The Crumpet Shop

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The Crumpet Shop
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The shop's exterior, 2022
The Crumpet Shop
Restaurant information
Established1976 (1976)
Owner(s)Amy and Cooper Golding
Previous owner(s)Gary Lasater and Nancy McFaul
City Seattle
StateWashington
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 47°36′32″N122°20′26″W / 47.6090°N 122.3405°W / 47.6090; -122.3405

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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Description

Located 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

Gary Lasater and Nancy McFaul opened the shop in 1976. [6] [8]

Amy and Cooper Golding are the current owners. [9] [10]

Reception

In 1991, Jane and Michael Stern described the shop as "a special treasure". [11] In 2007, Corby Kummer of The Atlantic said the business "makes the most authentic and best scone I know in the country". [12]

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". [13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stern, Jane; Stern, Michael (April 12, 2005). 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 October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  2. ↑ Uitti, Jake (September 15, 2018). Unique Eats and Eateries of Seattle. Reedy Press LLC. ISBN   978-1-68106-181-8. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Huygen, Meg van (August 10, 2018). "10 Seattle Tourist Trap Restaurants That Are Actually Good". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ Thomson, Jess (May 8, 2012). Pike Place Market Recipes: 130 Delicious Ways to Bring Home Seattle's Famous Market. Sasquatch Books. ISBN   978-1-57061-799-7.
  5. 1 2 Douglass, Lara (February 19, 2016). "Outstanding Egg Sandwiches in Seattle". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "The Crumpet Shop". Seattle Metropolitan . Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Breakfast Sandwiches in Seattle Worth Waking Up Early to Get". Eater Seattle. October 19, 2020. Archived from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ "3 terrific under-the-radar spots where Seattle locals go to grab a tasty snack at Pike Place Market". The Seattle Times. October 20, 2021. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ Diamond, Randy (July 2, 2025). "The Crumpet Shop has been in the Pike Place Market since 1976. But how did it get to Edmonds?". HeraldNet.com. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  10. ↑ "The Crumpet Shop's new owners keep the griddle humming and the vibe cozy". The Seattle Times. August 20, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  11. ↑ "English crumpets find a happy home in a little tearoom in a Seattle market". Baltimore Sun. March 3, 1991. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  12. ↑ Kummer, Corby (September 1, 2007). "In and Over Scones". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  13. ↑ "20 Great Restaurants Near Pike Place Market". Eater Seattle. June 13, 2017. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
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