Three Girls Bakery
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Established | 1912 |
Street address | 1514 Pike Place |
City | Seattle |
County | King |
State | Washington |
Postal/ZIP Code | 98101 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 47°36′32″N 122°20′27″W / 47.6090°N 122.3409°W |
Website | threegirlsbakery |
Three Girls Bakery is a bakery at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business was founded by three women in 1912.[1]
Description
[edit]Three Girls Bakery is a bakery in the Sanitary Market building at Pike Place Market in Central Waterfront, Seattle.[2] Seattle Metropolitan says, "Fat sandwiches cradled by Three Girls Bakery fresh baked bread and a variety of hot soups draw everyone from tourists to gnarled locals at this Pike Place Market staple."[3] Eater Seattle has said, "This small, family-owned Pike Place Market business has been around for decades, serving loaves of sourdough, multigrain, and other types of bread, as well as a selection of sweeter items. The window is usually open until 6 p.m. daily, or until the bread sells out."[4]
The menu has also included brownies, cakes, macaroons, muffins,[5] pastries (including rugelach), scones,[6] and coffee.[7] Baked goods are displayed at a to-go window and a lunch counter serves sandwiches and soups;[6][8] one special has marinated eggplant, hummus, onion, sprouts, tomato, and provolone on a sourdough baguette.[9] The Meatloaf Sandwich has meatloaf, onions, mayonnaise, mustard, and barbecue sauce.[7]
History
[edit]Three Girls Bakery was founded by three women in 1912, becoming the first female-owned business in Seattle.[10][11]
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The bakery in 1917
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Sign for the lunch counter, 2022
Reception
[edit]Jen Vafidis included the Meatloaf Sandwich in Men's Journal's 2015 list of "The 50 Best Sandwiches in America".[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Clifton, Denise (October 2, 2012). "Market's Three Girls Bakery 100 years old". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ Inside Pike Place Market: Building a Model Public Market into the 21st Century. Pike Place Market PDA. August 17, 2021. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "Three Girls Bakery". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ "Where to Buy Fresh Bread and Pastries for Takeout or Delivery in Seattle Right Now". Eater Seattle. March 24, 2020. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ Fodor's Alaska Ports of Call. Fodor's. 2012. ISBN 978-0-679-00956-6. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ a b Lonely Planet Seattle. Lonely Planet. April 1, 2017. ISBN 978-1-78701-027-7. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ a b c "The 50 Best Sandwiches in America". Men's Journal. November 12, 2018. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ Craighead, Callie (July 17, 2021). "Then and now: 16 historic Seattle restaurants still open today". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on July 16, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ Jenniges, Amy. "Three Girls Bakery". The Stranger. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ Dern, Judith (August 10, 2018). The Food and Drink of Seattle: From Wild Salmon to Craft Beer. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-5977-5. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "More than 225 Pike Place Market businesses owned or co-owned by women". king5.com. March 30, 2022. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.