MF building

  • Coffee corner Crackle & Hum is open Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 18:00.
  • Restaurant Foodcourt on the ground floor is open Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 14:00.

• Research building VU

  Coffee Lab on the ground floor is open Monday to Friday from 11:00 and 14:00.

• OZW building

  Closed until mid-2025.

• O|2 Lab building

  Science Café on the ground floor offers a small menu with breakfast, lunch and drinks options (non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks). This location is also ideally suited for hosting drinks parties. The Science Café is open Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 17:00.

• ACTA

  • Coffee care coffee corner is open Monday to Friday from 08:00 - 17:00.
  • Restaurant Acta on the 7th floor is open Monday to Friday from 09:30 - 14:00.

• W&N building

  Restaurant is closed.

• Banqueting

  Do you want breakfast, lunch, dinner or drinks? In the banqueting brochure you will find the product range.

Vending machines at VU Amsterdam

• Hot drinks vending machines

  The hot drinks vending machines serve coffee, chocolate milk and hot water. The vending machines are operated using a VU card with coffee rights (VU employees) or a debit card with contactless payment (non-VU employees, students and visitors). The coffee rights are put directly on the VU pass; this does not need to be requested separately. Management of the vending machines is outsourced. 

  Coffee vending machines for office tenants

  Upon request, it is also possible for tenants (external parties) to have a coffee machine placed in their own (private) working area. Here, criteria and conditions for placement apply. Costs are passed on. Agreements are recorded in writing. If you would like more information, please contact FCO Servicedesk.

• Snacks, sweets and soft drinks

  Scattered across the VU Campus you will find vending machines with sweets, snacks and soft drinks. You will find the vending machines on the ground floor of the buildings and 'in busy places', such as large lecture halls or study areas. Use of the vending machines is at your own expense and payment is contactless with your bank card.

  Vending machine locations

  • Main building (ground floor, 6th floor)
  • Initium (1st floor)
  • MF building (ground floor)
  • O|2 Lab Building (ground floor)
  • W&N Building (ground floor, 6th floor)

• Report malfunction

  See a vending machine that is not working? Please report it. Remember to pass on the vending machine number (shown in the vending machine's display) and location, and turn over the fault card on the vending machine so that others can see that the fault has been reported. The fault will be solved as soon as possible by.

  • VU staff or students in possession of a VUnet ID pass on the report via the Service portal. You can see the progress of your report via the My reports overview in your dashboard.
  • Don't have a VUnet ID? Then submit your report via the External Service portal.

Catering industry

• Grand café LIVING

  Grand café LIVING can be found on the ground floor of the New University Building. LIVING has a sunny terrace on campus square. A quick coffee or a full breakfast, a laptop session with tasty benefits, a business dinner or a drink with friends; you are welcome at Grand café LIVING.

• Doppio Espresso

  Doppio Espresso stands for passion for coffee and fresh and natural products. You can enjoy a delicious espresso, cappuccino, or latte. 

  Doppio Espresso offers an ideal base to enjoy coffee while studying or to just relax and catch up. There is free WiFi and plenty of power outlets. In addition to espresso, cappuccino and coffee specials, they offer also breakfast, lunches and pastries.

• Bar Boele

  Bar Boele is the cultural hotspot of the VU Campus and is located in the New University Building at De Boelelaan 1111. Bar Boele is associated with the Rialto VU cinema and Griffioen theatre, which are also housed in this building.

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