"Bake Shop is a beacon of good feelings near the Space Needle, an area that can get dreadfully boring fast. There’s natural wine, comfortable seats among the bread smells and espresso machine hisses, and really good salty whipped cream that tops black sesame iced lattes. But you’re really here for pastries. Think of Bake Shop’s cardamom horn like a not-too-sweet honey bun, only in the shape of a wand, and filled with cardamom warmth. And their ham and cheese pastry kicks the pants off any jambon-filled croissant—it’s shaped like a cinnamon roll, slathered with a swirl of mustard, and potato baked directly into the dough." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley