Nestled in a charming Kirkland neighborhood, Deru Market offers a delightful menu of wood-fired pizzas, hearty sandwiches, and scrumptious layer cakes crafted from local ingredients.
"Kirkland may have a few more claims to fame than Costco, but none are more important to us than Deru Market. It’s a magical little cafe smack in the middle of a quiet neighborhood with delicious sandwiches, soups, pizzas, and a pepita- and roasted carrot-loaded entree salad that will inspire you to become a farmer. For dessert, try the massive layer cakes in flavors like coconut and salted peanut butter dark chocolate." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"Imagine a saucepan of sticky sugar bubbling on a stove, full of sea salt and just enough butter to get things tasting like toffee before it hardens. Then, imagine that mixture poured into an iced latte with oat milk and Victrola espresso. Finally, imagine someone placing it directly into your open hand as you drive away with slices of freshly-baked coconut layer cake in the backseat. You actually don’t have to imagine that at all—in fact, you just have to go to Deru Market. This Kirkland spot serves some of the best lunch in the entire Puget Sound (we’re talking about you, farm salad), but it shouldn’t be ignored as a morning option." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"This neighborhood spot nestled between houses in Kirkland serves perhaps the most generous slices of cake in the greater Seattle area, verging on a half-pound in weight. The heirloom carrot cake encased in tangy cream cheese frosting ties with the moist salted peanut butter chocolate cake for the best slice on the menu." - Kurt Suchman, Alana Al-Hatlani
"The giant layer cake slices from Deru Market have deservedly more lore in this town than the ghosts roaming Pike Place Market. Particularly the rich dark chocolate salted peanut butter flavor. And the carrot cake slice with thick smears of cream cheese frosting that conjures a sigh of relief after the first bite. You’re welcome to sit down with your cake after enjoying one of Deru’s many tasty savory dishes. But takeout works best—everyone knows cake tastes even better from the comfort of your own couch." - kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo, gabe guarente
"Taylor lives on the Eastside, and somehow always seems to get their way, so you better believe that the rest of the group is going to have to travel over the bridge to meet them. Choose Deru Market in Kirkland. It’s in the middle of a suburb, but it looks like it could be in LA, with marble decor, a bunch of plants, and an indoor/outdoor situation for when the weather’s nice. Split some wood-fired pizzas, rosemary fries, the farm salad, a couple daily-rotating entrees like risotto, and, of course, a giant slice of salted peanut butter dark chocolate layer cake. Or coconut cake. Or both. Yeah, do both." - aimee rizzo
