1st Place: “Best Place to Experience Local Music”
3rd Place: “Best Music Venue”
3rd Place: “Best Place to Have Dinner With Live Music”
The New Deal Cafe serves an accessible, plant-based, Italian-American MENU that nurtures the environment, animals, and our health.
Open for Patio Service
The front patio is open for service Tuesday thru Thursday 4 to 8pm and Friday & Saturday 4 to 9pm! Check out our summer menu by DC Vegan. Bottled beer and wine available!
Delicious Vegan Meals at Home
Please see our Fill Your Fridge Menu for a selection of plant-based breakfasts, deli items, and reheatable dinners, available for next day delivery or curbside pickup at your house! Orders by email only: send email to .
* Allergy notice: our kitchen shares equipment with gluten, nuts, and soy
Bar & Music Program Suspended
In response to concerns over the Coronavirus, and the health and safety of staff, guests, members and volunteers, as of March 16th, we are suspending the operations of our bar & music program.
Please help us during this challenging time by buying a gift card, ordering food online for pickup or delivery or by making a donation through the Paypal button below.
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
Beer & Wine
Enjoy our rotating selections of micro-brewed draft beer, bottled beer & international wine!
Happy Hour is 5pm 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 are not presently taking reservations. You can order online for pickup or delivery.
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.