Where to Find the Best Bakeries in Seattle

From sugar-coated desserts to rich bread and pastries, the best bakeries in Seattle know how to please your taste buds with the tastiest tarts and treats. From notable shops to lesser-known gems, finding a spot to enjoy your next sweet and savory delights is just a simple search away. In fact, here are four of Seattle’s top bakeries and where to find them.

Bakery Nouveau

Bakery Nouveau has three locations across Seattle, including Capitol Hill, West Seattle, and Burien. This popular patisserie is open daily to visitors who are interested in sampling the shop’s classic creations and seasonal selections. It also has an award-winning pastry chef to back its reputation and was voted the Readers’ Choice for Best Bakery five years in a row by Seattle magazine.

Here you’ll find handmade bread fermented to perfection, including sourdough, flaxseed, and artisan bread such as ciabatta, focaccia, and baguette. You can also choose your favorite from a menu of tender-crusted tarts, custom and seasonal cakes, handcrafted chocolates, Parisian-style macarons, and fresh lunch pairings stuffed with the finest meats, cheeses, and veggies around.

A la Mode Pies

Featured in The Seattle Times on several occasions, A la Mode Pies is definitely the place to be for delicious desserts in Puget Sound. You’ll find it in two locations, one in West Seattle and the other in Phinney Ridge. Both cafes offer a menu of pies to order online with pick-up or door delivery available after 24 hours.

Each whole pie sits at 9 inches in diameter and features a variety of fillings and toppings. Enjoy flavors such as Mexican chocolate mousse, apple and ginger pear, and star-spangled sour cherry, and consider trying the Pie Babies and LolliPies on a stick. Want to bake your own yummy pie? A la Mode offers pie-making classes on Tuesdays from 7–9 p.m.

Raised Doughnuts

There’s nothing quite like a fluffy doughnut paired with sweet toppings to make your taste buds happy. Raised Doughnuts on 23rd Avenue offers just that, specializing in daily and seasonal pastries that are each hand-prepared, fried to a golden shade, and glazed just right.

Flavors rotate monthly, but options for January include mango mochi, burnt sugar and orange, and toasted coconut. Or sample some of the daily classics, such as a doughnut bar decorated with chocolate or maple frosting, an apple fritter topped with fried apple chunks, or a gluten-free mochi doughnut made with rice flour.

Piroshky Piroshky

Bringing authentic Russian recipes to Pike Place Market is Piroshky Piroshky, famous for its handheld pies baked with flaky crusts and stuffed with fruits, meats, or veggies. No matter your choice of piroshki, you’ll find freshness in each bite and a blend of European and local flavors that make this shop a true international delight.

You can choose from sweet options such as a marzipan roll with housemade almond paste, a cream cheese vatrushka topped with berries, and a glazed cinnamon cardamon braid. Plus, you can go for a meaty piroshki such as chicken curry and rice or a veggie-friendly dish with ingredients such as cabbage, mushrooms, and potatoes.

If you’re in the mood for a delicious, doughy confection, Seattle has just the patisserie for you. Stop by these local bakeries and enjoy your fill of the finest sweets and savory treats in the Pacific Northwest.

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