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Image: Henri Fantin-Latour, Still Life, 1866 Image: Henri Fantin-Latour, Still Life, 1866 Image: Henri Fantin-Latour, Still Life, 1866 Image: John Frederick Peto, Breakfast, c. 1890s Image: Henri Fantin-Latour, Still Life, 1866 Image: Henri Fantin-Latour, Still Life, 1866 Image: Henri Fantin-Latour, Still Life, 1866, Chester Dale Collection

Garden Café | Pavilion Café | Cascade Café | Espresso & Gelato Bar

The Gallery restaurants accept all major credit cards.

Outside food may not be brought into the Gallery's restaurant facilities. Visitors may purchase individual lunches from the full-service cafeteria or make arrangements for group meals 72 hours in advance by submitting an order form or by calling (202) 712-7458. Menus and ordering information for group meals are available online. Alternatively, sack lunches may be left in the checkrooms at the entrances to the Gallery, then retrieved to be eaten outside the museum.


Garden Café
West Building, Ground Floor

The Garden Café provides a serene spot for lunch in the West Building next to the Ground Floor galleries.

Image: Garden Café Français Garden Café Français
Through February 10, 2011
featuring a menu of French cuisine developed by award-winning chef Michel Richard in honor of From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection.

In addition to the regular preconcert menu of light fare and beverages served on performance Sundays from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., the Garden Café Français offers a "Taste of Amour" preconcert special on Sundays in February: a single red rose and a Michel Richard signature mousse au chocolat for two, served with fresh strawberries and Bouvet Brut sparkling wine (two glasses, $30; full 750-ml bottle, $49).

View Menus
Buffet and à la Carte Menu (PDF 95k)
Beverages and Desserts Menu (PDF 72k)

Download Recipes
Coq au Vin (PDF 31k)
Chicken Faux Gras (PDF 39k)
Apple-Pear-Blueberry Tarts (PDF 41k)

Hours
Monday–Saturday, 11:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Sunday, noon–4:00 p.m.
Sunday, 4:00–6:00 p.m. (concert dessert menu only on performance days)

To reserve for groups of eight or more, please contact the café manager at (202) 712-7454 or by e-mail at RestaurantAssociates@nga.gov.

Pavilion Café
Sculpture Garden Map

With a panoramic view of the Sculpture Garden, the Pavilion Café offers specialty pizzas, sandwiches, salads, desserts, and assorted beverages.

View Pavilion Café Menu Menu (PDF 63k)

Sculpture Garden Hours (mid-March through Memorial Day)
Monday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Pavilion Café Hours (mid-March through Memorial Day)
Monday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

For questions or comments regarding the Pavilion Café, please call the café manager at (202) 289-3360.

Cascade Café
East Building, Concourse Level

The Cascade Café, with a view of the cascade waterfall, offers soups, salads, specialty entrées, wood-fired pizzas, sandwiches, and a selection of fresh pastries and desserts.

The Cascade Café features daily Chef's Table specials.

View Menu (PDF 95k)
(Download Acrobat Reader)

Hours:
Monday–Saturday, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

To inquire about group meal plans, please contact the café manager at (202) 712-7458.

Espresso & Gelato Bar
East Building, Concourse Level

A full espresso bar offers 19 flavors of gelato, grilled panini sandwiches, and a selection of fresh pastries and desserts.

View Menu (PDF 95k)
(Download Acrobat Reader)

Hours
Monday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.