First time here! Why have I not stopped in sooner. It was very busy with holidays near, but worth the wait. We picked an apple fritter, rustic wheat mini loaf (custom sliced), blueberry muffin and the gingerbread man cookie! All super good. I seriously can't wait for their Kensington location to open up because I'll be there everyday picking up a carb or two. Maybe not everyday but close! read more

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My favorite bakery. Among my personal favorites are the donuts, muffins, cookies and bread. The raised donuts and cronuts are THE BEST around. The cake donuts are solid. Their cookies are very good and they have a nice selection of Hamantash. Great bread selection too. Kids love the decorated cookies. There is something for everyone! read more

Cakes, donuts and muffins, OH MY! I was having lunch with a buddy and on my way home I said I was going to stop for a treat. He recommended this place and wow, I don't know how it wasn't already on my radar! It's in a plaza with a parking lot and free spaces (thank goodness), so I was able to walk in without much worry. I will say though, that it was lunchtime so it was quite quite busy haha. As soon as I stepped inside, a rush of sweet aromas caught my attention. So many lovely treats were on display... it was almost overwhelming. I saw something that I rarely see -- cronuts. CROISSANT DONUTS. And not only was that a thing, but it had a chocolate drizzle! That was a definite. I was struggling to decide a second item until I saw them replenish a tray of black & white cookies. They looked so fresh and tasty I couldn't resist. I ate both when I got home. The cronut had tasty flaky layers with the sweet glaze that I loved. And the cookie was melting in my mouth. I... I enjoyed it all so much I could've cried. Must return and try more! read more

Saturday 11/11/2023 The customer service was some of the best I've ever experienced, it was amazing. The woman working was very helpful and enthusiastic in assisting me with what I should order by throughly explaining all the baked items I had questions about. I ended up getting a Cronut $3.50, a glazed donut $1.85, 3 Cinnamon buns $2.50 per bun, and a carrot cake slice $8. The Cronut is a croissant donut and it was definitely my favorite item I got: airy and great texture & taste. I would definitely come back just for this item. The glazed donut was decent but nothing special. The cinnamon buns were what I was most hype for but it ended up being underwhelming: the bread wasn't moist and it had more of a dry/stale taste. The carrot cake slice was surprisingly better than I expected and was pretty good BUT $8 for a single slice is pretty expensive. Overall, my experience was great: amazing customer service with a wide variety of delicious baked goods. I would definitely recommend and return to this bakery. read more

Very bad experience. Bought rye bread here which was fine but also bought two muffins (one double chocolate and one lemon poppyseed) which looked good but when my daughter and I tasted them, they tasted like soap. We threw them in the trash because we couldn't bear eating them, they were so gross. I called and spoke to the owner who had a "the customer is always wrong attitude." She said nobody else had complained and I'd have to bring the muffins in before she would do anything. No way to run a business. How about at least an apology if not a refund? I wasn't complaining about the bread, just the soapy muffins. read more

Love this long time Bethesda bakery! Everything is amazing and if you are lucky enough to visit on a day they have almond cookies, you owe it to yourself to give them a try. Friendly service and a warm atmosphere. read more

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I have loved Breads Unlimited for a super long time with the previous owners. The new owners have elevated the products, offered many new items and all without a wrinkle in customer service. The BEST donuts in town including those deadly kronuts. read more

I ordered a cronut and a macaroon. The macaroon was delicious and a good value. The cronut was thick, dry, not sweet, very doughy, and not flavorful. The cashier was confident that I'd be back after having tried the cronut. Not true. read more

Just ok. Tried a plain glazed donuts and a piece of chocolate cake. It's not often that I crave chocolate enough to order it, but when I do, it definitely better be chocolately. Sadly, this was not. The cake was unexceptional and the icing was mildly chocolatey. Boo. My partner got a slice of raspberry wedding cake and also had a mediocre experience. read more

The challah and the coffeecakes are great! Very good ruggelach too. Other items are uneven. Prices have climbed over the past year or two

This place is epic. Every pastry you can think of. Bagels, breads. All beautifully presented. Plus quiche & savory items, in single servings, medium sizes and large sizes. Even fun seasonally decorated cookies (ocean theme, sports theme, you name it), plus beautiful cakes. One note on the cake, I didn't love the red velvet cake frosting. Idk. I am particular about frosting. I also ordered custom decorated cookies here for a baby shower and they were a huge hit. read more

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This place is hamentachen heaven. They must have more varieties than any other bakery in at least a 50 mile radius, and not just at purim. They aren't cheap but definitely look amazing. It looks like 1/4 o the display is hamentachen but they have tons of other stuff including bread, bagels, cookies, cakes, quiches, an entire display of donuts, streusel, etc. They have more selection on weekends so go on weekends for best variety. They have pretzels but they are on the back wall so easy to miss if you aren't looking for them. No seating but they also own Edith's Pizza 2 doors down so you can eat there. read more

This spot has the most DELICIOUS donuts. Oh my goodness! We arrived in the late afternoon and were pleasantly surprised to see a wide selection offerings. Cake donuts, yeast donuts, filled donuts, sprinkle donuts -- and that was just the donuts! There was also a wide array of breads, cookies and other pastries available. A huge assortment! The staff were friendly and very helpful. It took us a little bit of time to decide which types of donuts to buy and we were never rushed-- simply encouraged to order as many tasty options as we liked! The donuts were very affordable (just over $2 each). The donuts were fresh and full of flavor. We tried many different kinds -- frosted, sprinkled and filled. Each filled donut had a lot of filling and tasted like it was made by hand, in the bakery. I can't wait to try all the other baked goods at this spot! Can't believe I have lived near this spot for years and have never stopped by until now. I will be back soon! read more

We have been here many times before and loved everything we have gotten. During our last visit, we got a loaf of rye bread. I already made a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich and grilled cheese with tomato and bacon. It was delicious. Next, we got 2 apricot hamantaschens and 2 apple hamantaschens. Both were delicious. OWait, we didn't stop there, we also ordered a sour cream pound cake. Omg, that was to die for. I tried to cut smaller pieces; however I just go back for more. Pros: delicious desserts, friendly staff. Easy parking Cons: my waistline read more

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So it's been a while since I've stopped in here, but I was in the neighborhood so thought why not pick up a loaf of sourdough. First, the highlights: they've remodeled the place and it looks great - nice bright cases, beautiful bread shelving and bright menus. Staff are still friendly and pleasant. Now the downsides: the sourdough loaf was significantly smaller than it used to be and nowhere as tasty (I won't be returning), and the Oreo cupcake I bought was really dry and disappointing. read more

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I've been looking for a decent mom and pop donut shop since I moved to DC several years ago. Looks like I might have found that elusive place. I've now visited twice. My first visit was probably closer to a 3.5 star visit. The customer service was excellent, the food looked great, however, the donut was doughy near the cream indicating it wasn't quite cooked. I thought this likely to be an anomaly and noted the place was slammed just before thanksgiving. I thought I should give it a second chance and am glad I did! On my second visit I ordered 3 donuts: Bavarian cream, mini jelly, and Boston cream. All were fresh, cooked perfectly, and delicious! Breads Unlimited is extremely generous with its filling. I hate to be disappointed from lack of cream in a donut, no worries about that here! Breads Unlimited has many other baked goodies. I look forward to eating all of them. Their pies in particular are hefty and impressive looking. Most people in line during my first visit were ordering pies for thanksgiving. Note: if you plan on ordering a thanksgiving pie, do it the week before because they can only commit to so many orders and the pies are very popular! Skip Dunkin' go to Breads Unlimited and treat yourself. read more

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Several years ago, I worked in an office down the road from Breads Unlimited, and I would stop in for a doughnut or pastry once in a while. I stopped working in the area about, oh, 7 years ago, and I think I basically forgot that this place existed. Recently, I've been driving by it every few weeks for work, and I am so glad that I've rediscovered it. Have you ever had a jelly doughnut? I'm not talking about that chewy, mealy thing you got at that chain place with no filling. I'm talking about a real jelly doughnut, with awesome pastry around a good glob of jelly. These things are amazing. Just absolutely the best! I've tried every kind of pastry and cookie they offer by now, as well as a lot of their breads, and I have never had anything bad. Cinnamon twists are delicious, too, as are the apple pastries. Definitely get yourself a loaf of Challah while you're there, too. They are also incredibly vigilant about enforcing COVID restrictions here, which makes me want to give everyone in there a giant socially distanced hug. Everyone is wearing a mask - over their nose, no less. They actually ask people who aren't distancing from other customers to back up, etc. This place is a small, family run, locally owned business -- we need more places like this. read more

I had the perfect cake completed for my daughter's first birthday by Breads Unlimited. It turned out exactly the way I requested, tasted great and thorough customer service. read more

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Still a fine bakery, but I am taking them back down to four stars because features that merited a five-star review are no longer true. I have not seen Russian pumpernickel for many months, and their old approach of making day-old bread available for half-price seems to have been dropped -- and the bread is pretty expensive at full price. Still good breads and pastry, to be sure/ read more

We needed a quick family dinner during a family emergency and discovered this gem. One bacon and cheese quiche and pound cake later, all were fed with leftovers for the next day. The quiche was thick and rich - the crust flaky, totally delicious and even a small piece was filling. Equal kudos for the pound cake. Edith and the staff were so friendly and welcoming. The bakery has a European/family vibe to it - highly recommended and will return! read more

I have to keep coming here to get the beautifully decorated and delicious cookies for my kids. The pastries and bread are out of this world and the quiche is decadent. Top notch service from lovely people. Best bakery in Bethesda!!!! read more

I am addicted to their doughnuts, it's a good thing I live in DC and they are in Bethesda!! We also really like their quiche. Although this bakery has been here awhile, with loyal clientele ( you can tell by their interactions with their customers), it is a new discovery for us and we have thoroughly enjoyed all our purchases. read more

One of those small shops I've passed 200 times and have been meaning to go into each time I've passed. Freshly baked breads line the walls. I quickly bust out my Yelp app to see if there is anything particularly popular... a few reviews mention "pumpernickel" a few reviews mention "baked goods." That's not that much help. I came in for a cup of coffee, but then I saw that they had bagels as well! And then I was like... I want bagels. So I took a few home, had one this morning, it was quite delicious (Could be a little bit chewier and doughier in the middle), but absolutely a respectable bagel none the less. Then I saw the dark steed look me right in the eyes. "Just remember, if you look in the face of evil, evil's gonna look right back at you." Yes, I'm talking about the cronut. The infamous crossaint donut that I've heard people waiting in endless lines for in D.C. Thank g-d they didn't have the calorie count on this tempting seductress, with its shiny glazed filled, and layered soft outside. I agreed to have it with a friend. She said that she was only going to have 2 bites... but she ended up having 5... cause it was that good. The pastries looked on point. The breads looked so perfect they almost looked as if made from plastic. The coffee was excellent and they have this little benched table inside where we quickly struck up conversation with woman who was taking a break from holiday shopping as well. Can't wait to go back. read more

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Great artesian and European style breads. Love their whole wheat, multigrain raisin and walnut breads. Weekend specials include Scandinavian and European ryes. Delicious pastries. I have been a happy customer from when they first opened in the early 80's. They never scrimped on the. Ingredient and motivated pleasant staff. read more

A marvelous discovery. A true mom and pop, with son helping and the best pastry and breads. Everything fresh, nothing stale or dry. A variety of humentaschen and chalahs, the usual and the unusual. The coffee? Superb! And on top of all that, great prices. Enthusiastically recommended. I don't live that near but I will visit every time possible. I can't wait for the chairs and tables to come back after this long quarantine read more

Best quiches! Hard to choose between them but the bacon version is excellent. We enjoy stopping by every Sunday after Mass to pick up baked goods. The selection is wonderful. The cro-nuts are delicious! They will slice loaves of bread for you too. read more

Wouldn't recommend their breakfast sandwiches. The eggs on our sandwich were gray (see picture) and the bacon is very chewy. I would stick to ordering their other items, like bread, donuts, and cookies. read more

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I just moved here and was looking for a place to get some pastries for the healthcare workers that were taking care of my mom and found Breads Unlimited. Wow! I'm so glad I found it. The staff at the hospital enjoyed the pastries. And I picked up a quiche for dinner, and it was delicious! I also spoke with Edith, the owner. She is very pleasant and welcoming. I would highly recommend this bakery. read more

Echt Pretzels. The only place that comes close in the DMV is Heidelberg Shopp. Keep up the good work and run here if you are planning an Oktoberfest celebration. For me, I ask for the extra salt despite what my doctor says. read more

Just the smells from the parking lot of this place are amazing! Everything looks absolutely delicious and all the goodies I've purchased have been delicious. The folks that work there are super sweet! They have fresh breads, donuts, cookies, cakes, you name it! Everything is really reasonable priced also. Every time I'm in the area, I have to stop and get a treat. read more

Walking through the door this random bakery in an old Bethesda strip mall (doors down from Strosneiders) I wasn't expecting much. My first step inside immediately perked my sense of smell with the most luscious breads. The scent sparked thoughts of slices used for French Toast, Cinnamon Toast, Bread and butter, rolls with dinner and any other scrumptious carb ladden treat. For any other lovers of Half Moon cookies (aka Black and Whites), get your keys and run to your car now. Not easy to find a good 1/2 Moon outside of NY. These are possibly the best I've ever eaten. I'd like to write more but I'm going to get a slice of bread... read more

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Best bakery in town. This is our go to spot every weekend for bagel sandwiches and bakery treats. Family owned shop with a beautiful history. I stopped going to Bethesda bagels after finding this place. read more

For everyone who gives bad reviews of this bakery..you just don't get it . They are not the typical bread store. That's just the deal with them. Stop trying to make them something they r not. read more

Great apple fritters with real chunks of apple. My kids loved going to this bakery after getting hair cuts at the barber in the same strip mall. The cookies are delightful, and their bear claws are lovely. read more

I've been here multiple times and honestly this place is overhyped - one of the worst bakeries in this area. Baked goods are mediocre at best and prices are expensive and have kept climbing over the past year. They're not good enough to be worth the price. Some examples: stale sugar cookies, raw dough in my Boston cream donut, tasteless semolina loaf that randomly went from $3.25 to $5. They seem really profit focused and less focused on quality. read more

I love this place. Not everything is my favorite but bagels, bread, and doughnuts are great. Bagels are the best around - the right size, chewy, and always fresh. Get a bagel sandwich - fresh cracked and griddled egg, American cheese, bacon = $4.00 - the best around. Skip Bethesda Bagel and Call your Mother - and try this place out for bagels. read more

Big fan of their German Rye bread for years. Recent purchase was rather disappointing. Not only was loaf not fresh but they tagged on a surcharge the young woman at register couldn't explain. Price had gone up, too. Inquired with 20+years old relative of store owner who was not exactly customer friendly. Too bad, quality and service took turn for the worse. read more

I always go in for one thing and come out with a box of cookies, cakes and donuts for the kids. The whole store smells amazing and the food tastes great. read more

Great pastries and bread. The staff is incredibly friendly and helpful!

Great selection and everything tasted amazing. The cronuts are out of this world! Coffee always is very hot and fresh. They also have delicious breakfast sandwiches. read more