La Parisienne French Bakery

Excellent butter croissant with a great chew to it. I love that you can taste the butter. The almond croissant was good but I’ve had better. Macarons have that crisp first bite and perfectly chewy texture but the flavors could be stronger. The latte was also excellent.

The dine-in space is small but they have a few tables outside as well. There was a non-stop line of customers the entire time we were there.

Well.
The food looks amazing and is tasty. So far so good. But the prices… 5,5$ for chocolate croissant? Come on. And the cleanliness is another topic. We got a mug with some fingerprints made of chocolate. I‘ve been to Paris, this is not a French tradition. Overall: over priced and overrated.

On busy Friday mornings, the quaint shop is packed, radiating a friendly vibe with its amazing staff. However, while the coffee is alright, the pastries disappoint—they’re overly sweet and lacking crunch.

We went to a lot of bakeries on our trip to Portland and Seattle and without hesitation, this was truly the best product in terms of bread and pastries. The food is simply outstanding.

That being said, their service is a bit inconsistent. They need a better process flow for the way they take and complete orders, it seemed a bit slow and inefficient.

We had a small table on the side that was available, but because all of their staff was swamped taking orders, we wiped down our own table to sit down on it. We noticed the workers looked confused at times trying to figure out where to bring the food to the people who ordered. There did also seem some people waiting on the side frustrated that they weren’t getting their food. Now you might be asking why I gave it 5 stars, it is because the bread was wonderful, WONDERFUL WONDERFUL.

While at our table we heard a lot of the workers talking in French to each other, and you could see in the back of the kitchen all the wonderful creations. It felt like we were in a bakery in France!

Coffee was fabulous and strong, the meringue cookies were delicious, the almond croissant was to die for, and let’s be honest, so was the plain croissant. I wish this place existed close to where I live!

The best French Bakery I have been to in Seattle! La Parisienne has an amazing variety of Croissant, Mille-Feuille, Macarons, and coffee. I had the Éclair and the Raspberry Mille-Feuille, along with the freshly brewed Colombian dark roast. Loved all of them! Next time I would definitely try the Opera, and at some point their breakfast options. They look quite interesting. They also have a rich collection of wines, something to explore as well. Super nice staffs, swift service. Street parking is subject to availability. Coming back again 🙂