Regent Bakery and Cafe
Restaurant chain in the U.S. state of Washington / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Regent Bakery and Cafe is a small chain of Chinese restaurants and bakeries in the Seattle metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Washington. The family-owned and operated business was established in Redmond in 2000, and expanded to Seattle's Capitol Hill in 2012 and Bellevue. Regent initially sold cakes and gained popularity amongst employees of Redmond-based Microsoft. The menu was expanded to include Chinese cuisine such as chow fun, fried rice, hot pots, and rice cake. The bakeries stock Chinese buns, pastries, and other baked goods and desserts such as croissants, egg tarts, fruit Danishes, and kouign-amann.
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Established | 2000 (2000) |
Food type | Chinese |
Street address | 15159 Northeast 24th Street |
City | Redmond |
State | Washington |
Postal/ZIP Code | 98052 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 47.63093°N 122.1383°W / 47.63093; -122.1383 |
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Website | regentbakeryandcafe |
Regent has garnered a positive reception for its cakes and pastries. A dessert from the bakery was depicted in the video game Portal, which was published by Bellevue-based Valve Corporation, as a "reward cake", leading to the internet meme "The cake is a lie".