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Raised Doughnuts

Coordinates: 47°36′46″N 122°18′06″W / 47.6128°N 122.3017°W / 47.6128; -122.3017
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Raised Doughnuts and Cakes
The shop's exterior in 2023
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Restaurant information
Street address2301 East Union Street, Suite L
CitySeattle
CountyKing
StateWashington
Postal/ZIP Code98122
CountryUnited States
Coordinates47°36′46″N 122°18′06″W / 47.6128°N 122.3017°W / 47.6128; -122.3017
Websiteraiseddoughnuts.com

Raised Doughnuts and Cakes is a bakery and doughnut shop in Seattle's Central District, in the U.S. state of Washington. Baker and owner Mi Kim launched the business as a pop-up in 2017, with her business partner I-Miun Liu. Raised relocated to a brick and mortar shop in mid 2018, and has since moved to the Midtown Square development.

Description

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Raised Doughnuts is a bakery and doughnut shop in Seattle's Central District. The business operates in the Midtown Square complex. Previously, the shop accommodated production and seating for approximately 10 to 15 people, as of 2018. The bathroom was painted "in a deep red to match [the owner's] popular raspberry hole doughnuts", according to Eater Seattle's Megan Hill.[1]

Fodor's says Raised is known for "airy" doughnuts, gluten-free options, and "creative seasonal flavors".[2] According to Alyssa Therrien of the Daily Hive, "Raised Doughnuts strives to avoid waste at all costs and makes one big batch a day which they sell until they're all gone. They also use every last bit of dough, recycling the scraps into fritters and holes."[3]

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The business has served gluten-free mochi doughnuts, maple bars, raspberry holes,[4] chocolate bars, crullers,[5] and apple fritters. Rotating monthly[6] doughnut varieties have included blueberry basil, black sesame,[7] ube coconut, strawberry pie,[1] strawberry balsamic, Thai tea mochi, chocolate chip cookie,[5] lemon thyme, guava coconut,[8] caramel crunch bar, honey ginger, Fruity Pebble,[9] blueberry mochi, nectarine, tahini chocolate, earl grey,[10] and grapefruit crème brûlee.[11] The "Everything Doughnut" is a variation of the everything bagel.[12] Cake varieties include cherry and chevre, apricot raspberry, and matcha black sesame.[13] Raised has also serves coffee by Broadcast, Dorothea, and Fidalgo.[1]

History

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Raised Doughnuts in the Midtown Square complex, 2023

Baker and owner Mi Kim started Raised as a pop-up restaurant in 2017, after developing the concept since 2016;[14][15] local entrepreneur and restaurateur[16] I-Miun Liu has been credited as her business partner.[9][17][18] According to Brian Amick of Bake Magazine, "Mi Kim's goal is to bring back the memory of gas station doughnuts. Her father used to buy her gas station doughnuts every morning, and now she wants others to feel that same level of happiness."[19]

In June 2018, the business opened an approximately 1,800 square foot[20] shop in Seattle's Central District.[1][4][21][22]

Kim hosted doughnut-making classes once per month, as of 2019.[23] She expanded the business to offer cakes in 2019.[24] Plans to relocate to the Midtown Square complex were announced in 2021.[25][26]

In 2023, the business sold rabbit-shaped brown sugar shortbread cookies for Lunar New Year.[27]

Reception

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The shop's exterior in 2023

Raised was nominated for Bakery of the Year by Eater Seattle.[28] The business was included in Alana Al-Hatlani's 2021 list of 12 "places to get some stellar cake slices in the Seattle area",[13] and Megan Hill and Jade Yamazaki Stewart's 2022 list of 15 "great places to eat" in the Central District.[8]

Callie Craighead included Raised in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's 2021 list of Seattle's nine best doughnut shops.[10] Abby Luschei included Raised in Seattle Refined's 2021 overview of the seven best doughnut places in the Seattle metropolitan area.[29] Allecia Vermillion included the business in Seattle Metropolitan's 2022 list of the city's best doughnuts.[30]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hill, Megan (2018-06-25). "Popular Doughnut Pop-Up Settles Into Its New Central District Home". Eater Seattle. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  2. ^ Fodor's Seattle. Fodor's Travel. 2023-04-25. ISBN 978-1-64097-863-1.
  3. ^ "What to eat in and around Seattle today: Raised Doughnuts | Dished". Daily Hive. 13 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  4. ^ a b Hill, Megan (2018-03-07). "Creative Raised Doughnuts Pop-Up Finds a Permanent Home". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  5. ^ a b Streefkerk, Mark Van (2016-02-15). "Delightful Doughnuts in the Seattle Area". Eater Seattle. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  6. ^ "Intentionalist: The Gift of Gift Certificates". South Seattle Emerald. 2020-12-05. Archived from the original on 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  7. ^ "Favorite Asian-inspired holiday dishes". Northwest Asian Weekly. 2017-12-21. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  8. ^ a b Hill, Megan (2021-05-17). "15 Great Places to Eat in Seattle's Central District". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  9. ^ a b "Raised Doughnuts". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  10. ^ a b Craighead, Callie (2021-06-04). "Seattle's best doughnut shops for National Doughnut Day". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  11. ^ "These Colorful Pop-Up Shop Doughnuts Are a Food We Love". Seattle Magazine. 2022-07-08. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  12. ^ "Best Doughnut Destinations Near Seattle". ParentMap. Archived from the original on 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  13. ^ a b Al-Hatlani, Alana (2021-07-19). "12 Places to Get Some Stellar Cake Slices in the Seattle Area". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  14. ^ Callaghan, Adam H. (2018-03-15). "Seattle's 10 Most Anticipated Openings, Spring and Summer 2018". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  15. ^ "Blueberry blue-cheese bacon? Central District doughnut shop specializes in quirky flavor combos". The Seattle Times. 2019-01-02. Archived from the original on 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  16. ^ Karlinsky, Malia (2019-02-05). "Raised Doughnuts elevates Puffy Pastries to an Edible Art Form". Seattle Refined. Archived from the original on 2022-12-17. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  17. ^ Guo, Ann. "A Morning with Mi Kim at Raised Doughnuts". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  18. ^ "Raised Doughnuts elevates Puffy Pastries to an Edible Art Form". Seattle Refined. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  19. ^ "Former Macrina Bakery pastry chef opens doughnut shop | Bakemag.com | June 25, 2018 16:11 | Bake Magazine". www.bakemag.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  20. ^ "Raised Doughnuts Gets a Permanent Home". Seattle Magazine. 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  21. ^ Eng, Jasmin (2018-07-12). "Raised Doughnuts opens in the Central District, bringing Asian flavors to Seattle's doughnut scene". International Examiner. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  22. ^ "The Steady, Gloriously Glazed Ascension of Raised Doughnuts". Seattle Metropolitan. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  23. ^ "Learn the art of the doughnut from an expert". king5.com. February 12, 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  24. ^ "Thanksgiving Dinner Cake is real and you can find it in Seattle's Central District". king5.com. December 4, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  25. ^ Streefkerk, Mark Van (2021-11-05). "The Kraken Open 32 Bar & Grill at the Iceplex". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  26. ^ Miller, Brian (November 26, 2021). "Midtown Square nearing completion at 23rd & Union". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  27. ^ "6 places around Seattle that offer Lunar New Year food specials". The Seattle Times. 2023-01-18. Archived from the original on 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  28. ^ Callaghan, Adam H. (2018-11-30). "Vote Now for Seattle's Bakery of the Year". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  29. ^ Luschei, Abby (2021-06-04). "7 a-Glaze-ing places to get doughnuts in the Seattle area". Seattle Refined. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  30. ^ "Behold, the Best Doughnuts in Seattle". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
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