Seatango Argentine Bakery & Cafe

"This Argentinian bakery isn’t just a great place for the occasional morning sweet. Their empanadas will inspire you to flag down all the cars driving down Lake City Way and beg them to stop for lunch. The golden-brown batches are often fresh from the oven, filled with bubbling cheese and ham or spiced chicken with a side of minty chimichurri to pour on top. Don’t be surprised if, like us, you feel inclined to buy some as savory gifts to share with people you care about." - aimee rizzo, gabe guarente, carlo mantuano

"You’ve had empanadas, but have you had Argentine ones from Seatango? There are a few diffs between these and other regional Latin American ones: The pastry is a little thinner, the beef empanada has green olives inside, they come in cool flavors like spicy tuna or corn and cheese, and they’re all served with green, garlicky chimichurri sauce for drizzling." - Meg van Huygen

"Seatango isn’t just a great place for the occasional sweet fill in the morning by way of dulce de leche-filled alfajores, syrupy-glazed medialunas, and pastafrola packed with quince. It’s the empanadas that make this cafe somewhere that will inspire you to flag down all the cars driving down Lake City Way and beg them to stop for lunch. The golden-brown batches are often fresh from the oven, filled with bubbling warm cheese and ham or spiced chicken with a side of minty chimichurri to pour on top. Don’t be surprised if, like us, you feel inclined to buy some as savory gifts to share with people you care about." - aimee rizzo, carlo mantuano

"Seatango Argentine Bakery and Cafe, a graduate of the incubator program at Spice Bridge, has been serving alfajores and empanadas in Lake City since June 2021." - Jade Yamazaki Stewart

"Freshly baked empanadas are Seatango Argentine Bakery & Cafe’s specialty, with 10 savory varieties from cheesy breakfast empanadas packed with scrambled eggs and bacon, to spicy tuna empanadas. Those looking for a quick dessert should order a box of the alfajores, a buttery cookie sandwich filled with creamy dulce de leche. Dine-in, takeout, and delivery are available at this small, vibrant-blue Lake City restaurant." - Elizabeth Delgado, Chandler Petersen