Saint Bread
Bakery · University District ·
Globally inspired bites & gourmet pastries in a former boat facility
Globally inspired bites & gourmet pastries in a former boat facility
"Sure, this bakery in the U-District is called Saint Bread, but we’d like to submit their salty brown butter chocolate chip cookie for sainthood consideration, too. (Ball’s in your court, Pope.) The chocolate is so dark that it registers as fruity, with an even distribution between larger shards and smaller shavings—and there’s a distinct dough tang that nearly tastes yeasted. We can’t think of a better finale after inhaling a bacon-egg-and-cheese on sugar-dusted melonpan." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"You may think that “Saint Cheeseburger” is the patron saint of summer barbecues and music by The Aquabats, but it’s actually just the burger served at Saint Bread. This smashburger is excellent enough for us to show up after 11am (when it's served) and totally ignore the pastries at this hectic morning bake shop. With a circumference made of lacy crisped meat, tangy special sauce, pickles, and melted yellow american on a squishy Hawaiian bun, it’s officially the best burger that you can get at a bakery." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"On Saturday mornings, the lines at this boathouse-turned-bakery look like a game of Snake played by somebody who’s really good at Snake. To avoid the big groups of people, we endorse swinging by Saint Bread on a weekday instead. Among the excellent lineup of buns and loaves in the pastry case, there are more substantial breakfasts, like olive oiled za’atar avocado toast, an Okonomiyaki-style tortilla with sweet potato and bulldog sauce, and a sweet-and-salty BEC on sugared Japanese melonpan that easily beats anything heated in a turbo oven at your corner coffee chain." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"Helmed by former London Plane operating partner Yasuaki Saito, this waterfront shrine to carbohydrates has serious credentials and a wide-ranging approach. Both European and Asian baking styles are represented here. The pastry case houses exemplary cream cheese Danishes with seasonal fruit next to spot-on melonpan, tart and tender yuzu polenta cakes, and platonic-ideal chocolate chip cookies. If you get here after the pastries sell out — which happens early — the made-to-order menu includes creative and more substantial items like an egg-and-cheese breakfast sandwich on a Hawaiian bun or melonpan and an okonomiyaki-style frittata. During warmer months, Saint Bread opens Japanese-inspired wood-fired grill Hinoki and cocktail window Heave Ho for dinner hours on its patio from Thursday through Saturday." - Mark DeJoy
"It's enough that you planned a multi-hour bike jaunt, so if your mental headspace can't also accommodate scheduling a meal, Saint Bread is ideal to keep in mind. It's a phenomenal bakery that's open all day, and if you show up after-hours, there's Hinoki, their dinnertime food truck that serves Japanese-inspired BBQ dishes and fried snacks. Otherwise, snatch a Norwegian school bun or a breakfast sandwich on sugar-topped melonpan." - aimee rizzo
