Campus food (EPFL restaurants, self-services, food trucks)

Last checked: 5 Oct 2026. Unofficial student guide, not EPFL or government advice: confirm on the linked official pages before you act. Unfamiliar abbreviation? See the Glossary.

Companion to CAMIPRO & matriculation. Menu prices change daily; use Offre du jour for the figure that applies to your status.

What this page is for

Where to eat on the EPFL campus, how CAMIPRO payment and status discounts work, and how to top up your card. Prefer the live menu board over any remembered CHF.

Short version

EPFL lists more than 30 catering outlets: restaurants with service, self-services, cafeterias, and a Food-trucks Village (hub page: Mon–Fri 11:30–14:00; evening/weekend hours noted “from April 2023”).
Pay by tapping your CAMIPRO on the reader; EPFL says you get discounts depending on your status.
Daily specials and status prices: Offre du jour.
Top up before lunch rush (machines, online TWINT / cards, or AGEPoly shop cash for students).

Sources: Restaurants hub · CAMIPRO payment

Status price codes on Offre du jour

On the live menu table, each dish can show four abbreviations (tooltips on the page):

Code	Label on Offre du jour
E	Prix étudiant/apprenti (student / apprentice)
C	Prix campus
D	Prix doctorant (doctoral)
V	Prix visiteur (visitor)

Your CAMIPRO status drives which column you are charged. EPFL does not publish a full prose legend beyond these tooltips on the menu page; if a till price looks wrong, check your card status strip / myCAMIPRO and the receipt.

Example student (E) prices from Offre du jour on 5 Oct 2026 (illustrative only; re-check live):

Outlet / dish (sample)	E CHF
Arcadie, vegetarian spätzli	8.10
Hopper, 4-cheese pasta	8.10
Ornithorynque, risotto	8.10
Piano, pasta bolognese	8.60
Piano, 3-course sample line (salad + fruit + pasta)	9.70
Alpine, Swiss chicken fillet	14.50
Satellite student kit (sandwich or pizza + fruit + drink)	7.00
PUUR buffet	3.10 / 100 g
Piano hot or cold buffet	2.90 / 100 g

Associated campuses (Biotech Geneva, Microcity Neuchâtel, Valais Wallis) appear on the same Offre du jour feed with their own rows.

Paying with CAMIPRO

Load money onto your CAMIPRO purse (see below).
At the till, place the card on the white CAMIPRO reader; the account is debited immediately.
Ask for a receipt, or check the display / myCAMIPRO / EPFL Campus app for the remaining credit.

Student menu discount note (CAMIPRO FAQ): the CHF 8.- menu and the CHF 2.- discount are granted only if you pay by CAMIPRO and have enough credit on the card. Paying cash while only showing the card does not unlock that discount.

Vending machines on campus accept cash and CAMIPRO. If a CAMIPRO vend fails to deliver, EPFL says to reposition the badge so the transaction is not validated; if a product falls into a locked compartment, a second purchase may be needed to open it.

You can also eat at UNIL outlets; CAMIPRO payment page links a separate UNIL info page for that.

Sources: CAMIPRO payment · CAMIPRO FAQ

Topping up CAMIPRO

EPFL loading page:

Method	Notes
Loading machines	Debit/credit: MasterCard, Visa, Maestro, Twint, V Pay, PostFinance. Locations include CM 1st floor; CE 1st floor near Salle polyvalente; SG near Giacometti; SV hall; QIJ near Puur; RLC next to cafeteria; plus Sion I17 and Neuchâtel Microcity.
Online	myCAMIPRO: TWINT, MasterCard, Visa, Apple Pay, Google Pay (immediate).
AGEPoly shop	Esplanade; cash only; students only.
E-banking	Bank details inside myCAMIPRO (login); EPFL suggests a standing order.
Salary link	Employees only (SESAME).

Card credit limit: CHF 600 per personal account (FAQ). Operations are immediate. When you leave EPFL, reclaim remaining CAMIPRO cash balance at the AGEPoly office (cash), or via the online form with a Swiss/EU IBAN if you are already gone / card blocked. See also Leaving and deregistering.

Source: CAMIPRO Loading

Finding outlets and hours

Hub with restaurant / self-service / cafeteria / food-truck sections: Restaurants
Consolidated opening-hours table (English): Restaurants opening hours (EPFL’s own URL spelling)
French hours hub (same table family): Horaires points de restauration
French restauration portal (associated campuses, daily offers): Restauration
Individual outlet pages also list weekly hours and holiday closures (example: PUUR Mon–Fri 07:30–16:30, closed Sat–Sun; winter closure 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 on that page and on the consolidated tables).

Reusable-dish and sustainability notes live under the Restaurants “Manger responsable” section; follow those pages if you want the current cup / tray rules.

Sources

Unofficial student project. Confirm today’s menus and hours on the EPFL catering pages.