Do you make a good American breakfast?
** Tartine Bakery **, its endless queues and their banana cream tarts or their toasted croissants and buttery have become one of the quintessential sweet benchmarks of San Francisco. Ask a local where to go for a sugary breakfast and this will be his first recommendation. A must for every self-respecting sweet tooth who is visiting the city. But, if your thing is a pathological addiction to sweets and you are not satisfied with a single place to go to devour morning scones or morning buns sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon, we propose the definitive list of Patisseries, bakeries, donut shops, and other candy havens in San Francisco.
San Francisco for sweet tooth
The San Francisco Boulangerie. Formerly known as The Boulange , this small chain had coffee shops scattered throughout the city and its establishments were revered almost religiously by San Franciscans. Until Starbucks bought it (for the modest price of 100 million dollars), used and adapted its pasta recipes and ended up closing it. Luckily, some of the La Boulange stores reopened at the end of last year with a little name change . Beyond its perfectly French croissants, its colored macaroons (we recommend the chocolate and hazelnut, the vanilla or the pistachio) or its puff pastry palm trees , La Boulangerie is the perfect and always welcoming place to go for a sweet drink accompanied for a tea or a coffee and some friends with whom to chat a little. Or simply where to take your laptop and work for a couple of hours watching the hustle and bustle of the city coming and going through its doors.
Mr Holmes Bakehouse
Mr Holmes Bakehouse . Who said cronut? In San Francisco we have our own sweet hybrid. Is named croffin and it is a mixture based on croissant dough, shaped like a muffin and filled with a pastry cream whose flavor is changing. To be able to try them you have to get up early, stand in line and wait for the flavor of the day to suit your tastes . Sometimes they are filled with chocolate, sometimes with champagne and rose, matcha tea or gingerbread cookies. . In addition to more traditional pastries such as croissants or chocolate croissants, at Mr Holmes they have a very unique savory selection made up of pear and blue cheese tartlets; artichoke, feta and béchamel brioches; or California croissant, with smoked salmon, wasabi, ginger and nori.
I got baked in San Francisco
Craftsman and Wolves . The name literally translates as “craftsman and wolves” and refers to the many challenges that artisans must face in their profession. It is actually a symbol of the philosophy of this bakery. His other symbol is the signature plate rebel within , a cupcake made with sausage, asiago cheese and spring onion that has a poached egg inside with a perfectly soft yolk. The brave may choose to dress it with Tabasco salt . Another of Craftsman and Wolves' strong points, and certainly sweeter than the Rebel, is the use of Valhrona chocolates, as in their chocolate cake cubes only suitable for those very addicted to cocoa. We also recommend the _morning bun_s based on crème fraîche, grains of paradise and muscovado sugar.
Artisans and wolves... of sugar
dynamo donut . Nothing like a gourmet donut to awaken the gourmet in you . Although one of the most popular flavors of Dynamo can make the most dedicated gourmand doubt. It is the maple syrup cured bacon donut with sautéed apples. One more example of the American obsession with bacon that has led to the use of this ingredient in chocolates, ice creams or even the preparation of mayonnaise . The best thing is not to be too prejudiced and just take a good bite of the donut Maple Glazed Bacon Apple. It does not disappoint. Other flavors to consider (and certainly much less daring) are vanilla with caramel and sea salt or the one of carrot cake with cinnamon and gluten free.
Sweet tooth, this is your paradise
b. patisserie . Two words impossible to pronounce but you have to learn: Kouign Amann . It is a pastry of Breton origin, with a texture similar to a croissant and that literally translates as “butter cake”, in the form of a small wrapped package that can be filled with chocolate, pumpkin, figs... or simply eaten without filling. (in its Nature version). in b. Patisserie take it so seriously that they have even institutionalized June 20 as the American National Kouign Amann Day. Other musts in this pastry shop –in addition to the ubiquitous macaroons in flavors as diverse as sesame, grapefruit, carrot, cherry or chocolate and peanut butter– are their croissants with almond flakes Y banana and chocolate fillings or his apple pies that need 10 hours of preparation.
Sesame Kouign Amann
** Thorough bread. For the classic sweet tooth who wants no bacon, no matcha, no pistachio, no Tabasco,** or other experimental ingredients in their pastries, this French-influenced bakery is the ideal choice. in your letter there are croissants, chocolate croissants, ham and cheese croissants or apple tarts. Not everything is necessarily classic though, and afternoon tea can be enjoyed here with some blueberry or rosemary and walnut scones.
a traditional breakfast
** Schubert's Bakery **, without a doubt the simplest (or least hipster) place on the entire list and with a tradition more rooted in the history of the city . Shubert's, which has been open since 1911, is the perfect place to shop and sample pastries. Among its wide selection of traditional European recipes, one of the most popular is the Swedish Princess Cake, green marzipan with a raspberry filling and Kirsch liqueur. Other good options are the tiramisu mousse with liqueur coffee or sponge cake with strawberries and cream. In addition, the store offers individual portions (and not necessarily small ones) of a good part of its pastry selection, ideal for the overdose of sugar to reach its zenith.
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