After discovering the merits of Columbia’s dining halls, students must also accustom themselves to the restaurant scene within their collegiate sphere. Whether traveling down Broadway to feast on a $12 pasta special from Fumo or marching down Amsterdam Avenue to take in the smells emanating from Bánh Vietnamese Shop House or Roti Roll, Columbia students—both old and new—can enjoy the bustling food scene that surrounds campus. Compiled below are 10 restaurants that compose the beginner’s guide to Morningside Heights eating.

Once Melissa Clark, BC ’90, SoA ’94, moved off-campus during her time at Barnard, she could no longer rely on dining halls for her meals. Though she had often baked homemade treats from her freshman dorm, Clark knew that off-campus cooking would serve a different purpose. Now, she needed to cook to feed herself—not to relax herself. A year of trial and error gave her the skills to make cooking a passion that would eventually lead her to become a columnist for the New York Times food section.

At 3:31 p.m. on Monday, April 18, the message “Time to BeReal. 2 min left to capture a BeReal and see what your friends are up to” appeared on phone screens across Columbia. Some students slipped their phones out of their pockets to sneak a selfie during their Contemporary Civilization class. Others posed with their pillows as they relaxed in their dorm rooms. The photo, taken simultaneously with a phone’s front and back cameras, cannot be edited, and can only be posted once a day, distinguishing BeReal content from that on other social media apps like Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok.

After being issued 58 health violation points by the New York City health commissioner on April 4, beloved late-night pizza joint Koronet Pizza has reopened.

Koronet Pizza, a late-night Columbia favorite, was closed Monday by order of the commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

In one of the most anticipated student events of the year, the Bacchanal Spring Concert, students from all four undergraduate colleges celebrated student music and spring fun in unchecked reverie. As temperatures slowly rose from the morning low in the 30s to the high 50s, so did enthusiasm for the first in-person Bacchanal Spring Concert since 2019.

After releasing two strings of hints in quick succession, Bacchanal announced that singers Maude Latour, CC ’22, and Sarah Kinsley, CC ’22, will perform as special guests at this year’s Bacchanal Spring Concert, “A night at Terminal 5.”

What do a militant mother, a young girl learning virtually in the Bronx, and a transgender woman forced to undergo a military examination all have in common? They all embody women’s empowerment.

Filmmakers sit with their feet hanging off Athena’s stage, conversing with Barnard students, staff, and alumnae alike. As the light from the film screen illuminates the audience, many filmmakers see the faces of their viewers for the first time.

“On Sunday nights when the food in Hewitt is really bad and you don’t have the time to go and pick something up, it’s really convenient to order food online,” Lauren Silver, BC ’07, told Spectator in December 2004.