EuroBound0904

I know there are probably many great dessert places in Seattle, any that stand out above the rest? I love great cakes or fruit tarts or cheesecakes, etc, etc, that aren't fancy, just delicious. Also, is there any place where I could find real Frangoes...like Frederick & Nelson used to make? Thanks!

suze

Fredrick & Nelson sold the Frango rights to The Bon Marche. The Bon has recently become a Macy's federated store. I *think* the main 3rd Avenue store still carries them in gifts.

happytrailstoyou

The most celebrated restaurant dessert is no doubt the coconut cream pie at Dhalia Lounge--also available at the adjoining Dhalia Bakery.

Many of our up-scale restaurants serve desserts that are created more for eye-appeal than for good old fashioned English style "pass the clotted cream" delight. Where is the raspberry pie from the Von's of yesteryear? The apple pie ala mode at Ben Paris?

Gardyloo

And ironically you can still buy them online from Marshall Field in Chicago, which acquired F&N in the 20s.

For dessert, especially for chocoholics, it's pretty hard to do better than the Dilettante cafe on Broadway. The Pacfic Dessert Company is long gone, sadly, but its motto survives as words to live by - "The Future is Uncertain - Eat Dessert First."

POlson

We just enjoyed some lovely desserts at the restaurant at the W hotel ("Earth & Ocean"?) this past weekend: Bing Bling cherry and chocolate cake; chocolate ganache in a little cup which was yummy but a little too much like eating straight (albeit sophisticated) frosting; and my favorite, a molten chocolate cake.

Although its been awhile since I last stopped in, I second the recommendation of Dilettante cafe.

christy1

Actually, there aren't great dessert places in Seattle. It's a definite hole. But you can always pop into one of our nicer restaurants (I usually sit in the bar) and order a great dessert.
Someone already mentioned the Dahlia Bakery-if you want treats to go, they have terrific, homey stuff. So does Macrina Bakery.

kimamom

I'll second the coconut creme pie from Dahlia. The Flying Fish also makes a great Espresso creme brulee! ***kim***

suze

I was thinking the same thing as Christy, in trying to come up with some suggestion...

While you can find great desserts in Seattle, sit down dessert places are harder to come by. Lots of excellent bakeries... North Hill Bakery on 15th, Le Panier in the Market, Macrina in Belltown, Dalia Bakery to name a few with great bakers and delighful take-away options.

There's the B&O that's been around since the beginning of time, up on Capitol Hill, one dessert cafe you might try for a slab of chocolate cake and the like. Ditto on the Dilettante suggestion.

stormygirl

Le Panier and Macrina both close pretty early.

I like Le Pichet on 1st for dessert, they stay open late and always have a wonderful choice of sweets and cheeses. And they serve chocolate chaud just like you get in Paris!

Also a vote for Dillatante.

Macy's does carry frangos so no problem there.

Gardyloo

Counter-intuitive but I just recalled that the restaurant in the downtown Sheraton does a fab dessert buffet. Perfect for those after-Paramount/5th Ave. "theatah" evenings.

happytrailstoyou

If you visit the Dilettane on Capitol Hill at 416 Broadway East, also check out nearby Cafe Septieme (214 Broaway East) and B&O Espresso (204 Belmont Avenue East).

Honey Bear Bakery at 2106 North 55th Street is another well-established favorite for dessert lovers. After indulging yourself there, you can join the crowd walking, skating, and biking around nearby Green Lake.

Gardyloo

Has the Honey Bear re-opened on 55th? Wow, I missed that. It closed two years ago and re-opened in the former PCC on 20th NE at NE 65th (in the back of the new Third Place Books.) If it's been resurrected on 55th that's great news - we haven't bothered looking there for a year or more.

Still, not so much a dessert place as a morning/afternoon place.

suze

Honey Bear is listed in the phone book in Ravenna at 6504 20th NE.

suze

Personally I *adore* Cafe Septieme, but it's kind of a dive to recommend to out-of-towners IMO. True enough good looking desserts, also a liquor license and one of the few remaining smoking sections in a Seattle eatery.

happytrailstoyou

EuroBound,

I'm not a dessert eater, but I know that the Honey Bear is serving German Chocolate Cake and Blueberry pie this evening, and that dessert at Septieme attracts a lively, young local crowd, foreign tourists, visiting musicians, etc. If these authentic Seattle places don't appeal to you, check out the little artistic creations that come out of the kitchen at earth and ocean in the W hotel.

Or, as I suggested earlier, have a slice of coconut cream pie from the Dhalia Lounge.

Happy Trails

magiccarpet

Yuck! Inquiry about sweets elicits snide, sour comments.

EuroBound0904

Thanks so much for all the responses...I'm on my way to Seattle right now...I can't wait! I did find a place to order chocolate spoons made with the true Frango recipe... http://www.goodjam.com/htmldocs/store.asp?cat=7

suze

Huh? What snide comments? I don't see any.

Gardyloo

I think my mention of the Honey Bear's relocation may have been interpreted as snide. To Happytrails and anyone else who found it so, apologies - no snide intended.

Ironically the Honey Bear's closing at the Greenlake location was mentioned in an article in the local paper this morning, along with Chubby & Tubby and the Twin Teepees as lamented former institutions. Some lamented, others less so IMO. Article (see picture link) at http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...seattle14.html

suze

well I thought it was maybe when i called one of my favorite haunts the "dive" that it is -LOL.