Dahlia Bakery — Restaurant in Seattle

The remodeled Dahlia Bakery has finally opened and its fantastic! Their expansion into a portion of the space of the former Dahlia Lounge has done more than provide more room for indoor seating and an espresso machine (yay!), it has also helped to increase their grab-and-go, take-and-bake, and retail options. And there’s a new sidewalk seating area thats light years beyond the few, small yellow tables that used to be.

Now, if you’re unfamiliar, Dahlia Bakery is one of Seattle's genuine treasures and probably my favorite jewel in the crown of the Tom Douglas empire.

For breakfast, the menu includes an assortment of baked goods, both sweet and savory--and some flowerless--as well as their famous egg sandwiches on fresh made English muffins. For lunch, they have salads and sandwiches, a couple soups, and prepackaged goodies to grab and go or sit and enjoy. Of course, they always offer their baked goods, the most famous of which is the coconut cream pie, which is also available as a bit sized treat. Oh, and their beignets (now called Dahlia Donuts) are always available with marscapone and jam. Just remember they make 'em fresh so a few minutes wait is in order.

The shop has a few souvenirs and gift items as well ranging from their mints and cookies, to rubs and candies and their granola. Great for gifts! And you can pick up a fresh made loaf a bread for the week. You really can't go wrong.

Now I should probably wrap here, I just want to make an appeal. Please bring back the Dahlia Lounge around buttermilk biscuits!As far as I’m concerned they should always be on the menu. Also, the bakery really needs to have croissants on the menu....

I love Dahlia.

The last time I went there was probably in 2009 which was my first time in Seattle. I figured when I went back this past April that it would be gone for sure, especially after Covid. To my surprise, it was still there in all of its glory, tasting even better than I remembered.

My wife and I ordered some breakfast sandwiches. Mine was egg, cheddar, bacon, arugula, and aioli on an English muffin. My wife's was egg and cheddar on an English muffin. The pictures don't do them justice. Spectacular. So much so that we went back on way out of town the next day. It's the perfect combination of everything.

We also bought treats. Too many treats. We had some there as a little breakfast dessert because, why not, right? Then, of course, we bought some to have for later.

Over the course of the two days we had vanilla, and chocolate mochi donuts. There were the Dahlia donuts with dipping sauces which were decadent and delicious. We split each of their cookies: Chocolate chunk, peanut butter sandwich, chocolate truffle, butterscotch smoked oat and sea salt. I am seriously killing myself by remembering all the tasty things. So good. Ugh.

Almost forgot. Had the toasted biscuit too. We had that later on at our hotel by heating it in the microwave. Feel like it would've been better there at Dahlia. Still, even in the microwave, it was tasty.

The servers there were really nice and they were happy that I asked if I could takes photos of their assortment of tastiness. Also, they were fast with the sandwiches. Took no time at all.

Every time I stop in Seattle I will make it a habit to visit....

Wow! What a great bakery. The breakfast sandwich (specifically the bacon and egg variation) is absolutely worth all the hype. I think it's mostly the homemade English muffin that takes it over the top, but everything melds together so well that it's hard to say for sure.

The dahlia doughnuts (not the mochi donuts; we'll get to those later) are really good and best enjoyed hot and fresh onsite. I was actually surprised to recognize these doughnuts as the same ones served across the street at Lola! Turns out the restaurant is affiliated with the bakery, as is Serious Pie with which it shares a space. The jam and mascarpone that are served with these doughnuts are so good that I could (and did 🫣) eat them with a spoon.

Other standouts for me are the cinnamon roll, the fossette (basically focaccia), and the pain au chocolat. Everything is nicely salted, making it all super flavorful and rich. The mochi donuts are definitely unique but I don't think I'd order them again. And the famous coconut cream pie is pretty good but not amazing.

The vibe here is great too. Lots of seating in the Serious Pie space until 11 am, but even after that, there are a handful of bar seats in the bakery. It gets a little loud around lunch time but it's cozy and great for reading or getting some work done.

It is pricey though. A cookie is like $5. The breakfast sandwich is $14. A single slice of pie is $15! Whew. Don't get me wrong: the food is awesome, but be prepared to drop some serious dough (no...