Bakery$Mon-Sun 07:00-15:00Wood-fired bagels and bagel sandwiches
Call Your Mother Deli Park View in Washington DC is the Georgia Avenue wood-fired bagel deli from chef Andrew Dana, with Montreal-Brooklyn hybrid bagels.
Tip: The Sun City sandwich with pastrami, egg and salt is the bestseller; pre-order on the app to skip the 30-minute weekend line.
Worth the queue: Sun City bagel sandwich
Bakery$Mon-Sun 07:00-19:00French baguettes and viennoiserie
Fresh Baguette in Washington DC is the Georgetown Wisconsin Avenue French bakery from a Parisian-trained baker, with hand-shaped Tradition baguettes baked.
Tip: The Tradition baguette is the bake to take home; the pain au chocolat is the second-most-ordered viennoiserie.
Worth the queue: Tradition baguette
Bakery$Tue-Sun 07:30-17:00Walk-in onlyFrench viennoiserie
Le Caprice DC in Washington DC is the Columbia Heights 14th Street French bakery from chef Ferney Pena, with French viennoiserie, Tradition baguettes.
Tip: The almond croissant batch pulls at 10:00 weekdays; the patio runs through October for the morning sun.
Worth the queue: Pain au chocolat
Bakery$Tue-Sun 07:30-19:00Walk-in onlyFrench viennoiserie and Tradition baguettes
Boulangerie Saint Georges in Washington DC is the Eastern Market 7th Street SE French bakery from Paris restaurateurs Lounes Khenane and Bouzid Aissaoui.
Tip: The morning canele batch finishes by 11:00; the bakery serves wine and beer with the lunch sandwich menu after 12:00.
Worth the queue: Pain au chocolat
Bakery$Mon-Sun 08:00-16:00Walk-in onlyJapanese-French laminated pastries
SakuSaku Flakerie in Washington DC is Yuri Oberbillig's Tenleytown Wisconsin Avenue Japanese-French pastry shop, with matcha kouign-amann, white miso.
Tip: The matcha kouign-amann batch pulls at 10:00 daily and sells out by lunch; order ahead via the website for Saturday pickup.
Worth the queue: Matcha kouign-amann
Bakery$Mon-Sun 07:30-14:00Walk-in onlySourdough honey-boiled brick-oven bagels
Pearl's Bagels in Washington DC is the Shaw 7th Street bagel shop from two former media-careerists, with sourdough-starter bagels boiled in honey water.
Tip: The shop closes when the day's bagels run out, often before 13:00 on weekends; arrive before 11:00 for the full schmear lineup.
Worth the queue: Plain bagel with scallion cream cheese