The Girl and I took a trip out to Sluys’ Bakery in Poulsbo, Washington over the weekend. If you’re a local or coming to this neck of the woods soon I highly recommend a stop. I’ve been going to Sluys’ bakery for 30+ years {Oh my word I am getting old!}.
I spent practically every summer of my childhood on a boat and Poulsbo was one of the ports we’d pull into during the summer months. After I hosed down the boat {always my job} my parents would let me wander up the dock with a few bucks in hand and I’d go to the bakery.
Poulsbo really is a fun little town to spend the afternoon in. There are all sorts of art galleries and funky shops that line Front street and oodles of restaurants.
But the baked goods at Sluys’ are what keep me coming back year after year.
We all have our favorites:
Mavis: Honey Bran Muffins
HH: Sticky Pecan Rolls
The Girl: Cinnamon rolls
Monkey Boy: Iced donuts
I seriously should have thought that whole muffin top goal of mine through… because bakeries… c’mon! What was I thinking?
Oh. And the bread. YOU MUST get a loaf of their sweet black bread if you go. I told myself it I was getting it to serve with potato soup. Ya. Well, by the time dinner rolled around there was only half of a loaf left. Bread and butter baby. That’s what I’m talking about. 😉
Trust me. Sluys’ bakery in Poulsbo is the bomb diggety. It’s worth the wait. So don’t freak out if there is a line out the door…. it moves quick.
~Mavis
P.S. If you’ve got a favorite bakery ANYWHERE in the United States you think I should visit and you haven’t commented on my previous posts…. let me know in the comment section below. This is going to be a travelling year and we’d love all the recommendations we can get.
Sluys’ Bakery
18924 Front St NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370
Michele says
If you find yourself in Baltimore, MD you must visit Vaccaro’s. https://vaccarospastry.com/
The old school Italian pastries of my childhood and the cannoli – wow! They also have amazing gelato. There are a few tables, a waitress, and a full bar so you can really enjoy the place! Lot’s of other bakeries in Baltimore but this one isn’t to be missed.
Loving your adventures….keep doing what you do.
Mable says
Teezers , in Eastsound on Orcas Island!!
Laura says
Love love love Sluys! We absolutely cannot go to the Olympic Peninsula without popping in for a snack, no matter what time of day it is. When my twins were little we would get the huge donuts, shaped like a gingerbread boy I think for each of them. They would be sure they had just won the lottery it was so large! Still giggle about that years later.
Cheryl says
My daughter actually works in a bakery in Bakerstown, PA which is ten minutes from Butler, PA. It is called SweetB’S bake shop and they sell cutout cookies, cinnamon rolls, and so much more. My dh’s favorite is the vanilla bean cookie. Cheryl
Laura Z. says
I know about this show because of the documentary series on PBS of a Few Great Bakeries. Have you seen it? The full episode is available online and it worth a watch. The show’s narrator/ creator Rick Sebak also has a show called a Few Good Pie Places and a series about roadside attactions and one about breakfast joints. You can watch the full episodes online!!
http://www.pbs.org/show/a-few-great-bakeries/
http://www.pbs.org/show/a-few-good-pie-places/
Laura Z. says
I meant to say “I know about this bakery.” Tired!
KW says
Moss Rose Bakery in Oakdale, Ca.
This would be on your way to Yosemite.
Joyce says
Last week I had the pleasure of a blueberry danish from Ma Boulangerie in Federal Way next door to Trader Joe’s. It was a tough choice between the danish or one of their chocolate creations.
http://www.federalwaybackery.com.
Gig Harbor Joyce
Brent says
Sultan bakery in Sultan WA, they are more than just a bakery serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The sandwiches on their thick white bread are the bomb and seriously worth a stop.
Char says
Oakmont Bakery in Verona, PA. They are the best!
Char says
Well, actually, I guess they are in Oakmont, PA. Sorry!
Tiffany says
A Slice of Pie in Rolla, MO is heavenly.
Willowisp says
I grew up here as did my kids. We always went to Sluys. The round loaf of date nut bread is what we always took home. But my kids had their choice of anything as well! At one point we were living in Suquamish and I was driving them to Tracyton to school. We’d stop there many mornings for the fresh out of the oven dough boys. I now live in Wisconsin but try to get back to Sluys each time I visit. If you’re ever in Milwaukee I suggest Rocket Baby. cranky Alas is also good but only sells donuts.