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“partake of the native foods”
"Mitsitam" means "Let's Eat!" in the Native language of the Delaware and Piscataway People. The Mitsitam Cafe enhances the museum experience by providing visitors the opportunity to enjoy indigenous cuisines of the Americas. The cafe features native foods found through out the Western Hemisphere.Northern Woodlands- Region that spans from the Atlantic Coast to the Mississippi and from Southern Canada to the Chesapeake Mesoamerica- Home of the Papago or "Bean People" and spans from the American Southwest to Mexico and Central AmericaSouth America- Region that encompasses the entire southwestern hemisphereNorthwest Coast- Region that stretches from Southern Alaska to Northern CaliforniaGreat Plains- Region that stretched over the great landscape from Alberta, Canada to Texas Each Station depicts the life ways and related cooking techniques, ingredients and flavors found in both traditional and contemporary Native dishes.
What a tasty little place. Creative menu with a wonderful serving staff. I had the Bison Chili and Cornbread. Denise had the Wild rice and Cranberry with cornbread. Deliciousness Thank you Read more
Update: the food still isn't as amazing as people once said it was but the prices have remained the same five years later so I feel like you get a good amount of food for the price. If you're... Read more
Mitsitam Cafe was a nice surprise. I didn't intend to have lunch at Mitsitam Cafe, but am glad I found out about it while checking out the National Museum of the American Indian. And it seems... Read more
Mitsitam Cafe
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- Sun - Sat: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Credit Cards Accepted
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