Food options at the national mall are almost non existent on weekends. Shops inside the office buildings are closed Saturday and Sunday's. We visited during the summer and the option we were not looking forward to eating outside at McDonalds or eating from a cart or food truck. Luckily, we went to the National gallery of art for our first museum. We stumbled upon the Garden Caf...

The food at the buffet was exquisite and varied, with delicious options for the carnivore and vegetarian alike: turkey, chicken, cheese, grapes, a lovely potato salad, green salads, roasted peppers, Israeli couscous, and more. I had arranged a lunch for a group, which was held in the lovely back room of the cafe with designated servers. The food was the same as the regular buff...

This is one of my wife's favorite places. Lunch on Sunday at the National Gallery. They often feature special menus by visiting chefs. Even when they don't, the food is good, the location wonderful, and then there is always a lovely sculpture right there for you to gaze upon during your meal. And then after lunch, a few footsteps away and we are viewing our old friends, the mas...