One of the most affordable bakeries I've seen, and their constantly turning out sweets. A lot of the pastries you would see at this stall are more on the traditional, old school, seasonal side. Although DC might be known for a lot of highly specific and niche bakeries, this is a type of bakery where you go to get the classics, and just about anyone has a sentimental connection to one of their pastries. Flavors are not so experimental but the great impression they left was the nostalgia. Its such a delight to look at all their pies and cakes (and that they are still making them at a reasonable price), I opted to try their cannoli which had a crispy shattering shell with a not-to-sweet chilled ricotta filling. Our absolute favorite was their Rugelach, between chocolate and honey pecan, get both! The chocolate is on the dark side and pairs so well with the sweet almond of the dough. The honey pecan was such a decadent filling, intensely sweet and nutty, but in the best way possible. read more

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The reviews are right on here. Most of the stuff is just fine, there are better options at the pop up stands outside. Had a cherry strudel, coconut brownie which were just meh, the sweet potato cake was quite good though. read more

Fine Sweet Shoppe - Bakeries Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

i've only ever gotten sandwiches or smoothies here so can't comment on the sweet situation but everything is very affordable for DC and i enjoyed my bagel sandwich! the workers here are all very sweet and i've only ever had positive experiences here. my mango smoothie was a little too sweet but pretty good overall. 1 scoop of ice cream is only $3. located in the building by the eastern market flea. read more

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On a snowy winters day, I knew I needed a warm baked treat to keep me cozy. I typically come to Fine Sweet for their fresh lemonade but today I was swept away by their apple deserts and got both an apple danish and an apple strudel. Both were perfectly tasty and flaky. My friend got an assortment of cookies that all were heavenly and we enjoyed seeing their bakers in action behind the scenes. A staple and must-visit located within Eastern Market read more

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Bought two items from this shop, a chocolate cake and garlic bread. They were both terrible. The cake was dense and didn't not taste fresh. We trashed the garlic bread. Everything else I bought from different vendors in the market were fantastic! read more

It was really difficult to choose among all the tantalizing options in the display case! Finally went with a pineapple/blueberry muffin. Excellent choice! So often, muffins don't have much of the flavor they're supposed to, but this one definitely tasted of both flavors, was super moist, large and how I wished I could order several items to try! Only $3.00, a real bargain. read more

Fast service even with a line. I loved all the options but went for the cinnamon bun. If you're item is under $5 they charge you 25cents to use a credit card which seems fair. Everything looked tasty and I'll be back. I sat outside by the food trucks but there's tons of seating outdoors in the sun. read more

Fine Sweet Shoppe - Cinnamon Bun - Bakeries Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Fine Sweet Shoppe is the bakery inside historic Eastern Market on Capitol Hill. They sell cakes, cookies, ice cream, coffee, sandwiches and so many other items. It's easy to get overwhelmed, but here's what I recommend: 1) Ice cream- it doesn't compare to nearby Jeni's, Captain Cookie or Moorenko's, but for the price and portion, it's perfect for kids. My toddler loves their strawberry ice cream. 2) Cakes- their chocolate cake is pretty good! 3) Tollhouse chocolate chip cookies- they are small, but a good snack. If you can avoid it, don't order their chocolate croissant. Truly, it's the worst I've had in the city. read more

With so many decadent pastries and pies to choose from, I'm glad I bought the Caramel Apple Pie. It was fresh and baked that morning! Although it was a bit crumbly and loaded with crunchy walnuts, I enjoyed the apple filling. I wasn't a big fan of the Toll House Chocolate Chip cookie. I would skip it and save room for the pie! There are also a lot of great bakeries and cafes down the block and near Barrack's Row like Spring Mills Breads and Shouk. So if you're looking for a gourmet pastry, it's worth venturing out. Fine Sweets offers a larger variety and bulk quantity. It's great for grabbing a box of goodies to share and take home! read more

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This was by far the most disappointing cupcake I have ever had in my life ! The cupcake was wasn't just the only thing for my one star but the customer service was also crappy. No greeting, no smile just you trying to figure out if your next and make your order. The cupcake tasted so fucking old so nasty my ten year old could make a better boxed cupcake and take over shop. This lemon cupcake tasted nothing like lemon, had a texture of weeks yes weeks plural weeks old texture. I'm not sure how they are open, none of the pastries looks all that appetizing but like it was made in someone's home kitchen. I'm not trying to bash so hard, but please go somewhere else. Better off going to Starbucks and getting a frozen pastry reheated. Complete disappointment read more

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The cherry strudel was amazing - really yummy with big chunks of cherries, and it was huge. Great bargain for the price. The cannolis were a hit with friends and family. The black and white cookie was good too. The prices were pretty decent! Service was good. Definitely would return! read more

Purchased a whole cake yesterday. It was dry, the icing was greasy. Because it was six inches the 2 slices cut were 2/6 of the cake. Took it back today, I tried to be kind and stated the cake was not fresh. The shop keeper asked what did I want her to do. I offered a refund or another cake would do. She stated well almost half the cake is gone, so I said give me half a cake. She did provide me 1/2 of a cake. It's the attitude! Either the cake was stale or someone does not know what should be put out for purchase. Either way I should not have to drive back to your shop! She looked at me as though I was in the wrong for bringing her mess of a desert back. Small deserts from this vendor have been ok, but I will stay away from full cakes or pies unless a "date baked" is visible. Still I am being kind because the icing was a thick greasy inedible mess that would not have faired better regardless of freshness. read more

The owner, Jennifer G., rescued me one day when I needed something for a celebration. She wrapped up a small coconut cake in a study box with string, then double-bagged it (making sure it was balanced). When she's on the floor, expect good customer service. I enjoy their various muffins. The double chocolate is my fav, but pineapple-blueberry is also respectable. The big rack of day-old baked goods (off to the side) has some nice bargains. read more

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The cheese danish is a must try! I'm literally still thinking about it. Next time I'm in DC, will definitely be going out of my way to get it! read more

From my review on Eastern Market: The bakery is a must. They have so much delicious treats. I was still full from my meal at a Smithsonian museum that I settled for just one cannoli with chocolate chips ($3). It was so freakin' good that I had wished I bought two of them. I want to go back and try their mini pineapple turnover, snickerdoodles, eclairs, pies, and napoleons. read more

Haven't been to the Market @Eastern Market in years Decided to stop in and grab a quick bite It's very quaint and of always a really nice place to grab a bite especially with a date Ordered the Turkey Reuben complimented it with chips and a1/2n1/2 Also purchased a snicker doodle cookie Idk if it's my taste buds or lately the Turkey has been off but the sandwich was just ok The 1/2 n 1/2 was errting and the cookie was exceptional I'll be returning just gonna try another sandwich read more

Love this little bakery. Not the friendliest of service but made up for with the food. I had a mini almond croissant and chocolate one. Then a chocolate chip muffin $2.50 Loved everything. Wished later in the day I had time to get another pain au chocolate. Loved it. read more

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Been searching for the best cannolis in DC and these are by far the one! The cream is delicious, only thing is I wish they filled it before they served so the shell would not get soggy. Did not try anything else but it all looked delicious! read more

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I really really want to like this bakery more, but every product I've gotten here has been disappointing. The safest best is the half and half iced tea/lemonade and the tollhouse cookies sold by the pound. My friend pointed out the reason these cookies are consistently good is because they are the pre-made tollhouse cookie dough just scooped and baked. Nothing wrong with that since that's exactly how they're advertised, and good to know that's exactly what to expect! But in my experience, all of the other baked goods look much better than they taste. The price point for cupcakes and cookies isn't too bad, but the flavor and texture isn't worth it at all. I recently got a peach pastry that was hard on the edges, had no filling in the center, and was definitely made with canned peach pie filling. I'm sure I'll keep trying to find another winner since I'm such a frequent visitor of the market, so here's hoping I pick a good one! read more

Fine Sweet Shoppe - Bakeries Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I've stopped in here several times over the years, and keep thinking that maybe I just had bad luck the last few times. But each time I've been disappointed. They have quite a variety of tasty-looking treats in the case, and the prices are quite reasonable for DC. But the quality is underwhelming on everything I've tried. As another reviewer commented, I've usually preferred grocery store pastries to what I've come away with from here. This time I asked another customer in line for a recommendation, and was told to try the chocolate croissant. It was possibly the worst I've ever had: the chocolate tasted like cheap pudding or frosting, and the croissant itself was soggy and bready. Couldn't finish it. The cheese danish also was soggy and the cheese filling was a very unappealing congealed texture. Maybe I've just haven't picked a winner yet, but with my track record so far, I'm not sure I'm willing to keep taking a gamble. read more

I purchased two small items in cash and gave the employee a $20 bill. She gave me incorrect change and when I told her, she became irate and insisted that I had given her a $10. This business effectively stole $10 from me and tried to gaslight me about it. To add insult to injury, neither item tasted good or fresh. read more

Another DC institution! Wonderful little local place on the southern end of Eastern Market's South Hall. Fine Sweet Shop (last name of founder was actually Fine) has everything you need in a sweet shop: Fresh bread? check. Cupcakes(red velvet!), cookies(Hamantashen! black & white cookies!), and cakes in single servings, check. Pastries? Ice cream? Check. fresh lemonade and other assorted drinks? There's a whole range of smaller cakes (as low as $12) that you can pick up if you need one for a special occasion/present. In case it hasn't been expounded upon enough, love this little spot for how much variety they offer. I can vouch for the black and white cookies, although the cupcakes I've had have been a little dry. They also run out of their fresh bread rather quickly (nothing better than picking up ciabatte or a baguette after work for dinner, neh?) But the bread has always solidly delivered. And customer service has always been prompt and professional. More reasonably priced than a lot of the market, so 3.75 stars! read more

Fine Sweet Shoppe - Bakeries Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I love Eastern Market but was so disappointed by the "bakery" section. I bought a "Farm" bread. $4.75 is not cheap for a loaf however it looked good. I was so upset when I got home and took a bite, the bread was at least 2 days old and there was yeast spots in it!!! As a French I know when a bread is fresh or a couple of days old and this one was definitely old. For $4.75 a loaf, what a shame!!! read more

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I honestly don't know what people see in this place, and how it has survived for so long. Eastern Market is such a quintessential Capitol Hill spot it deserves a bakery worthy of its reputation. Yesterday at lunch time I ordered: - The walnut brownies so dry the edges were unedible - and we all know how many of us will live for the edge of a brownie, but these were so hard it was hard to bite into it) - The banana bread was completely dried out and flavorless. - The red velvet cupcake was the saddest pièce de résistance, so to speak. Also really dry, cloying sweet and the frosting was so dry it reminded me of really stiff overbaked meringue that you can turn into crumble. Really sad to be writing this review, as I wanted them to be awesome and delicious, but in this case you are better off going to a Starbucks or some other main street chain. read more

Best half and half sweet tea lemonade in DMV!! I've tried several different deserts including the pound cake and the banana nut bread and all just wonderful! Check these ladies out for your fresh bake goods you won't be disappointed!! read more

Fine Sweet Shoppe - Bakeries Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Since my first cupcake from Fine Sweete Shoppe a few years ago I've had the opportunity to sample additional sweets in hopes that my one cupcake experience was a fluke. I wish I could claim the contrary, but even supermarket cupcakes would do better in a pinch. Fine Sweet Shoppe has expanded their cupcake offerings from one to many, and I tried my luck again with the red velvet. A bland (albeit moist!) red cupcake topped with frosting that tasted suspiciously canned and overly sweet. The piped rose that topped the cupcake was DEFINITELY from a national brand tube or the Fine Sweet Shoppe bakers have amazing reproduction skills (and in that case I'd have to swing my stars in the opposite direction). Thumbs down. For my birthday my co-workers graciously bought me a cake from the FSS (apologies for looking a gift horse in the mouth, co-workers!). A yellow cake frosted with chocolate that mimicked my original cupcake experience - dry, bland cake with chocolate frosting that tasted... off? Like sub-par chocolate (I can't even compare it to, say, a Hershey's bar, because I happily eat those). The top of the cake was decorated with some quaint yellow roses, but the non-frosting flower area had a strange sheen, as if the top had been painted with a sugar syrup, the bakers perhaps thinking: "we'll lock in the moisture once we've frosted the cake!" I want so badly to have a cupcake source in the greater Capitol Hill area but I wouldn't wish these cupcakes (and cakes) on anyone, even in a pinch. You are, once again, better off elsewhere. read more

How is it that we buy bread from these people every weekend and they are still so incredibly rude!? For example, today I picked up some French bread and was considering a desert for my kids. As I took a 20 second look at the case (after looking behind me to be sure more people weren't waiting, there was only 1 person), I was about to ask for a half pound of chocolate chip cookies and the cashier passed me off to her coworker to deal with me. Well, her coworker was already helping another couple so I just handed her my cash and left, instead of buying the cookies. These women are more concerned with pushing everyone through instead of any sort of customer service. One can get better baked goods at Costco, these taste more like Entenmann's. I need to start planning ahead and buying my bread from Costco or even Harris Teeter instead of making a last minute purchase here out of convenience. read more

Great place for a quick bite at Eastern market! Their cinnamon raisin bagel was soft & well-cream cheesed, which was just what I needed on a Friday afternoon! I couldn't resist picking up a slice of the cheesecake, which was New York quality at a non-New York price ($2.50!) The woman who served me (I think the owner) was delightful & efficient. I will definitely return read more

The best spot to satisfy a sweet tooth craving at Eastern Market and not have to come out of pocket! A wide selection of pastries, cakes, pies, and even ice cream. A little something for everyone! I recommend the Sweet Potato Cake. It tastes better than it sounds. CASH ONLY! read more

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I love the Sweet Shoppe and not just because of the extra "e" (-: The store is located inside Eastern Market. Super friendly staff despite the always long lines on the weekend. They have a peach pie - with sugar crystals on the crust - that is to DIE for and in my humble opinion the best Rugelach in town! They also have great bread (it used to be from the Uptown Bakery but I don't know if that is still true) - I can recommend the olive/rosemary. Mmmmmh. They also have cold drinks, sandwiches and ice cream but I have never tried those! PS: There are other reviews for this place under "Eastern Market". read more

Love a bakery, love the Market. Recommend the carrot cake and German chocolate cupcakes. Both are consistently good. The Red Velvet and others, less so. Pick up some fresh bread here, too. The challah can be great, but not always. The farmbread and rosemary bread are awesome. And, I love a bakery. Oh, I already said that! read more

What an awesome bakery located in the eastern market. My friend and I initially wanted to have brunch at the Market Lunch, but they only took cash and we weren't going to the ATM. So we decided to check out this bakery. We had a Jefferson bagel (everything bagel with pine nut hummus), 2 chocolate crossaints, 1/4 lb chocolate cookies and another pastry. Everything was amazing. Price was great. Service was nice and prompt. Definitley reccomend. read more

This is my go-to place in Eastern Market. Yes they have amazing cookies. Yes they have amazing croissants but really I enjoy their lemonade the best. I haven't tried much of their other selections but from the few items I get I only expect a great product for the price. read more

At first, The Sweet Shoppe seemed to be a delightful little corner of the Eastern Market. Offering everything from coffee to pastries to Ring Pops, it seems like an ideal place to get a morning fix before the start of the workday. On one occasion, I saw one of the cashiers raise her voice to a customer over some sort of monetary dispute. It seems the customer had received change for a $10 bill, although she had given the attendant a $20 bill. That was the last time I went to The Sweet Shoppe. No matter who was in the wrong, the argument was loud and caused a scene. I was uncomfortable and so was everyone in the growing line of potential Sweet Shoppe customers. read more

Love the sweet shoppe especially the cupcakes which are around a buck compared to the 5 buck competitors in the area. I like the cannoli's and have been to the north end (mikes/modern) and sure those are better but I like these as well. Try the sandwiches, especially the panini's. Friendly staff! read more

Still on a mission to become a cupcakeologist, haha. I came to eastern market and had to try their cupcakes. I picked the peanut butter and chocolate (yummy frosting, moist cake, chocolate shavings an added bonus), the red velvet (also great frosting and the cake was not as moist as I would have liked) and the carrot cake (delish). The price is reasonable (about $1.50) and, although I wouldn't make a trip for just them, whenever I'm in Eastern Market I shall partake! read more

I love Italian desserts, so I've been on a hunt for cannolis in DC. Talk about an exercise in futility. Found this bakery in Eastern Market. They had a basic cannoli. Traveling to Boston's North Side has definitely spoiled me and what this place calls a cannoli is a joke. Their cupcakes are....ehhhhh. I had better. This place isn't bad; I just had better. Truthfully, I'm just bitter about the friggin cannolis. Overall, I would definitely try these guys again for their other desserts. read more

The black & white cookies are sublime. Will make you think of NYC. And the gingersnaps are pretty darn good too. Especially like the red velvet cakes. Yummy, read more

Love this place for my weekend Eastern Market trips. The prices are very reasonable compared to other overpriced places nearby, especially for their sandwiches and baked goods. You can get a hot dog loaded with toppings or a giant cookie for very cheap. I also highly recommend the chocolate rugelah! Delish. read more

I hate to post a bad review but it must be done. I've been to this bakery a handful of times and had a so-so experience but this last experience has confirmed that I will no longer be visiting. I called a few days earlier and ordered a dozen pastries to pick up this weekend. When I arrived, there seemed to be a miscommunication in what I conveyed over the phone and what she interpreted because the order was completely wrong. But still, I didn't make a big deal, I just politely asked for the correct assortment of pastries. The woman proceeded to yell at me saying that she's going to be in trouble because of me and that I ordered the wrong thing. She then walks away and talks about me (loudly) to the other workers who also proceeds to tell me that I'm wrong (and give me death glares might I add). At this point I feel like I'm in the twilight zone and I'm just ready to get my pastries and go. So she comes back and asked me very rudely "what do you want?" and I politely repeated again what my order was. She then begins to literally throw the pastries in the box, rolling her eyes and repeatedly telling me "I'm going to get in trouble because of you!" At this point several people are watching and it's extremely embarrassing. She then rudely grabbed the money from me and just left my box on the side. Needless to say I will NOT be going back ever again. The only reason I stayed this time was because the pastries were a special request for my father's birthday. The workers here definitely need to learn a few things about customer service; I was very respectful and I can't imagine the ramifications if this situation would have happened to someone who didn't have as much patience and tolerance as I had this morning. read more