Restaurants

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.

Garden Café Italia
Through early spring 2012
In honor of the exhibition Antico: The Golden Age of Renaissance Bronzes as well as the Gallery's own stellar collection of Italian masterpieces, Chef Fabio Trabocchi has transformed the menu in the Garden Café. Having recently returned to DC from New York to open the highly anticipated restaurant Fiola in Penn Quarter, Chef Trabocchi has created a menu of signature Italian cuisine for the Garden Café, including a buffet as well as à la carte dishes.

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From January 2 through February 19, 2012, the Garden Café will offer its à la carte menu only, Monday through Thursday. The full buffet and à la carte menu will be available Friday through Sunday.
Buffet and à la Carte Menu (PDF 127k)
Beverages and Desserts Menu (PDF 86k)

Download Recipes
Zuppa di castagne (PDF 106k)
Bucatini e pancetta (PDF 102k)
Tiramisù classico e cioccolato (PDF 94k)
Melanzane alla Parmigiana (PDF 131k)

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. During renovation of the Café, limited food and beverage service will be available on the north patio.

View Pavilion Café Menu (PDF 53k)

View "Jazz in the Garden" Menu (PDF 70k)
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Alcoholic beverages brought from outside are prohibited in the Sculpture Garden and are subject to confiscation.

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

Pavilion Café Hours (mid-November through mid-March)
Monday–Thursday, 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Friday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

Ice Rink Hours (mid-November through mid-March)
Monday–Thursday, 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Friday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

The ice-skating rink will close at 5:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Eve. The Gallery and Sculpture Garden are closed on December 25 and January 1.

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

Cascade Café
East Building, Concourse

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 70k)
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Hours:
Monday–Saturday, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

From January 2 through February 19, 2012, the Cascade Café will close at 2:00 p.m.

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

Espresso & Gelato Bar
East Building, Concourse

A full espresso bar offers 19 flavors of house-made gelato and a selection of fresh sandwiches, salads, pastries, and desserts.

View Menu (PDF 70k)
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Hours
Monday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.