This is highly subjective, of course, but Georgetown Cupcake and Godiva both emerged as crowd favorites.

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It may only be a matter of time before the illogically long line outside Georgetown Cupcake dissipates for good.

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Then there are regional specialists with loyal followings, like Georgetown Cupcake in D.

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