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Where to Get the Best Cakes in the Seattle Area

For those who want a sliver of something sweet

by Kurt Suchman and Alana Al-Hatlani Updated
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Dive into tiramisu at Bakery Nouveau.
| Bakery Nouveau
by Kurt Suchman and Alana Al-Hatlani Updated

Why should cake be saved for a special occasion? You deserve a little treat for all those thankless accomplishments you make every day; sending that email, doing the laundry, buying groceries, and so on, and these Seattle bakeries are willing and able to serve you a slice any time you need it.

We scoured the Seattle area to find the best bakeries, sampling every slice we could find— a truly strenuous job, but someone had to do it. You can turn any ho-hum day into a celebration with a slice from any of these bakeries. As usual this list is not ranked, but mapped north to south.

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Coyle's Bakeshop

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A cake lover has ample options at Coyle’s, from the chocolate layer cake with silky buttercream to the grapefruit poppy seed bundt cake. A summer favorite is the Victoria sponge cake, two layers of fluffy yellow sponge sandwiched with mascarpone and seasonal fruit. Preorders are the best method for those who want to get a Victoria slice — they tend to go fast.

8300 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 257-4736
(206) 257-4736

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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.

723 9th Ave, Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 298-0268
(425) 298-0268

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Tres Lecheria

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Pastry Chef Kevin Moulder, a frequent face on TV baking competitions, converted his Wallingford cake shop Cubes Baking Co. into Tres Lecheria, a bakery devoted to the popular Latin American dessert, in 2019. The bakery’s classic tres leches slice is soft, creamy, and not overly sweet, and the horchata slice is also stellar, topped off with cinnamon whipped cream.

2315 N 45th St, Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 257-4299
(206) 257-4299

Paper Cake Shop

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No one could expect what was in store when the Seattle restaurant luminary Rachel Yang of Joule and Revel announced she was opening a cake shop with Gabby Park of Saint Bread. The pair have built a gourmet but whimsical cakery. The cakes are baked in slab-shaped sheet cakes and come in Asian-inspired flavor that rotate seasonally, with standby flavors like their Bluebe — a lemon sponge with blueberry compote and violet ube icing. there is also the Keel Bill with blackberry jam, lychee gel, and raspberry buttercream. It also keeps a vegan and gluten-free option available at all times. The delicate texture and refined flavors available at this Stone Way-based store makes it feel like grabbing a slice of the best wedding cake you ever had, any time you want.

4106 Stone Way North, Seattle, Washington 98103
(206) 690-0202
(206) 690-0202
Paper Cake Shop

Simply Desserts

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For over 20 years this Fremont staple has nailed layer cakes, with terrific takes on classics like chocolate raspberry and red velvet. Open late, this is the perfect after-dinner spot, so those making a night of it at one of Fremont’s many great restaurants should make sure to leave room for dessert. This spot used to be cash only, but it now accepts cards.

3421 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 633-2671
(206) 633-2671
Simply Desserts

Byen Bakeri

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Perhaps the most popular slice at this Queen Anne bakeshop is the princess cake, a traditional Swedish sponge layered with raspberry jam, vanilla custard, and whipped cream. The cake is enrobed in green marzipan and finished with a marzipan rose. The shop also offers terrific slices of carrot and chocolate cakes for those who aren’t marzipan fans.

15 Nickerson St, Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 218-1000
(206) 218-1000

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Sugar Bakery and Cafe

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While the pastry cases at both the Queen Anne and First Hill locations of this bakery are full of excellent options overall, the cakes should not be glossed over. The creme brulee cake is the standout, thanks to moist layers of burnt sugar cake filled with vanilla custard, caramel icing, and a caramel drip finish — all of which combine to form a surprisingly light and airy offering.

1014 Madison St, Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 749-4105
(206) 749-4105

Raised Doughnuts and Cakes

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Slices are only available at the shop on the weekends with two rotating selections each week (posted online in advance). The ever-changing menu features balanced flavor combos like cherry and chevre, apricot raspberry, and matcha black sesame.

E Union St, Seattle, Washington 98122
(206) 420-4077
(206) 420-4077

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Bakery Nouveau

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Home to a wide selection of pastries and cakes (including French entremets), this bakery — with locations in West Seattle, Capitol Hill, and Burien — has a little bit of everything. Chocolate lovers should head straight for the rich, classic chocolate slice, while those in search of a lighter option may want to check out the strawberry pistachio.

4737 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116
(206) 923-0534
(206) 923-0534
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Deep Sea Sugar And Salt

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Georgetown’s cake specialist frequently draws long lines for its pastry case of enticing selections like the London fog, an earl grey flavored cake with a bergamot mascarpone frosting. Seasonal offerings — like the strawberry shortcake, a ricotta olive oil cake stacked with fresh strawberries, strawberry jam, and cream cheese frosting — are also highly anticipated.

6235 Airport Way South, Seattle, Washington 98108
(206) 588-1186
(206) 588-1186
Deep Sea Sugar and Salt

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Coyle's Bakeshop

8300 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103

A cake lover has ample options at Coyle’s, from the chocolate layer cake with silky buttercream to the grapefruit poppy seed bundt cake. A summer favorite is the Victoria sponge cake, two layers of fluffy yellow sponge sandwiched with mascarpone and seasonal fruit. Preorders are the best method for those who want to get a Victoria slice — they tend to go fast.

8300 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 257-4736
(206) 257-4736

Deru

723 9th Ave, Kirkland, WA 98033

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.

723 9th Ave, Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 298-0268
(425) 298-0268

Tres Lecheria

2315 N 45th St, Seattle, WA 98103

Pastry Chef Kevin Moulder, a frequent face on TV baking competitions, converted his Wallingford cake shop Cubes Baking Co. into Tres Lecheria, a bakery devoted to the popular Latin American dessert, in 2019. The bakery’s classic tres leches slice is soft, creamy, and not overly sweet, and the horchata slice is also stellar, topped off with cinnamon whipped cream.

2315 N 45th St, Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 257-4299
(206) 257-4299

Paper Cake Shop

4106 Stone Way North, Seattle, Washington 98103

No one could expect what was in store when the Seattle restaurant luminary Rachel Yang of Joule and Revel announced she was opening a cake shop with Gabby Park of Saint Bread. The pair have built a gourmet but whimsical cakery. The cakes are baked in slab-shaped sheet cakes and come in Asian-inspired flavor that rotate seasonally, with standby flavors like their Bluebe — a lemon sponge with blueberry compote and violet ube icing. there is also the Keel Bill with blackberry jam, lychee gel, and raspberry buttercream. It also keeps a vegan and gluten-free option available at all times. The delicate texture and refined flavors available at this Stone Way-based store makes it feel like grabbing a slice of the best wedding cake you ever had, any time you want.

4106 Stone Way North, Seattle, Washington 98103
(206) 690-0202
(206) 690-0202
Paper Cake Shop

Simply Desserts

3421 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103

For over 20 years this Fremont staple has nailed layer cakes, with terrific takes on classics like chocolate raspberry and red velvet. Open late, this is the perfect after-dinner spot, so those making a night of it at one of Fremont’s many great restaurants should make sure to leave room for dessert. This spot used to be cash only, but it now accepts cards.

3421 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 633-2671
(206) 633-2671
Simply Desserts

Byen Bakeri

15 Nickerson St, Seattle, WA 98109

Perhaps the most popular slice at this Queen Anne bakeshop is the princess cake, a traditional Swedish sponge layered with raspberry jam, vanilla custard, and whipped cream. The cake is enrobed in green marzipan and finished with a marzipan rose. The shop also offers terrific slices of carrot and chocolate cakes for those who aren’t marzipan fans.

15 Nickerson St, Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 218-1000
(206) 218-1000

Sugar Bakery and Cafe

1014 Madison St, Seattle, WA 98104

While the pastry cases at both the Queen Anne and First Hill locations of this bakery are full of excellent options overall, the cakes should not be glossed over. The creme brulee cake is the standout, thanks to moist layers of burnt sugar cake filled with vanilla custard, caramel icing, and a caramel drip finish — all of which combine to form a surprisingly light and airy offering.

1014 Madison St, Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 749-4105
(206) 749-4105

Raised Doughnuts and Cakes

E Union St, Seattle, Washington 98122

Slices are only available at the shop on the weekends with two rotating selections each week (posted online in advance). The ever-changing menu features balanced flavor combos like cherry and chevre, apricot raspberry, and matcha black sesame.

E Union St, Seattle, Washington 98122
(206) 420-4077
(206) 420-4077

Bakery Nouveau

4737 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116

Home to a wide selection of pastries and cakes (including French entremets), this bakery — with locations in West Seattle, Capitol Hill, and Burien — has a little bit of everything. Chocolate lovers should head straight for the rich, classic chocolate slice, while those in search of a lighter option may want to check out the strawberry pistachio.

4737 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116
(206) 923-0534
(206) 923-0534
Bakery Nouveau

Deep Sea Sugar And Salt

6235 Airport Way South, Seattle, Washington 98108

Georgetown’s cake specialist frequently draws long lines for its pastry case of enticing selections like the London fog, an earl grey flavored cake with a bergamot mascarpone frosting. Seasonal offerings — like the strawberry shortcake, a ricotta olive oil cake stacked with fresh strawberries, strawberry jam, and cream cheese frosting — are also highly anticipated.

6235 Airport Way South, Seattle, Washington 98108
(206) 588-1186
(206) 588-1186
Deep Sea Sugar and Salt

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