The Top 22 Bakeries Near The Duck & the Peach

Updated July 18, 2026

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  1. Rank 1. Albi

    Palestinian

    A Michelin-starred live-fire restaurant in Navy Yard where the Palestinian-rooted cooking is genuinely exciting, not just interesting on paper. The open kitchen's hearth runs everything, and the smoke and char show up in every course. Go à la carte if you want, but the tasting menu is the move. The room is warm and lively, the kind of crowd that dressed up a little but not too much, and the wine list leans hard into the Mediterranean.

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    1346 Fourth St SE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  2. Rank 2. Souk

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    705 Eighth St SE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  3. Rank 3. Moon Rabbit

    Vietnamese

    Moon Rabbit is a modern Vietnamese restaurant where the chef's Louisiana upbringing crashes into his Vietnamese roots, and the result is genuinely surprising without feeling like a gimmick. Mochi beignets, Cajun-leaning preparations, Vietnamese classics rerouted through the American South. The Penn Quarter room is bright and lively, full of people who came ready to be curious. Dessert holds its own, which isn't something you can say everywhere.

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    927 F St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  4. Rank 4. Yellow

    Levantine Middle Eastern

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    417 Morse St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  5. Rank 5. Pluma by Bluebird Bakery

    Modern Bakery

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    391 Morse St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  6. Rank 6. Yellow

    Levantine

    Georgetown's favorite daytime counter spot runs on Levantine cooking out of a wood-burning oven, and the lines out front aren't ironic. Morning means pastries and shakshuka; afternoon means stuffed pitas and spreads that make you reconsider every sad desk lunch you've ever eaten. The hummus alone earns the trip. By night it flips to table service and a reservation you'll want to grab early.

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    1524 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  7. Rank 7. Ellē

    American

    Ellē runs all day and somehow nails every shift. Mornings it's a cozy cafe packed with remote workers and stroller parents; by night it quietly becomes one of the better neighborhood restaurants in the city, with a Michelin Bib Gourmand to back that up. The food is comforting but cleverly put together, the kind of cooking that makes you wonder why everywhere doesn't just do this.

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    3221 Mt Pleasant St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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    Resy
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  8. Rank 8. Bread Alley

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    1250 5th St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  9. Rank 9. Rose Ave Bakery

    Bakery

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    4465 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  10. Rank 10. Bread Furst

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    4434 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  11. Rank 11. Seylou Bakery

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    926 N St NW, Unit A, Washington, DC · Washington
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  12. Rank 12. Un je ne sais Quoi...

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    1361 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  13. Rank 13. Sharbat

    Azerbaijani Bakery

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    2473 18th St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  14. Rank 14. Baked & Wired

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    1052 Thomas Jefferson St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  15. Rank 15. Boulangerie Christophe

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    1422 Wisconsin Ave, Washington, DC · Washington
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  16. Rank 16. Fresh Baguette

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    1737 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  17. Rank 17. SakuSaku Flakerie

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    3417 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  18. Rank 18. Kinship

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    1015 Seventh St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  19. Rank 19. Sticky Fingers

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    314 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  20. Rank 20. Ellie Bird

    Contemporary New American

    Ellie Bird is a casual neighborhood spot in Falls Church where the menu refuses to stay in its lane, in the best possible way. The chef behind Rooster & Owl mixes global flavors without making a big deal of it, so rigatoni Bolognese sits next to a grilled hamachi rice bowl like they've always been friends. Brunch pulls the same trick. It's the kind of place where families and young couples all look equally happy, which is harder to pull off than it sounds.

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    125 Founders Ave, Falls Church, VA · Falls Church
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  21. Rank 21. Sunday Morning Bakehouse

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    11869 Grand Park Ave, North Bethesda, MD · Rockville
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  22. Rank 22. Café Dear Leon

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    2929 O'Donnell St, Baltimore, MD · Baltimore
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