New Deal Cafe wins award from The Washington City Paper’s "Best of D.C. 2019 – Readers’ Pick" for "Best Place To Experience Local Music"!!!
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.
Open Mic every Tuesday from 7 to 10pm!!
Upcoming Events
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
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.