Atrium Cafe

Reviews

• Matt H.

  star star star star star 13 June 2026

  This place is everything you want in a downtown deli. It's so good, I often, accidentally, find myself eating here twice a day.
  
  For breakfast, they'll do you an enormous omelet or huge breakfast sandwich. You can go even heavier with french toast or a breakfast platter. All delicious gut busters.
  
  For lunch, the menu ranges from Korean rice bowls to fat burritos, with traditional deli sandwiches and salads, as well. My favorite is the pesto chicken melt.
  
  I'm addicted to their ice coffee, which is served with frozen coffee ice cubes.
  
  They're fast, the staff is friendly, and I've enjoyed literally everything I've ever ordered here. What more could you want?

• Bri T.

  star star star star star_border 12 June 2026

  This is one of my favorite salads in the city (when I'm not trekking to find a Sweetgreen). Seriously. Atrium Cafe has really fresh and large portioned salads for $8-9 which you just can't find anywhere else. The dressings are by far the star of the show, and they have so many options to choose from. My absolute favorite is sesame ginger.
  
  My salad of choice is the Quinoa Avocado, but I've also tried the Chicken Caesar and the Cobb, which were very good. In addition to salads and pre-proportioned deli items in the fridge when you walk in, they make sandwiches. I recommend the hot pastrami or the turkey sandwich. Just like the salads the portions are great - very big. I usually have an entire half leftover.
  
  The line moves fast. Enjoy!

• M.D. O.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 9 June 2026

  The food is okay--nothing special.  Kind of expensive for a carryout!  Don't expect a lot of tuna on your tuna sandwich--but do expect to pay around $8.00 for it.

• Austin G.

  star star star star_border star_border 26 May 2026

  Atrium Cafe is the person you are dating who keeps on sending mixed signals. Here's how I felt led on by Atrium Cafe:
  
  - I wanted something quick, but good for breakfast in downtown DC. As I walked by I and 13th St NW, Atrium Cafe was full of people. A line is a good sign, right?
  
  -Then I looked Atrium Cafe up on Yelp- 3 stars. Hmmm...
  
  -As I walked in, the coffee smelled good and the sizzling ham on the open grill looked like it was the making of the best breakfast sandwich in the city. The croissant they put it on was large. Did I stumble upon a hidden gem?
  
  -I went to pay and my total for a ham, cheese, and egg breakfast sandwich and a medium coffee came to just under $9. Seems expensive.
  
  -Then I went to sip the coffee. It was decent. It isn't third wave coffee, but alas. It's caffeine. The sandwich looks promising, but tasted a little bland.
  
  I'm still processing my experience and all the mixed messages Atrium Cafe sent me. Who are they really? Age has taught me to not mess around with mixed signals. I'll move on to La Colombe down the road for my breakfast and quality coffee.

• Dan _.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 22 May 2026

  Restaurant closes at 3:30pm. Walked in at 3:15pm. Everything had been put away and cleaned up for closing. Asked for a meatball sub, and an annoyed employee made it. Every part of the sub was cold except the bread that went thru the toaster oven solo. Cold cheese. Cold veggies. Cold meatballs. If you close at 3:30pm, maybe be ready to prepare a sandwich till 3:30pm.