The Crumpet Shop
Description
Located at the intersection of First and Pike Place, in the Corner Market building, 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. The Green Eggs and Ham has pesto.
History
Gary Lasater and Nancy McFaul opened the shop in 1976.
Reception
In 1991, Jane and Michael Stern described the shop as "a special treasure". In 2007, Corby Kummer of The Atlantic said the business "makes the most authentic and best scone I know in the country".
Lara Douglass included The Crumpet Shop's ham, egg and cheese crumpet in Eater Seattle's 2016 list of "Outstanding Egg Sandwiches in Seattle". The website's Meg van Huygen included the business in a 2019 list of "10 Seattle Tourist Trap Restaurants That Are Actually Good". The Crumpet Shop was also included in Eater Seattle's 2021 list of "Breakfast Sandwiches in Seattle Worth Waking Up Early to Get", and Jade Yamazaki Stewart included the business in a 2022 list of "20 Great Restaurants Near Pike Place Market".
See also
References
- ^ Stern, Jane; Stern, Michael (2005-04-12). Roadfood: The Coast-To-Coast Guide to 500 of the Best Barbecue Joints, Lobster Shacks, Ice Cream Parlors, Highway Diners, and Much, Much More. Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-2264-7. Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ Uitti, Jake (2018-09-15). Unique Eats and Eateries of Seattle. Reedy Press LLC. ISBN 978-1-68106-181-8. Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ Huygen, Meg van (2018-08-10). "10 Seattle Tourist Trap Restaurants That Are Actually Good". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ Thomson, Jess (2012-05-08). Pike Place Market Recipes: 130 Delicious Ways to Bring Home Seattle's Famous Market. Sasquatch Books. ISBN 978-1-57061-799-7.
- ^ Douglass, Lara (2016-02-19). "Outstanding Egg Sandwiches in Seattle". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ "The Crumpet Shop". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ "Breakfast Sandwiches in Seattle Worth Waking Up Early to Get". Eater Seattle. 2020-10-19. Archived from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ "3 terrific under-the-radar spots where Seattle locals go to grab a tasty snack at Pike Place Market". The Seattle Times. 2021-10-20. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ "English crumpets find a happy home in a little tearoom in a Seattle market". Baltimore Sun. 3 March 1991. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ Kummer, Corby (2007-09-01). "In and Over Scones". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ "20 Great Restaurants Near Pike Place Market". Eater Seattle. 2017-06-13. Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-19.