The new Moonrise Bakery in the former Le Reve location in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. All images courtesy of Olympia Coffee Roasting Co.
Acclaimed Washington state coffee roasting company Olympia Coffee Roasting Co. is this weekend celebrating the opening of Moonrise Bakery, a retail location and sibling brand based in Seattle.
A series of events both unfortunate and fortuitous led the Olympia team into the baking game. The coffee company’s longtime baked goods supplier ceased operations early on in the pandemic, so it turned to Le Reve Bakery in Seattle’s Queen Ann neighborhood. In July of 2020, Olympia took ownership of the bakery from previous owner Andrea Nakata.