Stumble across Saint Bread and you might think that you’ve fallen through an enchanted portal into a rustic boathouse with stained glass windows in a remote waterfront village. Only instead of buoys and barnacles, this little shed on the University District side of Portage Bay is filled with great brunch food, like the breakfast sandwich on fluffy Japanese melonpan that’s topped with a thin layer of cookie dough before baking. Glory be to this creation, stuffed with jammy-but-not-messy fried eggs and sticky american cheese that fuses to the bacon grease that fuses to the rogue granulated sugar on your fingertips.

Perched in an old boatyard on the banks of the Lake Washington Ship Canal at the edge of the University of Washington, the counter-served baked goods, pre-made lunches, and whimsical dinners feel cohesive under the light shining through the stained glass featuring the theoretical figure from which Saint Bread takes its name. All the seating is on the covered, heated, patio, keeping it cozy but rustic. Grad school students come to study over Okinawan cinnamon toast or Scandinavian-style cardamom knots while remote workers come from further afield to meet over rice bowls with fermented veggies.

The stained glass saint, holding wheat in one hand and a Japanese melonpan (bun) in the other, summarizes this eccentric but excellent bakery perched on the shore of the Ship Canal. Scandanavian-style cardamom knots, classic French croissants, and fried egg sandwiches with Thai-style turkey sausage exemplify the breakfast selection here. The grab-and-go counter displays pre-made salads and sandwiches, an equally intriguing array.

Taking over an old boathouse tucked behind the UW campus, this bakery and café brought back together a dream team of bakers and gave them the room to do what they do best. Owner Yasuako Saito brought over many from his London Plane team, including Michael Sanders of Plane Bread, whose sourdough represents the platonic ideal that everyone wished they could make at home last year, and Randi Rachlow for her powerful pastry prowess. The menu takes cues from all over, including Japanese cuisine and Scandinavian sweets, creating an eclectic assortment of dishes like teriyaki turnips over toasted farro and a fried egg sandwich with American cheese on melonpan that might just be the best on-the-go breakfast in the city.

Welcome to the church of flour, where the fishes are broiled salmon on rice bowls, the loaves could be Japanese melonpan, yuzu polenta cake, or cardamom croissants, and nothing is sacred. With a blessed canal-side location in a former boat repair shop, this bakery-plus from restaurateur Yasuaki Saito (Tivoli, Post Alley Pizza, and, previously, London Plane) starts with breakfast pastries that take inspiration from France, Scandinavia, and Japan. The rest of the menu is categorized by quantity of sliced bread: look under one for cinnamon-Okinawan sugar toast, two slices includes egg sandwiches and the impressive cheeseburger, and the “No Bread” section includes salads, fries, and okonomiyaki.

Since its opening, Saint Bread has welcomed a line of people who queue up at the Portage Bay waterfront for the bakery’s unique pastries and breakfast offerings with a Japanese lean. Its open-air patio on the side of the bakery is the primary seating area for those wanting to hunker down with one of Saint Bread’s melon pan, fried-egg sandwiches or an okonomiyaki-style tortilla. On the sweet end, the gochudoodle, a snickerdoodle made with Korean gochujang, and yuzu polenta cake are memorable ways to end the meal.

You might not get pretty boardwalks or sweeping views of the water at this industrial-feel Portage Bay hideaway just off the UW campus, but the lines speak for themselves — the food and funkiness factors are well worth it. A menu based all around bread is enough of a selling point for my family, and that’s exactly what you’ll find at this community cafe and bakery housed in an old boat-building facility. The pastry case tends to sell out, so come early.

website | 1421 NE Boat St ( get directions) | neighborhood: University District | hours: daily 7 am – 6 pm (3 pm Sun) | best for: unique savory baked goods. Saint Bread is a trendy breakfast spot in Seattle right on Lake Union by the UW campus and Agua Verde Cafe, one of the best restaurants with a view. It’s an order-at-the-counter, take-a-number restaurant that serves the hipster crowd.

Saint Bread is a shrine to carbs (and serves a great cheeseburger), and Fuji Bakery fosters a unique blend of French, American, and Japanese techniques that result in beef curry buns and ube-custard malasadas. Ellary Collins makes great biscuits which can currently be found at Layers Green Lake — come here for the sandwiches, too, like banh mi piled into a Dutch crunch roll.

Get ready for a taste of the Far East at this waterfront bakery!. Saint Bread is devoted to the dough and will transport your taste buds to an oasis of flavor. Try the buckwheat furikake croissants or the Japanese melon pan for a perfect pastry indulgence, not to mention the cinnamon-Okinawan sugar toast.

1421 NE Boat StSeattle, WA 98105(206) 566-5195 Visit Website See Menu Open in Google Maps. Saint Bread, completed in April 2021, is a charming bakery and restaurant in the University District.

Saint Bread offers the perfect waterfront experience, serving food in a renovated boathouse. Here’s a tip specific to this restaurant. Pro Destination Tip:

Saint Bread was one of 22 bakeries included in "22 of The Best Bakeries Across the U.S. Right Now" published on Tuesday morning.

We caught up with the owner, Yasuaki Saito, who told FOX 13 he had no idea his bakery was going to make the list.