Artisan bread and pastries displayed on a rustic bakery counter

Est. Washington, DC

Baked at dawn. Ready before you arrive.

Every loaf, every pastry — made by hand, in small batches, with ingredients you can trust. This is what a neighborhood bakery looks like when someone actually cares.

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Handcrafted

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Fresh Bakes

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Washington DC

Freshly baked sourdough loaf with golden crust

Assorted French pastries on a marble surface

Curated grocery items and specialty foods

Baker pulling bread from a traditional oven

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Interior of Swann Street Bakery with warm lighting and wooden shelves

"The bread here changed how my family thinks about breakfast."

— A neighbor on Swann St

Our Story

A bakery that treats your morning like it matters

Swann Street Bakery & Market started with a simple conviction: the best bread isn't something you settle for — it's something you wake up for. We bake in small batches, every single morning, using time-honored techniques and ingredients that actually taste like themselves.

Located on Swann Street NW in Washington, DC, we've become the kind of place where regulars know the baker by name and the sourdough has a waiting list. But we're not fancy — we're just honest about what good food should be.

Baked at 4 AM

Everything hits the shelves fresh, before the neighborhood wakes up.

Real Ingredients

No shortcuts. No preservatives. Just flour, water, salt, and patience.

What We Make

From our oven to your table

Every item on our shelves earns its place. Here's what you'll find when you walk in.

Artisan Sourdough

Our signature 48-hour fermented sourdough — crackling crust, open crumb, tang that lingers. Baked fresh every morning.

Butter croissants with flaky golden layers

French Pastries

Butter croissants, pain au chocolat, almond croques — laminated dough folded by hand, layered with French butter.

Assorted dinner rolls and specialty breads

Everyday Breads

Ciabatta, whole wheat, brioche, focaccia — honest loaves for honest meals. Nothing packaged, nothing day-old.

Beautifully decorated cakes and desserts

Cakes & Desserts

From birthday cakes to daily specials — tarts, puddings, and seasonal sweets made with the same care as our bread.

Curated grocery items including oils, preserves, and pantry staples

Curated Groceries

Olive oils, artisan cheeses, local honey, specialty pantries — items we'd actually keep in our own kitchen.

Fresh coffee being poured into a ceramic cup

Coffee & Drinks

Locally roasted coffee, fresh juices, and seasonal drinks — the kind of cup that makes the pastry worth waiting for.

The Craft

Good bread can't be rushed

We don't use accelerants, improvers, or industrial shortcuts. What you taste is what time and technique give you.

01

Select

We source flour from regional mills and butter from trusted dairy farms. Ingredients that speak for themselves.

02

Ferment

Long, slow fermentation develops flavor and digestibility. Our sourdough rests for 48 hours — no shortcuts.

03

Bake

Deck ovens, stone floors, steam injection. We bake like it's 1950 and nobody's watching — because that's when it was done right.

04

Serve

Nothing leaves our kitchen older than a few hours. If it's not perfect, it doesn't make it to the shelf.

Baker shaping dough in a professional kitchen with flour dusted on the counter

"The smell hits you before you open the door."

— That's the compliment we live for.

Visit Us

Come say hello

Address

1524 Swann St NW
Washington, DC 20009-3942

Phone

(919) 604-8842

Hours

Monday – Saturday 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Sunday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

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Swann Street Bakery & Market

1524 Swann St NW, Washington DC

Fresh bread doesn't wait.
Neither should you.

Stop by Swann Street NW and taste the difference that time, technique, and real ingredients make.

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