This opulent estate of cereal heir Marjorie Merriweather Post allows guests to feast their eyes on a mansion full of Russian art. The rest of the feasting is done on a menu fit for a 20th century millionaire. The Merriweather Cafe menu features borscht,, an apricot chicken salad sandwich, gnocchi, and a smoked salmon tartine. There are also seasonal desserts, and an afternoon tea runs on Sundays for $32 per person.

Adam’s Morgan staple Tryst has a location inside the Phillips that features espresso drinks, beer, wine, and cocktails. It also serves pastries, gourmet salads, sandwiches, and snacks. Members of the museum get 10 percent off.

Chef Wolfgang Puck’s first venture in the District is on the ground floor of the Newseum, which will close at the end of 2019 as part of a sale to make way for the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. The Source has three levels: a bar and lounge serving a Japanese izakaya menu, an upstairs restaurant serving modern Asian dishes, and a private room. For a more laid-back cafe experience, the Newseum has a self-serve buffet station executed by Wolfgang Puck Catering in the main concourse.

Sweet Home Cafe represents a range of African-American regional cuisines: the Agricultural South, the Creole Coast, the Northern States, and the Western Range. Dishes like andouille & crawfish gumbo and slow cooked collards, cornbread sticks and potlikker are deeply rooted in parts of American culture. The James Beard Foundation named chef Jerome Grant a semifinalist for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic this year.

Adapted from the foods eaten by American Indian tribes, the menu at the Mitsitam Cafe is thoughtful and diverse. From Pueblo pozole to Skuna Bay salmon in a sweet onion sauce, each dish on the menu pays homage indigenous cuisines.

Known as one of the most comprehensive Holocaust museums in the world, this venue honors Jewish cuisine by selling knishes, matzo ball soup, and a variety of hot and cold salads at its museum cafe. There is also Kosher food that is prepared off site under rabbinical supervision.

Manna, the quick-service restaurant from Equinox chef-owner Todd Gray, draws on the complexity of the modern Mediterranean cuisine to showcase ancient foods. Sweet peas, fire roasted eggplant and kobocha squash can all be found on the menu, in addition to house made hummus, soups, burgers, and desserts.