$275 Flex Dollars that can be used in Magnuson Dining Hall, Bickner Bistro, and Viking Market & Café.
For 2025–26, this plan is $250 per semester.
Campus Dining
North Park’s campus dining nourishes students, faculty, and staff while building community. Whether grabbing a quick coffee, enjoying a sit-down meal, or picking up essentials, our dining options provide convenience, flexibility, and variety.
Bickner Bistro and 1891 Bread Co.
Bickner Bistro is a popular hangout in the Johnson Center, which has cozy seating, fireplaces, and space for studying or socializing. The attached 1891 Bread Co. serves gourmet coffee, smoothies, sandwiches, soups, salads, and baked goods.
Magnuson Dining Hall
Magnuson Dining Hall offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Students gather here to connect and participate in traditions like our annual Thanksgiving dinner served by faculty and staff. We accommodate various dietary needs, including vegetarian, allergy-sensitive, and religious dietary requirements.
Viking Market & Café
An à la carte retail food shop offering sandwiches, snacks, drinks, and seating with large-screen TVs. It’s located on the west side of the gym, near Carlson Tower.
Meal plan options by population
First-year students who live on campus must select the All Access, Weekly 15 with $350 Flex Dollars, or Weekly 15 with $200 Flex Dollars plan for their first semester. Weekly 15 with $200 Flex Dollars is the default if you do not make a selection. You may change your plan until the Friday of the first week of the semester via the Meal Plan Add or Change Form (log in with your North Park credentials).
If you are a returning student living in a residence hall, you must select the All Access, Weekly 15 with $350 Flex Dollars, Weekly 15 with $200 Flex Dollars, or Weekly 7 plan for your first semester. Weekly 15 with $200 Flex Dollars is the default if you do not make a selection. You may change your plan during the first week of the semester via the Meal Plan Add or Change Form (log in with your North Park credentials).
Undergraduate students living in apartments or houses receive two dining hall meals per week, as included in their housing contracts. You can also add an All Access, Weekly 15 with $350 Flex Dollars, Weekly 15 with $200 Flex Dollars, or Weekly 7 plan.
Graduate students are not required to purchase a meal plan and do not receive the two dining hall meals per week that undergraduate students living in apartments or houses receive. However, you can add a meal plan or Flex Dollars for use while classes are in session.
Anyone can pay at the door for individual meals at Magnuson Dining Hall.
Meal plans
Enjoy full access to various meal choices at the time and place that fits your schedule. The All Access plan provides unlimited visits to Magnuson Dining Hall, including all-you-can-eat buffets seven days per week during operating hours. A total of $200 Flex Dollars is included in this plan. There are snacks in the dining hall each morning and afternoon, accessible only to those on this plan.
For 2025–26, this plan is $3,280 per semester.
If your schedule varies weekly, this plan may work best for you. It allots 15 visits per week to Magnuson Dining Hall and $350 Flex Dollars. The meal week begins with breakfast on Thursday and ends with dinner on Wednesday. You cannot roll over unused meals to the next week.
For 2025–26, this plan is $3,105 per semester.
This plan allots 15 visits per week to Magnuson Dining Hall and $200 Flex Dollars. It may be a good fit if you expect to eat in the dining hall more often. The meal week begins with breakfast on Thursday and ends with dinner on Wednesday. You cannot roll over unused meals to the next week.
For 2025–26, this plan is $2,950 per semester.
The perfect blend of flexibility and value that allots seven visits per week to Magnuson Dining Hall and $500 Flex Dollars. The meal week begins with breakfast on Thursday and ends with dinner on Wednesday. You cannot roll over unused meals to the next week.
For 2025–26, this plan is $2,210 per semester.
The ideal plan for commuter students on the go. Includes 25 visits to Magnuson Dining Hall per semester and $100 Flex Dollars.
For 2025–26, this plan is $380 per semester.
Flex Dollars
Flex Dollars are funds linked to North Park IDs and can be used at:
- Bickner Bistro and 1891 Bread Co.
- Magnuson Dining Hall
- Viking Market & Café
You can add them anytime online, they carry over from fall to spring (but not year to year), and are tax-free for students. Anyone—not just meal plan holders—can add Flex Dollars to their North Park ID.
Contact
General
dining@northpark.edu
Food allergy accommodations
ada@northpark.edu