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Where to Find 18 of Seattle's Best Desserts

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In the last installment of Friday Open Threads, readers consulted their sweet tooths, submitted their votes for Seattle's best dessert, and subsequently threw themselves into a dreamy sugar-filled haze while doing so. Sugar has the power!

Without further ado, here is a crowd-sourced map (in complete random order) of where to find 18 of Seattle's best desserts, as voted by readers. Is your favorite still not on the list? Drop the fork from your typing hand and shout it in the comments. This is important stuff.

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Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria - Columbia City

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"May be a basic, but the tiramisu for two at Tutta Bella never disappoints. Otherwise, the honey glazed, ganache filled figs at Harvest Vine."

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"Cracker Jack cake at Lloyd Martin."

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"Grub on Queen Anne. Salted caramel ice cream with whatever homemade cake they have that day."

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Chandler's Crabhouse

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"The Valrhona chocolate brownie at Chandler's or the chocolate truffle cookie at Dahlia Bakery."

"Chandler's Crabhouse on South Lake Union serves a breath-stopping banana cream pie that is large enough for two people to share...but why would you want to? "

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Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery

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"Anything at Hot Cakes. I love basic chocolate cake, the boozy shakes, their homemade Ding Dong, and don't overlook their incredible coffee drinks made with Blue Star coffee (out of this world)."

"Hot Cakes, hands down. I like to eat the decadent chocolate cake because it features a whole Theo chocolate bar! I think they do a wonderful job with the s'mores chocolate chip cookies, too! [Owner Autumn Martin] smokes her own chocolate chips and the cookies have the best mix of saltiness, gooey-ness, chocolate, marshmallowness, YUM!"


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Dahlia Bakery

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"Triple coconut cream pie at any Tom Douglas Restaurant or Dahlia Bakery."

"You really need to ask? TRIPLE. COCONUT. CREAM. PIE. at most Tom Douglas joints."

"Another vote for the triple coconut cream pie at the Dahlia Bakery. It's not an accident that it's so famous!"

"Tom Douglas’ coconut cream pie is definitely my top dessert. The Tollhouse Magic at Bluwater Leschi is a close second."

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Monsoon

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"Monsoon's banana cake with salted coconut cream, level-pegging with Little Uncle's black sticky rice with coconut custard."

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Chinook's

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"The Slump at Chinook's. They make it with seasonal fruit...could be peach, huckleberry, rhubarb. IT'S SOOOOOOOO GOOD! Fresh fruit, hot biscuit topped with vanilla ice cream. YUM!"

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Copperleaf Restaurant at Cedarbrook Lodge

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"Copperleaf does a knock-out Meyer lemon souffle glacé paired with honey ice cream over a crumbled black pepper shortbread. The lemon cake just about made my toes curl!"

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TanakaSan

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"Tanaka-san's sometime special: butter mochi with red bean ice cream might actually be my current favorite."

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Le Rêve Bakery & Café

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"The double-baked chocolate croissant at Le Reve on Queen Anne or triple-coconut cream pie at any Tom Douglas Restaurant or Dahlia Bakery."

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Little Uncle

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"The sticky black rice with coconut pudding and salty coconut cream at Little Uncle is sooooo good!"

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Bakery Nouveau

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"The German chocolate cake at Bakery Nouveau is divine!"

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"Pumpkin curry ice cream profiteroles at Poppy."

"The apple rosemary cake with cheddar crumbles and apple bourbon sorbet, and also mint chocolate ice cream at Poppy."

"The banana toffee pudding from Poppy and the triple coconut cream from Dahlia Bakery/Lounge."

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Bakeman's

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"House-made blueberry pie, when they have it, at Bakeman's."

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The Whale Wins

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"The eton mess at Whale Wins. It is so much more than the sum of its parts; cream, rhubarb and meringue mesh perfectly. The dessert is actually interesting until the last bite, and when it's gone, you immediately want another, or 3."

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"In my opinion, the El Diablo at Tango is one of the best desserts in the city. The bittersweet chocolate square sits in a pool of caramel, roasted marshmallow and salty almonds that satisfy the sweet salty combo I crave."

"The El Diablo at Tango is still the best dessert in town!"

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"The cheese plates at Altura are amazing, and they serve them as dessert — probably the best dessert cheese I've had in a Seattle restaurant. They approach and mingle with perfection. Well worth using a course to get a cheese plate. You will not be disappointed."

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Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria - Columbia City

"May be a basic, but the tiramisu for two at Tutta Bella never disappoints. Otherwise, the honey glazed, ganache filled figs at Harvest Vine."

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LloydMartin

"Cracker Jack cake at Lloyd Martin."

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Grub

"Grub on Queen Anne. Salted caramel ice cream with whatever homemade cake they have that day."

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Chandler's Crabhouse

"The Valrhona chocolate brownie at Chandler's or the chocolate truffle cookie at Dahlia Bakery."

"Chandler's Crabhouse on South Lake Union serves a breath-stopping banana cream pie that is large enough for two people to share...but why would you want to? "

[Photo Credit]

Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery

"Anything at Hot Cakes. I love basic chocolate cake, the boozy shakes, their homemade Ding Dong, and don't overlook their incredible coffee drinks made with Blue Star coffee (out of this world)."

"Hot Cakes, hands down. I like to eat the decadent chocolate cake because it features a whole Theo chocolate bar! I think they do a wonderful job with the s'mores chocolate chip cookies, too! [Owner Autumn Martin] smokes her own chocolate chips and the cookies have the best mix of saltiness, gooey-ness, chocolate, marshmallowness, YUM!"


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Dahlia Bakery

"Triple coconut cream pie at any Tom Douglas Restaurant or Dahlia Bakery."

"You really need to ask? TRIPLE. COCONUT. CREAM. PIE. at most Tom Douglas joints."

"Another vote for the triple coconut cream pie at the Dahlia Bakery. It's not an accident that it's so famous!"

"Tom Douglas’ coconut cream pie is definitely my top dessert. The Tollhouse Magic at Bluwater Leschi is a close second."

[Photo Credit]

Monsoon

"Monsoon's banana cake with salted coconut cream, level-pegging with Little Uncle's black sticky rice with coconut custard."

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Chinook's

"The Slump at Chinook's. They make it with seasonal fruit...could be peach, huckleberry, rhubarb. IT'S SOOOOOOOO GOOD! Fresh fruit, hot biscuit topped with vanilla ice cream. YUM!"

[Photo Credit]

Copperleaf Restaurant at Cedarbrook Lodge

"Copperleaf does a knock-out Meyer lemon souffle glacé paired with honey ice cream over a crumbled black pepper shortbread. The lemon cake just about made my toes curl!"

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TanakaSan

"Tanaka-san's sometime special: butter mochi with red bean ice cream might actually be my current favorite."

[Photo Credit]

Le Rêve Bakery & Café

"The double-baked chocolate croissant at Le Reve on Queen Anne or triple-coconut cream pie at any Tom Douglas Restaurant or Dahlia Bakery."

[Photo Credit]

Little Uncle

"The sticky black rice with coconut pudding and salty coconut cream at Little Uncle is sooooo good!"

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Bakery Nouveau

"The German chocolate cake at Bakery Nouveau is divine!"

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Poppy

"Pumpkin curry ice cream profiteroles at Poppy."

"The apple rosemary cake with cheddar crumbles and apple bourbon sorbet, and also mint chocolate ice cream at Poppy."

"The banana toffee pudding from Poppy and the triple coconut cream from Dahlia Bakery/Lounge."

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Bakeman's

"House-made blueberry pie, when they have it, at Bakeman's."

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The Whale Wins

"The eton mess at Whale Wins. It is so much more than the sum of its parts; cream, rhubarb and meringue mesh perfectly. The dessert is actually interesting until the last bite, and when it's gone, you immediately want another, or 3."

[Photo Credit]

Tango

"In my opinion, the El Diablo at Tango is one of the best desserts in the city. The bittersweet chocolate square sits in a pool of caramel, roasted marshmallow and salty almonds that satisfy the sweet salty combo I crave."

"The El Diablo at Tango is still the best dessert in town!"

[Photo Credit]

Altura

"The cheese plates at Altura are amazing, and they serve them as dessert — probably the best dessert cheese I've had in a Seattle restaurant. They approach and mingle with perfection. Well worth using a course to get a cheese plate. You will not be disappointed."

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