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seylou bakery

whole grain bakery with a culinary streak

At first glance, Seylou is your classic minimalist contemporary bakery. Sans serif branding, stacked bags of artisanal flour, breads lined up on the shelf, pastries on sheet trays. Industrial exposed ceilings, and a half-open kitchen you can peep from behind the pastry counter. The space is airy and bright, with no frills to upstage the product.

The product is the point. You can taste the quality of the fresh-milled local grains in everything, rustic loaves and pastries alike. The pastries are anything but boring: blackberry and walnut sorghum vegan cake, rye brown butter chocolate chip cookies, cherry plum buckwheat muffins, berry corn breton cookies. The flavor combinations are culinary-informed. Their savory menu as loaded as the sweet side. A salsa verde and shishito pepper danish. Sungold, chèvre and oyster mushroom monkey bread.

The lineup changes regularly, but they have a few mainstays worth repeat orders: the croissant, pain au chocolate and herb garlic labneh and feta scroll all hit. The other half of the space is their coffee and tea bar. And come Wednesday evenings for sourdough pizza with new flavors each week.

the details

Address926 N St NW Ste A, Washington, DC
Websitehttps://www.seylou.com/
Instagram@seyloubakery
Hours8am – 4pm, closed on Mondays, open late til 8pm on Wednesdays
Price$$-$$$, a little pricey but on par with artisanal bakeries 
Aestheticairy, bright minimalist bakery with an open kitchen

good to know

Go here for: a weekly bakery run, a quick breakfast and coffee, an easy lunch

Order this: any of their daily bread loaves, a slice of focaccia, whatever danish they have on hand (sweet and savory!) and one of their many cookies

Amount of time to spend: 15-30 minutes for takeaway or a quick bite there

When to come: earlier in the day is best for more options, weekdays are pretty chill; and Wednesday evenings for pizza

Getting here: a few minutes walk from Mt Vernon Sq 7th St-Convention Center (G, Y)

Other things to note: 

  • Seating is limited: a couple of tables and counter seats inside, a few more outside
  • You can pre-order a couple days in advance.

Last visited: August 2026

Last updated: August 2026

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