Café Hours, Reservations, & Menus
Café Hours
Monday
CLOSED
Tuesday – Friday
Full Lunch Menu | 11 AM – 2:30 PM
Limited Menu | 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Thursday
Dinner Menu | 5 PM – 9 PM
Saturday
Brunch Menu | 10 AM – 2 PM
Limited Menu | 2 PM – 3 PM
Sunday
Brunch Menu | 12 PM – 2:30 PM
Limited Menu | 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Please use our Campus Drive/Alexander Avenue entrance during construction of the new Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Sculpture Garden, opening in fall 2025.
About
The Nasher Museum Café features local, seasonal ingredients for lunch (Tuesday through Friday), brunch (Saturday and Sunday) and dinner (Thursday).
The café earned a 2017 Diner’s Choice Award and was named one of the Top 100 Brunch Spots in America by OpenTable diners and has been recognized as a Duke campus leader for green dining standards.
Giorgios Hospitality Group

Nasher Museum Café is a part of Giorgios Hospitality Group, whose Director Giorgios Bakatsias was a finalist for the 2014 James Beard Foundation Awards, and has been the creative force behind more than 25 restaurants in the area.
The Nasher has also been recognized in Food & Wine Magazine as on of the Best Museum Restaurants in the US.
The Nasher Museum Café is a Purple Table restaurant, trained to serve and cater to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, Dementia, Autism, PTSD, hearing or vision impairments and other physical and cognitive conditions that may require special accommodations.