OMG the twice baked almond crossaint is seriously one of the best pastries I've ever had. The chocolate one isn't too shabby either. Everything I've had there is flaky, sweet, buttery & delicious. The variety of baked goods is pretty astounding, but I have yet to try anything savory there. My inner dessert monster will not let me. The space is small so it's not a great place to chill out - also there can be a line so the door is often open and/or it is just very "busy" feeling. Good for the owner, not great for relaxing - that's all I'm sayin'. Anyway it is probably better to be at home inhaling these delectable treats vs. trying to eat them gracefully in front of a store full of people. Am I right?! Trust me - if you are in W Seattle you HAVE to stop in, bring some treats home for yourself (or a friend, if you REALLY like them) & you can thank me later. read more

This is my gourmet friend's favorite. Since she is leaving the country, I went there to get a farewell gift. My first impression was "oh, this place is smaller than I expected." Bakery Nouveau is not big like some major dessert places such as B&O. The store is about the same size as a regular town bakery. However, they have a lot more! There are basically three sections in the store. One is for chocolate, two is for pastries, three is for cakes. Showcases are kind of small, but they are full of desserts! I got some chocolate for my friend. They have a about 10-12 kinds of chocolate to choose from, and the price range is $1.25 to $2. I saw some unique flavors such as "salt Caramel." There are also a couple kinds of chocolate dipped fruits as well. For a gift, they have gift boxes avairable (small and large). The small one I got for my friend was $2 with a ribbon. And of course, I was not silly enough to forget to get cakes for myself. I got a small tart($3.5) and a cake shaped bread pudding($4.5) to go. The bread pudding is very rich and creamy, and the size is perfect to satisfy my stomach. It's sweet enough, but you never feel chunky sugar on your tongue. I love this place, and I will totally come back soon although it takes 30min of driving to get there. read more

OMG. Seriously fantastic. Every 5 star review is deserved. I'm doing that stereotypical try-to-eat-better-for-the-new-year crap but this place is well worth hours spent at the gym afterward. The desserts here make love to your mouth.This place is worth the trek to the mysterious wilds of west seattle. Take a look at the pictures I uploaded and tell me you aren't already drooling. read more

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Delicious and worth the wait! Those of you who live in West Seattle are the luckiest people in the world! Good For: croissants, macarons read more

Delicious sandwiches and pastries, reasonable prices. Great place to have brunch, or get something to go to bring back for your slightly hungover girlfriend. read more

Hands down the best bakery in Seattle. Delectable pastries. Do try the Phoenix cake and the twice baked almond croissant. The sandwiches are excellent. So are the pizzas. The breads are great too. I really liked the oat and date bread and the olive bread. Who would have thought that a Baking World Cup winner would be here in Seattle. I so wish that I lived closer. read more

Twice baked almond croissant!!! I'm in love and constantly craving it. The inside is fairly small, but does have a few tables inside and some outside if it's crowded. Their pastries are all legit from what I can tell. The workers are all very friendly and service is great. If you are ever in the West Seattle area, it's definitely worth checking out! read more

A wonderful treasure in West Seattle. I love their vegi sandwich on freshly baked bread. Be prepared for a difficult decision. This little place can be very busy, but they are very efficient. Great staff. read more

OMG! OMG!! OMG!!! OMG!!!! So THIS is what delicious food is suppose to taste like! Hm. Interesting. Having completed one, I will have to continue my research deep into the realm of near seizer-inducingly-delicious pastries starting with the first bite of this blissful Chocolate Croissant. read more

This place is panty-twisting, toe curling, eye lid flutteringly good. Try: Hot cross buns (when available) Reuben on the BEST rye on the planet (when available) BLT Sticky Buns read more

There's a Capitol Hill location? WHAT?? Where have I been? I rarely make it over to West Seattle, so this is SUPER exciting for me...I may have to live off of their twice baked almond croissants... Yep, I used to make the trip to West Seattle solely for these amazing almond croissants. It's huge, buttery, crispy on the outside, generous amount of almond paste, flaky, powdered sugar that gets all over as you're stuffing your face...perfect with a cup of coffee! The only thing that could make it any more perfect is a cheaper price tag so I won't feel guilty buying more than one :-) The other pastries are pretty tasty as well. The macarons are meh...I've had better...but who cares when there are almond croissants! The West Seattle location is always super busy and there is always a line, but the staff is friendly and efficient, getting people through as quickly as humanly possible. read more

Wow, I was really not impressed with this bakery. We were in Seattle for 4th of July weekend and wanted to pick up some dessert. BN came up with such high reviews, we drove 40 minutes just to get to it. We planned on grabbing cake for dinner, but after trying the double almond croissant, we ended up just leaving. The inside of the croissant was mushy and didn't have the flaky layers or pockets of air in them. It was more like bread pudding than a croissant. I also had a latte and it was watery with not much flavor. read more

When i was looking for the place i did not see a big, but i recognize the look of the bakery from the pictures so the place can easily be missed. We cane in on a thursday an hr before they close and a lot of food were sold out but they still had what i was looking for and that was the almond croissant and double chocolate croissant. Both the croissant were the best croissant i ever had you can't find croissant like these anywhere else. The people that work there were very helpful, Very welcomed, and very polite. I would definitely come here again. 10/10 read more

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My favorite bakery in Seattle. Their grilled muffaletta sandwiches are to die for. Their pizza is one of the best in Seattle too.

This place was great located in a great location in west seattle. As expected it was pretty busy because of its popularity. Love the vibe of the whole place. Their selections were enormous which i like very much. Nice place to take your family to. They have outside seating so you can bring your dogs with you. read more

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I'm giving it four stars because the food is just too good. And when they bring a fresh pan of bread out from the oven, I want to shout for joy, cry, and snuggle with a warm loaf all at once. The rest...meh. Service is good, employees are friendly. However, I don't exactly like how they ask what you want before you've gotten through the line. Especially in the morning when the breakfast items are down by the register...and the line is out the door. I understand they want to provide fast service, but guys, the food is good enough that folks are willing to wait in line for it. I promise. This place isn't exactly known for its coffee, and there's a reason for it. I just got home and I'm drinking a double latte right now, and it barely tastes like coffee. It's not terrible, but it doesn't even smell like coffee! (I'm actually really confused right now...) Maybe I'll just try it black next time. read more

I really like this bakery they have yummy macarons in lots of basic to exotic flavors. I bring my 3 kids and neighbor kids and they they are obsessed with the double baked chocolate croissant. The French baguette has a nice flaky crusty crust and soft in the inside. The lunch menu is good and like that it's warm when ready to serve like the pizza. Overall the freshness and quality I give a 4 star but I give 2 star because the poor service. They rush you in line, look at you crazy and impatience when you are trying to decide what you would like, servers to cashier are not polite. Customer service is bad. I can go in detail but you get the picture. It happens every time I go there. I've support this bakery for many year and like to continue to help this local business but if they treat customers with no appreciation, a simple thank you, and smile would be nice. Hopefully this review will be looked at and the employees will have a chance to change how they treat the customers. A business is not good if you can't take care of a customer. I may visit again and will follow up on a new review. read more

The twice baked almond croissant (Our classic croissant soaked in simple syrup and filled with delicious almond cream. It is topped with sliced almonds and additional almond cream) is heavenly. Worth driving over the West Seattle bridge at rush-hour for. Yes, I am indeed serious. I am on a perpetual search for the best almond croissant around and Bakery Nouveau doesn't disappoint! Why? Let me just tell you: 1. The crisp crunch of the outer layer, which contrasts amazingly with 2. The dense creaminess of the inside of the croissant 3. The lovely buttery and flaky layers of pure croissant goodness that somehow are not overpowered by the almond accents, but simply enhanced to their fullest 4. The amazing subtle burnt-sugar crisp caramelization on the bottom of the pastry And the list of reasons goes on and on and on. Amazing stuff, y'all. If you have a hankering, get over there now! And believe me, it's worth the wait in any line that's formed out the door. read more

Excellent breads and cakes. Not for the meek, nor for people who like Krispy Kreme donuts or QFC bread. Truly outstanding. read more

If I could give this place 50 stars, I would! The staff is really friendly, even when they are slammed. The coffee is amazing, pastries are even better, & breads are super delicious! Whenever I have guests, I always pick up goodies here. The line can get long because this place is so popular. But the wait is well worth it! read more

Try their twice baked croissant and cold brew coffee. Simple pieces run out fast, so make it here in the morning. read more

I have purchased birthday cakes from here on a couple of occasions. "Classic" Chocolate Cake Chocolate Mocha Cheese Cake German Chocolate cake also a croissant or two. They were all spectacular. Divinely sinfully flavor explosions. Richness in flavor and moist. PERFECT. My parties are also a success with these. read more

twice baked almond croissant. i wanted to die. i want to eat another one. i want to buy a dozen and eat them on the plane ride home. i want to move to west seattle so i can get one every saturday and eat it with a latte. ok, so slight exaggeration, but this place is amazing. everything looked beyond amazing. we tried the twice baked chocolate croissant as well, which was good, but a bit too rich for my blood. but the almond? simply perfection. this is now on my lists of "must-stops" while visiting Seattle, along with my beloved piroshky-piroshky. perhaps next time i will venture to try the strawberry-pistachio croissant, or the hazelnut scone.... as long as i also get my almond croissant fix.... read more

Best bakery west Seattle. No question. I don't think we've had anything bad here and even tried the macaroons and those were fantastic as well. Kudos to this crew read more

I was visiting Seattle from Buffalo over paczki day (or Shrove Tuesday) and was desperately trying to find a paczki to bring home to my ex-pat cousin that afternooon. I visited every donut shop I could find in the city... to no avail (come on, isn't anyone Polish around here?). But then, Yelp to the rescue!! A quick search and a phone call later and I had identified the target. (THANK YOU yelpers for mentioning these delicious treats in your reviews!) "Only making 100 dozen" you say? I'M LEAVING RIGHT NOW. I set my gps to "paczki" and started my quest to West Seattle. Finally, I arrived in front of a crowded shop on a quaint street... the aroma drew me to the door where I was greeted with trays and trays of the magical treat alongside the brightly colored king cakes and cookies for the "others". I was not to be distracted... I had come for the paczki, and I was leaving with the paczki. But oh, what's this? Free samples of king cake? I suppose, while I'm waiting for you to box up my OH MY GOODNESS THIS IS DELICIOUS. No, resist. Leave with the paczki. You can't fit the king cake in your suitcase tomorrow. Can you? No! Get out with the paczki while you can!!! Not the best paczki I've ever had, but close. I was bummed to see the traditional blackberry was missing... but alas, I had fulfilled my Polish duties for the day and was happily on my way back to Capital Hill with 4 (albeit very expensive) paczki. And the raspberry did just fine. :) read more

Delicious! The only thing I wished they did was warm up my savory pastries... but even cold (well, not cold but not warm), my bacon (still crispy) quiche was the best I'd ever had; and I'm not even a quiche kind of gal. Don't know why I got it to begin with... the bacon just looked so yummy lol. The pastry was absolutely perfect. I can't wait to go get more types of pastries in the future and heat them up at home. That would make them perfect. ...and the croissant... don't even get me started. The line was long but it moved fast - despite a Frenchie jerk who thought he was still in Paris getting baguettes for his forty two kids. He cut the line... oh well... what can you do. ...service was fast and friendly and I think they either undercharged me or it was dirt cheap... either way, I will be back so it'll all even up - for me :) read more

I met a friend here for breakfast on a recent trip to West Seattle. This place is amazing with glass cases filled with every possible sweet, lunch sandwiches, quiches and savory breakfast items. Freshly baked breads are on the shelves and on display are almond and chocolate croissants and colorful macaroons. I had the junction croissant which was essentially an egg and cheese croissant (maybe with a little bechemel sauce?). Very tasty with a nice flaky croissant. Maybe a little overpriced at $6. I took a chocolate croissant to go ($2.25). Coffee was good, but I only had the drip. $1.85 for a 12 oz. Staff were very friendly, but busy, even on a weekday morning. There are several tables along the wall, but this is not the kind of place to go with your laptop for a few hours of work. You can probably get away with reading the newspaper, but the traffic in here is so much, you would (or should) feel guilty sitting here for hours. A great place to grab a snack while walking "The Junction" in W. Seattle. read more

Hey, do you want to die?? In a good way?? Then come here and pick whatever is on display and experience all the joys of life in your mouth! Twice-baked croissants and strawberry-pistachio cakes are the two things I'd sell my left arm for...but unfortunately, I only have one left arm... Beware: you may start to hate all other foods after eating at Bakery Nouveau. If you find yourself glaring at your plate or muttering curses under your breath whenever you see an inferior baked good, it may be best to either take a short break from Nouveau or never stop going. Enjoy! Btw, it ain't cheap so you may go broke, but your children will understand one day. read more

Just do what everyone says, get that freakin' Twice Baked Almond Croissant!! It's amaze-balls delicious, probably the best almond croissant I've ever had. I can't stop thinking about it. I wanted to buy a dozen. Two dozens even. Everything else in the pastry case looked gorgeous and equally tasty. You can tell lots of love, art, & high quality ingredients go into these babies. They have a good mix of savory and sweet - sandwiches, pizza, cheese bread, pastries, cakes, cookies, & coffee. If I had the stomach of an elephant. I would have ordered more items, but alas, I'm trapped with this human size stomach. We came on a Friday morning before going to the beach & there was a short line, but it went by really quickly. Honestly, I'm glad there was a line because I needed time to soak in the descriptions & smells of everything here. Parking on the street was easy as well. This is a definite MUST EAT next time I'm in Seattle. Please start delivering those croissants to California!! read more

This is world-champion baker William Leaman's bakery and cafe (check out the huge trophies above the counter). Everything there looked delicious...from their chocolates to their sandwiches to their pastries. We were there for about 30mins and the entire time, the line stretched to the door! Short version: This place has the best croissants! Long version: I had the chocolate croissant filled with little semi-sweet choco-chips (I'm used croissants with that one long piece of semi-soft chocolate filling). The croissant itself was thin and flakey...I even made myself pick off the first couple layers in order to prevent myself from inhaling the whole pastry! My fiance had the almond croissant. The edges were both airy and crispy at the same time. The middle of the croissant had more of a dense bread pudding consistancy. The reason for ordering the almond croissant? He read in a local magazine that they were to die for and the writer challenged all readers to only take one bite...yeah, he definitely lost that challenge... read more

our second morning in Seattle would deliver the disappointment of Café Besalu being closed (12/23-1/13) with the next logical step being a drive to what was to be breakfast on our third day, Bakery Nouveau, a spot I'd been looking forward to ever since I read about their Double Baked Almond Croissant. Located in a rather unassuming part of town and many miles (and bridges) from our hotel in Edmonds our arrival at Bakery Nouveau would be just a couple hours after opening and having ran nearly 10 miles that morning I arrived quite famished even despite the previous day's eating. With parking quite ample on the streets so early and my aunt's ability to walk in her boot improving by the day we made our way through the doors of Nouveau and within moments it felt like we were back in Paris - the smell of butter, cinnamon, and coffee about and fresh baked goods emerging from the kitchen as tiny jewelbox pastries lined the shelves. With the small restaurant crowded but again finding good fortune as a table of four stood up to leave my aunt took a seat while the rest of us waited in line and with the only stipulations being "a croissant and a pain au chocolate" I was left in charge of the order - 7 items in total, 3 coffees, and a glass of milk (which was strangely provided free of charge with a total of $0.00 listed on the bill.) With two servers attending to us, one named Chris preparing the beverages while a lady named Jess gathered and plated each item individually from the case (or in the case of two of the croissants directly from the warm bakers rack) it took approximately 5 minutes for everything to be prepared, paid, and carried to the table before we would begin. Starting first with a note on the coffee, provided by Lighthouse, I was pleasantly surprised by the size of the cups but again thwarted by the sweetener choices of sugar or Stevia and preparing the cup to the best of my abilities I personally felt that the coffee was a bit watered down and may have benefitted from a different preparation method, though when drank with the pastries it proved adequate enough - particularly with those containing chocolate where the light acid tones were better balanced. Moving next to the pastries, the majority of our selections from Nouveau would be their oft-raved croissants or other forms of leavened puff pastry including the Pain au Chocolate, Butter Croissant, Double Baked Almond Croissant, Double Baked Chocolate Almond Croissant, and the Pain au Pommes - five of the eleven versions available that morning and each quite impressive, particularly the still-warm Butter Croissant and the Double Baked Almond Croissant I requested direct from the wire rack - the first featuring a crackling shell that offered just enough resistance to the tooth before shattering and giving way to a buttery cavernous interior and the second a dense split-frangipane filled-and baked again masterpiece that rivaled the best in the states and even some of the better ones we had in Paris. Moving on to the other flaky pastries including the breads of apple and chocolate plus the Double Baked Almond Croissant these selections would again prove to be good, but without being as crisp on the exterior or as wispy on the interior they simply could not stand up to the quality of the first two croissants. Perhaps suffering from a bit too long on the shelf or perhaps simply outshined by their counterparts I will note that the quality of the chocolate was top and not overly sweet while the apples were nicely prepared, intensely buttery, and laden with cinnamon but overall I'd simply suggest sticking with the basics (a safe bet in Paris, as well.) For our last two bites one would be a personal favorite, the Baba Savarin, and the second the "Pastry of the day" - a modified Linzer cookie described as "Linzer Cookie Brioche." Starting off with the Baba, a clever presentation with the enriched dough absolutely saturated in simple syrup tinged with rum and skewered with a pipette filled with pure rum for extra kick I would have to rank this amongst the best Baba au Rhum I've ever tasted not only for the quality of the boozy and butter pastry, but also for the inclusion of light pastry cream on the interior and a topping of caramel whipped cream that added just a bit of sweet salinity on the finish; a definite must order and better than any I had overseas. Fairing less well, but still interesting the Linzer Cookie Brioche would present a somewhat paradoxical dense yet crumbly cookie stuffed with raspberry jam, loaded with eggy notes and butter, and topped with a cinnamon sugar crumble - a sort of linzer meets donut meets biscuit that definitely needed a bit of coffee (or milk) but tasted quite good overall, even if I would've preferred a standard Linzer (or another Double Baked Almond Croissant) instead. read more

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Lovely bakery with tons of top quality pastries and coffee! Morning one block line speak for itself. Quiches are my favorite! Love it. Recommend! read more

This was my first time visiting after a customer told me to stop in.. I didn't know what to order so I kindly asked an employee for suggestions.. The lady was so nice and helpful and I walked away with the most delicious slice of blueberry lemon cake.. I'm definitely coming back next time. read more

Anything less than a 5 star review, I'd suggest someone has no taste buds. BEST sandwich I have ever had (California Club). All the pastries they had were amazing, but my favorite was the mocha cheesecake - possibly the richest dessert I've ever had in my life. I made a stop on the way back to the airport to eat that sandwich one last time. read more

Yummy. I have to admit, I wasn't super excited about meeting up with friends here for coffee and pastries. I'm more of an eggs benedict and bloody mary (or mimosa) for weekend breakfast. But it was sooo good. We shared a number of items. Let me go through them. Quiche Lorraine - I love bacon. I love eggs. I love cream. Enough said. We also had another quiche. Mushroom and goat cheese, I think. Very good (but not as good as the quiche lorraine). Palmiers -- crispy, sweet, sticky (you know, not quite gooey, but you still want to lick your fingers). Twice baked croissant. Heaven. I loved the outside -- almonds and sugar and crispy. I didn't love the filling, but our friend said that the filling is best when it's right out of the oven and warm. The coffee (vanilla latte) was also very good, but I'm not a picky coffee person. Summary: Get the quiche lorraine if you're craving something savory. otherwise, get the twice-baked almond croissant. You'll be so pleased. read more

I often get dragged by friends to Cafe Besalu in Ballard instead, but for me Bakery Nouveau is worth the extra trek to West Seattle. I have had a lot of what they have to offer and from pizza, to quiche, to chocolate cheescake and of course to the twice baked (I'm an almond fan rather than chocolate) croissants. I haven't found anything that I didn't truly enjoy here yet. We generally will get our order to go and grab coffee somewhere else, however. But that is a small price to pay for amazing baked goodness! read more

This place is sooo good! Every single time I walk in there, I'm wiping the drool away because just about everything in the glass cases looks amazing. I truly think they have THE BEST (of all time) double baked chocolate croissants there. To die for! read more

I never pass up a chance to stop in here whenever I'm in West Seattle. It's always the Twice-baked Almond Croissant and an espresso! Seating is limited, but that's the great thing about pastries... they're enjoyable on the go! read more

Everything is fresh, the restaurant is clean, and the service is great! If you are looking to have some desserts, or breakfast, this is the place to go! read more

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I come from a city of amazing bakeries ... *cough cough* tartine... saliva saliva saliva this place was comparable and was perhaps equally delicious! (plus, there was no crazy line full of hipsters) They are known for their twice- baked almond croissant --- OMG. it was sooooo good. Croissants are usually buttery and flakey, but this one .. i dont know, that second bake just adds an extra magic touch. The inside dough is like crack. I saved mine till i got through security at the airport and even half smushed it was good. Plus, I had half of it the next morning for breakfast and with my tea ... i was in heaven. Now i imagine what it would be like fresh... I also had a chance to try a slice of their lamb sausage pizza which was pretty good as well, nothing really spectacular i guess. But They had a wide variety of savory baked good which pleased me~ I didn't have a chance to grab more and now i'm sad. They had a wide array of baked goods that i wanted to stuff my face with --- next time! tis a little out of the way, but def worth a visit. read more