Bakery Nouveau is a small chain of
bakeries
A bakery is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based baked goods made in an oven such as bread, cookies, cakes, doughnuts, bagels, Pastry, pastries, and pies. Some retail bakeries are also categorized as Coffeehouse, cafés, servi ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
Washington.
Description
Bakery Nouveau is a
bakery
A bakery is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based baked goods made in an oven such as bread, cookies, cakes, doughnuts, bagels, Pastry, pastries, and pies. Some retail bakeries are also categorized as Coffeehouse, cafés, servi ...
with multiple locations in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Washington. ''
Eater Seattle'' has described the business as "a bit of a throwback to mid-century European cafes".
The bakery has served breads, French-style cakes,
quiche
Quiche ( ) is a French tart consisting of a pastry crust filled with savoury custard and pieces of cheese, meat, seafood or vegetables. A well-known variant is quiche lorraine, which includes lardons or bacon. Quiche may be served hot, wa ...
s, sandwiches, and other baked goods such as almond
croissant
A croissant (, ) is a French cuisine, French pastry in a crescent shape made from a laminated yeast dough similar to puff pastry.
It is a buttery, flaky, ''viennoiserie'' pastry inspired by the shape of the Austrian cuisine, Austrian ''Kifli, ...
s and
danishes.
Cake varieties have included dark chocolate and strawberry pistachio.
For
Easter
Easter, also called Pascha ( Aramaic: פַּסְחָא , ''paskha''; Greek: πάσχα, ''páskha'') or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in t ...
, the business has offered
hot cross buns,
brioche
Brioche (, also , , ) is a bread of French origin whose high egg and butter content gives it a rich and tender crumb. Chef Joël Robuchon described it as "light and slightly puffy, more or less fine, according to the proportion of butter and e ...
rolls, spring cakes, chocolate eggs, and chocolate Easter bunnies (including
dark
Darkness is the condition resulting from a lack of illumination, or an absence of visible light.
Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low luminance because the hue-sensitive photoreceptor cells on the retina are ...
,
milk
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of lactating mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfeeding, breastfed human infants) before they are able to digestion, digest solid food. ...
, and
white
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no chroma). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully (or almost fully) reflect and scatter all the visible wa ...
varieties). Bakery Nouveau has carried
pączki and
king cake
A king cake, also known as a three kings cake or a baby cake, is a cake associated in many countries with Epiphany (holiday), Epiphany, the celebration of the Twelfth Night (holiday), Twelfth Night after Christmas. Its form and ingredients are va ...
for
Mardi Gras. For
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and Germany. It is also observed in the Australian territory ...
, the bakery has served chocolate
pecan pie
Pecan pie is a pie of pecan nuts mixed with a filling of eggs, butter and sugar (typically corn syrup). Variations may include white or brown sugar, cane syrup, sugar syrup, molasses, maple syrup, or honey. It is commonly served at holida ...
, pumpkin
cheesecake
Cheesecake is a dessert made with a soft fresh cheese (typically cottage cheese, cream cheese, quark or ricotta), eggs, and sugar. It may have a crust or base made from crushed cookies (or digestive biscuits), graham crackers, pastry, ...
, and
stollen.
History
Owners William and Heather Leaman opened the original bakery in
West Seattle. Subsequent locations opened on
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill is a neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in both the Northeast, Washington, D.C., Northeast and Southeast, Washington, D.C., Southeast quadrants. It is bounded by 14th Street SE & NE, F S ...
in 2013, and in
Burien in 2017.
Reception
In 2020, during the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
, ''Eater Seattle'' included Bakery Nouveau in an overview of "where to buy fresh bread and pastries for takeout or delivery in Seattle right now" and said, "this bakery has one of the widest and best varieties of spot-on pastries in the city". The website's Dylan Joffe and Gabe Guarente included the business in a 2020 overview of "where to order delectable pies in Seattle this Fall" and wrote, "Though many fans come to this West Seattle bakery for the twice-baked croissants, the multitalented shop also produces an impressive selection of rotating and seasonal pies and tarts. Dutch apple, coconut creme, and chocolate pecan are just a few favorites."
Alana Al-Hatlani included the bakery in ''Eater Seattle''
's 2021 list of "12 places to get some stellar cake slices in the Seattle area".
The website also included Bakery Nouveau in a 2022 overview of the city's best bakeries.
Aimee Rizzo of
The Infatuation recommended the twice-baked almond croissant and wrote, "Lunch here is also great – the croque monsieur is one of the best ham sandwiches around."
See also
*
List of bakeries
References
External links
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{{West Seattle, Seattle
Bakeries of Washington (state)
Burien, Washington
Restaurants in Capitol Hill, Seattle
Restaurants in West Seattle, Seattle