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Cheap Date: Crumpet Shop

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A toasted crumpet topped with tomato, English cheese, and pesto.

A toasted crumpet topped with tomato, English cheese, and pesto.

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A toasted crumpet topped with tomato, English cheese, and pesto.

A toasted crumpet topped with tomato, English cheese, and pesto.

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Combat winter chill with a bowl of red lentil soup.

Combat winter chill with a bowl of red lentil soup.

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Combat winter chill with a bowl of red lentil soup.

Combat winter chill with a bowl of red lentil soup.

Crumpets have long been a staple of British cuisine, but here in Seattle, not so much. Thank goodness, then, for the cozy Pike Place Market staple The Crumpet Shop, where the wee, spongy cakes are baked daily in-shop, and then toasted, buttered, and slathered in scrumptious toppings. If ever there was a remedy for a dreary winter day, it’s one of these guys paired with a piping cup of tea.More…