Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery Menu (Update 2025)
Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery in Arlington, VA offers a diverse menu with highlights such as vanilla muffins, matcha lattes, beignets, and sandwiches. Customers praise the cozy and welcoming atmosphere, friendly staff, and delicious coffee. The latte, biscuits and gravy, and praline scone are must-tries. The beignets are freshly made and highly recommended. The casual spot is perfect for a quick bite or leisurely breakfast. With options for gluten-free and vegan diets, Bayou Bakery caters to a wide range of preferences. The outdoor seating, free Wi-Fi, and gender-neutral restrooms add to the inclusive and comfortable experience. Whether you're looking for a relaxing coffee spot or a satisfying meal, Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery is a top choice in the Arlington Courthouse area.
Sometimes Daily Specials
Cold Egg Salad Sandwich
The MuffALotta
Salami, mortadella, ham, provolone, olive salad, warm toasted sesame seed Italian roll
Smoked Douille Dog
Locall andouille sausage, creole mustard slaw, toasted split bun
Bayou BLT
Double cut smoked bacon, ovencured tomatoes, greens, mayo, toasted bread
Grilled Pimento Cheese
slightly warm outside, cold center
Roasted Chicken Salad
Alfalfa sprouts, avocado, toasted bread
The Arm Drip
our roast beef poboy, in gravy, buttered onions, mayo, swiss cheese, on Leidenheimer bread. we cannot accommodate requests for no gravy the roast beef is cooked in gravy
Mr. T
Shaved all natural turkey, tender greens, pepper jack cheese, creole aioli
VeggieVille
Sundried tomato pesto, broccoli rappini, parmesan cheese, toasted sesame seed bun. This item cannot be made dairy free rappini is mixed with grated cheese
Pickle Chips
Pickle Only
Daily Sammies
Soups Greens
Bayou Chopped
Chopped romaine, blue cheese, bacon, egg, cured tomatoes, radish, avocado, creole mustard dressing
Daily Greens
Blend of heritage greens, sliced apples, candied spiced pecans, goat cheese, balsamic dressing
Romaine Caesar
Romaine hearts, kale, spicy parmesan chips, classic dressing
Gumbo
Dark roux, chicken smoked pork sausage, rice, green onions
Seasonal Soup Roasted Carrot
Pimento Cheese Ritz Side
Not My Moms Deviled Eggs
Not ya mamas! Deviled eggs with a kick.
Creole Cream Cheese Pepper Jelly
Creole Cream Cheese, topped with Pepper Jelly and served with 2 warm buttermilk biscuits. Dats money dude!
Avocado Toast
lightly toasted castiron sour dough bread, smashed avocado, arugula, radish, crispy faro, lemon and red pepper vinaigrette. Vegan!
Blackened Turkey Meatballs
ovenroasted tomato sauce, parmesan. this item cannot be made dairy free or gluten free.
Mac N Cheese Cheddar
feel good fillings change daily
Daily Quiche Rapini Parmesan
changes daily, served with heritage mixed greens and balsamic vinaigrette Bayou Tater quiche always contains bacon fat
Spinach Madeline
Creamy southern spinach dip served with toast points
Salmon Toast
Seeded Honey Grain Toast, lemonychive whipped cream cheese, everything spice, housecured gravlax cured salmon, baby watercress salad, radish, lemonchili vinaigrette
Sides Shareables
Monday Specials
Red Beans And Rice WSmoked Sausage
Entree plate red beans simmered in ham hock with smoked pork sausage a side of cornbread. served over rice
Turkey Meatball PoBoy
Fillet O Blue Cat Fish
Breaded blue catfish fillet, tartar sauce, American cheese, potato bun.
Blackened Local Catfish Plate Over Butter Grits
Local blackened catfish served over G.W. Gristmill grits cake, sauteed spinach, and house made meuniere sauce
Catfish PoBoy
Blackened catfish, tomatoes, lettuce and mayo on a French Roll
Tuesday Specials
Cuban Wednesday Specials
Ropa Vieja Lunch Plate
Classic Cuban dish. Contains shredded flank steak cooked down in spices, tomato, beef stock, red wine, sofrito, and green olives. not spicy. Served with black beans and rice and sweet plantains.
Pressed Cubano Sandwich NO ALTERATIONS
A Cuban Wednesday special! Wednesday only Roasted pork, ham, swiss cheese, pickles, mustard pressed on French bread
Tostones
A Cuban Wednesday special! Wednesday only . Twice fried smashed green plantains, served with a side of mojo olive oil, garlic, lime juice.
Black Bean Rice Side
A Cuban Wednesday special! Wednesday only . Served in the moros y cristianos style, which the cooked black beans are mixed with the rice, so they are together in the cooking process and cannot be substituted or separated.
Picadillo Side
A Cuban Wednesday special! Wednesday only . Classic Cuban dish, but with ground turkey instead of traditional ground beef. This is cooked with tomatoes, green olives, raisins, and sofrito. Served over white rice
Yucca Frita
A Cuban Wednesday special! Wednesday only . This is the French fry of Cuba. Yucca root is fried until crispy on the outside but still soft in center. The yucca root is a dense and slightly fibrous root. We season just out of the fryer and season with salt and serve w a side of mojo olive oil, garlic, lime juice
Side Mojo Sauce
Fillet O Blue Cat Fish
Breaded blue catfish fillet, tartar sauce, American cheese, potato bun.
Blackened Local Catfish
Local blackened catfish served over G.W. Gristmill grits cake, sauteed spinach, and house made meuniere sauce
Catfish PoBoy
Blackened catfish, tomatoes, lettuce and mayo on a French Roll
Thursday Specials
Friday Specials
Gulf Shrimp Burger
Minced shrimp patty, pickled jalapeno tartar sauce, greens, potato bun
Shrimp Grits No Ham!
2125 gulf shrimp, holy trinity, VA country ham, G.W. Gristmill pepper jack grits
All Beef Hot Dog
Turkey Melt
Ham Melt
Grilled Cheese
Lil Yats
All Day
Beignets
The Donut of New Orleans, 3 per order! Beignets do not hold over night and are best served within an hour of frying. We are unable to remake beignets for late pick up. fried in 100 refined peanut Oil!
Hot Cross Bun
Croissant Breakfast Sandwich
Popup Special! Whatever youd like on a buttery croissant. This is not a stand alone plain croissant. If you would like a plain croissant, please order from the bakery tab.
Avocado Benedict
oven cured tomato, fresh avocado, whipped hollandaise, soft poached egg. We are unable to offer adjustments to the poached egg. We kindly recommend you choose a scrambled egg instead.
LA Style Biscuits Gravy
Chef s Secret Menu Warm split biscuit w our house chicken and smoked sausage gumbo over the top and it is indeed, over the top!! Enjoy!
Breakfast Sandwich
Build your own breakfast sandwich! nothing included you must select it if youd like it in your sandwich. Eggs are scrambled with milk baked to fit the biscuit. We are unable to modify method of cooking for the eggs.
Oatmeal
Hot, steel cut Irish oats, topped with raisins steens cane syrup. Dairy free!
GrasNOLA Granola
Flavor is seasonal, but contains nuts and dried fruit.
Natural Yogurt
Unsweetened natural plain whole milk yogurt. Add seasonal fruit andor seasonal granola!
Soft Poached Egg
1 soft poached runny center. We cannot make any substitutions or modifications.
Side Bacon
Side Cheese
Side Egg
1 egg scrambled with milk and baked. We cannot make any substitutions or modifications.
Side Ham
Side Turkey Sausage
patty, not link
Side Of Fruit Blueberries
fruit changes seasonally!
Rise Shine
Sometimes Brunch
Biscuits Gravy
Our biscuit split and swimming in VA Country Ham Edwards Sons Gravy OR LA Style sausage and chicken gumbo
Bayou Taters
Skinon reds, rosemary, sweet onion peppers cooked in rendered bacon fat
Roasted Pecan Brown Butter Waffle
Warm pecan roasted, brown butter, waffle served with whipped butter and Steens Louisiana cane syrup. One 7 waffle per order roasted pecans are blended into the flour, so they cannot be on the side or omitted
True Grits
Stone ground White Corn, milled at GW Gristmill, Mtn. Vernon
BBQ Pork Biscuit
Chopped pork, BBQ sauce
Hungover Hog
Bayou taters, BBQ pork, country ham gravy, soft poached egg
2 Assorted Pastry
selections not guaranteed! Based on whatwehave. Baked yesterday with love! We hate wasting food, but yesterdays pastry can be todays breakfast...Options may include croissants, scones, muffins, and cookies but are not guaranteed.
Monkey Hill Pull Apart Bread
Sweet sticky cinnamon sugar pull apart bread
Cornbread
George Washington Gristmill stoneground cornmeal
Seasonal Coffee Cake Blueberry
Croissant
Ham Cheese croissants and Almond croissants are only available on weekends!
Cookies
Muffins
Scones
Praline, savory, or seasonal
Pralines
Traditional! New Orleans style
Breakfast Bar
Cuban Flan
A Cuban Wednesday special!
Bayou Brownies
Scotcharoo
Think candy barish! Rich peanut butter, butterscotch chips, crispy rice Krispy cereal, chocolate. Lets geaux!
Cinnamon Roll
Only available on weekends!
AlmondBlueberry Danish
StrawberryAlmond Danish
cream cheese filling
CherryCream Cheese Danish
Pastelito
A Cuban Wednesday special! Sweet guava cream cheese filled flaky pastry
Rice Krispies
Mini Blueberry Pie
Easter Egg Sugar Cookie
Easter Bunny Sugar Cookie
Easter Chick Sugar Cookie
Pumpkin Chai Loaf
Seasonal, Ask what we have today
Brownie
Fruit Danish
Assorted berry filled cream cheese danish
Bakery
Weekend Brunch
Roasted Pecan Brown Butter Waffle
Warm pecan roasted, brown butter, waffle served with whipped butter and Steens Louisiana cane syrup. One 7 waffle per order roasted pecans are blended into the flour, so they cannot be on the side or omitted
True Grits
Stone ground White Corn, milled at GW Gristmill, Mtn. Vernon
Biscuits Gravy
Our biscuit split and swimming in VA Country Ham Edwards Sons Gravy OR LA Style sausage and chicken gumbo
Bayou Taters
Skinon reds, rosemary, sweet onion peppers cooked in rendered bacon fat
BBQ Pork Biscuit
Chopped pork, BBQ sauce
Hungover Hog
Bayou taters, BBQ pork, country ham gravy, soft poached egg
Soft Poached Egg
Breakfast Sandwich
Build your own breakfast sandwich! nothing included you must select it if youd like it in your sandwich. Eggs are scrambled with milk baked to fit the biscuit. We are unable to modify method of cooking for the eggs.
LA Style Biscuits Gravy
Chef s Secret Menu Warm split biscuit w our house chicken and smoked sausage gumbo over the top and it is indeed, over the top!! Enjoy!
Natural Yogurt
Unsweetened natural plain whole milk yogurt. Add seasonal fruit andor seasonal granola!
GrasNOLA Granola
Flavor is seasonal, but contains nuts and dried fruit.
Side Of Fruit Blueberries
fruit changes seasonally!
Side Bacon
Sometimes Rise Shine
Spring Specials
Strawberry Matcha
Rishi Teas sweet matcha with frothy strawberry tinted milk of choice. Best served iced! This drink contains caffeine cannot be made unsweetened.
Ginger Iced Coffee
Counter Culture Coffees latest single lots roasts brewed over iced, with our classic sweet ginger syrup. This drink cannot be made decaf!
BasilMint Iced Latte
Served Iced Only
NOLA Iced Coffee
An homage to Cafe Du Monde cane sugar, bold chicory dark roast blend. Topped with your choice of milk! this drink cannot be made decaf or unsweetened
Iced Mint Mate
Rishi Teas yerba mate with sweet mint syrup, served over ice. yerba mate naturally contains caffeine
HibiscusGinger Iced Tea
Steeped hibiscus leaves, fresh ginger syrup, and local honey. Shaken to make the perfect iced tea! Caffeine free. the ingredients are already combined we cannot modify this drink in any way
Pistachio Cream Latte
Roasted Pistachios, cream, vanilla bean. Contains dairy nuts!
Frozen Arnold Palmer NonAlcoholic 20 Oz
Drip Coffee
Ask whats on tap always Counter Culture Coffees latest and greatest, rotating weekly. Iced coffee cannot be made decaf!
Cafe Au Lait
ICED cafe au laits cannot be made decaf! Equal parts brewed coffee your choice of milk.
Decaf Coffee
Chicory Coffee
NoLA style coffee deep, dark, and rich. Brewed with ground chicory root. Unavailable in decaf. For the iced version, check out our Iced Nola!
Chicory Cafe Au Lait
Equal parts brewed chicory coffee your choice of milk. Chicory cannot be made decaf. For the iced version check out our Iced Nola!
Coffee
Espresso
Espresso
House pour, 2 shots. Counter Culture Coffees 46 blend, full bodied with notes of chocolate.
Macchiato
Not your Starbucks macchiato! Served traditionally as a 4oz pour 2 ounces lightly frothed milk 2 ounces espresso. Bold and delicious! not available iced
Cappuccino
6oz pour only your choice of milk steamed to a light foam over our house espresso. This drink is served a little cooler than a typical latte so you can sip and enjoy immediately.
Latte
Your choice of milk over our house espresso.
Americano
Deep, bold flavor using our 46 espreso blend by Counter Culture Coffee. Espresso water 2 shots of espresso for a regular size, 4 shots of espresso in a large.
Red Eye
Espresso over house drip coffee strong deep.
Buzzin Bee Hive Latte
Vanilla bean, fresh orange zest, local honey.
Mocha Latte
Housemade mocha sauce with 64 Valrhona chocolate. No added sugar rich and creamy. Our mocha sauce contains dairy
Red Hot Latte
Sweet and spicy just like the candy! Cayenne cinnamon.
Xtra Shot
Add a shot of espresso to any drink of your choice! Please note this is not a stand alone espresso will go into any of our house beverages.
London Fog
Half Earl Grey tea, half milk of your choice vanilla syrup. This drink cannot be made iced or decaf!
Dirty Chai
Our house chai with a shot of espresso on top.
Chai Latte
Never from concentrate proudly made from Rishi Teas finest loose leaf blend. Hand made in house.
Matcha Latte
the perfect blend of green enlivening Japanese matcha and sweetness. Vivid matcha with your choice of milk and a touch of vanilla.
Tea More
Cuban Wednesday Coffee
Guava Iced Latte
Sweet guava, vanilla bean, and a hint of lemon mixed with espresso and your choice of milk. This drink is only available iced!
Cuban Coffee
2 shots of espresso sweetened with demerara sugar. No modifications!
Cortadito
2 shots of espresso sweetened with demerara sugar steamed milk. 4oz beverage
Lemonade
Apple Juice
OJ
JuiceLemonade
Soda
Coke
Diet Coke
Ginger Ale
Root Beer
Dr. Pepper
BB Still Logo Water
San Pellegrino
250ml 8oz Perrier, slim can
Water
Iced Tea
Unsweetened Iced Tea
We use Luzianne Tea from New Orleans, because thats what we do yall!
Sweetened Iced Tea
We use Luzianne Tea from New Orleans, because thats what we DO yall!
12 12 Tea Lemonade
HibiscusGinger Iced Tea
Steeped hibiscus leaves, fresh ginger syrup, and local honey. Shaken to make the perfect iced tea! Caffeine free. the ingredients are already combined we cannot modify this drink in any way
CinnamonPlum
Earl Grey
Green Tea
Turmeric Ginger
English Breakfast
Yerba Mate
Peppermint
White Peony
Tropical Coconut
Hot Tea
Milk by the cup
Whole
Skim
2
Almond
Oat
Soy
Bayou Bakery TShirt
This tshirt is very special as it was designed by chef Guass son, Kemp Guas. Its a FAMILY run business , what can I say!
Bayou Bakery Hat
High quality lid, with embroidered Bayou Bakery logo, colors are brown, tan, burgundy, and light blue. Chef wears it everyday, why not you??
Grill Nation Cookbook
Chef Guass second published cookbook, 200 recipe all for the GRILL!!! Signed copies are available.