Welcome to Bread & Chocolate.

We are a bakery and coffee shop located in Downtown DC area and Chevy Chase. We offer dine-in, carryout and delivery. Come on by for breakfast, coffee, French desserts and delicious cuisine.

History

Bread and Chocolate is a privately owned company which was founded in 1978 by Theodore Manousakis and Chef Ernst Moser, who had a vision of bringing elegant European artisan bread, fine Viennese and French pastries to the Washington DC area. Old town Alexandria was buzzing with anticipation in being the first location to house the full production facility for making these fine products along with the first store front café. Within two years, 11 locations were opened within the DC, Maryland and Virginia area along with a wholesale business serving fine hotels, restaurants, coffee shops, universities, airports, hospitals, etc.

In 1984, a new 20,000 square foot production center with over 200 employees and round the clock production was built in Alexandria, Virginia to accommodate our fast growing business.