the cafeteria ($)

Cafeteria

Hours
Tuesday–Thursday: 11:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Friday: 11:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Closed Monday (except Holiday Mondays)

Location
Ground floor, with access from the first floor behind the Medieval Hall and from the second floor at the rear of the European Paintings galleries.

Details
This comfortable, bright space offers self-service dining. The menu includes an extensive selection of hot entrées, grilled and cold sandwiches, salads, sushi, snacks, and desserts for lunch, snacks, and dinner. Booster seats and high chairs are available, as are special New York City Taxi Cab Kids Meals.


Sample Menu

Items change daily.

Pasta

Goat-cheese ravioli, roasted eggplant, tomato and olives, penne arrabbiata, garlic bread, olive and rosemary rolls

Kids' Pasta

Pasta with marinara sauce, roll, and juice or milk

Grill

Grilled lemon chicken sandwiches with honey mustard
Rotisserie lemon chicken
Six-ounce hamburger, Vermont cheddar, crispy onions
French fries

Kids' Grill

Chicken fingers, French fries, and juice or milk

Sushi

An assortment of maki and sushi
Daily specials available

Soup

Chicken noodle

Specialty Sandwiches

Ham, fontina, arugula
Tomato, fresh mozzarella, roasted pepper
Basil-grilled chicken, fire-roasted pepper aioli, and goat cheese on ciabatta
Roasted portobello mushroom, roasted red peppers, fontina, olive tapenade
Roast turkey, Saint André, and pears on raisin-walnut roll
Chicken Caesar wrapper
Smoked turkey and watercress on seven-grain

Kids' Sandwiches

Peanut butter and jelly, and juice or milk
Grilled cheese, and juice or milk

Salad Bar

An assortment of greens, vegetables, crudité, proteins, antipasti, fruit, and dressings

Dessert

Cupcakes, pastries, and seasonal choices

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