A Baked Joint

Top choice in Washington, DC


Order at the counter then take your luscious, heaped-on-housemade-bread sandwich – perhaps the smoked salmon and scallion cream cheese on an open-faced baguette, or the fried green tomatoes on buttered griddled sourdough – to a bench or table in the big, open room. Natural light streams in the floor-to-ceiling windows. Not hungry? It's also a great place for a well-made latte.

Beer, wine and cocktails are also available. Sweet treats come from sibling Baked & Wired in Georgetown.


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