Cafe Laura

About Us

At Cafe Laura, Hospitality Management (HM) students plan, market, prepare, and serve a memorable dining experience for the community. The student-run element of Cafe Laura makes it a unique on-campus restaurant and provides students with valuable, real-life skills for future careers in hospitality and dining services.

Cafe Laura offers a wide variety of menu choices for lunch and our popular theme dinners. Bring colleagues, friends, or family. Enjoy complimentary Penn State wireless service along with a delightful meal.

Cafe Laura Hours

King's Cafe is open with beverages and grab-and-go items available from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Cafe Laura is open for lunch service from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Thank you for your continued support of our student-run cafe.

Theme Dinner Reservations

Cafe Laura's theme dinners are highly anticipated and popular on-campus dining events each semester. Dinners are open to the public.

Make Reservations

white wine being poured into champagne flutes on a butcher block table with grapes and wine bottles in the background

Wines of the World Course

This non-credit course introduces students to the wine industry, enabling them to engage in wine activities knowledgeably and successfully.

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cafe laura workers serving customers; signs in background say "soups," "pizza," and "homestyle."

Weekly Lunches

Cafe Laura's unique lunches are open to the Penn State community and the public throughout the semesters.

Lunch Menus