Bookmark Cafe

Several cafés, delis, and markets around Ball State’s campus offer fast meals, late-night bites, specialty coffees, and grocery basics. Like larger locations, these dining spots focus on fresh, custom-made options and offer a healthy variety of fruits and vegetables.

Located on Bracken Library's first floor, Bookmark Café is a cozy place to grab salads, sandwiches, soup, macaroni and cheese, and fresh fruit and veggie cups. At breakfast time, you can find cereals, yogurt, bottled juices, and donuts baked just hours earlier. Enjoy a specialty espresso drink or smoothie.

The café serves Indianapolis-roasted Hubbard & Cravens artisanal coffees and teas, which means your latte or cappuccino is crafted from beans that have met rigorous quality and flavor standards.

If you are looking for a quick bite or something to take back to your room, Micro Café in Studebaker West Complex is the perfect choice for microwavable entrees, grab-n-go sandwiches or salads, convenience grocery items, and bottled drinks. This market on the east side of campus also offers freshly baked pastries, snacks, and locally roasted Hubbard & Cravens gourmet coffee. 

The Multicultural Center Ice Cream Shop is located right in the heart of campus to the east side of Bracken Library. Here you can find 16 different flavors of hand-dipped Hershey's brand ice cream, shakes, sundaes, and donut ice cream sandwiches.

Offerings also include oat milk ice cream for those with dairy allergies, sorbet, sugar-free, and even rotating seasonal flavors!

Hershey’s Creamery Company family-owned business has been a producer of premiere ice cream since its founding in 1894. The company was one of the first to offer consumers pre-packaged ice cream pints!

*Not affiliated with Hershey’s chocolate.

Healthy food options abound at this location which features fresh grab-and-go options, plus a nod to some old school favorites. With a salad bar, fresh hot soups, deli sandwiches you make yourself, and a nachos and taco bar there is something for everyone's taste buds and lifestyle. The customization allows you to mix it up for limitless different meal creations, so you don't get bored with the same combos!

Fresh fruits, vegetables, and locally sourced products are plentiful. Noyer Market also offers a wide variety of bottled beverages, snacks, grocery and hygiene items, and plenty more for those rainy or snowy days. You can even find some biscuits and gravy here for breakfast.

Tom John Food Shop

Decked out in authentic surfboards to complete the surf shop theme, Tom John also features grab-n-go salads, soups, fresh fruit, frozen entrees, ice cream, and more.

Create your own custom sandwich, nachos, salad, pizza, or wrap at Tom John Food Shop, located in Kinghorn Hall.

With all the meats, cheeses, and unlimited veggie toppings, you never have to have the same meal twice! At breakfast, enjoy biscuits and gravy or a custom toasted breakfast sandwich.