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Bakery cafés in Seattle

Doughnut shops, bagel counters and bakeries that pour espresso.

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Seattle pairs its coffee with doughnuts. Top Pot, which had 17 cafés around Puget Sound in November 2023, makes its doughnuts only at its downtown Seattle and Bellevue shops and trucks them to the rest, and its recipes are used for the doughnuts in more than 7,000 Starbucks stores in the United States and Canada.1

Capitol Hill has the most bakery cafés, ahead of downtown and Green Lake and Roosevelt. Most open by 07:00 and many close by mid-afternoon, so the morning is the time to go.

Local tip: Mighty-O’s downtown shop on 2nd Avenue closes by 13:00 on weekdays; for doughnuts later in the day, General Porpoise at the Amazon Spheres on 7th Avenue serves until 18:00 on weekdays.

Where these cafés are: Capitol Hill (9), Downtown & Pike Place (6), Green Lake & Roosevelt (6), University District (5), Ballard (4), First Hill & Central District (3), South Lake Union & Eastlake (3), Phinney Ridge & Greenwood (3), Pioneer Square & International District (3), Fremont (3), Beacon Hill (3), SoDo & Georgetown (2), Ravenna & Wedgwood (1), Wallingford (1), Belltown (1), Queen Anne & Uptown (1).

At a glance

54Cafés listed
46With opening hours
05:00Earliest opening
21:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Donut Factory, from 05:00 (Mon 05:00–18:00 · Tue–Fri 05:00–15:00 · Sat–Sun 06:30–18:00).
  • Closes latest: Dough Joy, until 21:00 (Wed–Thu 08:00–16:00 · Fri–Sat 07:00–21:00 · Sun 07:00–16:00).
  • Most listed streets: Roosevelt Way Northeast (2), Northwest Market Street (2), Stone Way North (2).
  • Most common features: vegetarian options (19%), wi-fi (19%), takeaway (17%).

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Doughnut shops

Mighty-O Donuts, founded by Ryan Kellner in May 2000, began at street fairs and farmers markets and makes organic, non-GMO, vegan doughnuts; its first café opened in 2003 in the Keystone Building in Tangletown.2 The Green Lake shop at 2110 North 55th Street opens at 06:00 on weekdays, and the downtown branch at 1000 2nd Avenue closes by 13:00.

General Porpoise fills its doughnuts with cream and custard, in flavors such as lemon, vanilla and peanut butter and grape jelly; it started on Capitol Hill and opened in Pioneer Square in March 2018.3 That shop, at 401 1st Avenue South, serves from 07:00 on weekdays. Donut Factory on Roosevelt Way NE opens at 05:00 on weekdays.

Russian, British and Danish pastry

Vladimir and Zina Kotelnikov opened Piroshky Piroshky at Pike Place Market in 1992; Olga Sagan has been sole owner since 2017, and the shop sells savory and sweet piroshky, cinnamon cardamom braids and, since 2019, vegan options.4 Its Century Square counter at 1501 4th Avenue serves weekdays 08:00–16:00.

The Crumpet Shop, founded in 1976 by Gary Lasater and Nancy McFaul, sits in the Corner Market building and tops its crumpets with butter, honey, ricotta and walnuts, or cucumber and smoked salmon.5 Sugar Bakery has cafés on East Pine Street, Republican Street in Uptown and Madison Street on First Hill; the Uptown one serves until 20:00.

Bagels and bread

Eltana, founded in 2010, boils Montreal-style bagels in honey water and bakes them in a wood-fired oven.6 Its Capitol Hill shop at 1538 12th Avenue and its Stone Way shop in Fremont both serve daily 07:00–16:00, and Westman’s Bagel and Coffee on East Madison Street opens at 07:00 on weekdays.

Leslie Mackie founded Macrina Bakery in Belltown in 1993, and its almond croissants, ginger cookies and Nutella brioche are among the best-known items; bagels joined the menu in 2020.7 The Belltown café at 2408 1st Avenue opens daily at 07:00, and the Capitol Hill café on 19th Avenue East, opened in 2018 in a former Tully’s, serves until 18:00.7

Vietnamese bakeries and bánh mì

Hello Em in Little Saigon sells durian and matcha cake rolls, mochi clouds and condensed milk bread with its coffee.8 Downtown, Vietlicious Bakery and Boba is at 1629 6th Avenue, and in Eastlake, Cỏ May at 1823 Eastlake Avenue East pairs bánh mì with tea, open from 11:00 on weekdays.

On Capitol Hill, Pinoyshki Bakery, Cafe & Bar at 715 East Pine Street opens at 08:30 from Tuesday to Sunday.

Sources

  1. Top Pot Doughnuts, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Mighty-O Donuts, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. General Porpoise, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Piroshky Piroshky, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. The Crumpet Shop, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  6. Eltana, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  7. Macrina Bakery, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  8. Hello Em Việt Coffee & Roastery Serves Coffee, Pastries, and Bánh Mì in Little Saigon (February 11, 2021), South Seattle Emerald, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Bakery cafés in Seattle: questions

Where can you buy vegan doughnuts in Seattle?

Mighty-O Donuts, founded in Seattle in May 2000 by Ryan Kellner, makes organic, non-GMO, vegan doughnuts. Its Green Lake shop at 2110 North 55th Street opens at 06:00 on weekdays, and there are branches on NW Market Street in Ballard and at 1000 2nd Avenue downtown, which closes by 13:00.

Where can you buy piroshky in Seattle?

Piroshky Piroshky, a Russian bakery opened at Pike Place Market in 1992 by Vladimir and Zina Kotelnikov, sells savory and sweet piroshky and cinnamon cardamom braids, with vegan options since 2019. Its counter at Century Square, 1501 4th Avenue, serves weekdays 08:00–16:00.

Where can you get Montreal-style bagels in Seattle?

Eltana, founded in 2010, boils its Montreal-style bagels in honey water and bakes them in a wood-fired oven. Its shops at 1538 12th Avenue on Capitol Hill and on Stone Way North in Fremont serve daily 07:00–16:00. Macrina Bakery has also sold bagels since 2020.

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