Sweet Home Café, housed in the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is the newest dining experience at a Smithsonian museum.

Sweet Home Café is temporarily serving a limited menu.

Managed as a joint venture by Thompson Hospitality and Restaurant Associates, Sweet Home Café showcases the rich culture and history of the African American people with traditional, authentic offerings as well as present-day food traditions.

Sweet Home Café uses the very best version of classic dishes and employs a high degree of from-scratch cooking with locally-sourced ingredients. Four distinct stations each tell the story of the regional offerings.

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Feature Station

The Agricultural South

The South has always been our country’s breadbasket. The long growing season has established it as an agricultural powerhouse. Products such as corn, stone ground grits, Virginia ham, pecans and peaches have become staples of the American diet.