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Originally posted by clothier

I haven’t been to DC in 10 years, but is it true that some of the cafes in the museums have pretty tasty food?

Clothier

The two that I have tried and like a lot are: the Mainstreet Cafe in the basement level of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History — there you can find a pizzeria, bbq, sandwiches and lots of ol’ fashioned desserts. There is a decent ice cream upstairs to boot. The National Gallery of Art also has a great cafeteria, also in the basement level — lots of great choices as well as a great gelato bar.

I have heard that the restaurant by the International Spy Museum is ok, but if you are up that way, the Capitol Q is the way to go, or somewhere in Chinatown.