Temple Pastries
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| Temple Pastries | |
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 The shop's interior, 2022 | |
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| Established | 2018 |
| Location | Seattle, King, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 47°35′58″N 122°17′56″W / 47.5994°N 122.2989°W |
| Website | templepastries |
Temple Pastries is a bakery in Seattle's Central District, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] Christina Wood started the business as a pop-up in 2018, and relocated to a brick-and-mortar restaurant in partnership with Broadcast Coffee Roasters in 2020.
Temple Pastries is a queer-owned[2] bakery at the intersection of 26th and Jackson in Seattle's Central District, specializing in sourdough croissants and cruffins (croissant/muffin hybrids). Seasonal varieties of croissants have included salted caramel apple, chocolate hazelnut with orange zest sugar, and plum and cardamom.[3] The bakery has also sold cakes,[4] breads, cookies,[5][6] croissant pretzels,[7] breakfast sandwiches, macarons, sweet potato jam doughnuts, and coffee and espresso drinks.[8][9] Breakfast sandwiches have bacon, cheddar cheese, and chives, or poblano, Swiss cheese, and mushroom, baked into eggs and served on a wheat bun.[10] Among the macron varieties is Autumn Leaves, which has a white chocolate ganache infused with bay leaves, cinnamon, and peppercorns.[11] Temple Pastries bakes using buckwheat, rye, and whole grain.[7][12]
History
Christina Wood started the business in July 2018, as a pop-up at farmers' markets and coffee shops.[3][13] It is her first bakery.[14] In 2019, Christina and Barry Faught, owner of Broadcast Coffee Roasters partnered to open a brick & mortar bakery in 2020.[7][15] Initially slated to open in September, Temple Pastries opened on October 23.[16][17] In 2023, the bakery began producing select baked goods at the Broadcast Coffee on 65th Avenue Northeast and Roosevelt.[18] The Central District location also expanded and announced plans to start offering pizza.[19]
Reception
Callie Craighead included the bakery in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's 2021 list of the city's nine best doughnut shops.[20] Megan Hill and Jade Yamazaki Stewart included Temple Pastries in Eater Seattle's 2022 overview of fifteen "great places" to eat in the Central District.[5] The website's Harry Cheadle included the business in 2023 lists of Seattle's sixteen "most perfect" bakeries[11] and best cafes for remote work.[21] Stewart and Cheadle also included Temple Pastries in a 2024 list of thirteen Seattle eateries for "amazing" breakfast.[22] Aimee Rizzo included the business in The Infatuation's 2024 overview of the city's best bakeries.[23] Seattle Magazine and The Stranger have also included Temple Pastries in overviews of the city's best croissants.[24][25]
