"The immediate area near the Space Needle can get dreadfully boring fast, but this bakery is a beacon of good feelings. There’s natural wine for sale, a few comfortable seats to linger among the bread smells and espresso machine hisses, and really good salty whipped cream that tops caffeinated drinks, like black sesame iced lattes or matcha-spiked horchata. 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. If you have a lazy morning to kill or a visitor to meet up with for coffee and a bite, the only answer is Bake Shop." - aimee rizzo
