Wednesday Lunch OptionsThe following host museums have food for purchase:
- National Air and Space Museum
- National Museum of the American Indian
- National Gallery of Art (several options + discount--see below)
National Gallery of Art has a large cafeteria (Cascade Café) on the concourse level, as well as a Pavilion Café with pizza, sandwiches and salads in the Sculpture Garden, at 7th Street and Madison Drive. Show your WISIT badge at the Cascade Café, Espresso Bar, and Gift Shop to receive a 10% discount. The discount does not apply to the Garden Café or the Sculpture Garden Pavilion Café.
Good Company Doughnuts & Café is located in the Johns Hopkins building (formerly the Newseum), directly across Pennsylvania Avenue from the National Gallery of Art. It offers excellent coffee, breakfast, and lunch options—perfect for a quick bite or caffeine boost close to the Mall.
Bar Americano is located on the National Mall between the National Gallery of Art and the National Air and Space Museum. It serves pizza, salads, and sandwiches alongside coffee and drinks—making it a convenient spot for a quick, casual meal or refreshment while exploring the museums nearby.
Food trucks line up along the streets that cut through the Mall: 4th St, 7th St., & 14th. You can also find a few parked at 7th St. and Maryland Ave. SW (outside the L’Enfant Plaza Metro entrance).
There are also food options on the ground level of Capital Gallery, on 7th St. and Maryland Ave SW.
Ford’s Theatre, National Portrait Gallery, and Smithsonian American Art Museum are located in the Penn Quarter neighborhood, where there is an abundance of eating options.
