Baked By Yael

Great place to stop by after the zoo to grab a quick bite. The bagel sandwiches are around $6 and baked goods are around $4 each. Overall a decent place with vegan and gluten-free options. Nut-free and kosher if that’s also a concern for you. They had cute zoo-themed cake pops here and if you want a cute panda pop then this is the place for you. I tried their southwestern sandwich on an everything bagel and it was tasty and big enough that you’re full but not overly stuffed. I also tried their cookie bar and it was okay, though I wish I would’ve gone with their raspberry bar instead maybe next time.

Overall a solid bagel — I got the Southwest Style which is egg and veggies baked in. A little dry as there was no sauce or avocado that came with it. They did mess up my order and the cashier didn’t seem to believe me so only after continually asking did he go to the back and confirm that indeed they made the wrong sandwich. They threw out the “bad one” seemed wasteful — they should have just let me keep that one and made me a new one. The manager I think came out to give it to me and apologized and offered me another item and I got the raspberry crumble tart, which was delicious. Overall, favorable experience and for the area, would go back but definitely not the best bagel in the city. Would recommend Pearls in Mt Vernon Square.

The best hamantaschen anywhere. Impressive, both Vegan and regular. Their vegan Reuben is an amazing experience. Even if you've never had anything vegan before, try it. And, be careful, you may never eat an animal again :

I ordered BBY for an event today at the office- everything was excellent. The bagels and lox had people fighting over the leftovers. I can also recommend the parfaits, fruit salad, bar cookies, and rugelach. I don't like bagels personally, but I was very tempted by these because they looked like they were made by hand with love.

Their bagels are some of the best in DC. Too much of this city is sleeping on them. Their other desserts are good too, though I would like to see it eventually turn into a more full-service bakery one day! Also, it's Kosher - under DC Kosher certification.

Best chocolate cake pop I've ever had!! I also have a deadly nut allergy, so this was the perfect bakery for me. Super friendly staff, and you could tell that the staff genuinely enjoyed working here which makes a huge difference!

Bagels are decent, but I probably won’t come back; cashier just didn’t take directions well despite my repeating myself several times, my very simple order was still incorrect when I checked later. They also don’t offer any protein other than eggs and salmon and milk.

Our team recently had Baked by Yael cater for our breakfast event. They were very accommodating to our request for an early delivery and the bagels were delicious. We will definitely be in touch for future events.

Not good. Messed up our order and the food we did get just was so lack lust. Their is better options in DC than this place. Honestly the bagels at Starbucks next door might be better.

Ridiculous. The bagels are ridiculously small in size and stale given the fact that this is a bakery. I would never go back here for a bagel. Can’t say anything about their other items for I didn’t try them but at this point, I wouldn’t want to.