Three Girls Bakery

Bakery in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

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Three Girls Bakery is a bakery at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business was founded by three women in 1912.^[1]

Description

Three Girls Bakery is a bakery in the Sanitary Market building at Pike Place Market in Central Waterfront, Seattle.^[2] Seattle Metropolitan says, "Fat sandwiches cradled by Three Girls Bakery fresh baked bread and a variety of hot soups draw everyone from tourists to gnarled locals at this Pike Place Market staple."^[3] Eater Seattle has said, "This small, family-owned Pike Place Market business has been around for decades, serving loaves of sourdough, multigrain, and other types of bread, as well as a selection of sweeter items. The window is usually open until 6 p.m. daily, or until the bread sells out."^[4]

The menu has also included brownies, cakes, macaroons, muffins,^[5] pastries (including rugelach), scones,^[6] and coffee.^[7] Baked goods are displayed at a to-go window and a lunch counter serves sandwiches and soups;^[6]^[8] one special has marinated eggplant, hummus, onion, sprouts, tomato, and provolone on a sourdough baguette.^[9] The Meatloaf Sandwich has meatloaf, onions, mayonnaise, mustard, and barbecue sauce.^[7]

History

Three Girls Bakery was founded by three women in 1912, becoming the first female-owned business in Seattle.^[10]^[11]

Andrew Zimmern visited the bakery in 2017.^[12]

The bakery in 1917
Sign for the lunch counter, 2022

Reception

Jen Vafidis included the Meatloaf Sandwich in Men's Journal's 2015 list of "The 50 Best Sandwiches in America".^[7]

References

^ Clifton, Denise (2012-10-02). "Market's Three Girls Bakery 100 years old". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
^ Inside Pike Place Market: Building a Model Public Market into the 21st Century. Pike Place Market PDA. 2021-08-17. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
^ "Three Girls Bakery". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
^ "Where to Buy Fresh Bread and Pastries for Takeout or Delivery in Seattle Right Now". Eater Seattle. 2020-03-24. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
^ Fodor's Alaska Ports of Call. Fodor's. 2012. ISBN 978-0-679-00956-6. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
^ ^a ^b Lonely Planet Seattle. Lonely Planet. 2017-04-01. ISBN 978-1-78701-027-7. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The 50 Best Sandwiches in America". Men's Journal. 12 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
^ Craighead, Callie (2021-07-17). "Then and now: 16 historic Seattle restaurants still open today". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
^ Jenniges, Amy. "Three Girls Bakery". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
^ Dern, Judith (2018-08-10). The Food and Drink of Seattle: From Wild Salmon to Craft Beer. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-5977-5. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
^ "More than 225 Pike Place Market businesses owned or co-owned by women". king5.com. March 30, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
^ Callaghan, Adam H. (2017-09-08). "Andrew Zimmern Spotted Filming New Show at Pike Place Market". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-24.