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Rose Ave Bakery

Known for: Asian American brioche doughnuts, including black sesame cream-filled, ube and pandan-coconut, alongside ube cake and ensaymada; they often sell out by afternoon.

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5/5

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“The Asian-inspired donuts at Rose Avenue Bakery have become the stuff of legend—an absolute game-changer that will ruin regular glazed pastries for you forever. I always plan to be sensible when I go, and get just a single pastry. Instead, I walk out carrying a box of their legendary 24-hour brioche donuts like they were precious jewels. The texture is where the magic happens: impossibly light, pillowy soft, and bouncy from that 24-hour brioche dough, with zero greasy aftertaste. I'm a big fan of their passion fruit. ube coconut, and pandan coconut varieties, but you should get one of everything!”

2633 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008

(202) 506-4380

Monday: Closed; Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Thursday: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Friday: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Saturday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Sunday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

www.roseavebakery.com/

Rosie Nguyen, a nurse and self-taught baker and daughter of Vietnamese refugees, opened Rose Ave at The Block food hall downtown on March 11, 2020, with partner Paula Wang, then moved to a standalone Woodley Park shop in 2023. Yelp named it a top-100 US local business in 2025.

Last checked 9/24/2026

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