The Happy Tart Bakery
Can’t do wheat? Neither can Emma Cech, head baker and owner of The Happy Tart. Which is exactly why the trained pastry chef founded a bakery specializing in gluten-free goodies—including bread options such as baguettes, brioche, English muffins, rosemary dinner rolls and more. All of her breads use a millet blend in place of wheat flour. Some items, like brioche and Christmas stollen, also incorporate almond flour. Proof that gluten-free doesn’t have to mean no fun.
410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church City
2307A Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria (Del Ray)