Check out our venues and find the perfect place to grab a bite to eat and a good cup of coffee. Here you can find out everything you need to know about food and drink on campus. We have six venues across the Cyncoed and Llandaff campuses.
Cyncoed campus
K1 Restaurant
The main restaurant where students, staff and guests enjoy high quality low priced and locally sourced food.
At the heart of the Cyncoed Campus, by main reception it is one of the largest catering outlets within the University. A great place to catch up with your friends or simply relax and enjoy good quality, value for money food and drink. The K1 restaurant is also the main dining facility for all residential catered students.
The Bench café
Where trainers and educators get together for drinks and snacks.
The Bench is located by the popular sports facilities on the Cyncoed campus. The contemporary catering facility offers barista coffee along with a fantastic range of luxury cakes, hot and cold food and drinks, including the acclaimed Bench baguette.
The Track
Have a drink and a bite to eat in the seats that Olympians have sat in!
Situated in the main foyer of the fantastic National indoor sports arena. The Track is home to the high street favourite Costa Coffee and offers a wide selection of hot and cold snacks, luxury cakes, healthy and sports nutrition products.
Llandaff Campus
The CSM Atrium Food Court
Hot meals and
world cuisine in a modern facility in the heart of the Cardiff School of Management.
The Atrium is the largest food court on the Llandaff Campus offering an extensive and diverse range of food and drink. The food court is open from breakfast until early evening affording you time and convenience to dine around your busy academic and social commitments. The food court also offers your favourite Costa drinks, pastries and cakes. Whether you intend to dine in or pick up a takeaway there are plenty of foods to choose from and staff at hand to assist.
The Gallery
Time for reflection with a hot drink
watching the world go by at the Llandaff campus
The Gallery is a great place to meet and spend time with friends over a tempting barista coffee and a wide range of pastries, cakes, soup, toasties and jacket potatoes. The gallery is located on the first floor just above the I-zone by main reception.
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The Box Café
Relax with a coffee and snacks while soaking up the artistic vibe of Cardiff School of Art & Design.
Don't be fooled by our size, the Box café may be small but we have a great range of coffees, sandwiches and hot soup to tempt you in between lectures and seminars. The Box café is located in the heart space on the first floor of the School of art and design building.
The Hub Café
New social hub for staff and students located at the front of the Llandaff campus. The hub is home to the Starbucks coffee and a new hot food facility. The hot food venue will be opening in early September 2022.
