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Bakery Nouveau


We've discovered our favorite neighborhood eatery this past week during our second phase of moving, Bakery Nouveau.  


 There is a lot of competition for bakeries in this town but I'd heard of Bakery Nouveau from multiple sources so we thought we better check it out.


 They are rated #1 in the city and we happen to be lucky enough to have one of the two shops in Seattle in our neighborhood.


 The owners are William and Heather Leaman with 20 years experience in pastry, bread and chocolate. Need I say more?  William was the captain of the 2005 Bread Bakers Guild Team USA, where he led his team to victory at the Coupe du Monde de Boulangerie (World Cup of Baking).


Our taste buds say they are champions, too.


We've actually sampled a lot for such a short time here because we bought a selection of their cakes for Nick's birthday last night

  
after a fun birthday dinner down on Alki Beach at Duke's, along with one of Nick's childhood friends - a typical West Seattle evening.
Nick loves Duke's seafood chowders.
We could not decide on a cake, so when all else fails (in trying to make a decision) then buy a little of everything.


 We were so blown away by all the amazing, decadent choices we forgot to give Nick his presents! Seriously!  It was THAT good!
So, today we had to go back and look at this place a little closer.  Bruce and Nick had errands to do so they rode their bikes and I walked.  It is exactly 33 minutes to walk there and exactly 10,000 steps round trip from our house.  I think I can get my steps in everyday if I make this my routine...


I got there before Nick and Bruce so had time to browse around.  They have French macarons.


They are supposedly the best outside of Paris.  I purchased a few to sample:  chocolate mint, strawberry, banana caramel (2), salted caramel and a passion fruit.


If you are not picky about flavors, you can purchase some pre-packaged macarons at the counter. So cute.


We all got lunch today.  Their sandwiches are outstanding, to say the least.


Nick got the "Junction Croissant" which is like eating eggs benedict in a sandwich.  It has eggs, ham, bacon and white cheddar cheese.  Unbelievable.


Bruce got a "California Club" sandwich.  


Chicken, bacon, smoked gouda, avocado, mixed greens and a mixture of mustard and mayonnaise.  A perfect combination.


 And I got the "Salame Trio" which was a combination of 3 types of salami, arugula, tomato, mustard/mayo and provolone cheese.  The bread, by the way, was also delicious. I can't believe how fast I ate it.


No desserts for us on this day after last night's pastry feast but I still couldn't resist taking photos of it all.











I was impressed at how quickly the staff served everyone.  There was a line but it moved very fast.  I still could not make up my mind fast enough.  This is a place where you would prefer a slow line so you can take it all in...it's quite overwhelming.

We also bought some of their signature "Twice Baked Croissants" last night with our pastries so we could sample some at breakfast this morning. They have two flavors, almond 
and chocolate.


I know why these are known all over the city of Seattle.  OMG!  Here is the description from their website:  

Our classic chocolate croissant is soaked in simple syrup and filled with delicious almond cream. It is topped with sliced almonds and additional almond cream and a bar of decadent chocolate.


Bakery Nouveau knows their chocolate and knows their croissants.  The chocolate is not over-powering or even that sweet.  Their croissants have not a trace of greasiness.  It is just perfect.  I kid you not. Add this one to the top of our list.  

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