Food & Culture
Westman’s Breakfast Sandwich Brings East Coast Staple to Seattle
Is this the best breakfast in the city?
By Chelsea Lin July 18, 2018
This article originally appeared in the July 2018 issue of Seattle Magazine.
This article appears in print in the July 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe.
The praise that’s been pouring forth for Westman’s Bagel and Coffee—the sunny walk-up Capitol Hill shop opened in January by prolific chef Monica Dimas and baker Molly Westman—largely focuses on the bagels. And for good reason: They’re head and shoulders above the local competition for their chewiness.
But you shouldn’t miss the BEC (East Coast parlance for a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich; $4), with optional recommended hot sauce, made to order and served on a kaiser/dinner roll hybrid just pulled from the oven. It’s the best breakfast sandwich in the city—a little taste of New York right here in Seattle.
Capitol Hill, 1509 E Madison St..
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