Beautiful Food We Can Be Proud Of

The New Deal Cafe serves an accessible, plant-based, Italian-American menu that nurtures the environment, animals, and our health.

We have live music nearly every night of the week and feature monthly exhibits by local artists.

Food

Delicious house-made plant-based Italian-American cuisine! Sample our gourmet wine selection, or kick back with a cold beer and free wifi.

We ❤ Roosevelt Center

Dine with us before your live theater experience across the plaza at the Greenbelt Arts Center, or nip in for a nightcap afterward. Take in a movie in the historic theater across the square, and join us for dinner. Ample FREE parking!

Music

Enjoy live music six nights a week in an intimate community atmosphere.

Upcoming Events

Monday, January 21st at 7pm:

Reel and Meal at the New Deal: Changing the World, One Wall at a Time raises awareness of education discrimination by Iran's government against tens of thousands of Baha'is. More information and dinner plans!

Tuesday, January 22nd at 7:30pm:

Led Zepplin Played Here - 1969. Man lands on the moon. Half a million strong at Woodstock. Sesame Street makes its debut…. and Led Zeppelin perform in the gym of the Wheaton Youth Center on Georgia Avenue in front of 50 confused teenagers. Or did they? Filmmaker Jeff Krulik offers a screening of his take on an enduring local legend on the 50th anniversary this concert was alleged to have taken place.

Full event calendar »

Beer & Wine

Enjoy our rotating selections of micro-brewed draft beer, bottled beer & international wine!

Happy Hour is 4pm to 7pm Tuesday through Friday!

Swag

Love the cafe? Now you can wear it! Our Zazzle shop is stocked with shirts and onesies, drink coasters, notebooks, cards, and wrapping paper sporting the classic New Deal Cafe logo!

Cafe

Nestled in historic Roosevelt Center in the heart of Old Greenbelt, the New Deal Cafe is the perfect spot to catch up friends or watch the world wander by. Coming from out of town? See our driving directions.

Reservations

We suggest reservations on weekends after 6pm. To help us keep bringing you great music and live events, please take note: reservations are for customers intending to order a meal, are accepted until 8:30pm, and are held for twenty minutes. Reservations may not be confirmed until the next day. Same-day reservations are taken by phone only. Questions? Call (301) 474-5642.

FONDCA

The Friends of New Deal Cafe Arts sponsor art exhibits, poetry, and festivals at the cafe. Find out more about how you can support local arts.