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Best Baked Desserts in Washington
Your guide to the best bakeries, donut shops, cake makers, cookie bakers, and pastry chefs in Washington, DC.
Explore Washington's Dessert Map
Doughful features hand-picked bakeries in Washington, DC — including top-rated cake shops, cookie bakeries, cupcake studios, pastry shops, and artisan bread bakeries. Each listing includes verified Google reviews, current hours, directions, and direct links to order online.
Editor's Guide
The Washington Dessert Scene
Top Rated Bakeries in Washington
The highest-rated shops in the city, straight from verified Google reviews.
Follow the Dough
Washington, DC - Follow the Dough through Washington, DC and discover a capital shaped by far more than monuments. From the Georgetown cupcake phenomenon and modern Asian-American brioche doughnuts to a family butter-cookie legacy, Eastern Mediterranean pastry, James Beard-recognized artisan baking, and Azerbaijani honey cake, these six bakeries show how Washington’s sweet side has been built by people, memories, migrations, and new ideas.
Best by Category in Washington
Dive into Washington's top-rated shops for each kind of treat.