Sea Wolf Bakers ★ 4.7
Sea Wolf Bakers in Seattle's Fremont is the brothers Wybenga sourdough room: levain breads, the city's signature cinnamon roll, and a pastry case that sells out by 11:30.
Worth the queue: Cinnamon roll
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 since 2003.
Address: 1600 Pike Pl, Seattle, WA 98101
Sea Wolf Bakers in Seattle's Fremont is the brothers Wybenga sourdough room: levain breads, the city's signature cinnamon roll, and a pastry case that sells out by 11:30.
Worth the queue: Cinnamon roll
Macrina Bakery Belltown in Seattle is Leslie Mackie's 1993 flagship: an institutional Pacific Northwest sourdough, Olivia bread named after her daughter, the city's first lamination.
Worth the queue: Olivia bread
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 calls perfect.
Worth the queue: Twice-baked almond croissant
Bakery Nouveau West Seattle in Seattle is William Leaman's 2006 California Ave flagship: a Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie winning team, full pastry, baguette and cake counter.
Worth the queue: Chocolate croissant
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, the citywide line.
Worth the queue: Salmon piroshky
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, cash preferred.
Worth the queue: Mini powdered sugar doughnut, by the bag