Students and staff rave about the food at Bowdoin College—Princeton Review has ranked Bowdoin #1 in the country. In the Princeton Review's "Best 361 Colleges" and "Great Campus Food," Bowdoin's dining service has consistently been very highly ranked! Bowdoin's chefs use local ingredients whenever possible and the college has its own organic garden near campus. Bowdoin also scored an 'A' on our sustainability practices based on environmental choices.
Students may eat in the Moulton Union and Thorne Dining Halls. First-year students are required to have a full food plan, which means twenty-one (21) meals per week in addition to "Polar Points." Students may use "Polar Points" at Jack Magee's grill, which provides short-order food, Bowdoin's Cafe, and the on-campus Convenience Store where food, beverages, and necessities can also be purchased.
In downtown Brunswick there are a variety of reasonably-priced, quality dining establishments, including Chinese, Indian, Italian, Mexican, Thai, seafood, pizza, and fast-food restaurants. Some of the tastiest food establishments in downtown Brunswick accept the Bowdoin OneCard as well.
For other groceries, Hannaford, our local super-market, is a five-minute walk from campus, and Morning Glory, a natural food market, is a ten-minute walk down Maine Street.