BEST Places to Eat on the National Mall

Learn about some of the best places to eat on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The National Mall is a bit of a restaurant desert, but there are still some good eats that you can seek out during your trip.

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[paulh]

I like walking to Chinatown and getting some noodles that can be as cheap as $5.00 a bowl. It is also a 5 minute walk.

[dylanwang]

National Museum of American Indian is really a good place for lunch! Looking forward to the cafe in African American :)

[Parasmores]

You should do a video on popular attractions/museums that aren’t on the mall (or aren’t free). Like Ford’s Theatre, Holocaust Museum, Newseum, etc. I live in the Frederick MD area, and have visited DC all of my life! Love your videos, I always learn something new.

[Videoking]

Thank you for all of your videos! I am going back to D.C. in 2 weeks and I am so excited! I will keep my eye out to see if I can spot you Rob!

[sara]

Stuffed rainbow trout?! You just dialed my number!

I'll at the AA cafeteria at 2:30p for sure.

Gotta double check everything for December.

[D.N..]

I loved the food at American Indian museum as well. The best

[kristinayang]

The Sculpture Garden looks like pretty healthy food, and it seems you can order online ahead of time if necessary. I think we will try this when we go. Thanks for posting.

[loripenzato]

We were. walking by the Capitol and Supreme Court and asked a local where there was food? She told us to go to the Union Station right next to the Supreme Court. This has 3 floors and has a food court filled with quick food options several coffee places, a few sit down restaurants and a McDonalds tucked away in the train station area. All these food options are past the front entrance foyer . There is also a metro stop right there in front on the left side next to the Post Office museum. It is the Capitol South stop. We went here twice after spending a fortune at Five Guys a mile northeast of the White House. That lady saved us!!

[mkflanagan]

I tried the sculpture garden cafe and thought it was a great choice,

[evancortez]

There's also a great cafeteria at the National Gallery of Art and a nice food court at the Ronald Reagan building

[warrenrhinerson]

Going to the African Americanhistory and culture museum this month. Sounds like amazing food and museum

[andykader]

Longworth building cafeteria has awesome wraps

[herminiasmith]

After you have your tour of the Capitol, perhaps you might want to walk to the Rayburn Building cafeteria where you will most likely be eating with congressional staffers.

[jencannon]

Does UberEats deliver to locations near tge mall?

[karatheythemharkins]

for Mitsitam! am a vegan and still find plenty there

[Reebert]

Great info! Technical note though, you may want to offset your lighting. The way it reflects off of your eyes is a bit unnerving.

[erinwilson]

L’Enfant Plaza for sure during the week. Over 15 restaurants and an exit from the metro makes it awesome place to stop.

[beverlyhollenbeck]

I see I'll have to get past my prejudice toward "roach coaches." Have had seriously bad experiences in other cities, tho' they are usually very good back home in AK.

[tomdonovan]

What is the best way to get to Ben's chilli bowl from the national mall .

[ZomBeeNature]

The American Indian restaurant is expensive