Dolcezza at the Hirshhorn

I came here for a warm drink and a pastry. Got a chai latte with oat milk and a croissant. $16. Insane. Prices are pretty ridiculous, even for cafes in the DC area. Chai latte was fine tasting, but it came out lukewarm. Croissant was also fine tasting, but who wants to buy a $6-7 single croissant? I will not be coming back sadly.

Located inside the Hirshhorn Museum, they have a little café inside and a gelato trailer outside. Only tried their gelato but it was amazing! Ordered large and max 3 flavors were allowed. Coffee & cookies, mascapone & berries, and hazelnut crackle. All 3 were delicious, rich with a little crunch. Will definitely recommend!

Nice place to stop for a really good quality coffee, a pastry, or ice cream right on the mall. Much better than the concessions stands.

I was very pleasantly suprised at the quality of the espresso drinks here - the barista working today clearly knew what she was doing. We got an almond milk mocha latte and an iced almond milk vanilla latte and both were fantastic. Not too sweet, well balanced, and the espresso came through great. Yes, expensive, but you're in a museum and I enjoyed the open air feel of the place with views of the courtyard and art outside.

For the price level, you’d expect a decent espresso drink. There were 3 staff members working at the cafe and no one started making my coffee for at least 5 minutes after I paid. There was no one ahead of me in line, they just weren’t making drinks. One of the staff was on their cell phone. When they finally called me, my cappuccino had no milk foam. Basically just a small latte. At least the setting is nice. Just hold off on tipping until you actually get your order.