Dahlia Bakery

"Dahlia Bakery is not the best bakery in Seattle (that would be Bakery Nouveau). But, they do have a huge pastry selection, and very good breakfast sandwiches with interesting combinations like egg, ham, arugula, pepperjack, and jalapeno aioli on housemade english muffins. (These english muffins really don’t taste like english muffins, like at all, but it’s a great breakfast sandwich so we’re fine with it.) There are literally four seats in the entire operation, and they’re outside, so take your sandwiches (and a couple coconut cream pie bites) to-go and find a curb to eat them on." - Aimee Rizzo

"The Triple Coconut Cream Pie is truly a Seattle institution — Tom Douglas has been making it for more than 25 years, and it has Barack Obama's seal of approval. With coconut in its crust, in its smooth custard filling, and resting atop its whipped cream as toasted flakes, this pie is a must-try at the end of a meal at any Douglas restaurant, even if it's not listed on the menu (the restaurateur keeps a back-up in every kitchen)." - Dylan Joffe, Harry Cheadle

"Last spring, Douglas’s restaurant group laid off hundreds of employees when the pandemic first impacted the region, and the chef eventually closed his iconic Belltown restaurant Dahlia Lounge permanently, while reopening the likes of Serious Pie, Dahlia Bakery, and Seatown Market and Fish Fry." - Gabe Guarente

"His next door pizzeria Serious Pie and sibling shop Dahlia Bakery will take over the space — but the legacy will be difficult to replicate." - Gabe Guarente

"Dahlia Lounge was the first back in mid-March, and while it’s listed as temporary, it still hurts." - Gabe Guarente