Wholesome veg cooking served by pierced waitresses. NW Excellent diner food with lots of vegetarian dishes. Buy a sandwhich and eat it in the Circle. Very small, very popular and hard to find a seat. Whatsa Bagel Best bagels in the District.
Some locations serve pizza by the slice during lunch, which is the best NY-style pizza in town.
Knishes and hummus sandwiches also available. Vegetarian dishes that are overpriced for the portions. If you are spending several hours visiting Mall museums and suddenly get hungry, you'll soon find that you are literally in a culinary desert. If you are near the Smithsonian Castle, you should head north, go past the Natural History Museum, and go to the Old Post Office Pavilion. It has a food court which includes Indian Delight and Ben and Jerry's.