The Crumpet Shop
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| Established | 1976 |
| Owner(s) | Amy and Cooper Golding |
| Previous owner(s) | Gary Lasater and Nancy McFaul |
| Location | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 47°36′32″N 122°20′26″W / 47.6090°N 122.3405°W |
The Crumpet Shop is a bakery and pastry shop in Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1][2]
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
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]
