Image: Salami Sandwich
Last Updated: November 2025
Overview: Fresh Baguette started in Maryland with spots now in Bethesda and Rockville. A couple years ago they planted a flag in Georgetown. Then they took off! As the name implies it is French-style bakery big on bread and croissants. They also have Viennese pastries, sandwiches, and tartines. There are two traditional baguette sandwiches of ham or salami, both served with butter. Its in-house creation is a “cro-gel” that is croissant bread shaped into a round form like a bagel and then cut for sandwiches. The croissants come in many variations beyond the classic plain or chocolate.
It is all very good. Good enough to pick up a bunch for the office, or to be a reward for a walk to the nearest (for farthest) location.
Summary:
Cuisine: Breakfast/Bakery
Locations:
Georgetown: 1737 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007
Cleveland Park: 3412 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
Metro Center: 1440 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005
Chinatown (Jud Sq): 575 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
Bethesda: 4919 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814
Rockville: 804 Hungerford Dr, Rockville, MD 20850
Website: https://www.freshbaguette.net/
Reservations: Walk-in.
Other Critics/Voices:
Washington Post: No coverage, but there is this great article by Tim Carman when he was at the WCP and sat in as a judge in a best baguette competition.
Washingtonian: Won a best baguette (audience selection) contest at the French Embassy. Bread Furst took the jury prize.
Eater DC: Best bread bakeries.
Local MD coverage from the 2013 opening. The owner was a naval attaché at the French Embassy. Returned to France where he owned a company that made bakery equipment. Then came back. It sounds like there a rom-com movie floating somewhere in that story.