The University of Delaware’s student-operated restaurant Vita Nova offers fresh gourmet cuisine prepared and served by UD hospitality business management students. As one of the items on the #UDbucketlist, dining at Vita Nova is considered a classic and unique UD tradition.

Vita Nova is now accepting spring reservations for all who are interested in this Blue Hen fine dining experience.

Located on the second floor of the Trabant University Center, Vita Nova will open for lunch on Monday, Feb. 13, and for dinner on Wednesday, Feb. 15. 

The restaurant offers a gourmet buffet lunch Monday-Friday at 11:30 a.m. and elegant four-course dining Wednesday-Friday at 5:30 p.m.

Also on the second floor of the Trabant University Center, the Vita Nova Bistro offers a casual dining experience Wednesday-Friday from 5:30 p.m., including a three-course menu for guests attending performances on campus, a small plate menu and extensive beverage selections.

This semester, the bistro will collaborate with a number of UD art and music students to entertain guests for events like Theatre Nights, Concert Dinners and a special art exhibit in the bistro.

Vita Nova is celebrating 20 years of hospitality management education, and is planning a special cookbook dinner on April 20 where recipes from the new 20th anniversary cookbook will be featured. More information to follow.

For reservations, call 302-831-0500, email vitanova@udel.edu or visit Vita Nova online.  Vita Nova lunch menus are posted weekly during the semester on the Vita Nova Facebook page, along with information about upcoming events and dinner menus.

About Vita Nova

The Vita Nova restaurant lab is dedicated to educating tomorrow's hospitality business management professionals and is part of the Department of Hospitality Business Management in UD’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics.