Un Je Ne Sais Quoi is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Washington.

1. Un Je Ne Sais Quoi

8.8
1361 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
French Restaurant · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 25 tips and reviews

Max W.Max Wenneker: The croissants and the chocolate brioche are fantastic. Love the French spoken here by wait staff!

GonzaloGonzalo: Croissants are excellent, as everything they do.

Keith L.Keith Lea: I had a great canelé, lemon meringue tart, Napoleon, and a lot of great macchiatos

Olivia Macaron is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Washington.

2. Olivia Macaron

8.5
3222 M St NW, Washington, D.C.
Dessert Shop · Georgetown · 33 tips and reviews

Richard S.Richard Shields: Best coffee in DC. GREAT flavor to Macarons but not as delicate as Ladure from Paris to gummy.

Michael P.Michael Perez: Salted caramel macaron is perfect with espresso!

Yee L.Yee Lau: If you are bringing home the macaron, just make sure you either get the box or get a bag to go because they are very fragile

Le Caprice DC is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Washington.

3. Le Caprice DC

7.6
3460 14th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Bakery · Columbia Heights · 40 tips and reviews

Jamie G.Jamie Gravell: Pan au chocolat is amazing! Brioche is great too. Super polite & helpful owners as well. Great addition!

Kathleen N.Kathleen Nichols: The brioche are delicious!

Quinta J.Quinta Jackson: Their croissants are as described in the door: Best in DC!

Founding Farmers is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Washington.

4. Founding Farmers

8.9
1924 Pennsylvania Ave NW (20th St NW), Washington, D.C.
American Restaurant · George Washington University · 804 tips and reviews

Korey K.Korey K: best beignets I've had outside of NOLA

MsTwixt M.MsTwixt MsTwixt: Order the beignets for dessert or for brunch in advance - let your server know ahead of time as they are made to order. These are WORTH the wait!

J C.J Co: Try the Beignets With 3 Sauces - Holy whoa. #beignets for the win

The Sweet Lobby is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Washington.

5. The Sweet Lobby

8.0
404 8th St SE (btwn D & E Sts SE), Washington, D.C.
Bakery · Capitol Hill · 40 tips and reviews

Dawn S.Dawn S: The macarons (not to be confused with macaroons) are delicious! But also try a "Cupcake Wars" winning cupcake!

TheCupcake C.TheCupcake Critic: Their macarons are awesome! Read more.

Julie J.Julie JEWELeS: Try the 2 PBnJ, Green Tea, Creole Cacao, Guava, & Vanilla Violet - I love macarons from here!!!!

Patisserie Poupon is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Washington.

6. Patisserie Poupon

7.9
1645 Wisconsin Ave NW (btw Q St NW and Reservoir Rd NW), Washington, D.C.
Bakery · Georgetown · 31 tips and reviews

VanVan: Great French bakery. Macaroons, croissants, etc. Spicy mustard for the sandwiches--beyond compare.

Shefali K.Shefali K: Best chocolate chip cookies in DC. I found out that they sell their cookies to Chinatown Coffee and so when I finally came here I realize that they have the best French bakery around.

Leila A.Leila Ali: The best French pastries in town!! 😍

Lady Camellia is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Washington.

7. Lady Camellia

8.7
3261 Prospect St NW (at Potomac St NW), Washington, D.C.
Tea Room · Georgetown · 9 tips and reviews

Laura M.Laura Minchew: The cream tea is great. They have yummy scones and macarons.

Samar H.Samar Hamdan: Macarons are great specially: almond, rose, lavender and lemon.

Mary W.Mary W.: Love the afternoon tea here! Vanilla creme brulee is to die for, as are the macarons. Get the white strawberry tea

La Colombe Coffee Roasters is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Washington.

8. La Colombe Coffee Roasters

9.1
924 Blagden Alley NW (btwn M, N, 9th & 10th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Logan Circle - Shaw · 131 tips and reviews

Joe G.Joe Gizzi: Delicious croissants. Cool atmosphere, but almost always full.

Steven A.Steven Androphy: Strangely enough, the best croissant I've ever had outside of France was here.

trillateezytrillateezy: La Colombe does a great job of sticking to quality and taste – regardless of location. From DC to NYC to Chicago, they're amazing. Can't go wrong with a cafe au laits & an almond croissant.

La Colombe Coffee Roasters is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Washington.

9. La Colombe Coffee Roasters

9.1
900 6th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Chinatown · 56 tips and reviews

Stephanie Y.Stephanie Yeung: Good cortado. The almond croissant was pretty dense.

Anthony M.Anthony Maggio: Latte on draft + ham & cheese croissants!

Sophia H.Sophia H: Great Mocha (but warning: not sweet at all). Great chocolate croissant

Tatte is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Washington.

10. Tatte

9.0
1301 Connecticut Ave NW (at N St NW), Washington, D.C.
Bakery · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 8 tips and reviews

Kurtis S.Kurtis Shank: Tiramisu, fruit tarts, chocolate croissants! All delicious.

Christopher R.Christopher R: Really good coffee and outstanding pastry. I can recommend the Pain au Chocolate and the Halloumi Breakfast Sandwich.

Goatha06Goatha06: A very cozy place, love it. Have grilled cheese sandwich, orange juice, croissants (choclate+danish appricot) and an americano☕️. Strongly recommended!!!👍🏻

Kafe Leopold is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Washington.

11. Kafe Leopold

8.5
3315 Cadys Aly NW (btwn N 33rd St & N Bank St), Washington, D.C.
Austrian Restaurant · Georgetown · 176 tips and reviews

Fernando G.Fernando Gonzalez Saiffe: For breakfeast try the muesli, the quiche ant the Almond Croissant, yummy

Lior Y.Lior Yanay: great macaron cookies

Danny N.Danny Nguyen: Get the lemon macaron after 12!

Firehook Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Washington.

12. Firehook Bakery

8.0
1909 Q St NW (at Connecticut Ave), Washington, D.C.
Bakery · Northwest Washington · 39 tips and reviews

Karuna D.Karuna D: Giant chocolate croissant and Cafe latté were fabulous!

Eduardo S.Eduardo Santos: Tasteful filled croissants. Deserves a visit cause the options are much better than on Starbucks

Martin R.Martin Ross: Can recommend the Walnut Brownies and the Chocolate Almond Croissants.

Bread Furst is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Washington.

13. Bread Furst

8.8
4434 Connecticut Ave NW (at Albermarle St NW), Washington, D.C.
Bakery · Van Ness - Forest Hills · 33 tips and reviews

Alison S.Alison Santighian: Over the moon, eye rolling good croissants

Maggi X.Maggi X: Very good croissants (and we're from Belgium) ;-)

Howard R.Howard Reichel: Bread Furst is a a huge bakery with many products. I thought the food was good - but not great. The bagel I got was small and sorta hard as was the croissant we ordered. The brownie was a bit dry

Dolcezza Artisanal Gelato is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Washington.

14. Dolcezza Artisanal Gelato

9.1
1704 Connecticut Ave NW (at R St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Ice Cream Parlor · Northwest Washington · 104 tips and reviews

Ashley L.Ashley Lovelace: The almond croissant is divine.

Stephen H.Stephen Hrutka: Same price and twice as good as the starbucks across the street.....amazing croissants too

MMMM: latte and alfajores make a perfect pair - with excellent playlist to linger longer! ham and cheese croissants are rich and yummy.

Central Michel Richard is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Washington.

15. Central Michel Richard

8.7
1001 Pennsylvania Ave NW (at 10th St NW), Washington, D.C.
American Restaurant · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 109 tips and reviews

Laren S.Laren Spirer: Get the gougeres and the steak tartare.

ArdvaarkArdvaark: Order the Gougéres as soon as you sit down. They'll give you something delicious to snack on while you peruse the menu.

Peter B.Peter Blumberg: Impressed with its longevity - gougeres and burgers (ahi tuna or lobster) are my go-tos. Great happy hour cocktails. Wine list is well curated.