After being lured into Tous Les Jours by Yelp (apparently the spot to check out), I decided to give…read moreit a try. There's some parking available right outside, and despite living in McLean for several years, I hadn't realized there's actually a food hall in the building. That alone makes it a decent option for teleworking or a casual stop. As for the food--it reminded me quite a bit of Paris Baguette. Cakes seemed slightly more expensive, while pastries were more in line price-wise. I tried a jalapeño cheese croissant, a garlic butter bun, spinach egg bites, and a tiramisu iced coffee. The croissant was just okay, but the garlic butter bun stood out--nicely balanced between salty and sweet, and definitely the highlight. The egg bites were comparable to Starbucks; honestly, it's hard to say which is better, but Starbucks might have the edge in both portion size and price. The tiramisu iced coffee leaned too sweet--my partner especially felt it was a bit overdone. Ambiance was pleasant, and the staff were friendly and welcoming. Would I come back? Probably to try the cakes. Otherwise, it's not a place I'd rush back to--but still worth checking out once.

I am very pleased with this location's opening as the nearest one from McLean used to be Annandale…read more 1. Cake/bakery items are delicious. Prices range from $40-60. - cookies: not my favorite - tarts: just okay - everything Dubai is overpriced and overrated. Not good! - caramel chocolate cake is amazing! 2. Sandwich and other savory items are excellent. My favorite is the tuna sandwich. 3. Service: 3 stars at best. Told me that they'll bring my order to my table and never did. Waited so long and had to go inquire. Then says sorry we forgot. We were the only customers, how could they forget?? Best to grab and go but not stay.

Parsa Bakery never disappoints. I stopped in to try their New Year cookies and the flavors were…read morewonderful. Each one tasted fresh and perfectly balanced, not overly sweet, just rich and satisfying. You can tell a lot of care goes into the baking. The textures were great and the variety made it fun to try a few different ones. If you enjoy traditional New Year cookies with authentic flavor, this place is definitely worth a visit.

Glad to have discovered this local gem. Extensive selection of pastries and Persian delights. The…read moregrocery selection is great too, a tad better than many middle eastern grocery stores in the area--grains, beans, fresh bread (both barbari and Sangak), spices, frozen items, nuts, dried fruit.

I got the cheesecake sampler with matcha, ube, biscoff, and classic. Don't make me choose a…read morefavorite because they were all so different that whichever one I was currently eating was my favorite. Hands down the best cheesecake I've ever had. So creamy and flavorful; there's more to them than just sweetness. I think the classic was the sweetest if I remember correctly. If you are willing to have all other cheesecakes ruined for you, I HIGHLY recommend this bakery.

I placed an order for the premium cake sampler and 2 crème brûlées. Paid in advance and scheduled a…read moreSunday pick up. The pick up was on time. The cakes and desserts were nicely packaged with custom branding. We recommend an enclosed instructions on how to eat. The cake slices were beautifully packaged in one box and the frosting & sauces were individually packaged in glass jars. We ate the first 2 slices without the frosting or sauces because we didn't know. Once we ate combined the proper sauces and frosting..... Oh my! The cake batter is a little dense but moist and flavorful. Not overly sweet like typical store cake. Very smart recipe . The light , low key cake batter lets out light hints of batter flavor. It allows the icing to be the star. The icing and frosting are unbelievable! It is bursting full of natural flavors . The orange curd were made of fresh orange pulp and you can't taste the ingredients well. Overall, the best cake I have ever had. If you're looking for a cake that will wow and impress your guests, this is it. Everyone will be asking where did you buy this cake? Now the crème brûlée, it was rich, creamy and delicious! It came complete with a gold dusted cherry. Very impressed by this find and looking forward to ordering a birthday cake!

Nice boutique cafe with a galore of croissants, donuts, cookies with some seasonal/weekly specials…read more I've made my rounds through the menu and ate more pastries than I can count! The seasonal Donuts and the Croissant Tarts keep me coming back! Best Donuts - Pumpkin Pie Donut, Tiramisu Donut, Key Lime Pie, Boston Cream, and Hot Cocoa Nutella donut. The Strawberry and Raspberry have a Jelly/Jam filling. I wasn't a big fan of the Cookie Butter Donut, Cannoli donut, or the Dot Cake Donut, or S'mores donut. The Cookie Butter donut tasted like creamy peanut butter while the Cannoli donut that didn't have the sweet creamy filling that I was hoping for and the Funfetti frosting was a bit off on the Dot Cake Donut (super fun to see all the dot sprinkles on top!). I wish there was more marshmallow filling in the S'mores onut. Croissant Tarts - Both the sweet and savory tarts deliver! The Raspberry Cream Cheese Tart, Red Pepper Feta Tart, Apple Tart, and Everything Tart are all delicious! The classic Garlic Spinach Tart and Shroom Tart are fine. Best Croissants - Christmas Tree Raspberry Croissant, Hazelnut Chocolate Mousse Croissant, Apple Butter Crumble Croissant, Almond Croissant, and Matcha Croissant. The Berry Brioche Tart was fun to try, but not my favorite. The cookies are pretty light and fluffy, the Lemon Cheesecake Cookie tasted like a lemon sugar cookie with no filling. The Kitchen Sink cookie was an interesting blend of salty flavors (chips, pretzels, toffee). For Valentine's Day, the Linzer sugar cookie filled with raspberry jam was delicious! So glad I grabbed the last one by 11am on Saturday! For Mother's Day, there were colorful macaroons. All of the fillings with the donuts and croissants are whipped and pretty light. There's a parking garage next door and you can get parking validated for 1 hour. While there's plenty of seating inside, it can get packed over the weekends. There's no outdoor seating (there's some makeshift seating around the high-rise building). Great local bakery with a lot of baked goodies to choose from!

Minimal street parking or garage parking $3/hr- they'll validate for an hour. They have a very cute…read morevibe - but are very popular so seats are hard to come by. I grabbed their honey oat latte, brioche bun, and pistachio cinnamon roll. The brioche bun was out favorite. Staff were kind and patient enough to give me some recs as a first time customer. I wish they validated for 2 hours but it is what it is! Would definitely return to try some of their other items!

My family has ordered an ube cake for my birthday for the past 6 years…read more And each year, I am dumbfounded by how DELICIOUS it is. Light, moist, not overly sweet...I am not exaggerating when I say I could finish the whole cake by myself in 3 days. It's just that good. And the staff always take great care to include the message requested by family. If you love ube, I highly suggest you consider ordering the ube cake from Bakeshop!

Finally visited all the Bakeshop locations!…read more As with the other locations this business is just so good! I enjoy the McLovin breakfast sandwiches and wash it down with a New Orleans Style coffee. And then will get a slice of PB Nutella pie to take home and eat later. Eventually I'll try the other items but these three are so good that it's hard to not get them every time I visit!

Solid spot, with consistently great options…read more But I think the sleeper is the Croissant Donut, which, if you're not really looking for it, you can easily miss it because it's displayed separately from the rest of the baked goods / donuts it's in a refrigerated display. I would say personally that it's the best thing that they make.

Tiny Paris Baguette tucked away near The Boro. This location has limited amount of seats and…read morethey're only the high tables up against the window. There's more seats outdoors. As for the drinks, the Iced coffee was not good and the Korean Ice Milk Coffee was also not good. Both drinks were extremely watered down and didn't taste right like other locations. The breads were decent. Nothing much to say as this is standard. I ordered a slice of cake and it was beyond sweet and dry. I'm not sure if I received day old cake but it was a waste of money. Would not recommend coming here unless you really need a quick bite.

Update: I sent this feedback to Fresh Baguette and received immediate feedback which felt genuine…read moreand greatly appreciated. After reflecting on my experience, I come to this place a lot. My daughter loves the chocolate croissants, cookies and flourless brownies, as I do the standard croissant. My review was more out of disappointment as I was excited to and looking forward to joining the club. And I was frustrated at my inability to join the club. What makes my updated review 4 stars. We do love the pastry items we get, when I ever order a pastry they always grab them from the fresh pastries from the rack and not the ones on display to give the customer the best experience. As for the latte, as I saw in other reviews and have noticed myself, and often in the times I have went, notice new employees on a few times. The person who helped me and made my lattes was very polite and helpful, she may be new to lattes, practice makes perfect. I use to drink lattes almost daily and have not had one in a few years and was super excited to have a latte again. Also walking in I noticed they remodeled and change the configuration of the counter to allow for a nice indoor seating area. Lastly I have heard of My Dads Chips and had wanted to find a place that had them. I have bought these chips here and these are now my family's favorite chips and we order them by the box from My Dads Chips. It's great to see restaurants using and supporting local businesses which is another reason I like coming to Fresh Baguette. I look forward to my next time coming here. I do recommend this place. -------- Went in today and was going to get lattes so thought I would join the club. Was happy to see first month free. I tried for over 30 minute. To join using two payment methods and app attempts were denied. I mentioned to employee I had been trying to join the club but all morning been getting a whoops subscription purchase failed on two cards. She said she would give me the discount and ordered an ice latte and hot latte. The speed the lattes were made I found surprising. As a person who drinks a lot of lattes I know it's a process that takes 1-2 min per latte. She had both done in 2 min. I didn't see if she used a milk frother or not. When o left I opened my latte and it had something o would not consider froth, it had large bubbles and had no smoothness. I asked for both lattes to have vanilla. She only did the iced with vanilla. The Iced latte, being in a clear container you could see the milk on the bottom it came up about half way. It was not mixed and all you could taste was the milk with a hint of vanilla. I would compare the hot latte to one that you can make in an office coffee machine that has packets. It was very weak. Your pastries are good but my god I am glad that I didn't join the club even if the first month is free. On top of that even though she said she would give me the discount, she charged me full price. I would have complained but I have a lot of fatigue as I have stage iv cancer and just completed 39 radiation sessions. Will be back for pasties and desserts, but your coffee products with the experience I had today was vending machine quality.

Everything I've eaten here has been amazing! From the pastries to the little croissant bagels,…read moreYUM!! I've had the plain croissant, chocolate croissant, kouign amann, and the eclair. All delicious. And I love their cro'gel - croissant bagel. They have them in a large size and a mini. I always get the mini so I can enjoy some pastries too. I do wish their coffee offerings had more, like I always want a chai and they don't have that. But that's okay. I also like that they have a little market with European snacks and treats, makes this place different from others.

Best Buns 5 We've…read morebeen to Best Buns several times over the years, but somehow I've never gotten around to writing a review. Since we were back in the area for a DMV for a brief visit we knew exactly where we were stopping before heading to the airport. Hubs ordered his usual sausage, egg and cheese sandwich , and I ordered the bacon egg and cheese breakfast sandwich along with an iced mocha. I had completely forgotten they have a Starbucks on-site with a limited menu. Of course, I couldn't leave without grabbing a cookie and a chocolate croissant for later. The food arrived fresh, hot, and exactly as expected. The staff is always friendly and personable. You see professionals, students and the locals coming in and out, but there is seating available. Conversations are at a minimum and despite the attached restaurant you can still hear yourself and the other person without yelling. One thing I appreciate about Best Buns is the consistency. Whether it's been months or years between visits, the quality never seems to change. The sandwiches are flavorful, the ingredients taste fresh, and nothing feels like it was sitting around waiting to be reheated. Everything is prepared to order, and you can taste the difference. My sandwich disappeared one bite at a time, and Hubs completely demolished his croissant sandwich without hesitation. That's usually all the confirmation I need. Some restaurants are good. Some are memorable, but there are the places that become part of your routine whenever you're back in town. Best Buns has earned that status for us. Five stars earned! Consistently fresh. Consistently delicious. We'll be dropping in on another turn and burn later this month...

Nice cafe with good sandwiches, hand-cut fries, baked goods, lemonade. There's plenty of indoor…read moreseating with some outdoor seating, and a good, casual brunch spot for hubby and kids. The Avocado Toast with egg was good, but nothing particularly special. I enjoyed the English Sourdough bread and bought a loaf of it. We devoured the hand-cut fries. The 4 bite-size Ozzie Rolls were fun to try. The Chocolate Espresso Chew Cookie was moist and fudgey, sweet ending to our meal! Plain Croissant was standard. The Pink Drink with housemade syrup, coconut milk and strawberries was refreshing and tasty. It was my pick from the Strawberry Lemonade and Dragon fruit Lemonade. The Lemonades were a bit too sweet. I ordered the food to dine in and it was packaged to go. I wish the food could be prepared for dining in. It's a pet peeve of mine to see all of the grease oozing out of fries in a brown bag. There were also Styrofoam plates and plastic straws, wish there were more environmental-friendly products. Might be back for brunch if there's a dine-in option.

An amazing job done for the tennis team . Best cupcakes the girls ever . Hands-down, the finest…read morebaker you will ever meet.

We just finished our 3rd cake with this baker. She is a true artist; a professional and a…read moreperfectionist. The baker was excellent at maintaining contact, sharing ideas, providing suggestions, understanding priorities of the client, staying on budget and, ultimately, creating a fantastic work of edible art. Highly recommend!

This place was a great find! They do custom cakes and they don't charge an arm and a leg for a…read morepretty basic design. I sent them photos of the design I wanted to do and they were able to do it for me. I think it turned out great! Our gender reveal cake was a big deal to us and I'm happy to say that this bakery did a really good job!

This was an amazing bakery. I love Brittany. She's amazing, her service is too orrr. She…read morerecommended a pan dulce and a nice little coffee and it was real nice, real sweet. Would recommend. And the ambiance was nice .