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Best Bakeries in the San Francisco, Bay Area 🥐🍞🍰
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items My favorite bakeries in the San Francisco Bay Area freshly baking some of the best artisanal breads, flaky croissants, mochi donuts, Kouign-amanns, and pineapple buns!
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Best Bakeries in the South Bay Area
Best Bakeries in the East Bay
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Best Bakeries in the South Bay Area
Including places in San Jose, Cupertino, Willow Glen, and the surrounding areas!
Look, we all wanted to gatekeep this one but people blew it up on tiktok anyways. This is a tiny women owned Japanese bakery that makes the best onigiri in the bay. They also have croquettes, milk bread, fruit cream sandwiches, and just every unique ...
Clover Bakery & Cafe
Come for their spiral croissants. I wanted to honestly hate on it but it is so satisfying to chomp down and bite through all the layers and taste the filling. They rotate flavors but I really loved the chocolate and pistachio. 🥐
Marvel Cake
Two popular cakes in the south bay are burnt almond and guava cake and this bakery has both. I've also heard good things about their princess cake but I haven't tried that yet. They are also on the Too Good to Go app!!
La Patisserie Bakery
I first tried Satura cakes at a friend's wedding and was obsessed with finding this Japanese European inspired bakery after. It didn't disappoint and their cakes are not only beautifully decorated, they're delicious too. I recommend their Early Grey ...
Satura Cakes · 200 Main St,
I once crashed a neighboring office party where someone had brought a cake from this bakery. I was shocked that a plain vanilla cake could taste so good. Icing on the Cake is known for banana cake, but I love buying their cupcakes instead so you can ...
Icing on the Cake
They have several locations, but the key goods here is their bread and pastries. I like their Levain bread and I'm a sucker for a ham and cheese croissant.
Manresa Bread
They're a chain but they are some of the best cupcakes I've had. I also love their carrot cake AND they're on Too Good To Go.
SusieCakes - Willow Glen
If something is green just know that it's been flavored with Pandan, a tropical plant that's used often in SE Asian cooking. Think of it as our vanilla. Their waffles are famous and people love their cream puffs but don't sleep on their honeycomb cak...
CA Bakehouse
I have had their burnt almond cake at so many birthday parties it's such a local favorite.
Peters' Bakery
Mochi donuts!! So deliciously chewy, but if you don't love super sweet then get the ones without the icing!
MoDo Hawaii
Located inside of the Mitsuwa Japanese grocery store. Beyond mochi donuts they also have mochisadas!
Mochill Mochi Donut
Best Bakeries in the East Bay
Mostly bakeries in Berkeley and Oakland!
I lived in Berkeley for a decade and Acme is one of the OGs. Rain or shine, people will wait in a line for this bread. My favorite items is the baguettes, herb slab, any of their daily pizzas, and their ham and cheese croissant is THE BEST.
Acme Bread
They went viral for their mochi muffins and they really are so so good. I do prefer the muffins over their mochi donuts, but I will usually grab both. Their matcha lattes are also some of the best I've had.
Third Culture Bakery Berkeley · 2701 Eighth St, Berkeley, CA 94710
One of the best french bakeries in northern California. Located next to the historic Claremont hotel, this bakery has some unique pastries that are hard to find elsewhere. Their Paris-Brest is delicious also get the Noisette & Oat cookie and Goug...
Fournée Bakery
Just down the street from the Berkeley Bowl is Sweet Adeline's Bakery. Their carrot cake is DIVINE but let me tell you, I did fight a lady for a Gougere (or at least bicker). A french cheese puff can change the outlook on your whole day.
Sweet Adeline Bakeshop
The owner is French Cambodian who trained in Paris! You can often see him working with his family in this wildly popular local favorite bakery. His caneles are custardy and the croissants are buttery. The most popular items sell out fast so I recomme...
Pâtisserie Rotha
Stunning fruit tarts filled with creme pattisiere and topped with seasonal fruits like strawberries and blueberries. They also loads of delicious cookies and pastries.
La Farine Bakery
This was the first bakery that introduced me to a Kouign Amann and they have a few variations although I find the original the best one.
Starter Bakery
Meticulously designed gourmet donuts. Their savory donut is covered in everything seasoning and filled with whipped cream cheese and topped in chives.
Bun Appetit Donuts
Best Bakeries in San Francisco
San Francisco has no shortage of amazing baked goods!
Korean flavors inspired pastries! They're famous for their kalbijim croissant, but I also love their cream puffs.
jina bakes
THE Croissant. Also eat all variations of the croissant. Be prepared to wait in line.
Arsicault Bakery
Grab one of their famous morning buns (like a croissant but rolled into a muffin and has cinnamon, sugar, and orange zest) and walk on over to Dolores Park with a blanket and enjoy the vibes.
Tartine Bakery
Get the Rebel Within which is like a …scotch egg muffin? Their financiers are also really good.
Craftsman and Wolves
They are the best when they serve them warm right out of the oven! I recommend getting the combo boxes so it's easier to try all the flavors. If you're solo they have a box of mini buns! They also have a second location in Fremont now.
Pineapple King Bakery - San Francisco
The famous coffee crunch cake looks so unassuming. It's not fancy and even the bakery is located in a small grocery store. But once you take a bite you'll understand why it's been listed as one of the best cakes in SF. They only make a limited amount...
Yasukochi's Sweet Stop