Wherever you decide to eat, please think about choosing healthy and sustainable options, reducing the amount of packaging from takeaways, and use the bins provided to correctly dispose of your waste.
Over 70 water fountains are provided around the campus for you to rinse/refill your bottle. Find your nearest one here.
Please note: the opening times listed below are for term time. Please see the Catering Services web pages for any amendments to these times during vacations.
Sign up to get a free hot drink and start collecting points each time you buy food and drink in LSE Catering outlets.
For everything you need to know about the Food Club loyalty scheme, including how to sign up and where to collect and spend your points - visit: FoodClub by LSE
Reduce single use plastics by purchasing a reusable LSE KeepCup from any LSE Catering outlet and receive your first hot drink free.
Eco friendly, reusable, collapsible water bottle available to purchase from LSE Catering outlets. The bottles are discounted to £3.50 while stocks last.
Holds up to 500ml of liquid but when empty can be squished up to fit into your pocket or handbag!
If you find yourself without your KeepCup and have to resort to a disposable cup you will be pleased to hear that we now have the facility to recycle them on campus – look out for the big orange bins in LSE catering outlets.
Location: Basement, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields
Term-time hours: Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 4.00pm
Full opening hours and menu.
Contemporary café offering speciality hot and cold drinks, including freshly squeezed juices and made to order smoothies. Food options include freshly made sandwiches on artisan breads and delicious salads, a selection of tasty hot snacks and pastries, fresh fruit and yogurt pots and tempting cookies and cakes.
Location: Ground floor, The Marshall Building
Term-time hours: Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 6pm.
Full opening hours and menu.
Quality barista coffees, speciality teas, freshly squeezed juices or smoothies and our speciality superfood drinks. Looking for something more substantial? Try one of our hand-made sandwiches on artisan bread or a lovingly crafted healthy freshly made salad. We also have delicious cookies and cakes to tempt you.
Location: Ground floor, Centre Building, Houghton Street
Term-time hours: Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 6pm, Saturday, 12noon - 5pm.
Full opening hours and menu.
Barista handmade quality triple-certified coffees and teas, with exciting healthy freshly made salads and snacks, cold drinks and fresh bakery products. Use of KeepCups encouraged.
Location: Ground floor, New Academic Building
Term-time hours: Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 5.30pm.
Full opening hours and menu.
Open to everyone, all year round this is the ideal place to “grab and go” from a wide selection of hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and salads, hot snacks and light meals.
Location: 1st floor, Saw Swee Hock Student Centre (SAW)
Opening times: Monday - Friday until 4pm
Offers a relaxed studying environment where students can pick up a coffee. Seating for approximately 60 people.
Location: Reception area Pankhurst and Fawcett House
Currently closed: please check website for updates.
Location: 4th floor, Old Building, Houghton Street
Term-time hours: Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 6:30pm
Full opening hours and menu
LSE’s main student restaurant offering a huge choice of great value hot and cold meals throughout the day. Renowned for its daily changing international dishes, vegetarian options, great salad bar, street food options fries and pizzas. Spacious and bustling with access to the roof terrace seating area.
Location: corner of Houghton Street/Aldwych
Term-time hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5.30pm (ground floor) 8 - 10.30am (downstairs breakfast), 12 - 2.30pm (downstairs lunch)
Full opening hours and menu
Open all year round to staff, students and members of the public the warm and friendly vibe of the ground floor offers speciality hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, sushi and freshly baked pastries. Visit Downstairs in the Garrick to kick start your day with one of our superb, cooked to order breakfasts. At lunchtime enjoy delicious quality home cooked meals and special salads.
Location: John Watkins Plaza
Term-time hours: Monday – Thursday, 10.00am – 6:30pm; Friday, 10.00am – 5:30pm
Full opening hours and menu
Conveniently located near the library this is an ideal place to take a break and refuel while studying. Enjoy hot and cold drinks, light snacks, fantastic range of sandwiches and sweet treats.
Location: Ground floor, New Academic Building
Term-time hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5:30pm
Full opening hours and menu
Visit the Shaw Cafe for freshly prepared, wholesome breakfasts, lunches and treats. Try our organic vegan soups with vegan and artisan breads. Enjoy our colourful salad bowls with all the goodness of crunchy vegetables and zesty dressings. Get energised with our ethically sourced coffee and your choice of oat, almond, coconut and soya milk. Treat yourself to a slice of vegan cake or one of our chia fruit puddings.
Location: 5th Floor, Old Building
Term-time hours: Monday – Friday, 10am – 4.15pm (coffee bar); Monday – Friday, 12.30pm – 2.15pm (dining room)
Full opening hours and menu
An excellent lunch-time dining service and coffee bar. SCR members receive discount but both members and non-members are welcome.
Location: Ground floor Saw Swee Hock Student Centre
Opening times: Monday - Friday, 12:00 - late
With a broad selection of drinks and promotions, the historic SU bar is a great, safe place for students to both reconnect with old friends and a meet new people. With an open, varied events programme running throughout the year and occasional live sports screenings, there is something here for everyone.
Please check the website for events programme.
Location: 6th floor, Saw Swee Hock Student Centre
A fantastic place to study quietly in the day, this amazing rooftop space is available for private bookings in the evenings. With an outdoor terrace and a versatile pop-up servery this space is ideal for a varied range of activities.
For information on booking this space for group activities please email su.info@lse.ac.uk
Location: Houghton Street
Opening times: Monday – Friday, 7am- 6pm; Saturday, 7am – 1pm
An old-school British style café offering breakfasts, sandwiches and hot beverages.
Location: 49a Lincoln's Inn Fields
Opening times: currently closed, please check website for updates.
Location: next to tennis courts, Lincoln's Inn Fields
Opening times: temporarily closed, please see website for updates.
Boasting two outdoor terraces, an open kitchen and a wood fired oven, the modern wood-clad restaurant is the perfect spot to enjoy a relaxed lunch of freshly baked pizzas and salads. LSE staff and students can enjoy a 25% discount on food.
Location: corner of Portugal Street and Portsmouth Street
Opening times: Monday – Friday, 12noon - 11pm
The LSE's very own traditional pub with an array of real ales, cold beers, wines and spirits. There's also a selection of 'pub grub' on offer throughout the day. Menu and more...
Location: 2 St Clement's Lane
Opening times: Monday – Saturday, 11am – 11pm (food served 12 noon – 8pm)
Owned by LSE but independently operated, Ye Old White Horse is an intimate pub in keeping with the history of the area where all are welcome.
- Students' Salon, King's Chambers - (microwave and boiling water facility available).
- Saw Swee Hock Student Centre 2nd floor, outside Faith Centre (microwave facility available), 6th floor café area.
- UG common room, 4th floor, Old Building (microwave and boiling water facility available).
- Roof terraces (when not reserved for functions) Centre Building, 2nd and 6th floor; Marshall Buildingl 1st and 8th floor; Old Building, 4th floor; New Academic Building, 8th floor and Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, 6th floor..
- Escape Social Space in the Library foyer (cold and pre-packaged food only). Please note eating is not permitted in the rest of the Library.
- Centre Building ground, 1st and 2nd floors; open study spaces (not lecture theatres).
- 32 Lincoln’s Inn Fields basement, ground and lower ground break out spaces.
- Marshall Building ground, 1st and 2nd floors; open study spaces (not lecture theatres).
- New Academic Building Plaza; Atrium (cold and pre-packaged food only); lower ground lobby (occasionally closed for private School events); 1st and 2nd floor mezzanine and communal areas.
