Saint Bread

{{Short description|Bakery in Seattle, Washington, U.S.}}

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Saint Bread is a bakery in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.{{Cite web |last1=Baume |first1=Matt |last2=Burns |first2=Chase |last3=Graham |first3=Nathalie |last4=Keimig |first4=Jas |last5=Mudede |first5=Charles |last6=Smith |first6=Rich |title=Our Top Nine Recommendations Around Seattle This Week |url=https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2021/05/26/57649018/our-top-nine-recommendations-around-seattle-this-week |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=The Stranger |language=en |archive-date=2022-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124050352/https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2021/05/26/57649018/our-top-nine-recommendations-around-seattle-this-week |url-status=live }}

Description

Saint Bread is a bakery in Portage Bay, near the University of Washington.{{Cite web |last=Burnstead |first=Brandon |date=2021-12-14 |title=Saint Bread, a bustling bakery & café on site of a former 100-year-old boatyard |url=https://seattlerefined.com/eat-drink/saint-bread-bakery-cafe-portage-bay-waterfront-university-of-washington |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Seattle Refined |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003103230/https://seattlerefined.com/eat-drink/saint-bread-bakery-cafe-portage-bay-waterfront-university-of-washington |url-status=live }} The bakery has stained glass windows, outdoor picnic tables,{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-11-07 |title=Portage Bay's little secret delivers delicious comfort food |url=https://www.dailyuw.com/arts_and_culture/recreation/portage-bay-s-little-secret-delivers-delicious-comfort-food/article_240a5d5e-5e4b-11ed-b616-6f7301f192dd.html |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=The Daily of the University of Washington |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226145904/https://www.dailyuw.com/arts_and_culture/recreation/portage-bay-s-little-secret-delivers-delicious-comfort-food/article_240a5d5e-5e4b-11ed-b616-6f7301f192dd.html |url-status=live }} and a covered patio.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-26 |title=The First Timer's Guide To Eating & Drinking In Seattle - Seattle |url=https://www.theinfatuation.com/seattle/guides/first-timers-best-restaurants-bars-in-seattle |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=The Infatuation |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402023606/https://www.theinfatuation.com/seattle/guides/first-timers-best-restaurants-bars-in-seattle |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Tomky |first=Naomi |date=2021-04-29 |title=Saint Bread opens stunning new bakery on Portage Bay |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/saint-bread-opens-new-bakery-on-portage-bay-16140020.php |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |language=en |archive-date=2023-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017065239/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/saint-bread-opens-new-bakery-on-portage-bay-16140020.php |url-status=live }} The menu includes pastries, toasts, burgers,{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-10-24 |title=16 of Seattle's Most Perfect Bakeries |url=https://seattle.eater.com/maps/best-bakeries-seattle |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009043728/https://seattle.eater.com/maps/best-bakeries-seattle |url-status=live }} sandwiches,{{Cite web |title=Saint Bread, a New Destination Bakery, Alights on Portage Bay |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2021/04/saint-bread-bakery-opens-on-portage-bay-seattle |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Seattle Metropolitan |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510042105/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2021/04/saint-bread-bakery-opens-on-portage-bay-seattle |url-status=live }} salads, and grain bowls.{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2021 |title=Japanese and Danish-inspired bakery serves handmade treats in Seattle |url=https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/japanese-danish-bakery-tacoma-saint-bread/281-5d445dd1-5401-4549-bbd0-3840c327b051 |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=king5.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918073903/https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/japanese-danish-bakery-tacoma-saint-bread/281-5d445dd1-5401-4549-bbd0-3840c327b051 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2023-04-26 |title=Saint Bread Review - University District - Seattle |url=https://www.theinfatuation.com/seattle/reviews/saint-bread |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=The Infatuation |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330120017/https://www.theinfatuation.com/seattle/reviews/saint-bread |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=What to eat in and around Seattle today: Saint Bread {{!}} Dished |url=https://dailyhive.com/seattle/saint-bread-seattle |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Daily Hive |language=en |archive-date=2023-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601232347/https://dailyhive.com/seattle/saint-bread-seattle |url-status=live }} Cookies have included the "gochudoodle" (snickerdoodle with gochujang).{{Cite web |last=Ran |first=Tiffany |date=2023-06-27 |title=The Best Ways to Patio Dine in Seattle |url=https://seattlemag.com/food-and-culture/the-best-ways-to-patio-dine-in-seattle/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Seattle Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017203851/https://seattlemag.com/food-and-culture/the-best-ways-to-patio-dine-in-seattle/ |url-status=live }} Pastries have included cardamom knots, chocolate croissants, and melonpan. Adele Chapin of Eater Seattle said the menu "spans French, Japanese, American, and Scandinavian traditions".{{Cite web |last=Chapin |first=Adele |date=2021-05-05 |title=Check Out the Menu for Saint Bread, a New Bakery Lit By Stained Glass |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2021/5/5/22417969/saint-bread-portage-bay-opens |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en |archive-date=2023-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608143103/https://seattle.eater.com/2021/5/5/22417969/saint-bread-portage-bay-opens |url-status=live }} The bakery has brewed coffee from Proud Mary Coffee, which operates a cafe in Portland, Oregon.{{Cite web |title=What I Ate in 48 Hours in Seattle |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/travel-and-outdoors/what-to-eat-seattle |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326205742/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/travel-and-outdoors/what-to-eat-seattle |url-status=live }}

History

Yasuaki Saito, Michael Sanders, and Randi Rachlow opened the bakery in a former boatyard in April 2021, in what used to be a machine shop operated by Jensen Motor Boat Company.

In 2022, the business was among local bakeries participating in a bake sale benefitting abortion access.{{Cite web |title=Bakers Against Racism Seattle Bake Sale Supports Abortion Rights |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2022/07/bakers-against-racism-bake-sale-for-abortion-rights-roe-v-wade |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Seattle Metropolitan |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510042051/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2022/07/bakers-against-racism-bake-sale-for-abortion-rights-roe-v-wade |url-status=live }} Saint Bread announced plans to expand in 2023.{{Cite web |last=Cheadle |first=Harry |date=2023-04-06 |title=Saint Bread Is Expanding to Include Dinner and a Bar |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2023/4/6/23673098/saint-bread-launches-hinoki-and-heave-ho |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529225915/https://seattle.eater.com/2023/4/6/23673098/saint-bread-launches-hinoki-and-heave-ho |url-status=live }}

Gabby Park was the pastry chef at Saint Bread.{{Cite web |last=Cheadle |first=Harry |date=2023-05-25 |title=Joule's Rachel Yang Is Launching a Cake Store |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2023/5/25/23738151/joules-rachel-yang-is-launching-paper-cake-shop |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en |archive-date=2023-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608181819/https://seattle.eater.com/2023/5/25/23738151/joules-rachel-yang-is-launching-paper-cake-shop |url-status=live }}

Reception

Harry Cheadle included Saint Bread in Eater Seattle's 2023 list of the city's 16 "most perfect" bakeries. The business was included in The New York Times' 2023 list of Seattle's 25 best restaurants,{{Cite news |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |date=2023-10-11 |title=The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/best-seattle-restaurants.html |access-date=2023-10-17 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2023-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016212121/https://www.nytimes.com/article/best-seattle-restaurants.html |url-status=live }} and in 2024 was rated by Bon Appétit as one of the nine most creative bakeries in the United States.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-13 |title=American Baking Is More Creative Than Ever. These 9 Bakeries Are Proof |url=https://www.bonappetit.com/story/nine-most-exciting-bakeries-2024 |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Bon Appétit |language=en-US}} In 2024, The New York Times named Saint Bread one of the 22 best bakeries in the United States.{{Cite news |title=The Best Bakeries in America |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/best-bakeries-america.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241224193417/https://www.nytimes.com/article/best-bakeries-america.html |archive-date=2024-12-24 |access-date=2024-12-24 |language=en}} Saint Bread was included in The Infatuation{{'s}} 2025 list of the best restaurants and bars in the University District.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-21 |title=The Best Restaurants & Bars In The University District - Seattle |url=https://www.theinfatuation.com/seattle/guides/best-restaurants-bars-university-district |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=The Infatuation |language=en}}

See also

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