Fuji Bakery

{{Short description|Bakery in the U.S. state of Washington}}

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Fuji Bakery is a bakery with multiple locations in the Seattle metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Washington.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-03-24 |title=Where to Buy Fresh Bread and Pastries for Takeout or Delivery in Seattle Right Now |url=https://seattle.eater.com/maps/bakeries-bread-pastries-seattle-takeout-delivery |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en |archive-date=2021-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021072923/https://seattle.eater.com/maps/bakeries-bread-pastries-seattle-takeout-delivery |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Ausley |first=Christina |date=2019-09-19 |title=Seattle's busiest bakeries and their iconic pastries |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/Eat-this-What-to-get-at-Seattle-s-busiest-14450179.php |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=seattlepi.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2020-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915033920/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/Eat-this-What-to-get-at-Seattle-s-busiest-14450179.php |url-status=live }}

Description

The bakery has served brioche and mochi doughnuts,{{Cite web |last=Guarente |first=Gabe |date=2019-07-26 |title=Florida-Based Mochi Doughnut Shop Is Coming to the International District Soon |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2019/7/26/8931367/dochi-mochi-doughnut-shop-opening-uwajimaya-food-court |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en |archive-date=2021-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925010610/https://seattle.eater.com/2019/7/26/8931367/dochi-mochi-doughnut-shop-opening-uwajimaya-food-court |url-status=live }} blueberry Danish, lemon teacake,{{Cite web |last=Polk |first=Leilani |title=Eating My Way Around the International District |url=https://www.thestranger.com/features/2020/01/15/42552049/eating-my-way-around-the-international-district |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=The Stranger |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002015238/https://www.thestranger.com/features/2020/01/15/42552049/eating-my-way-around-the-international-district |url-status=live }} and other Japanese- and French-inspired baked goods.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-07-08 |title=Raising Dough: A Guide to Seattle's Sweet Spots |url=https://seattlemag.com/restaurants/raising-dough-guide-seattles-sweet-spots/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718050549/https://seattlemag.com/restaurants/raising-dough-guide-seattles-sweet-spots/ |archive-date=2022-07-18 |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Seattle magazine |language=en-US}} The business has also served fondant chocolate, curry buns,{{Cite web |date=2016-11-23 |title=The International District's Shopping Wonders |url=https://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/the-international-districts-shopping-wonders/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Seattle Weekly |language=en-US}} pastel de nata,{{Cite web |last=Cheadle |first=Harry |date=2023-12-01 |title=Ask Eater: Where Can I Get Portuguese Egg Tarts in Seattle? |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2023/12/1/23982880/where-can-i-get-portuguese-egg-tarts-pastel-de-nata-in-seattle |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en}} and chocolate covered orange slices.{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Julien |date=2013-06-13 |title=Slate Coffee Bar: The Cheers of Seattle |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2013/6/13/6420389/slate-coffee-bar-the-cheers-of-seattle |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en |archive-date=2021-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926063725/https://seattle.eater.com/2013/6/13/6420389/slate-coffee-bar-the-cheers-of-seattle |url-status=live }}

The Bellevue bakery is located in a Uwajimaya store.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-14 |title=Best of Bellevue 2021 winners |url=https://www.bellevuereporter.com/business/best-of-bellevue-2021-winners/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Bellevue Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209025941/https://www.bellevuereporter.com/business/best-of-bellevue-2021-winners/ |url-status=live }}

History

Originally opened in 2009 by Akihiro Nakamura,{{citation |last=Yuasa |first=Mark |title=Fuji Bakery offers eye-pleasing, tasty, artisan-style pastries and more in Bellevue and Seattle| newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=March 31, 2011 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/fuji-bakery-offers-eye-pleasing-tasty-artisan-style-pastries-and-more-in-bellevue-and-seattle/}} it was sold in 2017 to Susien Lee who now owns the business.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-14 |title=Violence and property crime are up in Seattle. Here's how officials plan to tackle it |url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-officials-announce-new-measures-to-tackle-violence-and-property-crimes |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=www.kuow.org |language=en |archive-date=2022-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618102445/https://kuow.org/stories/seattle-officials-announce-new-measures-to-tackle-violence-and-property-crimes |url-status=live }} Fuji Bakery was a vendor at the Chinatown–International District's annual Dragon Fest in 2013.{{Cite web |date=2013-07-03 |title=Chinatown–International District fired up for Dragon Fest 2013 |url=https://nwasianweekly.com/2013/07/chinatown-international-district-fired-up-for-dragon-fest-2013/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Northwest Asian Weekly |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204224253/http://nwasianweekly.com/2013/07/chinatown-international-district-fired-up-for-dragon-fest-2013/ |url-status=live }}

One location was burglarized in late 2020.{{Cite web |last=Choe |first=Jonathan |date=2020-12-21 |title=Serial burglaries, property crimes on the rise in Seattle |url=https://komonews.com/news/local/serial-burglaries-on-the-rise-property-crimes-on-the-rise-in-seattle |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=KOMO |language=en |archive-date=2021-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125184127/https://komonews.com/news/local/serial-burglaries-on-the-rise-property-crimes-on-the-rise-in-seattle |url-status=live }} The Chinatown-International District location was vandalized multiple times in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Haider |first=Mo |date=2022-09-23 |title=Seattle's Chinatown-International District plagued by recent string of violence |url=https://komonews.com/news/local/seattles-chinatown-international-district-plagued-by-recent-string-of-violence |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=KOMO |language=en |archive-date=2022-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924033309/https://komonews.com/news/local/seattles-chinatown-international-district-plagued-by-recent-string-of-violence |url-status=live }}

Reception

Chona Kasinger included the bakery in Thrillist's 2014 list of "The 15 best places to eat in Seattle's International District".{{Cite web |title=The 15 best places to eat in Seattle's International District |url=https://www.thrillist.com/eat/seattle/intl-district/best-food-in-the-id-fuji-bakery-green-leaf-saigon-deli |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Thrillist |date=October 2014 |language=en |archive-date=2020-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111163547/https://www.thrillist.com/eat/seattle/intl-district/best-food-in-the-id-fuji-bakery-green-leaf-saigon-deli |url-status=live }} Chelsea Lin and Naomi Tomky included Fuji in Seattle magazine's 2018 list of "The 5 Best Bakeries in Seattle".{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-07-08 |title=The 5 Best Bakeries in Seattle |url=https://seattlemag.com/eat-drink/5-best-bakeries-seattle/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002015235/https://seattlemag.com/eat-drink/5-best-bakeries-seattle/ |archive-date=2022-10-02 |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Seattle Magazine |language=en-US}} Jay Friedman included the business in Eater Seattle's 2022 list of "19 Knockout Restaurants in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District".{{Cite web |last=Friedman |first=Jay |date=2016-10-31 |title=19 Knockout Restaurants in Seattle's Chinatown-International District |url=https://seattle.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-chinatown-international-district-seattle |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817211532/https://seattle.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-chinatown-international-district-seattle |url-status=live }} Fuji was included in The Infatuation{{'s}} 2025 list of the 25 best restaurants in the Chinatown–International District.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-21 |title=The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle's Chinatown-International District - Seattle |url=https://www.theinfatuation.com/seattle/guides/the-international-district-guide |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=The Infatuation |language=en}}

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