In search of a new favorite French spot?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top French spots around Seattle, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to fill the bill.

April is one of the top months of the year for consumer spending at restaurants across the Seattle area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of small business software for online reviews management. Estimated daily customers at Seattle-area restaurants grew to 61 per business in April of last year, second only to June with an average of 62, and 5% higher than the average for the rest of the year.

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1. Café Besalu

First on the list is Café Besalu. Located at 5909 24th Ave. NW (between 60th and 59th streets) in Ballard, the bakery and French spot, which offers coffee, tea and more, is the highest-rated French restaurant in Seattle, boasting 4.5 stars out of 854 reviews on Yelp.

2. Rosellini's

Next up is Ballard's Rosellini's, situated at 1413 N.W. 70th St. (between North Alonzo and North 14th avenues). With 4.5 stars out of 444 reviews on Yelp, the bakery and patisserie/cake shop, which offers macarons and more, has proved to be a local favorite.

3. Crumble & Flake Patisserie

Crumble & Flake Patisserie, a bakery and patisserie/cake shop that offers macarons and more in Capitol Hill, is another much-loved go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 384 Yelp reviews. Head over to 1500 E. Olive Way (between Denny Way and Summit Avenue) to see for yourself.

4. Café Presse

Over in First Hill, check out Café Presse, which has earned four stars out of 1,156 reviews on Yelp. You can find the bar and French and breakfast and brunch spot at 1117 12th Ave. (between Madison and Spring streets).

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