French bakeries bake baguettes and croissants, while a patisserie focuses on pastries, tarts and cakes. Every shop here has French, boulangerie, patisserie or croissant in its name or category, or names French pastry on its own website.
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Gustave Boulangerie
2213 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301-1313
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Alexandria Pastry Shop
3690 King St, Alexandria, VA 22302-1921
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Fresh Baguette
1101 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314
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Maurice Pastries
5702 General Washington Dr Ste A, Alexandria, VA 22312-2409
Baguettes sell out. Traditional loaves are best in the morning and may be gone by afternoon; call ahead to reserve one.
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What is the difference between a boulangerie and a patisserie?
A boulangerie bakes bread, and a patisserie makes pastries and cakes. In the United States many shops do both.
What makes a croissant different from a regular roll?
A croissant is made from laminated dough, folded with butter many times, which creates thin flaky layers.