Columbia City Bakery — Restaurant in Seattle

I was so excited to try this place, it’s been on my list to visit for a while. Needless to say I will never be going back. As I walked in I hear a gentleman behind the counter say “if you’re getting pastries or bread I can help you over here” I was not I was just getting a coffee so I walked up to the register and the lady working looks at me crazy and says the line starts over there and I said oh I’m just getting a coffee, still she says the line starts over there. As I look at the empty line I chuckle, walk around the island thing and place my order for coffee. As I’m walking around the lady at the register turns to her coworker and starts laughing at me, not a great look on you guys. I place my order then my partner goes next. His comes out first he got a dirty chai and I’m waiting for mine. The lady calls out a vanilla chai (I ordered a vanilla latte) thinking it’s not mine I wait a little bit but no one grabs it, so I walk to the counter and asked the ladies “is this a vanilla latte?” They said yes. I said oh thank you I think you called out a vanilla chai so I didn’t think it was mine. With the most attitude she says “ the one before that was a chai sooo…” and just looks at me like I’m the idiot for not knowing it was mine WHEN SHE CALLED OUT THE WRONG DRINK!!! I’m super disappointed by my experience and the coffee was burnt so I just threw it away after two sips. Save yourself a trip and go to Coffeeholics...

I came here with my boyfriend after learning that Columbia City Bakery won the Seattle Baguette Contest in 2017 and 2019. We ordered the pretzel, chocolate croissant, baguette, ham and cheese croissant, a savory scone, and bostok. Pro: The pretzel was amazing. It was easily the best pretzel I've ever had at a fair price. My boyfriend loved the bostok. The baguette had a good texture but didn't have any flavor. I guess it would be good as a sandwich bread. The service was nice and friendly. Con: The chocolate croissant and ham and cheese croissant were not great. I would not order them again. Why didn't the baguette have any flavor? My boyfriend got food poisoning from the scone. He was up all night with the runs. So that REALLY wasn't worth it. Overall impression: This isn't a french bakery so if you're looking for one try another place. It's a very American bakery. The baguette is fine with butter on it to give it a butter flavor.That's not bad at all it's just different. But no place is worth having...

Columbia City Bakery is only opened Thursday to Saturday (honestly, good for them!). They have online pre-orders so you can order a few days before they open or order their hot sandwiches same day.

Everything is fresh baked and it’s always exciting to see what new baked goods they have each week, as some of the items on the menu rotate weekly or seasonally. Here are some of my favorites: The chorizo and mushroom hand pie are both excellent and comes out piping hot. If you had to choose, I prefer the chorizo. Shortbread cookies are the best I’ve ever had, whether the weekly flavor is lime zest, coconut, or my favorite, pistachio (it’s nutty!). Ham sandwich on ficelle Alaska breakfast sandwich Pretzel knots: Ask for their mustard for a perfect pairing Lemon meringue pie: The crust is perfect!

They also sell Herkimer beans and frozen pie dough, which are both amazing. I also love the coffee here.

It’s also fully opened now (instead of just a walk up window), so this is a great place to get...