Seattle's current butter-and-sugar story is unfolding at Neil Robertson's lauded Crumble & Flake, the Capitol Hill sensation that recently sliced two days off its opening schedule so bakers could spend more time prepping for kouign amann-starved hordes. "This is it, huh?," a recent weekday morning customer asked, looking forlornly at the peanut butter cookies, apricot scones and fill-to-order cream puffs that were the only survivors of an office meeting snack rush that overwhelmed the shop minutes before. "I thought I was getting here early."
We're leaving Crumble & Flake out of consideration, because it's not fair to compare a brand new bakery to its established peers (OK, we haven't gotten there early enough either.) And because if the city's eaters have a deep appreciation for Robertson's high-end pastry, it's largely a credit to the bakeries that have long coached them in the meaning of quality.
Here, our picks for the best bakeries in Seattle. Just like bakers, we stick to the same recipe with every list: Erin Thompson compiles the write-ups, and we list the runners-up in no particular order. The grand prize winner's on the final page.
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