By now, you’ve hopefully been able to read Caity Weaver’s insanely written incredible story in The Atlantic, “I Found It: The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America.”

Via crowdsourcing on Twitter, Threads, Bluesky, and Instagram, here are DC”s top choices.

Listed in The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America story

• Le Diplomate – (Logan Circle) cranberry walnut bread (the top choice, though the reporter only went to Pastis in Philly which serves same bread)
• The Cheesecake Factory – (Downtown) brown whole wheat bread loaf
• Lebanese Taverna – (Cleveland Park) pita (mentioned by Chef Jose Andres in story)

Gold Tier

• Filomena (Georgetown) – bread basket includes in-house focaccia w/ side of seasoned olive oil for dipping
• Medium Rare (Cleveland Park) – Artisan rustic country bread included with the $33 prix fixe
• Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab (Downtown) – in-house bread basket

Silver Tier

• Zaytinya (Penn Quarter) – pita
• Bourbon Steak (Georgetown) – truffle butter rolls

Bronze Tier

• San Matteo (Petworth)
• Rose’s Luxury (Capitol Hill) pull-apart milk bread w/ miso honey butter included with $128 prix fixe

Others Mentioned Multiple Times:

Caruso’s Grocery, Bistro du Coin, Bar Angie, Pastis, Rumi’s Kitchen, Brasero Atlantico, The Capital Grille, et Voila, Mallard, La Piquette, Barbouzard, Chez Billy Sud