Rose Ave Bakery
Bakery · Woodley Park
2633 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
Highlights
Asian-American bakery with creative pastries, unique drinks
Asian-American bakery with creative pastries, unique drinks
"Baker and daughter of Vietnamese refugees Rosie Nguyen whips up garlic scallion buns, mochi crullers coated in coconut caramel, purple ube-filled brioche doughnuts, and green matcha chocolate chunk cookies sprinkled with flakes of sea salt. Don’t skip a slice of ube coconut and strawberry passionfruit cake, which are also available in 6-inch and 8-inch sizes for pre-order. Eater DC’s 2021 Bakery of the Year relocated from its roots in a downtown food hall to much-bigger digs in Woodley Park in 2023. The lauded bakery allows advance ordering for weekends." - Tierney Plumb
"Baker & Rose, founded by sibling Portland natives Kevin and Colleen, is a restaurant and brunch pioneer in South Bend's East Bank neighborhood. Their locally-sourced menu offers unique takes on a traditional items, such as soft scrambled eggs and smoked salmon with chive oil and microgreens. In addition to crafting a unique menu, Kevin and Colleen have managed to position the restaurant as a connecting-place for entrepreneurs, politicians, and employees of nearby businesses." - West.SB
"Rosie Nguyen’s much-anticipated standalone Asian bakery, which started as a stall in a downtown food hall and was named Eater DC’s 2021 Bakery of the Year, opened its doors to the public in 2023. If you want one of their specialty passion fruit and ube donuts, make sure to get there early — they tend to sell out. Distance from zoo: 0.5 miles." - Tierney Plumb
"Rose Ave Bakery is our go-to spot for, well, anything you get at a bakery or coffee shop. The cafe opens at 8am most days, if you want to swing by for a breakfast of strawberry kouign amann and ube iced coffee. Or come before 4pm for an after-zoo snack of black sesame donuts and matcha chocolate chip cookies. There’s plenty of space to sit and eat, though it does tend to get busy with the remote-work crowd during the week, so walk over to Rock Creek Park around the corner if you need a secondary option." - tristiana hinton, allison robicelli
"There are some bakeries where you must get one particular thing, because it’s the very best thing. But at Rose Ave Bakery, order the entire menu. This spot in Woodley Park sets the standard for sugary confections like tangy passion fruit donuts dusted in raspberry sugar and sticky caramel ube kouign amanns. The moment you step into the always-packed shop, you're hit with excitement and pure joy—until you reach the register and find out they're all out of everything. Take note, dear reader: if you can, swing by early." - omnia saed, allison robicelli
