The Crumpet Shop is a bakery and pastry shop in Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1][2]
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| Established | 1976 |
| City | Seattle |
| State | Washington |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 47°36′32″N 122°20′26″W / 47.6090°N 122.3405°W |
Description
editLocated at the intersection of First and Pike Place,[3] in the Corner Market building,[4] The Crumpet Shop serves sweet and savory crumpets with various toppings such as butter, English cheese, honey, ricotta, and walnuts. The restaurant has a version with ham, egg, and cheese, and the "Seattle-style" variety has cucumber and smoked salmon.[5][6] The Green Eggs and Ham has pesto.[7]
History
editGary Lasater and Nancy McFaul opened the shop in 1976.[6][8]
Reception
editIn 1991, Jane and Michael Stern described the shop as "a special treasure".[9] In 2007, Corby Kummer of The Atlantic said the business "makes the most authentic and best scone I know in the country".[10]
Lara Douglass included The Crumpet Shop's ham, egg and cheese crumpet in Eater Seattle's 2016 list of "Outstanding Egg Sandwiches in Seattle".[5] The website's Meg van Huygen included the business in a 2019 list of "10 Seattle Tourist Trap Restaurants That Are Actually Good".[3] The Crumpet Shop was also included in Eater Seattle's 2021 list of "Breakfast Sandwiches in Seattle Worth Waking Up Early to Get",[7] and Jade Yamazaki Stewart included the business in a 2022 list of "20 Great Restaurants Near Pike Place Market".[11]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Stern, Jane; Stern, Michael (2005-04-12). Roadfood: The Coast-To-Coast Guide to 500 of the Best Barbecue Joints, Lobster Shacks, Ice Cream Parlors, Highway Diners, and Much, Much More. Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-2264-7. Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ Uitti, Jake (2018-09-15). Unique Eats and Eateries of Seattle. Reedy Press LLC. ISBN 978-1-68106-181-8. Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ a b Huygen, Meg van (2018-08-10). "10 Seattle Tourist Trap Restaurants That Are Actually Good". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ Thomson, Jess (2012-05-08). Pike Place Market Recipes: 130 Delicious Ways to Bring Home Seattle's Famous Market. Sasquatch Books. ISBN 978-1-57061-799-7.
- ^ a b Douglass, Lara (2016-02-19). "Outstanding Egg Sandwiches in Seattle". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ a b "The Crumpet Shop". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ a b "Breakfast Sandwiches in Seattle Worth Waking Up Early to Get". Eater Seattle. 2020-10-19. Archived from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ "3 terrific under-the-radar spots where Seattle locals go to grab a tasty snack at Pike Place Market". The Seattle Times. 2021-10-20. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ "English crumpets find a happy home in a little tearoom in a Seattle market". Baltimore Sun. 3 March 1991. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ Kummer, Corby (2007-09-01). "In and Over Scones". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ "20 Great Restaurants Near Pike Place Market". Eater Seattle. 2017-06-13. Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
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