The Crumpet Shop Explained

The Crumpet Shop
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The Crumpet Shop is a bakery and pastry shop in Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] [2]

Description

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

Gary Lasater and Nancy McFaul opened the shop in 1976.[8]

Reception

In 1991, Jane and Michael Stern described the shop as "a special treasure".[9] In 2007, Corby Kummer of The Atlantic said the business "makes the most authentic and best scone I know in the country".[10]

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".[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Stern . Jane . Roadfood: The Coast-To-Coast Guide to 500 of the Best Barbecue Joints, Lobster Shacks, Ice Cream Parlors, Highway Diners, and Much, Much More . Stern . Michael . 2005-04-12 . Broadway Books . 978-0-7679-2264-7 . en . 2022-10-19 . 2022-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221019140027/https://books.google.com/books?id=r1R8f1A5tgoC&pg=PA550&lpg=PA550&dq=The+Crumpet+Shop+seattle&source=bl&ots=INrj11wGbx&sig=ACfU3U1wTI24rhfZc7WlUtUxTRO-ageyQg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjts9CouOz6AhURK30KHTORC3I4RhDoAXoECAkQAw . live .
  2. Book: Uitti, Jake . Unique Eats and Eateries of Seattle . 2018-09-15 . Reedy Press LLC . 978-1-68106-181-8 . en . 2022-10-19 . 2022-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221019140027/https://books.google.com/books?id=wjx8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT252&lpg=PT252&dq=The+Crumpet+Shop+seattle&source=bl&ots=FPeB5DI2sh&sig=ACfU3U2dlTb1kSofZ3v5CTGSx7KfL78EnA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjts9CouOz6AhURK30KHTORC3I4RhDoAXoECAgQAw . live .
  3. Web site: Huygen . Meg van . 2018-08-10 . 10 Seattle Tourist Trap Restaurants That Are Actually Good . 2022-10-19 . Eater Seattle . en . 2022-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227201040/https://seattle.eater.com/maps/best-seattle-tourist-restaurants . live .
  4. Book: Thomson, Jess . Pike Place Market Recipes: 130 Delicious Ways to Bring Home Seattle's Famous Market . 2012-05-08 . Sasquatch Books . 978-1-57061-799-7 . en.
  5. Web site: Douglass . Lara . 2016-02-19 . Outstanding Egg Sandwiches in Seattle . 2022-10-19 . Eater Seattle . en . 2022-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007152052/https://seattle.eater.com/maps/best-egg-breakfast-sandwiches-seattle . live .
  6. Web site: The Crumpet Shop . 2022-10-19 . . en-US . 2022-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220118165508/https://www.seattlemet.com/restaurants/the-crumpet-shop . live .
  7. Web site: 2020-10-19 . Breakfast Sandwiches in Seattle Worth Waking Up Early to Get . 2022-10-19 . Eater Seattle . en . 2022-10-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221009211527/https://seattle.eater.com/maps/best-breakfast-sandwiches-in-seattle . live .
  8. Web site: 2021-10-20 . 3 terrific under-the-radar spots where Seattle locals go to grab a tasty snack at Pike Place Market . 2022-10-19 . The Seattle Times . en-US . 2021-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129123148/https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/3-terrific-under-the-radar-spots-where-locals-go-to-grab-a-tasty-snack-at-pike-place-market/ . live .
  9. Web site: English crumpets find a happy home in a little tearoom in a Seattle market . 2022-10-19 . Baltimore Sun . 3 March 1991 . 2021-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210804235506/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-03-03-1991062159-story.html . live .
  10. Web site: Kummer . Corby . 2007-09-01 . In and Over Scones . 2022-10-19 . The Atlantic . en . 2022-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123020959/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2007/09/in-and-over-scones/306122/ . live .
  11. Web site: 2017-06-13 . 20 Great Restaurants Near Pike Place Market . 2022-10-19 . Eater Seattle . en . 2022-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221019140027/https://seattle.eater.com/maps/pike-place-market-where-to-eat-seattle . live .