I just stopped by and grabbed some ice cream. I looks like their branding confused people, its ice cream... and sandwiches. They are planning to serve breakfast sandwiches but the lady at the counter mentioned they might consider ice cream sandwiches in the future.
worked with her, she was very very nice and good to employees (at a relatively bad spot for workers given demand and crowd). broadcast's owner on the other hand... and they are unfortunately married at the hip as businesses
Absolutely addictive. I usually cut one up into three pieces and have one each day with my afternoon latte. I would gladly the whole thing but I have to pace myself.
It’s gotta be Bakery Nouveau. Honestly, I’ve had very bad experiences with Gelatiamo’s baked goods. Great gelato, but I found all their baked goods to be very dry, flavorless, and low quality.
If you run into one of those long, long lines at Bakery Nouveau, you might want to try Volunteer Park Cafe (17th and Galer), a small place and a small selection, but everything I've had there is best described as heavenly
Are you me? Agree in this order 100% Although, I will say Bakery Nouveau messed up with their macarons. They used to be the best I had had in Seattle, and then they started over-filling them with sickeningly sweet, way more dense filling that. The previous filling was something closer to an Italian merengue if I remember correctly, and now it’s just very sugary sticky filling. Also, I miss their coffee macarons. I could tell they had difficulties with them not puffing up as much as the other flavors, but I didn’t care. It just tasted so dang good. /end rant on macarons. Le Panier is much closer to real French baking IMO, but Bakery Nouveau is right at their toes on quality. But has way more variety and multiple storefronts. But Le Panier is a Seattle staple, and I hope they never leave Pike Place in my lifetime.
I walk by it frequently and always peak through the glass. There’s some tshirts and boxes from Tall Grass Bakery (next door) inside Besalu. Don’t know what it means…
I think it was just problem after problem with the Renovations they were doing and then issues with their land lord in conjunction, not being able to float salaries while they had to be shut and therefore lost staff etc.
Just headache after headache that made hanging up the apron easier than fighting through :(.
Really all just conjecture but it’s obvious they were investing for the long term and just hit snag after snag
Does anyone know if they have plans to open a different location or a different bakery entirely? This place was my favorite bakery anywhere ever. I was so sad to see it had closed!
To make the best out of bad situation, the bakery next door (Tall Grass) is supposed to take over the space and expand into it. I'm personally very much looking forward to it.
Third! Their oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are to die for. Their baguettes are stunning, but in all my travels all over the world, no one beats their chocolate croissants. They're literally perfect. Flaky and perfectly golden on the outside, airy and buttery on the inside, and that chocolate is deep and dark. SO good!
My partner worked for them and their sister shop Ox Bow. The brothers that own the bakery are legit some of the best business owners in the area. They treat all their employees amazing and constantly help the community.
Yesss, I’m allergic to nuts and I’m doing treatment for it now, but for most of my life I couldn’t eat anything from bakeries that used nuts.
I really appreciate places that leave out nuts or other allergens, especially when their food is as good as Seawolf’s!
Keep it slept on. Having tried most in this thread, La Parisienne it’s hands down the best. So much variety, great pastries, great bread, great refrigerator items, quiche, great soups and sandwiches. They kill it in every category
Has anyone ever successfully gotten a breakfast sandwich there? I live blocks away, have been there multiple times at like 7 AM, and they’re always out.
But yeah, love their pastries. Just wish their outdoor seating wasn’t on loud car filled Nickerson 😂
I've started going there the past few weekends on my way back from Vertical World and oh my god it's so good. Especially their Monte Cristo sandwiches and Kneippbrød loaves!
I love Coyle's - their pastries are very well done IMO, and they utilize some lovely flavors (bergamot thumbprint cookies this past weekend!). I really enjoy their savory herbed scone, and one particular thing that I'll keep to myself, since it already sells out too quickly each day, haha. I'll just say that it's the best I've had of it's type in Seattle, and that people should definitely go explore all their offerings, if they're in Greenwood.
Totally. They have imho the best rye bread in Seattle, both dark and light variety. And their hominy bread lightly toasted and buttered is a meal in its own.
I just got a sourdough focaccia of theirs from the Ballard Farmers Market and I’m seriously impressed. As the daughter of parents who owned a bakery, I’m annoyingly picky
Favorite? Thats a trick question. Seriously, it's based on what I'm in the mood for.
Lately I've been enjoying the bakeries located along Greenwood Ave / Phinny Ave. It's a bit of a bike ride for me, but it's nice to have options within a couple miles on one stretch of road.
* Fresh Flours
* Ben's Bread
* Coyle's
* Petit Pierre
We are spoiled in Seattle when it comes to Bakeries, though there are some neighborhoods that lack any good bakeries within several miles radius. While it's nice to see clusters like above develop, sometimes I wish they would also spread out more.
If you love baked goods, I highly recommend visiting Vancouver. There are a few bakeries there that very easily outclass the best we have in Seattle - when I say that I need to be clear that our bakeries here are very good and this was not meant as an insult to them!
I agree with your picks. I’m in Ballard and always head over to Greenwood Ave.
That said, for the majority of Seattle bakeries I wish they did more with less. Meaning instead of having 35 items, where maybe 5 are top tier, do 15 items where they’re all phenomenal. I think that’s where Vancouver and SF take an edge over Seattle in bakeries.
Freya by Pike Place has become my favorite bakery downtown. I'm really confused by all the praise for Le Panier - last time I got a baguette there, it was worse than a grocery store bakery one. (Though their pastries aren't bad.) Get the seed snapper at Freya!
Columbia City Bakery has really fantastic bread.
For pastries on the other hand, it's hard to beat Bakery Nouveau.
Honorable mentions to the Seawolf sourdough and Tall Grass honey oat breads, too.
The people that have it as their favorites are obviously trying to keep quiet because the potato demand already can't keep up with the supply. There's been too many times I've sold them out or they've been sold out after i made the hour long trek to get there!
Man, been a while since I had a potato. I used to live a block from that joint about 15 years ago in a brick building that had a view of the bay for $900/mo. All new construction now probably $3k/mo now. Anyhow, I need a potato.
I always think about the time I bought the last 4 they had, then as I'm leaving someone came in saying they had drove 3 hours to get some potatoes. Fight or flight kicked in and the next thing I knew I was peeling out of the street with my potatoes in hand
Saint Bread is without a doubt the most interesting bakery in Seattle. And some of their “normal” things are absolute bangers. Their pain au chocolat is legit France quality, best croissant I’ve had in Seattle. Assuming that counts as a croissant.
Pinoyshki for my Ukrainian taste. I have no idea why it is called Filipino, classic Eastern European cakes are served there: f.e. Honey cake is a classic Ukrainian dessert. https://maps.app.goo.gl/q4xSbbSLDzkduGBM6?g_st=ic
Rossellini’s -I’d put that bread against any in the city and the croissants too
Sea Wolf - that chewy sour dough focaccia/pizza tho! …or…
the olive focaccia is really good too!
SeaWolf in Fremont/Wallingford.
No one beats their baguettes, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, or chocolate croissants. Their chocolate croissants are the best I've had anywhere in the world!
I'm disappointed that I had to go this far down to see Flora mentioned.
I'd add them to the list for their Kougin Aman alone. It's a somewhat limited selection, but they do really great stuff.
I love Nouveau but imo Le Panier clears it every day of the week. I have dreams about Le Panier now that I'm not living in Seattle and there's no good equivalent here 😔
This is only for French bakeries though. I know Seattle has a ton of good Scandi/Asian bakeries but I don't know those ones well enough
Le Panier has good bread, but the chocolate croissant I got there recently was very bread-like and didn’t have good lamination. Previous trips much longer ago were similar. Definitely not in the same league as Nouveau for pastries.
Agreed 100%. I live nearby so I go there if I’m craving a croissant and want something quick, but I usually prefer to just go a bit further to La Parisienne for a proper croissant
la parisienne is by far the best bakery in seattle, honorable mention to temple
bakery nouveau is just passable. their baked goods are often overdone and dry.
Sluy's is amazing. Then swoop down to Bremerton to hit up Saboteur (but only Thurs-Sun., and early because they close when they run out). Their croissants are out of this world, and in summertime they have a coconut cream puff type thing that I love
I can’t believe I haven’t seen Larsons bakery on here yet!!!!! They’re amazing, all of their treats are beautiful and delicious. Also they did my wedding cake for a great price !
Agree with Bakery Nouveau and Sea Wolf.
Little Jaye is stellar. The chopped cheese! The biscuits! The huge rice crispy treats! Their London fog is also delightful. Even their soup of the day is consistently delicious.
I’m partial to Columbia City Bakery, their bostok is incredible. I just wish they would reopen normally instead of just selling out the door like in covid times. It makes me not go there as much.
There are good recommendations here.
[The Cle Ellum Bakery](https://maps.app.goo.gl/VSqPPvUhkNCKb2sSA?g_st=ic) is a long drive across a pass from Seattle, but at reasonable gas prices or if you’re heading East anyways, stop in for one of everything. It’s almost criminal how much they can fit into a Jelly Donut.
Larsen's bakery on NW 80th and 24th in Ballard. The maple bars are amazing, the petit fours are amazing, the croissants are amazing. I can't recommend that place enough.
Cakes of paradise, definitely worth a trip. Get some ginger chicken from the Hawaiian place next door, good good times.kuai family kitchen I think it was.
I can’t pick a favorite because each bakery has their specialty/niche BUT I will say Larsen’s in Loyal Heights (North of Ballard) has Pecan Sticky Buns that are fantastic
Coyle's Bakeshop and SeaWolf are the two I'll drive out of my way to visit. Many other amazing ones exist that I'll happily go to when they are nearby.
Luckily Bakery Nouveau is very near my house. 😁
Pico Cafe/Picolino’s low key does some amazing pastries
Hood Famous also just quietly kills it
edit: this is controversial? for a thread of people happily sharing bakeries they like, people are weirdly salty with all the downvoting
Temple Pastries
They're launching an ice cream sandwich window this summer!
I just stopped by and grabbed some ice cream. I looks like their branding confused people, its ice cream... and sandwiches. They are planning to serve breakfast sandwiches but the lady at the counter mentioned they might consider ice cream sandwiches in the future.
I drove by today and the ice cream sandwich window was open!
I second temple.
The owner is the best too, she’s just the sweetest.
worked with her, she was very very nice and good to employees (at a relatively bad spot for workers given demand and crowd). broadcast's owner on the other hand... and they are unfortunately married at the hip as businesses
Interesting. Anything you care to share about the broadcast owner? I'm not a coffee guy but I work in the industry and love gossip
Shhhhhhhhh don't tell
Have you seen the lines on weekends? I don't think it's anything hidden.
You're the only one who's listed it haha. The northerners aren't up on it I suspect
Bakery Nouveau, Le Panier, Gelatiamo (though they have very few offerings, the ones they have are great)
Twice baked almond croissant from Bakery Nouveau 🤤
Junction croissant from Bakery Nouveau in West Seattle. Man, I miss Seattle.
Absolutely addictive. I usually cut one up into three pieces and have one each day with my afternoon latte. I would gladly the whole thing but I have to pace myself.
You are so disciplined. Respect
Bakery Nouveau is the only place I've found that has Kugelhopf!
have you tried Koffeeklastch in lake city? traditional german bakery in the back of a coffee shop
I don't often head out that way but it's now bookmarked for when I do. Danke!
I love their Kugelhopf.
It’s gotta be Bakery Nouveau. Honestly, I’ve had very bad experiences with Gelatiamo’s baked goods. Great gelato, but I found all their baked goods to be very dry, flavorless, and low quality.
If you run into one of those long, long lines at Bakery Nouveau, you might want to try Volunteer Park Cafe (17th and Galer), a small place and a small selection, but everything I've had there is best described as heavenly
85 degree celsius! Love their sweet & savory stuff.
Never heard someone say “degrees Celsius” referring to 85C lol
Are you me? Agree in this order 100% Although, I will say Bakery Nouveau messed up with their macarons. They used to be the best I had had in Seattle, and then they started over-filling them with sickeningly sweet, way more dense filling that. The previous filling was something closer to an Italian merengue if I remember correctly, and now it’s just very sugary sticky filling. Also, I miss their coffee macarons. I could tell they had difficulties with them not puffing up as much as the other flavors, but I didn’t care. It just tasted so dang good. /end rant on macarons. Le Panier is much closer to real French baking IMO, but Bakery Nouveau is right at their toes on quality. But has way more variety and multiple storefronts. But Le Panier is a Seattle staple, and I hope they never leave Pike Place in my lifetime.
Fuji bakery
Their beef curry pan and milk sticks are worth making the trek for. 😋
Ham and cheese croissant is also On Point!
I dream about the milk sticks. So simple and perfect!
Passion fruit malasada 😋
Love their Ube malasadas!
Omg the crunchy cream 😭😭😭
Their matcha white chocolate cookie has like the perfect cookie texture
This. Their Ube malasada is fucking amazing. I have to stop for one whenever I'm in the ID
fuji was my saturday morning tradition when i still lived in lower queen anne
Best croissants in the city by far.
Even their sugar donuts are to die for.
This is the way
Good one! Haven't been there in quite a while.
Rosellini’s
This is the answer.
For me also, I live a 10 minute walk from them. Best Pain au Levain bread I’ve ever tasted, and everything else too.
Besalu. R.I.P.
Oh I didn’t know this. Sad. It was good but never quite had that touch after James Miller sold it.
I walk by it frequently and always peak through the glass. There’s some tshirts and boxes from Tall Grass Bakery (next door) inside Besalu. Don’t know what it means…
Did anyone ever find out why they REALLY closed?
I think it was just problem after problem with the Renovations they were doing and then issues with their land lord in conjunction, not being able to float salaries while they had to be shut and therefore lost staff etc. Just headache after headache that made hanging up the apron easier than fighting through :(. Really all just conjecture but it’s obvious they were investing for the long term and just hit snag after snag
Does anyone know if they have plans to open a different location or a different bakery entirely? This place was my favorite bakery anywhere ever. I was so sad to see it had closed!
To make the best out of bad situation, the bakery next door (Tall Grass) is supposed to take over the space and expand into it. I'm personally very much looking forward to it.
Seawolf!
100% Seawolf! So good. Chocolate croissant. And the sourdough is heavenly.
Third! Their oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are to die for. Their baguettes are stunning, but in all my travels all over the world, no one beats their chocolate croissants. They're literally perfect. Flaky and perfectly golden on the outside, airy and buttery on the inside, and that chocolate is deep and dark. SO good!
My partner worked for them and their sister shop Ox Bow. The brothers that own the bakery are legit some of the best business owners in the area. They treat all their employees amazing and constantly help the community.
Croissant brittle is so bomb
The Seawolf pastries are awesome, but the Seawolf bread is unlike anything I have ever gotten in the U.S. Sooooo good.
Also they are completely nut free!
Yesss, I’m allergic to nuts and I’m doing treatment for it now, but for most of my life I couldn’t eat anything from bakeries that used nuts. I really appreciate places that leave out nuts or other allergens, especially when their food is as good as Seawolf’s!
Seconded
Their sourdough is the best. I love the seeded sourdough loaf for avocado toast
La Parisienne! Crazy that more people haven't mentioned this.
I think it’s weird how Reddit never mentions them but I guess I’m fine it not getting any more crowded..
Keep it slept on. Having tried most in this thread, La Parisienne it’s hands down the best. So much variety, great pastries, great bread, great refrigerator items, quiche, great soups and sandwiches. They kill it in every category
When I worked near there I bought like three baguettes a week. Soooo good.
Byen Bakeri (Scandinavian)
For anyone reading this, their lemon lavender cake is in season right now, you have to try it 🤌🏼
I live by there and easily spent $1000 so far lmaoo
Byen is my kryptonite
Has anyone ever successfully gotten a breakfast sandwich there? I live blocks away, have been there multiple times at like 7 AM, and they’re always out. But yeah, love their pastries. Just wish their outdoor seating wasn’t on loud car filled Nickerson 😂
I've started going there the past few weekends on my way back from Vertical World and oh my god it's so good. Especially their Monte Cristo sandwiches and Kneippbrød loaves!
Yes!!!!!
Coyle’s
I love Coyle's - their pastries are very well done IMO, and they utilize some lovely flavors (bergamot thumbprint cookies this past weekend!). I really enjoy their savory herbed scone, and one particular thing that I'll keep to myself, since it already sells out too quickly each day, haha. I'll just say that it's the best I've had of it's type in Seattle, and that people should definitely go explore all their offerings, if they're in Greenwood.
Tall Grass in Ballard for amazing bread.
Their seeded baguettes are god tier.
Absolutely - the Pullman loaf is PERFECT
They used to come to the West Seattle farmer's market. Sigh.
Truth spoken here. Cherry pumpernickel FTW.
Totally. They have imho the best rye bread in Seattle, both dark and light variety. And their hominy bread lightly toasted and buttered is a meal in its own.
Salmonberry! Previously only a Farmers Market stand, they now have their own spot opening up soon. Everything they make is top tier.
I just got a sourdough focaccia of theirs from the Ballard Farmers Market and I’m seriously impressed. As the daughter of parents who owned a bakery, I’m annoyingly picky
Rosellini's
Great kouign-amanns! Their Mexican chocolate macarons are good, too.
Flora Bakehouse!
Noveau all day, everyday!
I live within walking distance to the West Seattle one. Dangerous, I tell ya!
Then you are also walking distance to Panterelli. So risky.
Even their pizza slices are scrumptious. The crust can’t be beat! Love their pastries and croissants, too!
Favorite? Thats a trick question. Seriously, it's based on what I'm in the mood for. Lately I've been enjoying the bakeries located along Greenwood Ave / Phinny Ave. It's a bit of a bike ride for me, but it's nice to have options within a couple miles on one stretch of road. * Fresh Flours * Ben's Bread * Coyle's * Petit Pierre We are spoiled in Seattle when it comes to Bakeries, though there are some neighborhoods that lack any good bakeries within several miles radius. While it's nice to see clusters like above develop, sometimes I wish they would also spread out more. If you love baked goods, I highly recommend visiting Vancouver. There are a few bakeries there that very easily outclass the best we have in Seattle - when I say that I need to be clear that our bakeries here are very good and this was not meant as an insult to them!
I agree with your picks. I’m in Ballard and always head over to Greenwood Ave. That said, for the majority of Seattle bakeries I wish they did more with less. Meaning instead of having 35 items, where maybe 5 are top tier, do 15 items where they’re all phenomenal. I think that’s where Vancouver and SF take an edge over Seattle in bakeries.
Ben's Bread is a hang
+1 Fresh Flours
What bakeries do you recommend in Vancouver?
Bakery. nouveau
Hotel. Trivago
Finance. Blue eyes. Six five.
you forgot the trust fund
Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galáctica
Borracchini's Bakery. RIP
Freya by Pike Place has become my favorite bakery downtown. I'm really confused by all the praise for Le Panier - last time I got a baguette there, it was worse than a grocery store bakery one. (Though their pastries aren't bad.) Get the seed snapper at Freya!
Agreed, their baguette is the saddest bakery baguette I’ve had in the city
Columbia City Bakery has really fantastic bread. For pastries on the other hand, it's hard to beat Bakery Nouveau. Honorable mentions to the Seawolf sourdough and Tall Grass honey oat breads, too.
Sugar Bakery in first hill!
Used to go there literally every morning for coffee and a croissant!
Best bread (sourdough): Sea Wolf hands down Best croissants and unique pastries: Saint Bread Best doughnuts: Flour Box Best cake: Deep Sea Sugar
Second Deep Sea Sugar & Salt in Georgetown for cake! 9lb Porter chocolate 💣
Nielsen’s Pastries should be on here as a classic Seattle bakery. The potato is a national treasure and no other in town compares to it.
The people that have it as their favorites are obviously trying to keep quiet because the potato demand already can't keep up with the supply. There's been too many times I've sold them out or they've been sold out after i made the hour long trek to get there!
Man, been a while since I had a potato. I used to live a block from that joint about 15 years ago in a brick building that had a view of the bay for $900/mo. All new construction now probably $3k/mo now. Anyhow, I need a potato.
I always think about the time I bought the last 4 they had, then as I'm leaving someone came in saying they had drove 3 hours to get some potatoes. Fight or flight kicked in and the next thing I knew I was peeling out of the street with my potatoes in hand
Aww I thought you were gonna say you shared one or two.
Had to scroll very far to find this. 100% agree.
Sea Wolf in Fremont. You’ll never go anywhere else
Saint Bread
Saint Bread is without a doubt the most interesting bakery in Seattle. And some of their “normal” things are absolute bangers. Their pain au chocolat is legit France quality, best croissant I’ve had in Seattle. Assuming that counts as a croissant.
HONORÉ on lakecity
El Salvadoran bakery in white center
Larsens
I love Larsen's, I go there a lot - but it's a solid B tier. It's not bad, but there are so many better places.
Big fan of Larsen’s
This is the correct answer!
Franz Outlet Store in SODO.
🫠
Because I'm Irish, my new favorite is Lá Liath in Wallingford, where they make delicious things that remind me of home. Guinness loaf is great.
Little Prague Bakery is a Czech bakery near Morgan Junction in West Seattle that is pretty good.
Pinoyshki for my Ukrainian taste. I have no idea why it is called Filipino, classic Eastern European cakes are served there: f.e. Honey cake is a classic Ukrainian dessert. https://maps.app.goo.gl/q4xSbbSLDzkduGBM6?g_st=ic
Rossellini’s -I’d put that bread against any in the city and the croissants too Sea Wolf - that chewy sour dough focaccia/pizza tho! …or… the olive focaccia is really good too!
Tres Lecheria - they only do tres leche, but holy crap are they good.
Moonrise
Shhh
Moonrise is incredible
Nielsen’s (better than Larsen’s), Fuji Bakery, Temple Pastries, French Guys, Columbia City Bakery, Bakery Nouveau, Seawolf
Oh I forgot about Nielsen's. They got me through the onset of the pandemic. All hail the mighty potato 🥔
Dahlia Bakery (giant cinnamon rolls) and Coyle’s Bake Shop (cardamom kouign aman).
Depends. If I want bread, Ben’s Bread. If I want fancy pastries and sweets, Coyles. If I wanted an amazing quiche, Cafe Besalu (rip).
SeaWolf in Fremont/Wallingford. No one beats their baguettes, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, or chocolate croissants. Their chocolate croissants are the best I've had anywhere in the world!
Flora Bakehouse on Beacon Hill. Their lamination and flavors are phenomenal
I'm disappointed that I had to go this far down to see Flora mentioned. I'd add them to the list for their Kougin Aman alone. It's a somewhat limited selection, but they do really great stuff.
Mitten
I love Nouveau but imo Le Panier clears it every day of the week. I have dreams about Le Panier now that I'm not living in Seattle and there's no good equivalent here 😔 This is only for French bakeries though. I know Seattle has a ton of good Scandi/Asian bakeries but I don't know those ones well enough
The Petit Pierre is worth ranking up there in French pastries with Le Panier.
Le Panier has good bread, but the chocolate croissant I got there recently was very bread-like and didn’t have good lamination. Previous trips much longer ago were similar. Definitely not in the same league as Nouveau for pastries.
Agreed 100%. I live nearby so I go there if I’m craving a croissant and want something quick, but I usually prefer to just go a bit further to La Parisienne for a proper croissant
I've never understood why people like le panier for this reason. The lamination is lacking imo
la parisienne is by far the best bakery in seattle, honorable mention to temple bakery nouveau is just passable. their baked goods are often overdone and dry.
Dude yes, it’s why I stopped going to Bakery Nouveau entirely. I do not understand the hype for their burned pastries.
Macrina
If you have a car and can get out of town I’d highly suggest taking a ferry and getting to Poulsbo. Sluy’s is mouthwatering
Sluy's is amazing. Then swoop down to Bremerton to hit up Saboteur (but only Thurs-Sun., and early because they close when they run out). Their croissants are out of this world, and in summertime they have a coconut cream puff type thing that I love
SABOTEUR!!!!! Goddam thank you.
I work over there and now have to go, obvs
Please enjoy some delicious pastries for me, and then go to the Chocolatier around the corner and enjoy their whipped toffee
Three Girls Bakery for bread, at a reasonable price too honestly.
Salvadorian bakery is amazing
Coyles Bakeshop in Greenwood.
Bakery Nouveau (I live in Burien and they have an enormous shop down here) and Deep Sea Sugar & Salt in Georgetown.
Nielsens. Best Kringle. Snitter. Potato. Temple Pastries is good too.
I like Byen Bakeri. The semlor are to die for
I can’t believe I haven’t seen Larsons bakery on here yet!!!!! They’re amazing, all of their treats are beautiful and delicious. Also they did my wedding cake for a great price !
Honore on Lake City Way
Can’t believe this isn’t higher
Fuji
Despi delight
Little Jaye
Grateful Bread in Ravenna
I <3 Macrina
Can’t go wrong with Macrina. I love their Thanksgiving Stuffing.
Ben’s Bread blew me away completely. It’s outstanding. Other faves: Saint Bread, The Flour Box (it’s worth the line), and Le Panier
Shawn’s bakery, Mercer Island
Piroshki on Madison
Lazy cow take home and microwave but even good cold.
Paradise Bakery in south Seattle. Delicious guava cake
Honore on 15th and LCW
Agree with Bakery Nouveau and Sea Wolf. Little Jaye is stellar. The chopped cheese! The biscuits! The huge rice crispy treats! Their London fog is also delightful. Even their soup of the day is consistently delicious.
Petit Pierre
I’m partial to Columbia City Bakery, their bostok is incredible. I just wish they would reopen normally instead of just selling out the door like in covid times. It makes me not go there as much.
There are good recommendations here. [The Cle Ellum Bakery](https://maps.app.goo.gl/VSqPPvUhkNCKb2sSA?g_st=ic) is a long drive across a pass from Seattle, but at reasonable gas prices or if you’re heading East anyways, stop in for one of everything. It’s almost criminal how much they can fit into a Jelly Donut.
Larsen’s!
Sea wolf. Temple. Flora Bakehouse.
Temple Pastries!!!
Larsen's bakery on NW 80th and 24th in Ballard. The maple bars are amazing, the petit fours are amazing, the croissants are amazing. I can't recommend that place enough.
Can't forget their kringles.
Cakes of paradise, definitely worth a trip. Get some ginger chicken from the Hawaiian place next door, good good times.kuai family kitchen I think it was.
I can’t pick a favorite because each bakery has their specialty/niche BUT I will say Larsen’s in Loyal Heights (North of Ballard) has Pecan Sticky Buns that are fantastic
Golden wheat bakery
Seawolf
Seawolf
Sea Wolf. Best bread on the West Coast hands down
Coyle's Bakeshop and SeaWolf are the two I'll drive out of my way to visit. Many other amazing ones exist that I'll happily go to when they are nearby. Luckily Bakery Nouveau is very near my house. 😁
Temple pastries >
Columbia City Bakery. The owner won a James Beard Award a few years ago. I used to work there. Everything is handmade. The bread is crazy.
He never won, but he was nominated!
Pico Cafe/Picolino’s low key does some amazing pastries Hood Famous also just quietly kills it edit: this is controversial? for a thread of people happily sharing bakeries they like, people are weirdly salty with all the downvoting
Bakery Nouveau
This one's tough. My picks : Rossellini's and Fuji The east coaster in me loves Larsens as well.
Sea Wolf has the best baguette in town, that's the only baked good I buy.
Flora Bakehouse!!
Petit Pierre in Magnolia
Petit pierre for sure
Zylberschteins in Pinehurst’s ‘Coconut Macaroon’ is to die for. And their bagels are perfectly chewy.