Columbia City Bakery

The best coffee cake I've ever had, so soft, delicious, perfect amount of sweetness. The workers were kind and helpful, I'll be going back weekly to get my sweet treats. Very fairly priced, $20 for a Whole coffee cake. Wonderful music, wonderful atmosphere, and in a beautiful location.

Delicious local bakery in the Columbia City neighborhood. I bought chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies this visit. The chocolate chip cookies are baked with walnuts and toffee. Delicious! They have lots of other tasty options including scones, croissants, sandwiches, and coffee. PS If you found this review helpful, please "heart" it. Thank you!

I placed an order for Thanksgiving and, while doing so, inquired about a past holiday item that I did not see on the current menu. The manager said she would speak with the baker and get back to me. They ended up being able to accommodate my request, which was a wonderful surprise. This act of kindness will not go unnoticed at the table and will add to the enjoyment of Thanksgiving. I am grateful for their consideration, ability, and quality of their products.

I look for any excuse to stop into this bakery. They do everything so well. From their baguettes to full loaves to fresh hand pies to the best ham & cheese croissant I’ve ever had in my life. They just get it here. Plus, Columbia City is charming any time of year. A true gem on the southside.

This place is never open anymore. Just 12 hours a week. Don't shop there. It has to to be a tax scam or some other illegal operation. Nobody does this. 12 hours a week? They should surrender their lease and let a decent local business operate in this thriving community. Enough!

Passed by this place on a Saturday. There was a good queue of people outside waiting to place their orders. It took about 10 minutes or so to get the order in and about another 5 or so minutes to get the order. Looked like there was a good selection of items. Ordered a curry potato and cauliflower hand pie. It was very warm on the outside and a little cool on the inside. The dough was very flaky and a little oily. It was very filled which was nice. I wish I had a little bit of salt to bring out more of the curry flavor. Also ordered a couple of blondies. Liked it because it was a nice big cookie shaped like a brownie. Would be good with some vanilla sauce.

Stopped by this bakery to grab some lunch with my partner. Staff was nice and helpful. We grabbed a cold sandwich, a savory bread pudding, cinnamon roll, pistachio snail, and a Danish. The cold sandwich was delicious!! Simply but so flavorful! The focaccia bread was baked perfectly, light and airy. My partner enjoyed his savory bread pudding as well. The pistachio snail was very light flavored, but the baked element was perfection. The Danish was a pear Danish. Again, light flavor but delicious. The cinnamon roll also, not overly sweet. We REALLY enjoyed everything we got from Columbia City Bakery. Cannot recommend them enough! I also cannot wait to go back and try more!

I was looking for yummy treats for my husband’s birthday and I was happy to have found this bakery! I got the lemon merengue, cinnamon roll and the staff graciously added a peanut butter cookie (my husband’s favorite kind). We enjoyed all of them! The staff were also super sweet! Thanks again!

Randomly stopped by and surprising had one of the best peanut butter cookies I've ever had. The shop also features nice coffee bar menu, take and bake breads/hand pies, and various little candies. 10/10 recommend stopping by it you're still in the area.

Loved the vegan focaccia options and super friendly staff that helped us! This bread could change the direction of your day.

Ate a delicious kumquat danish there but they had many yummy looking breads, treats, and to-go meals.

Columbia City Bakery is only opened Thursday to Saturday (honestly, good for them!). They have online pre-orders so you can order a few days before they open or order their hot sandwiches same day. Everything is fresh baked and it's always exciting to see what new baked goods they have each week, as some of the items on the menu rotate weekly or seasonally. Here are some of my favorites: * The chorizo and mushroom hand pie are both excellent and comes out piping hot. If you had to choose, I prefer the chorizo. * Shortbread cookies are the best I've ever had, whether the weekly flavor is lime zest, coconut, or my favorite, pistachio (it's nutty!). * Ham sandwich on ficelle * Alaska breakfast sandwich * Pretzel knots: Ask for their mustard for a perfect pairing * Lemon meringue pie: The crust is perfect! They also sell Herkimer beans and frozen pie dough, which are both amazing. I also love the coffee here. It's also fully opened now (instead of just a walk up window), so this is a great place to get some work done.

Such a cute neighborhood grab and go breakfast spot! Everything is made fresh daily and it's a really cute weekend AM treat. My friends and I came here to fuel up on the breakfast sandwiches and coffee before our walk along the water. There's about 4 outdoor tables which operate on a first come first serve basis. No tables inside. Street meter and residential parking available. It was nice we were able to grab a table for 3 since we had a pup with us.

Stopped by this bakery to grab some lunch with my partner. The staff was nice and helpful. We grabbed a cold sandwich, a savory bread pudding, cinnamon roll, pistachio snail, and a Danish. The cold sandwich was delicious!! Simply but so flavorful! The focaccia bread was baked perfectly, light and airy. My partner enjoyed his savory bread pudding as well. The pistachio snail was very light flavored, but the baked element was perfection. The Danish was a pear Danish. Again, light flavor but delicious. The cinnamon roll is also not overly sweet. We REALLY enjoyed everything we got from Columbia City Bakery. Cannot recommend them enough! I also can't wait to go back and try more!

Excellent pastry, bread, sandwiches, etc. you can also buy pantry staples here like flour and stuff.

I enjoyed all the unique flavor combinations they had to offer for the focaccia and other baked goods as well. While they were busy the service was nice and when they heard it was my first time there they gave me a free pretzel bite! What a nice gesture. I'll definitely be back.

Stopped by to get some breakfast sandwiches here. I got the Findlay and it was delicious. The sandwich was creamy, crunchy, spicy, sweet, sour, smokey and savory. It had a good combination of flavors and textures. We also ordered some focaccia bread to eat later and the pretzel knots were also delicious. Would definitely come back to try their other sandwiches when I am in town.

Absolutely delicious! Kept coming back for their rhubarb danish and amazing coffee cake. Savory Hand pies were delicious too. They kindly gave us some extra free pastries when they ran out of bread we'd ordered. Great food and great staff!

Wow this is such a great and well run spot! They have a walk up window for ordering and you. An see what they have that's fresh baked in the window and they also have a small selection of delicious breakfast sandwiches and lunch sandwiches. Coffee and tea drinks are available as well. They keep things moving quickly and if you get a hit item they will tell you how long the wait will be. (5 min when I was there) There seems to be plenty if neighborhood parking but I imagine it could get busy and take a few extra minutes to park at busy traffic times. Totally worth it though! Oh and they also had bread loaves as well. Great spot I will come back to!

Second time today and I'm glad I live near this bakery! Things I've tried now... The pastries, the sandwich, the breads... I can guarantee you that the ingredients are of quality, having tried many good bakeries before. I'm glad they pay attention to quality and I feel the value is in the price of each item. Also, I love to support local businesses :) I noticed on Google that people said they were forced to buy two of the same baked goods in Covid but I can tell you that the bakery doesn't do this anymore. Service is warm I felt they were short handed a bit but food and beverage shops are having a hard time since the pandemic. Oh, they have a cafe stand with coffee, tea and lemonade to go.

I visited for the first time June 2022 and currently they are open Thurs, Fri, and Sat from 10am-3pm for pick up (you can place your order in advance online) or walk up at the window. At 10am there was already a small line. All of the breads and pastries look amazing and fresh. I got the fruit (I think peach) danish (2 for 9.50), loaf of filone bread (6.25), and Herkimer drip coffee. Some of the best I've had! They do not offer espresso which I wish they did :). Note many of the pastries you cannot just buy one, it came in a box of 2. Similarly when ordering online some of the items you have to buy 4 or more at a time. Prices do seem a little on the higher end but worth it for a treat every once in a while! Friendly and speedy customer service. Found free street marking nearby.

This place is an accidental find and I am glad I found out!. We ordered the everything croissant, spicy tomato focaccia and the savoury cheese bread pudding. The everything croissant was just pull apart with a subtle parmesan note(yummy). The focaccia blew my mind, did not have anything apart from a herby olive oil focaccia in my life but this packed a punch and it was refreshing!. The bread pudding cups were a good medly flavor and crunchy too. The service was courteous and super quick, small line on a Saturday morning . Will definitely check this place out again for desserts too.

Love it because baked treats are always so fresh! Only open Wednesdays thru Saturdays. Fav items are their sourdough bread and scones.

If you're lucky enough to swing by from Thursday through Saturday, you can enjoy some of the best baked goods ever at Columbia City Bakery. Here are my top five favorite things to order. If you're coming on a Saturday, you may want to order online in case they run out. Turkey Sandwich - I realize this isn't the sexiest item, but this will change the way you feel about a brown bag lunch. Brownies - Perfection! Microwave it for a few seconds and mix it with sweet cream ice cream for Molly Moon. Any kind of scone - These are to die for. If you see one with bacon, cheddar and dates, you have to try it. Campagne Pan Loaf - Slice, then rub with butter and salt. Some of the best bread you'll ever have. Savory Hand Pies - I had one with chorizo, potato and peppers. The crust alone is the stuff of dreams. Note to self, I need to try the freezer waffles next. They are calling my name. Loudly.

Every time I come here it's such a treat on every level, no pun intended. Everything is so tasty and the service is always incredible. We just came in on my partners birthday after an earth shattering week in the hospital with multiple broken bones and they gifted us nearly a full bag of goodies. The generosity is heartwarming and tear jerking. Thank you; we are lifelong supporters!

My Good Gracious. Everything is great from their focaccias to their ficelle's, my wife sends me weekly for their turkey sandwich. Their peanut butter cookies are out of this world, and their shortbread cookies are amazing. Coffee cakes yes, staff yes, merch yes, all yesses. They recently put in an espresso station and they must've taken classes because they make a great cappuccino as well.

Got ham sandwich and had pickles mixed in with butter so not my thing. Olive ciabatta was good with the tuna sandwich which my husband really enjoyed. Top quality! Brownie has a bit of a bitter flavor so just now our style. Like rich and a little sweetness but this one has more bitter % of chocolate I think. Will skip next time and stick to bread.

They have good stuff, but they've decided that they no longer have any interest in serving the residents of Columbia City. You literally can't get a pastry on a weekend unless you ordered it during the week. I would truly prefer that they shuttered the business than continue with this business model.

Such a divine cinnamon roll! I wish it was sold as a single instead of two pack because I obviously can't contain myself and end up gobbling them both up immediately.

Pricey but absolutely delicious, too notch baked goods! The best chocolate croissant I've ever had!

The bread from this bakery is a treat and essential. This bakery was my favorite for over a decade and especially people who work there. Today, a wonderful person, you made my day! I brought the pan home and cut it in two: ), one to keep and one for my friend Ana. It meant so much to us. The bread is always baked and balanced perfectly. It starts my mornings and ends my days, thank you again

FAB. U. LOUS. CCB is often the best part of my weekend. The pastries are always on point, the coffee is exceptional, and despite the constantly busy flow of folks, there is always somewhere to grab a seat. I am always impressed with how quick the service is, even though the weekends tend to bring droves of similar-minded folks craving pastries. Dare I say try the frittatas - I kind of want to keep it my own secret so there will always be some left for me. But since I was so kind to let you in on the know-how, save me a bite, will ya? ;-)

I loved the pistachio snails. Sure, it's a bit pricey, but you can taste the quality. And my friend's mom always said if it's quality, it doesn't really matter how much the product is. People pay with their pockets for quality. In time as well. That's what makes waiting fun. The pastry itself is stuffed with pistachio and delicate butter layers. My brother-in-law loved the cinnamon roll as well. He had nothing but good things to say. I think this bakery and Macrina rank as my top 2 favorite bakeries in the city. I am ready to try their sandwiches as well soon!

Their plain wheat baguettes are the best I've had in Seattle so far. The baked goods are also fantastic. I haven't gone wrong with anything I've tried. Although their danishes are delicious, flaky, and seasonal, I much prefer their breads so far. Even brought it over to a friend's dinner one time, and they asked me where they could get those again.

Excellent bread. As well great pastries. I am very fond of their coffee cake. The ham sandwich is my go-to for road trips, plane rides, and as a sublime substitute for food at theater matinees.

The place used to be worth a detour for its artisan bread. The potato bread, sourdough ("campagne") and olive breads for example, are relatively good and (more remarkably) stay fresh for a day (if you use a paper bag). However, the whole Covid special pleading is getting old by now: Sharply-curtailed hours (Columbia City Bakery is more like a part-time popup now), closed on Sunday, perennially empty shelves, no seating...makeshift sidewalk service. More concerning, the prices have reached utterly obscene, absurd levels. Sorry, I am not paying 10 bucks for your loaf of bread. You are not Poilâne of Paris. You are in a much, much, much less desirable neighborhood, and your bread is nowhere near their level of quality. I am also tired of your whining about never-ending "staffing issues". If you don't know how to run a business, maybe consider folding?

I would give them a really high rating, except they regularly don't make enough of certain offerings--such as brownies. Instead, a couple of hours after they open, you'll get: "Sorry, we're sold out." Not as sorry as me. The brownies are amazing. The sales strategy lousy. I mean, really--what is the point? Do they WANT to alienate their customers? I finally just stopped dropping in. This was after shopping at the bakery for several years pre-pandemic and now post pandemic. If you order online, you have to buy 12 at once!! The Costco of bakeries, right here in Columbia City!

We wish that we had this bakery in our neighborhood. Good atmosphere, many options of sweet and savory items, quick service, and friendly staff. We had the pistachio snail (wonderful if you like pistachio), almond bostock (good), Genesee hot press sandwich (good but a little bit cheesy) and drip coffee (this one is average).

I haven't tried much at Columbia City Bakery, but I like the space and the service was also friendly when I went. They brew Herkimer Coffee, which was not bad. I also tried an almond-topped french toast pastry that had great flavor, but was a bit hard for my liking. There is ample room for sitting and doing work, if necessary, and the location is great. I'd be interested to try more baked goods and pastries if I'm ever back.

Another great neighborhood spot in Columbia City. You can find me here on weekend mornings pretty consistently. The must get items are definitely the meat torta and the pretzel with their jalapeno cream cheese. The meat torta is a baked egg dish with bread and then typically some combination or ham, bacon, cheese, poblanos, onion, broccoli or red pepper. They also have a great selection of sweet pastries as well featuring whatever fruit is in season. My grandpa loves their cookies and when I go home I often buy him a bakers dozen as a nice little surprise. They also have great homemade bread. My gf and I swing by here on weeknights to buy a half loaf for our dinner. The olive loaf is our go to. It is a spot that is definitely worth checking out!

My uncle and aunt had told me about this bakery a while back and I think they even brought home goodies for me to try before. Well, this past weekend, I was in the area and decided to stop in to give it a try myself! The place was busy Sunday around noon time. My friends and I noticed a lot of stuff on their menu board was marked as "SOLD OUT", so that's a good sign that they sell good stuff! I ordered: - 2 pretzel bagels ($3/each) I brought them home for Cody and I to try for breakfast the next morning. I left them out overnight and put them in ziplocs and I felt my bagel still had a good softness to it. I toasted it, added cream cheese, avocado, and some seasoning. I thought it was delicious. Cody thought it was a little too salty for his liking. I will need to come back and try some more stuff next time!

So many delicious baked goods, great customer service and great mochas (pictured). One of my favorite items on the menu here is the meat torta (pictured). Definitely recommend.

We used to brag about Columbia City Bakery being the best - not any more! It's rarely open, and they have eliminated most of the whole-grain healthy options. I have asked why, and the responses are roughly: they don't have resources to make them anymore. There are nice people working the counter, baking talent, nice treats and sandwiches. However, I don't go there any more and wouldn't recommend it. If things improve, I'll change my review and start buying there regularly again. Please start making good wholesome bread again!

Came to this bakery, it's a small place but definitely all locals are located here. Love their coffee, all their bakeries are so good that you will continue eating. Their tortas are something that you can't miss if you around the area. We ordered so many things and came twice to this location on our vacation.

Everything is fantastically delicious. My favorite is the chocolate espresso tea cake. Had it for my 50th birthday party.

I have to say the pastries were amazing my favorite were the cookies. You can order online for easy pick up. Great place and easy accessible. I will definitely stop by and try some other items .

Purely based on food, 5 stars! I really love all the bread that I tried so far. If you like fresh crusty/slight hard crusts and soft insides, then these are for you. My favorite has been the champagne batard bread. It's about 11.50 but worth it. Ambience: cute little neighborhood bakery. On the slight pricey side cause it's artisan bread. I took off a star because the last time I was there, I got really bad service from the cashier. Yes, I understand you had a long line but don't treat my question like it was the dumbest thing you heard. I just asked if you could slice my bread at 9:15 am. Today, I get the nicest person ever and they literally took the time to check which bread could be sliced at 9:05 am.

I really don't want to leave a bad review for this place as it does seem like a good neighborhood bakery. But, I found a piece of hair in the sandwich which is gross.

Local gem. Each week you'll find me with one or more of a baguette, filone, olive filone, campagne, danish, or waffles. Bread crumbs and burger buns. I don't think I have ever loved a bakery more.

Was waking up at the crack of dawn and hiking approximately 8 miles to-and-fro an unprecedented amount of effort to purchase artisan bread just as the doors opened at Columbia City Bakery? Perhaps. Performing this blasphemous ritual for two consecutive days? Possibly. Would you see me doing it again if I ever find myself back in Seattle? You bet your bunkers you would. My brief venture to Seattle can easily be summarized in two wonderful words: Bakery Blitz. The general area is rife with wonderful venues for finely crafted loaves with crackling crusts and cavernous crumbs, curated beside candied creations of captivating colors. Amongst all of the bakeries I journeyed to, a week-long endeavor comprising of Dahlia, Macrina, Three Girls, Bakery Nouveau, Grand Central Bakery, Crumble and Flake, Tall Grass, Sea Wolf, Le Panier, Amandine, Fuji Bakery, and London Plane, I can say with earnest that Columbia City Bakery's captured my heart. After a bounty a boules and baguettes, no other store provided a loaf so astonishingly appetizing, so pleasantly palatable, so gloriously glutenous, that I found myself returning thrice. I sampled several breads: The Sunflower Multigrain The Walnut Focelle The Pain de Campagne The Walnut Levain The Apricot Walnut Loaf The Baguette The Focelle Excluding the Sunflower Multigrain, which I received slightly underbaked with a gummy crumb and a softened exterior, each bread was exceptionally executed. The spotlight, however, goes to the Walnut Focelle - A skinny symphony of sparkles that supplies a sensational spectacular, with a crust so devilishly delicious that it denotes divinity. I am not a religious man, but I am certain that Satan could have easily foregone with the Fruit of Knowledge and felled Eve with this Focelle. Customer service was pretty good, too. 5 out of 5.

The smell, the sound, the TASTE! This bakery offers a wide variety of baked goods and the usual liquid hotnesses. Really great baguette (even after storing half of it for multiple days it tasted really good), mouthwatering croissants (try the ham&cheese one!) and pretzel things to die for. Definitely a gem of this neighborhood!

Doesn't get any better than this. Fantastic specialty bakery, quiche, baguettes, sweet/savory goodies and a variety of other delectables. Good coffee. Nice place to relax in the morning while waiting for the rest of the gang to wake up. Specialty items for your kitchen as well - interesting and unique items you can't find in traditional grocery stores.

The food is amazing! I just had the best turkey sandwich and their bread is wonderful too. Wish they were open more and can't wait until they have service inside!

Solid coffee with incredibly well-made pastries. The sandwiches, particularly the salami one in a pretzel-type bread, is SO GOOD.

Don't come here if you're illiterate. I asked what cupcake flavors they had and the staff member replied, "Well, I am not gonna read them all to you but we have a lot." Mind you their case just says "cupcake 3.25" with about 6-7 different flavors in there and everything else is labeled in the case specifically like "mini columbia chip .95" or "croissant 3.75" The cupcake menu is outside of the case on the wall, which she could have just pointed me in that direction instead. So if you're in today on Easter, avoid the girl with the dirty blonde hair up in a sloppy bun. She won't help you. The cupcake was at least sweeter than the staff.

Had an oat milk latte and blueberry/nectarine pie. Good drink and pie, friendly staff. The space is not as spacious or trendy and has an older feel, but I'd come back again if in the neighborhood.

Not all baguette created equal!!!!! I prefer a baguette med. crusty outside, moist and airy on inside and this place has it. Best in Seattle by far!!! It is versatile and great for any bread application. I prefer with just salted butter but is great plain, sauce mop, soup or sandwich. Currently, during lockdown, make order online first. The BEST!!!!!!