Fuji Bakery is a bakery with multiple locations in the Seattle metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1][2]
Description
The bakery has served brioche and mochi doughnuts,[3] blueberry Danish, lemon teacake,[4] and other Japanese- and French-inspired baked goods.[5] The business has also served fondant chocolate, curry buns,[6] pastel de nata,[7] and chocolate covered orange slices.[8]
The Bellevue bakery is located in a Uwajimaya store.[9]
History
Originally opened in 2009 by Akihiro Nakamura,[10] it was sold in 2017 to Susien Lee who now owns the business.[11] Fuji Bakery was a vendor at the Chinatown–International District's annual Dragon Fest in 2013.[12]
One location was burglarized in late 2020.[13] The Chinatown-International District location was vandalized multiple times in 2022.[14]
Reception
Chona Kasinger included the bakery in Thrillist's 2014 list of "The 15 best places to eat in Seattle's International District".[15] Chelsea Lin and Naomi Tomky included Fuji in Seattle magazine's 2018 list of "The 5 Best Bakeries in Seattle".[16] Jay Friedman included the business in Eater Seattle's 2022 list of "19 Knockout Restaurants in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District".[17] Fuji was included in The Infatuation 2025 list of the 25 best restaurants in the Chinatown–International District.[18]
See also
External links
References
- Where to Buy Fresh Bread and Pastries for Takeout or Delivery in Seattle Right Now Eater Seattle, 2020-03-24, retrieved 2022-10-02^
- Christina Ausley. Seattle's busiest bakeries and their iconic pastries seattlepi.com, 2019-09-19, retrieved 2022-10-02^
- Gabe Guarente. Florida-Based Mochi Doughnut Shop Is Coming to the International District Soon Eater Seattle, 2019-07-26, retrieved 2022-10-02^
- Leilani Polk. Eating My Way Around the International District The Stranger, retrieved 2022-10-02^
- Raising Dough: A Guide to Seattle's Sweet Spots Seattle magazine, 2022-07-08, retrieved 2022-10-02^
- The International District's Shopping Wonders Seattle Weekly, 2016-11-23, retrieved 2022-10-02^
- Harry Cheadle. Ask Eater: Where Can I Get Portuguese Egg Tarts in Seattle? Eater Seattle, 2023-12-01, retrieved 2023-12-01^
- Julien Perry. Slate Coffee Bar: The Cheers of Seattle Eater Seattle, 2013-06-13, retrieved 2022-10-02^
- Best of Bellevue 2021 winners Bellevue Reporter, 2021-06-14, retrieved 2022-10-02^
- Mark Yuasa. Fuji Bakery offers eye-pleasing, tasty, artisan-style pastries and more in Bellevue and Seattle The Seattle Times, March 31, 2011^
- Violence and property crime are up in Seattle. Here's how officials plan to tackle it www.kuow.org, 2022-02-14, retrieved 2022-10-02^
- Chinatown–International District fired up for Dragon Fest 2013 Northwest Asian Weekly, 2013-07-03, retrieved 2022-10-02^
- Jonathan Choe. Serial burglaries, property crimes on the rise in Seattle KOMO, 2020-12-21, retrieved 2022-10-02^
- Mo Haider. Seattle's Chinatown-International District plagued by recent string of violence KOMO, 2022-09-23, retrieved 2022-10-02^
- The 15 best places to eat in Seattle's International District Thrillist, October 2014, retrieved 2022-10-02^
- The 5 Best Bakeries in Seattle Seattle Magazine, 2022-07-08, retrieved 2022-10-02^
- Jay Friedman. 19 Knockout Restaurants in Seattle's Chinatown-International District Eater Seattle, 2016-10-31, retrieved 2022-10-02^
- The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle's Chinatown-International District - Seattle The Infatuation, 2022-01-21, retrieved 2025-01-31^