Food Services and Facilities

Students, staff and guests of the University can purchase refreshments in various locations around the campus, whether it be a cup of coffee to grab between lectures or a warm meal to enjoy at lunchtime.

Háma is located in nine buidings on the university campus. Háma offers a great selection of food and beverages at its various locations. Háma's largest facilities are located in the University Centre, Tæknigarður, Læknagarður and Stakkahlíð and offer hot meals all weekdays between 11:30 and 13:30. All of Háma's locations offer soup on weekdays. Students with student cards get a discount on hot meals, soup and coffee cards in Háma.

Most of Háma's locations offer facilities where one can heat up food, as well as open spaces to sit down between lectures.

In addition to Háma, the university campus offers:

Bear in mind that most of the food and beverage services on campus are open in accordance with teaching periods.

Vegan

FS (Icelandic Student Services) operates Háma and the Student Cellar, both of which offer a selection of vegan refreshments that are all specifically labelled as such. Háma at the University Centre and Tæknigarður offer two meals at lunchtime, and one is always vegan. Furthermore, the selection of soup always includes a vegan option. Furthermore, SÓNÓ restaurant at the Nordic House is a vegan restaurant.

Staff Break Rooms

Staff break rooms, where coffee, tea and water are available, are located in all UI buildings. It is best to turn to your colleagues if you are not sure which break room is closest to your place of work.

Frequently asked questions

UI staff with a 50% job occupancy or higher can choose between food allowance or access to meal tickets that can be used in Háma, the Bookstore Café, Veröld and the Student Cellar. A staff member who wants to sign up for meal tickets must first contact the payroll office in order to purchase meal tickets at the Service Desk.

Students can present their student cards in Háma to get a discount on hot meals, soup and coffee cards.

Háma is the only establishment with license to sell refreshments in the University Centre, but they also handle catering for meetings and convensions for the whole campus. Menus and ordering forms can be found on the FS website. For catering options in Veröld, one must contact the Soup Station. For UI buildings other than Veröld or the University Campus, one can arrange catering services with other catering companies.