Food & drink · Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Fresh Baguette
on Penn Quarter, with 6 shops within a short walk
French bakery near the Gallery Place Metro, opened in 2024, selling croissants, baguettes, organic breads, pastries and sandwiches, plus its croissant-dough Cro'gel.
Hours
Daily 7am–6pm
Checked October 2026. Holiday hours can differ.
On the map
Near National Portrait Gallery & American Art Museum (2 min walk) and Capital One Arena (2 min walk).
Good to know
- Parking
- Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red, Yellow and Green lines) sits under the Smithsonian American Art Museum at 8th and G; Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter (Yellow and Green) is across Pennsylvania Ave from the National Archives, and Judiciary Square (Red) is closest to the National Building Museum. Teaism notes a parking garage on 8th Street, and SAAM notes limited metered street parking and several paid garages nearby. The DC Circulator ended service after Dec 31, 2024.
- Penn Quarter shops
- F Street chains open at 10am and close between 7pm and 9pm Monday to Saturday (Sunday roughly 11am–6pm or 7pm), while the museum stores follow museum hours: SAAM 11:30am–7pm daily, the Archives 10am–5:30pm daily and the Building Museum Thursday to Monday only.
Shop nearby, before or after
All of Penn Quarter →- Capital One Arena Team StoreSpecialty · 601 F St NW3 min walk
- SAAM & National Portrait Gallery Museum StoreGifts · 8th and G Sts NW3 min walk
- Alden Shoe CompanyMenswear · 921 F St NW4 min walk
- Peruvian ConnectionFashion · 950 F St NW, Suite 1024 min walk
- MangoFashion · 950 F St NW4 min walk
- Leica StoreSpecialty · 977 F St NW5 min walk
Before you go
What are Fresh Baguette's hours?
Fresh Baguette is usually open Daily 7am–6pm. Hours can change on holidays, so check the restaurant's site before a special trip.
Where is Fresh Baguette?
Fresh Baguette is at 575 7th St NW in Penn Quarter & Chinatown, Washington. It's near National Portrait Gallery & American Art Museum (2 min walk).
Where can I park near Fresh Baguette?
The closest option for Penn Quarter & Chinatown is Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red, Yellow and Green lines) sits under the Smithsonian American Art Museum at 8th and G; Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter (Yellow and Green) is across Pennsylvania Ave from the National Archives, and Judiciary Square (Red) is closest to the National Building Museum. Teaism notes a parking garage on 8th Street, and SAAM notes limited metered street parking and several paid garages nearby. The DC Circulator ended service after Dec 31, 2024.. Most of the district is also an easy walk from Metro.
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