Moonrise Bakery

This bakery has a special place in my heart, and in my stomach. The entrance is very welcoming and the interior is quite comforting. I ordered a cheese and egg croissant sandwich, pull apart bread, and a berry jam pastry (which I forgot the name of) and all of it was delicious, but the texture of the croissant sandwich really stood out to me. I also ordered a sparkling pineapple matcha which didn't have as much of a kick as I was hoping for, but it was refreshing. What really stood out to me were the bags of Oliver's Custom Coffee on the walls, which is very high quality coffee roasted by the CEO of Olympia Coffee (which was also sold as retail bags). The Olivers Custom Coffee ranged from $26-$55 and they also sold coffee gear, wine, olive oil, high quality chocolates, and much more fun stuff. Overall, the service was amazing, pastries were perfect, and I will hopefully return again soon.

Very good selection of both sweet and savory pastries, very tasty and freshly made. They also have some breakfast sandwiches. Well located on the not-so-busy side of Queen Anne Avenue. They have limited inside seating, and ample outside seating in their covered front patio. Atmosphere is casual. Coffee and tea selections are the usual, with Spinnaker chocolate used in some. Coffee could be improved, temperature and presentation wise. Service was very good and friendly. Definitely a good place for mornings or early afternoons

Exquisite experience as a first timer. Lots of options in the baked goods department and some heavy hitters on their savory breakfast menu. Milk donuts were a new experience but worth the gamble for sure. The coffee scene was far from lacking and would certainly recommend the iced Haupia latte on a warm summer morning. They got a nice outdoor patio thing going on outside so had to stay for a bit and get the full experience. Will be coming back for more soon. I miss you already chicken biscuit

One of my favorite morning breakfast spots. This is a full bakery with amazing sweet and savory options. I would recommend the chocolate croissant and the cheese pull apart. Both are made fresh in the mornings. The staff are always such positive and happy to help you and the coffees and teas that they serve are made to order.

For a long time now Moonrise has been a reliable baked good fix. My latest visit was at the end of the day... It's a testimony to how good things are when the last things left are better than some of the first things you pick up at other bakeries. In this case, chocolate chip cookies were actually chocolate stuffed chocolate chip cookies, and created quite a sensation at work the next day. If you are a chocoholic, this is like a decadent Cookie from Metro Market had a baby with a small lava cake.... No nuts though. The reason I don't come here more often is the parking, which is simply atrocious on Queen Anne Avenue.

The cashier made me wait almost 10-15 minutes to take my order, and in the end, I decided to leave. She was busy working on someone else’s order instead of taking mine and calling me back when it was ready. I ended up waiting there for nearly 15 minutes.

Wonderful bakery/coffee shop! Great selection of both savory and sweet pastries. Their bacon croissant is so perfectly flaky and stuffed full of bacon (definitely accept their offer to heat it up). Great espresso to go with it all. They also have a well stocked larder with wine, non alcoholic spirits and other sundries. There are 4 seats inside but also a large covered patio with plenty more seats.

Easily one of the best cafes in seattle. I love Olympia coffee though, so it's a small bias. Amazing pastries take it to the next level. No indoor seating so it's sort of a stop and go place.

Great pastries at Moonrise Bakery in Queen Anne! It's a small place with outdoor seating only. They have a good selection of pastries, baked goods, and breakfast sandwiches. They also sell goods to purchase - wines, nonalcoholic drinks, condiments, other pantry items and coffee beans. I got the kouign-amann pastry which was perfectly caramelized and delicious. The pastry was beautifully laminated and flakey!

Very cute cafe. They have great selection of wine and fair trade chocolate. They have a very unique croissant with great selection flavor to choose from. I tried their - pumpkin croissant: Perfect for the fall season. It's a croissant filled with pumpkin and half of it is covered in meringue 10/10. - hot chocolate: just perfect with the pumpkin croissant. I will definitely come back to try other flavor.

The food was delicious! Drinks are yummy too. Highly recommend the matcha croissant and the red velvet croissant. They are each HUGE. Honestly one pastry will easily feed two people. Staff was patient and kind in answering our questions and waiting for us to make our selections. Cute, quaint coffee shop vibe with outdoor seating available. It's only a few blocks from Kerry Park so you can eat pastries with a view.

Edited to add that we would definitely want to come back for the wine options here too!

Had the bear claw and it was perfectly flaky and soft. Even though it's not that cheap, i think it's worth it considering the quality and the size of the pastry

I have really enjoyed this French style bakery on top of Queen Anne. My favorites are the laminated pastries and anything with fruit/jam in/on it. They have a normal selection of coffee/tea beverages, plus a nice variety of bottled beer/wine (I don't think you can drink it on premises(?) but it's a fairly interesting selection for a small shop). They have some tables inside plus a large covered patio area in front. Inside is clean and the employees are friendly and helpful. I enjoy coming here when I'm out for a walk or on my way to the grocery store

We kept meaning to come here before our monthly romp to Trader Joe's. It's always popping with folks reading books and knitting on the patio. Gorgeous outdoor patio with a glass roof protection from the rain. Would love to come back here on a sunny day. The hype was real! The pastry selection is amazing! You get to see the bakers in action, making the assortment. The pastries were delicious steeped with butter. We got the cheddar and scallion pull apart bread - absolutely delectable, the butter was oozing out. So savory. We also got the seasonal danish- great combo of blueberry and lemony! We got two drinks and two pastries and the total was around 24 dollars. Absolutely not a bad deal for the quality.

One of the best stops you can make to get your day started! Queen Anne has many coffee shops, but Moonrise truly stands out. The cinnamon twist (cinnamon roll) is incredible. You will always be greeted with a smile here.

Cute local bakery with tasty pastries and a decent coffee bar, pricey but what do you expect in Seattle, LOL

Service: 5/5 Pastries: 2/5 The service here is still fantastic, but the pastries are no longer worth it anymore. I tried their new matcha cream croissant and their pistachio croissant. They were extremely large, full of sickeningly sweet cream, and somehow, didn't taste buttery at all. Sure, they're massive and aesthetic, but the mediocre taste ruins the experience. Turns out they got a new pastry chef, and the flavor is not worth how much they cost. Each one was just under $8. I used to recommend this place to people visiting but I'm not going to anymore. I miss their old pastries I don't think their breakfast sandwich menu changed at all, so I hope the quality there stayed the same.

Stopped off here for a latte and a pastry on my walk from South lake Union. The coffee was excellent. In fact I bought a pound to take home and all of the pastries looked delicious. I highly recommend the almond croissant. This was a great little coffee shop with friendly staff and a very nice outdoor seating area to enjoy your coffee. I highly recommend it and will return on my next visit to Seattle.

Stumbled upon Moonrise Bakery and was instantly captivated by their stunning array of croissants--think Red Velvet, Chocolate Hazelnut, Matcha Cream, Pistachio, and more! I couldn't resist trying the Tomato Mozzarella Danish, and wow--flavor explosion! The soft tomatoes, flaky crust, and melt-in-your-mouth mozzarella with a touch of pesto were pure perfection. I'm already planning my return to dive into those croissants, which I bet are just as divine. Moonrise is a must-visit!

Moonrise is always busy when I come, for good reason! Love how they have an outdoor area to sit with a roof. It's just such a cute little bakery! They have a products area with wine, canned fish, coffee beans, chocolate, etc. I always love looking over what they have; their items make great souvenirs for people who aren't from Seattle. As for the food, Moonrise has this amazing double baked croissant. It's literally the best croissant in Seattle, it's flaky, has melted chocolate, and is not too expensive! Their other pastries are great too, like their cookies and gruyere croissants. As soon as you walk in you just smell a heavenly mix of everything! If you're in Queen Anne you have to stop by this place.

This bakery has a special place in my heart, and in my stomach. The entrance is very welcoming and the interior is quite comforting. I ordered a cheese and egg croissant sandwich, pull apart bread, and a berry jam pastry (which I forgot the name of) and all of it was delicious, but the texture of the croissant sandwich really stood out to me. I also ordered a sparkling pineapple matcha which didn't have as much of a kick as I was hoping for, but it was refreshing. What really stood out to me were the bags of Oliver's Custom Coffee on the walls, which is very high quality coffee roasted by the CEO of Olympia Coffee (which was also sold as retail bags). The Olivers Custom Coffee ranged from $26-$55 and they also sold coffee gear, wine, olive oil, high quality chocolates, and much more fun stuff. Overall, the service was amazing, pastries were perfect, and I will hopefully return again soon.

cute little bakery in queen anne, with a lot of fresh pastries, a coffee menu, and even a selection of wines/small treats (chocolate, tinned fish, sauces). looks like there is only an outdoor patio for seating, but it's covered. i got their seasonal croissant, which had a cashew pesto and roasted asparagus on top. the croissant itself was very flaky and buttery, but the star of the show was for sure the cashew pesto. it was so flavorful and had little chunks of nuts which added a nice bite/crunch to it. their other pastries looked so good too, will have to come back to try more.

Moonrise hired a new baker within the last several months and they go above and beyond in terms of presentation. It's always so exciting to walk in and see all of the vibrant colors/flavors baked into the croissants. I overheard a woman saying that they are about to swap out a couple of the current pastries for a pumpkin pastry and swap out the savory tomato one for an autumn themed mushroom. The staff are friendly. I love that they serve the food on cute trays and actually serve drinks in reusable mugs if you choose to sit down. They have a nice covered area outside like a green house as a well as some chairs on the porch. There is minimal seating in the cafe but they have a great view of the street. The interior is so cute with the packaged coffee/tea, wine and nonalcoholic drink selection.

Note: Yelp reviews prior to summer 2020 are attributed to prior bakeshop, Le Rêve. After summer 2020, Olympia Coffee took over turnkey operation and became Moonrise Bakery on Queen Anne. Similar situation how Herkimer Coffee took over Cafe Besalu in Ballard, or Petit Pierre took over Celine Patisserie in Phinney Ridge. Somehow, I have been under a rock and totally late to the party for over two years for Moonrise Bakery. I finally placed an online order via Square and wandered over there on Sunday morning (10/23/22). It's nice being on Queen Anne early in the morning. Calm, tranquil, autumn day with folks out jogging, walking the dogs, or folks like me in search of pastries, lol. Plentiful angle in parking this early in the day. I was surprised to see folks bundled up and dining outdoors. However, unlike how I remembered Le Rêve back on 2/13/19, there is currently no indoor seating. I was told that the front counter and other re-configurations would be considered if future indoor seating was to be made available. I did see my boxed order already on the designated spot upon entering, but took quick indoor snaps of the retail bakeshop first. The pastry case was nicely arranged with plentiful variety of baked goods. Around the corner were also examples of breakfast sandwiches and a large quiche on a cake stand. There were other items on display like Olympia Coffee beans, wine, mugs, Tshirts, and other retail merchandise that are not listed via the online ordering site. I also enjoyed my brief convo with the counter person. She was cordial enough to answer my questions. The other three staff members in the kitchen area looked a bit sleepy, but having worked in a former life as a baker and assistant pastry chef, I totally understand. I have seen the Queen Anne neighborhood evolve since the early 1980s and it's great to see again an actual established bakeshop on the main avenue. I had prepaid for four pastries online. They were conveniently boxed up and ready for pickup when I arrived: *Bacon, Cheddar, and Caramelized Onion Croissant ($5.25) *Ham, Gruyere with touch of mustard Croissant ($5.50) *Spinach and Feta Croissant ($5.25) *Pain au Chocolat ($5) And for the latter yes, Chocolat and not Chocolate. Some other regions, known also as chocolatine (SW France, Canada) or couque au chocolat (Belgium). Just an fyi. Pricey pastries, but to be expected with cost of labor, overhead, and raw materials. I wished these pastries were baked and burnished a bit longer, but again that's my personal preference. Definitely, once I got home, these needed a warm up prior to consuming for optimal flavor. Compared to my favorite viennoiserie elsewhere, these did not have signature lamination. Surprisingly, the pastry with the most heft and spot on flavor was the spinach and feta...tasty bang for your buck! Three stars overall, but added one more for the friendly and interactive conversation with the counter person that morning.

OK, I know this place doesn't need any help, just looking at their pastries. You will know it's the best place around town! Unbelievable, pastries unbelievable flavors beautifully done not bad prices either very very nice place. Very nice people. I have to keep out of this place! Or I will eat everything in there lol!

YALL I love this place. I am a regular so maybe I'm biased, but the London fog is super good and the everything croissant is my favorite. For the sweet side, honestly the hazelnut croissant or even their crisp cookie. Staff is a vibe, it's giving frfr. One thing I don't like is how bright it is in there, but I'm always like a little hungover walking in so that's just me. Also omg recently tried the hot cocoa, pretty good!

I have frequented moonrise for a couple years and have always loved the coffee and pastries but unfortunately their new chef has prioritized aesthetics over taste. The pastries are certainly instagram ready, but I don't think I'll be eating them often anymore. Not as buttery and too sweet. The Kougin Aman ( my favorite) is a sad mockery of the previous one, and the ham and cheese croissant is just off. I'm giving 4 stars because I want to support and hope they can improve.

Cute little bakery on Queen Anne ave. The ham and Gruyère croissant was so good! Wish I would've got 2! Had an iced mocha that was good, not overly sweet. Wish it had a bolder espresso flavor though. Person at the front was friendly. Fast service on a Thursday late morning.

Long time followers of this program will know that I am a slut for pastries. I come here a lot and I've tried almost everything at this point. The service is nice and the place is cute but the pastries are all good but not great.

I have never left a review ..... but the last few months when eating at moonrise something is different . They used to have the best pastries, double baked almond croissants - incredible . Kouign buttery , flaky, sticky wonderful. Now all of a sudden everything is different,just run of the mill . So disappointing... bring back your old pastry chef !!!!

chocolate croissants are to die for here! The layers are so so crisp and yummy, it's the perfect balance of texture and sweetness. It's so good paired with coffee and a view from kerry park Discovered this bakery from my friend who is a regular here! We craved this place multiple times a week while I was visiting. I had pastries from here as my last meal/breakfast before my flight and brought 5 to go Simon is super helpful and friendly whenever we visit and has the best recs! I'll def be visiting next time I visit seattle

A month or two ago I would have given this place 5 stars but every time (4 total) I came in the last month they were out of my favorite croissant before noon. ( I know it's popular so I need to get there earlier). I went in today and to my delight there were some twice baked almond croissants left around noon! I'm not sure if there's a new chef but this is not the same croissant I know and love. I'll try again because maybe they had a bad batch, but I'm very hesitant. Overall, service was good. Most of the guys that work here are super friendly. It's a very cute and cozy place to read a book and a enjoy a pastry.

Love this bakery! The pastries are freshly made everyday and they smell soooooo gooooood! We had a croissant which was really buttery and the seasonal scone was not dry at all. Staff were super friendly and were patient to explain what's on the menu. The shop itself is also very cute and it has some merch, wine and sauces to shop.

Quality products and good people = the recipe for a great business! Moonrise is right on the ave., offering pastries, small sandwiches, and craft coffee. I enjoyed an iced mocha (not sweet), a berry kouign Amman, and a lemon olive oil cake (my favorite!) The pastries are shareable and delectable:)

Moonrise has incredible French pastries. I've had their Kouign-Amann, their Gruyere Pull-aparts and their twice baked Almond Croissants. All are a class act, made precisely the way they should be. They have a cute little patio area in their front "yard" with most of the seating being covered if some rain should begin to drop. They open at 7am so you can grab fresh pastries and a coffee/latte. They use Olympia coffee beans. I'm glad to have them in the neighborhood, where El Diablo Coffee used to be.

I've had their ham and gruyere croissant and gruyere pull apart from Olympia Coffee in West Seattle, and they were so good I wanted to check out the bakery itself. We got a bunch of things to try, and honestly those 2 are still my favorite and will be what I stick to. For list and photos of what we got: - Berry Kouign Amann $4.50 - Cream Cheese Croissant $4.75 - Seasonal Scone $4.25 (I think it was cherry and vanilla) - Ham and Gruyere Croissant $5 - Spinach and Feta Croissant $4.75 - Gruyere Pull Apart $3.25 - Butter Croissant $3 - Twice Baked Almond Croissant $5 - Pain Au Chocolate $4.75 - Chocolate Cream Puff $5 - Sausage Omelette Melt $5.75 - Haupia Latte $5.85. I didn't really taste any haupia. ***** My Star Ratings: 1 Star - Terrible. Just thinking about it makes me angry. 2 Stars - Meh. Unlikely for me to return. 3 Stars - OK. Open to coming back, but wouldn't go out of my way to. 4 Stars - Yummy! Will definitely return if I haven't already. 5 Stars - AMAZING!!! Would plan my day or even a trip around eating here.

Great little spot! Cute (clean) shop with really nice outdoor seating. Service was friendly and very fast. I got an iced coffee, pesto egg muffin, and cinnamon twist. The coffee was good and I loved the cinnamon twist; the sandwich was just okay. I feel like it needed more pesto. It's popular so items do sell out. I definitely recommend it!

Gruyère pull apart. Buttery, cheesy, flaky heavenly muffin shaped perfection. My guy had these in Olympia coffee roasting on Olympia's west side on a visit and found where to get them in the city. It's a lovely quiet space right on Queen Anne with a covered courtyard and outdoor seating. We were there in the early afternoon and the case was plenty full of choices. The baker was pulling a fresh batch of croissants out of the oven. I am used to have to get anywhere in Seattle at the crack of dawn to get a good selection, so that was nice. They were welcoming. It was relaxing. I'll be back.

My Moonrise Bakery visit made me sad. I went there a little before 3pm on a Friday. Many workers, only one other customer-type-person in the establishment. I walked in, looked at the people, walked around the whole store, looked at menu and shiny things. Maybe I'm used to pre-covid Friendly-times, but today I got no greeting, no acknowledgement by anyone. I went there to load up on some some treats(!) for the afternoon and possibly dessert at home. (We even have an afternoon thing called "Kaffee und Kuchen" in the old country) But see photo for what options were available at this BAKERY with an hour left before closing. One cookie and some croissants. That's all. "Come here early in the morning for best selection." - Um, OK, Moonrise worker person, but to you I say, Good Luck for the next hour when your bakery has no baked goods. And not to pile on or anything, but YES they do have lots of wine. Wine and more wine. Much wine! Call me old-fashioned, or perhaps my days of blowing a day by day-drinking are behind me, but from a marketing perspective it seems very weird to A) Sell tons of wine in a store that closes at 4pm and B) Be a bakery that has scant few baked goods. On the plus side my macchiato was good! Timely, tasty and well-crafted.

Stumbled across this amazing bakery cafe but Look no further as you'll find yourself in awe with the ambience and clean and simplistic atmosphere in the heart of Queen Anne. The smells of fresh baked goods from croissants to their featured item Kouign Amann can be smelt the moment you step through the door. Ordered my classic latte and paired it with their fruit croissant which exceeded my expectations. The latte wasn't bitter and had a nice consistency. I could taste notes of chocolate and berries which had a dense heavy body. I believe the baristas mentioned they used the big truck organic beans from Olympia. I would highly recommend taking a bag or two home available in 12/1bs. For the pastries they had a pretty solid selection. The fruit croissant was flaky, buttery and absolutely divine! The fruit and pear jam just made it the perfect pastry. Given that they're a bakery you know what to expect beforehand However their pastries tend to sell out between 11-1pm along with their breakfast wraps which was the only downside!

The pastries, OMG, the pastries. But the light roast coffee, the lack of choices for sweeteners for my coffee, and the rotating staff (can't seem to keep people for very long) does not bode well. Plus, the lunch items are prepackaged, so really really disappointing. But the pastries, yo.

I have not known a bakery that has changed several times, yet seems to continue to make deliriously delicious pastries, each time. Each one unique! Each one memorable! Each one tasty! Olympia Roasting Company teamed up and started a bakery called Moonrise Bakery, atop Queen Anne Hill, in the Queen Anne neighborhood, Seattle, WA. Their bakers use delicious simple ingredients and make the most magnificent pastries, like Lemon Olive Oil Cake, Twice Baked Chocolate Almond Croissants, Kouign-Amann and more! Pair these goodies with some of their Olympia Coffees / Wine, then you'll be in heaven! It's a great little spot, plenty of outdoor seating a limited indoor, if you're ever in Seattle.

Cold, hard and dense twice baked croissants but Gruyere pull apart was delicious. Needed to warm the pastries and they tried to hassle me about it. Staff doesn't appear interested in serving food that customers enjoy. Fresh flours in Phinney and Macrina on the other end of Queen Anne are vastly better.

Went in and ordered thinking this place is still Le Reve (which was always wonderful) as Google Maps was mistakenly not showing "permanently closed." First time I had stale croissants (they looked OK but taste/texture/temp) in a "bakery." Egg sandwich looked premade and warmed up in microwave... to the point that bread was soft and cheese melted beyond control... Lattes had proper texture but lacked flavor and were way too hot then they should had been. We ordered dine in. They served the "croissants" on a large tray for two of us to share. We asked for cutlery but all they had were forks, no knives... sigh. So many other bakeries in town... Cute place and friendly staff. That's why the two stars. Perhaps this was an off day but consistentcy is important. Hope they will improve.

Like many people coming in to Seattle, with the traffic and the parking being sporadic and claustrophobic, one simply continues driving until they find a spot. Well my family and I ventured all the way to Queen Anne, where we found this French bakery. The aroma of fresh pastries, bread, and other French delicacies (such as their soups and coffee) lures you in. Inside you'll find more of a posh interior, with paintings and chandeliers up above you. Food wise is very good (I had the twice baked almond croissant), though next time I'm up here I would like to try their bacon and cheddar croissant. A great place to unwind, grab a coffee, and feel yourself slowly walk into an environment that reminds you of thof France. Friendly staff and in a quaint little neighborhood in Queen Anne. What more is there left to say then Bon Appetit!

This place is amazing! They always have savory croissants and pastries which is really important to me. I have tried a few different items and loved all of them, plus the staff is very friendly. Not a ton of indoor seating but they do have a large patio and the energy is great.

We came here for a quick breakfast on a Sunday morning and got a couple breakfast sandwiches plus a chocolate croissant. There was almost no line because the service was pretty quick. This bakery has a nice patio to sit and enjoy the pleasant weather while eating breakfast. The breakfast sandwiches were good but not amazing, and the chocolate croissant was nice and crunchy and flaky, although not the best croissant I've ever had. Overall I was pretty happy with this breakfast stop.

Whoaaaa these pastries are next-level. I don't eat pastries often so when I do, I want them to be worth it (the extra calories, the skin breakouts I get when I eat dairy). I get so disappointed when I go for a pastry and it wasn't worth it. These pastries however are 100% that's what I'm talking about. When I want to impress people with some great local pastries they'll remember, this is it. Best I've had in Seattle so far.

The new owners took over in July 2020. They changed the whole format, and took away the deli items. Some of the required changes were due to COVID-19, but the problem Le Reve struggled with is running out of key items before 10:30. Presumably this is done to control waste, but if you have six of one kind of pastry that is popular, someone may come in at 7:10 and buy them all. They you have to tell everyone else you ran out, and then they ask, well, why didn't you make more? The coffee is okay, but definitely too fruity and not the right grind for espresso. It's tolerable, but I don't get down here any more. Sometimes, change is not good, as in this case. The old way was better when Andrea was running things. Oh well, what can one do.

Moonrise used to feature a wide range of excellent baked goods. We went in today and there were just a few items available, and the kouign amann I bought was overpriced and really mediocre. They seem to have lost their baker -- and their way. With lots of great coffee shops and bakeries on Queen Anne to choose from, Moonrise is now a waste of your time and money. Go elsewhere (i.e., next door to the wonderful QA Coffee Co.)

Wow. I'm sitting on the cozy porch of Moonrise Bakery in utter shock, watching the snow fall. How can pastries taste this good? It almost feels like I am doing something bad - something wrong. The Kouign-Amann and Gruyère Pull-Apart were simply perfection. These guys have a wonderful operation going and I can't remember tasting a better pastry - even in Paris! I would drive a long way for these pastries - believe me, it's worth it!

This bakery has flaky croissants, nice ambiance and tasty coffee. It's right off of the semi busy Queen Anne ave n and next to a bunch of other cool coffee shops/ cafes and restaurants. Coffee is from Olympia but I believe the pastries are made in house. The mama mozz sandwich was a small little breakfast sandwich with peppers, mozzarella and egg. It had a spicy little kick to it. This little shop supports local and sources it's ingredients locally. It even has its own apparel and sells wine beer and spirits! Only downside is this place closes at 4pm

Nice outdoor seating area. Coffee was pretty good Olympia Coffee. I had the chocolate croissant and chocolate tart. Both were good. The croissant was flaky and buttery. The chocolate tart was rich and dense. However everything on the menu were a bit pricey.

This bakery has covered outdoor seating, what more could you ask for? I only tried the twice baked chocolate croissant and it was incredible. I stopped by in the late afternoon and there was still a good selection of pastries and sandwiches available.

Learn something new every day, right? Today I learned what a kouign amann is, and dang, is it decadent. It was recommended to me by the lady at the register, who told me it's their best-selling pastry. It's dense and buttery and sweet and doesn't take many bites for one to feel their sweet tooth has been satisfied. Everything in their pastry case looked delicious. This and the friendly service give Moonrise 5 stars.

Great bakery in queen anne on the main drag near the queen anne coffee house. You can smell it from the street. Lots of seating options outside. They serve limited pastries and coffee. We got the coconut macaron (2$) and lemon olive oil cake(6$). Both were perfectly made. Lovely light lemon flavor with excellent delicious crumb on the cake. The macaron was average- as good as something you could make at home though. Bakery smelled great and friendly service.