Sugar Bakery & Cafe

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Sugar Bakery & Cafe
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Exterior of a shop on Madison Street, Seattle, 2023
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CitySeattle
CountyKing
StateWashington
CountryUnited States
Website sugarbakerycafe.com

Sugar Bakery & Cafe is a small chain of bakery cafes in Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Description

Sugar Bakery & Cafe is an Asian-owned business operating multiple bakery cafes in Seattle. [1] The interior of the First Hill location on Madison Street has pink walls and hanging rolling pins. [2] The business also operates in Queen Anne. [3]

Cookie varieties include chocolate chip and lemon crunch. The restaurant also serves croissants and cupcakes, including a sticky bun variety, [2] as well as pies, [4] bagels, sandwiches, soups, and coffee. [5] Gluten-free options are available. [5] Sugar also has seasonal options. For Mardi Gras, Sugar has also served bourbon pecan or vanilla cream cheese varieties of king cake. [6] [7] [8] For Pride, the business has offered rainbow-themed cookies. [9]

History

Stephanie Crocker and John McCaig were the original owners. [10] [11] The business started in First Hill. [12] Its roots trace back to 2003 [13] and the first storefront opened in December 2007. [14] According to Seattle Metropolitan , Sugar "was spun from a husband and wife's experimentation with the apples from a tree in their front yard". [15] Crocker announced her retirement in late 2016. [16]

Reception

Kurt Suchman and Alana Al-Hatlani included Sugar in Eater Seattle 's 2014 overview of the best restaurants for cake in the metropolitan area. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "50 Asian-owned bakeries to add to your foodie bucket list in the U.S. & Canada". Yelp . 2023-05-01. Archived from the original on 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  2. 1 2 Wolf, Laurie (2015-01-20). Food Lovers' Guide to® Seattle: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-1-4930-1662-4.
  3. 1 2 Suchman, Kurt (2021-07-19). "10 Places to Get Stellar Cake Slices in the Seattle Area". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  4. ↑ "The Chef Recommends…". The Stranger. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  5. 1 2 Fodor's Seattle. Fodor's Travel. 2023-04-25. ISBN   978-1-64097-594-1.
  6. ↑ "Where to Find King Cake in Seattle". Seattle Magazine. January 30, 2017. Archived from the original on 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  7. ↑ "Where to Find King Cakes in Seattle". Seattle Magazine. January 13, 2020. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  8. ↑ "Mardi Gras munchies: Where to get your king cake around Seattle - seattlepi.com". Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  9. ↑ Cheadle, Harry (2023-06-21). "Where to Eat to Celebrate Pride Weekend in Seattle". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  10. ↑ Elder, Nina (2008-09-02). "Best of the Bakeshops". Bon Appétit. Archived from the original on 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  11. ↑ "Woman-Owned Businesses & Restaurants in Seattle You Can Support Right Now". KOMO. 2021-04-07. Archived from the original on 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  12. ↑ "First Hill-born Sugar Bakery adding sweet new Capitol Hill cafe". Capitol Hill Seattle Blog . 2025-05-15. Archived from the original on 2025-07-21. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  13. ↑ DENN, REBEKAH (2008-01-09). "New bakery a sweet dream come true". seattlepi.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  14. ↑ "A sweet, colorful stop on First Hill". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  15. ↑ "30 Places to Get Your Sugar Fix in Seattle". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  16. ↑ "First Hill's Sugar Bakery marks 10 years with a goodbye and a new baker". Capitol Hill Seattle Blog. 2016-12-16. Archived from the original on 2025-07-22. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
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