Bakery counters in Seattle worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.

Where to queue for bread and pastry

Sea Wolf Bakers ★ 4.8

Bakery$Wed to Sun 07:30-14:00Walk-in onlyNaturally leavened breads and morning pastries

Sea Wolf Bakers in Seattle's Fremont is the brothers Wybenga sourdough room: levain breads, the city's signature cinnamon roll. At 3617 Stone Way N.

Worth the queue: Cinnamon roll

3617 Stone Way N, Seattle, WA 98103

Macrina Bakery Belltown ★ 4.3

Bakery$Daily 07:00-18:00Northwest sourdough and laminated pastries

Macrina Bakery Belltown in Seattle is Leslie Mackie's 1993 flagship: an institutional Pacific Northwest sourdough, Olivia bread named after her daughter.

Worth the queue: Olivia bread

2408 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98121

Bakery Nouveau Capitol Hill ★ 4.7

Bakery$Daily 06:00-19:00Walk-in onlyFrench viennoiserie and macarons

Bakery Nouveau Capitol Hill in Seattle is William Leaman's lamination operation, 15th Ave E branch: the twice-baked almond croissant the city most often.

Worth the queue: Twice-baked almond croissant

137 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112

Piroshky Piroshky ★ 4.2

Bakery$Mon to Thu 08:00-18:00, Fri to Sun 08:00-19:00Walk-in onlyRussian and Eastern European stuffed buns

Piroshky Piroshky in Seattle's Pike Place is the 1992 Russian bakery hand-folding every bun on premises: cabbage and onion, smoked salmon and cream cheese.

Worth the queue: Salmon piroshky

1908 Pike Pl, Seattle, WA 98101

Daily Dozen Doughnut ★ 4.1

Bakery$Daily 08:30-17:00Walk-in onlyHot mini doughnuts

Daily Dozen Doughnut in Seattle's Pike Place is the Economy Building mini-doughnut counter: hot from the oil, dusted in sugar, sold by the dozen.

Worth the queue: Mini powdered sugar doughnut, by the bag

93 Pike St, Seattle, WA 98101

Hello Robin ★ 4.5

Bakery$Daily 12:00-22:00Walk-in onlyCookies and ice-cream sandwiches

Hello Robin in Seattle's Capitol Hill is Robin Wehl Martin's 19th Ave cookie shop, with graham-cookie Mackles'mores and ice-cream sandwiches built around.

Worth the queue: Mackles'mores cookie

522 19th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112

Beecher's Handmade Cheese ★ 4.0

Bakery$Mon to Thu 10:00-17:00, Fri to Sun 10:00-18:00Walk-in onlyNorthwest cow's milk cheeses and mac

Beecher's Handmade Cheese in Seattle's Pike Place is the Kurt Beecher Dammeier creamery: curds made behind glass, Flagship cheddar and the World's Best Mac.

Worth the queue: World's Best Mac and Cheese

1600 Pike Pl, Seattle, WA 98101
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