Besalu

S

There are three shops with Viennese pastries that compete for the top spot in Seattle - Bakery Nouveau, Besalu and Celine's. You can't go wrong with any of the pastries at any of them. I do like the location of Besalu the most. Phenomenal savory and sweet pastries - the ham and cheese is unexpectedly good, as is the raspberry danish. The plain and chocolate croissants are fantastic as well. There is also a potato foccacia type thing that is a great mid-day brunch item.

Michael S

Insanely rude staff. Don't bother going unless you pre-order the night before. Staff and the person immediately in front of me, who ordered the last pieces of the item I came specifically for at 8am, both laughed at me. It's the only item I can comfortably eat there, too. Staff would not allow me to pre-purchase the item when the next batch came out in an hour, meaning I ran the risk of someone ordering everything of a type item, again. Pre purchase menu also doesn't cover things they always have, so is almost useless. Pastries are good but I can't believe the audacity to mock a patron.

Maks

Googled coffeshop and Besalu popped up.. I mentioned they had great reviews and this was my first time in. I ordered a beautiful machinations and the Barista gave me a chocolate croissant on the house! I highly recommend this place . Great customer service and coffee and awesome customer service!

Yü Wu

Pretty cozy neighborhood bakery with a great variety of pastries and brews Herkimer coffee. There is often a short line outside the shop shortly but it moves fast, the staff is friendly and does a good job taking care of folks. I started with their butter croissants, it's flaky and tastes pretty good. I then tried some other stuff like the chocolate pistachio babka and savory croissant. Always happy with what I got. The service was friendly and prices were fair. I would come back again when I come to this neighborhood.