Freitag, 5. Juni 2009

Where to Eat on Campus and Surroundings

It is always easier to study with a full stomach. The University of Dortmund offers great facilities to do so. The Mensa (refectory) is open from Monday until Thursday from 11-14.15 am and on Fridays from 11-14 am.



The Mensa building is located in the middle of the campus and easy to reach on foot; either from one of the main buildings as well as from the dormitories. It is a popular place to go to because it is cheap and it offers a great variety of food. There is, for example, a vegetarian counter, a salad bar and so on. Every week a different menu is presented and if you want to know where to find the menu, here is the link:

Mensa-Campus-Nord

Well, it’s a refectory, but it’s a good one. The Mensa has a lot of choice and weekly specials. Depending on your financial situation you can choose between the very cheap – but nevertheless good – daily meal, meals 1 & 2 or the vegetarian meal and the buffee, grill counter or other vegetarian meals. Every week there’s a topic, so you can also take the ‘Aktionsteller’, which than could be an American Burger or Chinese noodles etc... On occasion they also sell Crêpes with chocolate cream and bananas etc.
I like the Mensa in Dortmund, because it has good student prizes, full plates (the meals mostly include a salad and a dessert as well) and nice atmosphere. The quality is good and as far as I know they only buy un-manipulated vegetables.


Anna, student from Dortmund

There are also cheap restaurants that are easy to reach and close to the university, for example Divan. It is known by many students because on a Sunday it provides students with food when the fridge is empty. Are you familiar with this problem? Then you can rely on their specials every day a week and their delivery service. You only need to take the H-Bahn and get off at Eichlinghofen. It is located on the other side of the street. In the following you will see some recommendations of the restaurant by national and international students. For further research you can find the link to the restaurant here:

divan-deutschland





Divan's is a nice spot for a quick meal, especially because it means you get to ride the H-Bahn (who doesn't like a monorail?); it's right across the street from the last stop. Once there, try the "Sucuk Tasche," a spicy Turkish sausage all chopped up and served up doener-style. Delish!

Patrick, international student from America

I love Divan!
This slogan is written on the T-Shirts of the staff and it totally fits my attitude towards this wonderful restaurant. It’s not only the quality of food which is incredibly good but also the amount of different offerings. Every day in the week they have got different attractions. For instance on Tuesday you only have to pay 3,90 Euro for every kind of Pizza. For me it’s the best way to buy cheap food with an extraordinary high quality. Not only because of this reason, Divan is the best restaurant in Dortmund and probably the best attraction in Eichlinghofen.


Florian, student from Dortmund

There’s a broad variety of meals from Italian to Turkish. Prizes are average, but the special daily offers are really good, e.g. Tuesday any Pizza is only 3,90€, same goes for any noodle dishes on Thursdays.
Also, if you enter on the right, the restaurant is nice to sit down and have dinner out. Try the apple tea, it’s amazing!


Anna, student from Dortmund

Next to the train station Eichlinghofen, you can also find the diner Uni Falaffel. On the left hand side next to the train station you can find the diner.

Traditonal Turkish food and an amazing Döner on Mondays even for 2,50€.
Small place, but a very friendly owner and cheaper than Divan.


Anna, student from Dortmund

Furthermore, there are restaurants in the city centre of Dortmund, but it takes a while to go there, for example King Kebap on Brückstrasse (easy to reach from the stop Reinoldikirche). International students said that it was a good diner for a late-night snack.

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entry by Isabel Weber

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