Dolcezza at the Hirshhorn — Restaurant in Washington

The Hirshhorn and Dolcezza is the perfect marriage. For years, Hirshhorn has risen above all other DC art galleries bringing in popular exhibits (for example, 2017's Infinite Kusama). With a steady flow of visitors and nooks to read/study (wifi included), it only makes sense to have a coffee shop and Dolcezza is the perfect fit.

Dolcezza is a small, not well branded coffee stand in the lobby of the Hirshhorn open when the museum opens. They sell a variety of coffee drinks from lattes to cold brew as well as pastries. They incorporate dulce leche in a lot of their menu (the dulce leche latte is really good and sweet). Their pastries are unique (I recommend the quince pastry).

If you need good coffee on the National Mall, this is...

Drinks and pastries are good, but staff is subpar. Cashier seemed to be whispering under their mask because I couldn’t hear what they were saying to me, or maybe they didn’t say anything at all. Mask was worn under their nose, which at this point just wear it normally or none at all, it just looks gross to have it dangling under your nose. Manager and another employee were chatting about their personal lives while the cashier did most of the work of restocking pastries and taking orders, only stepped in to help when I asked for honey for my tea and the cashier didn’t know where it was located. I hope maybe they were having a bad day from how busy it was, I have been here multiple times before and I...

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...