Tartine Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

1. Tartine Bakery

9.0
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 769 tips and reviews

AnikaAnika: The Gruyere gougère is crisp and soft and delicious. Their standard croissant is near perfect. And try the lemon cream tart instead of the popular bread and butter pudding

AvaAva: worth the line, for sure. flakiest, most decadent croissants and delicious morning buns.

Karen M.Karen Miao: Ham & cheese croissant to die for - so flaky! Next favorites are the seasonal bread pudding and tartines.

Arsicault Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

2. Arsicault Bakery

9.4
397 Arguello Blvd (at Clement St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Inner Richmond · 110 tips and reviews

Brittany B.Brittany Birdsong: When fresh out of the oven, Best ham and cheese croissant and almond croissant in the city. They cook in small batches with high turnover on the weekends which means everything is delicious and fresh.

Connie C.Connie Chiu: The best damn almond croissant I've ever had. The other pastries are good too but all you need are the almond croissants. Prepare for a line.

Art L.Art Lee: Almond croissant eaten fresh is excellent !

Brenda's French Soul Food is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

3. Brenda's French Soul Food

8.8
652 Polk St (btwn Eddy & Turk St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Tenderloin · 502 tips and reviews

JennyJenny: Pork belly and grits is so delicious, highly recommend. The crawfish is my favorite beignet.

Frank K.Frank Kim: Love the beignets of course, but the grillades gravy with their biscuit is amazing.

H K.H K: Totally worth 45-min wait (Sunday brunch)! Beignets followed by Grillades and grits with a side of sweet potato pancake was grrreeeat :)

Thorough Bread and Pastry is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

4. Thorough Bread and Pastry

9.2
248 Church St (btwn Market & 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 189 tips and reviews

Heather R.Heather Ransome: Get the cheese and ham croissant! Mrrrr. And there's a cute little back patio to enjoy it in.

John D.John Doherty: Awesome little french pastry spot. It's crowded on Sunday mornings but worth the wait. Get the almost croissant.

AllenAllen: Ham and cheese croissant and savory bread pudding are both excellent. Good espresso drinks too.

Neighbor Bakehouse is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

5. Neighbor Bakehouse

9.5
2343 3rd St (at 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Dogpatch · 120 tips and reviews

Alice M.Alice M: Possibly the best pastries in San Francisco? We got the last veggie tart and a croissant, both of which were perfectly crispy, flaky, buttery, and packed with flavor. The espresso was good too!

Umi H.Umi Hui: Everything in one,savory croissant is a must!

BommyBommy: Pistachio blackberry twice-baked croissant is amazing. It looks burnt but don't worry. Cinnamon almond bostock is another must-try.

B. Patisserie is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

6. B. Patisserie

9.2
2821 California St (btwn Divisadero St & Broderick St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Lower Pacific Heights · 225 tips and reviews

Sukhjit G.Sukhjit Ghag: Chocolate almond banana croissant is a must try. Perfect with a mid afternoon coffee.

BommyBommy: Pretty sure everything is delicious. Kouign amann's crispy caramelization is fantastic but the almond cake has my vote. Banana chocolate almond croissant is unique and worth a try.

Shirley L.Shirley Liu: My favorite pastries in SF -- try at least a kouign amann, also highly recommend any of the filled croissants and savory scones.

Just For You is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

7. Just For You

8.6
732 22nd St (btwn Tennessee & 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Dogpatch · 136 tips and reviews

Angela P.Angela Pardo: Amazing brunch, totally recommend their brunch menu and don't forget to get some of their beignets Read more.

Clay J.Clay Jones: Beignets, home fries, coffee, huevos: all awesome. Breakfast burrito with chorizo and Hatch green chile sauce: amazing.

Adriaan M.Adriaan Moors: Super friendly. Love the beignets. And the crabby bennie.

La Boulangerie de San Francisco is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

8. La Boulangerie de San Francisco

9.1
2325 Pine St (at Fillmore), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Lower Pacific Heights · 32 tips and reviews

LisaLisa: of all the macarons, my favorite so far is the passion fruit mango

Rachel L.Rachel Levy: whole wheat croissant is delicious

BravoBravo: Outstanding pastries. The best almond croissant around. Still consistent and delicious. Tim Nugent, Top Chef Just Desserts

Frances is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

9. Frances

9.2
3870 17th St (at Pond St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Castro · 158 tips and reviews

Brandon W.Brandon Williamson: Excellent price and service for a Michelin quality restaurant! Don't pass up the bacon beignets, and the seasonal soups are always a winner

Elizabeth B.Elizabeth Barelli: One my favorites in the city. Try the beignets, the Panisse, the pasta and the Lumberjack cake (best surprise)

Caroline F.Caroline Faure: The Bavette steak is a must, as the bacon beignets and the chickpea fries, so delicious!!

Miette Patisserie is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

10. Miette Patisserie

8.4
1 Ferry Building Ste 10 (The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Dessert Shop · Financial District · 69 tips and reviews

Cristina F.Cristina F-M: fantastic pistachio macarons

Kimberly S.Kimberly Smiley: I promise you'll want one of everything. I love their macarons & everything else they make. Quality that you can taste.

Jinnie L.Jinnie L: i've been here couple times n never been disappointed :) i'm not crazy about macarons (never understood the macaron hype..) n i'm no macarons expert but hazelnut & chocolate macarons are so good♥

Devil's Teeth Baking Company is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

11. Devil's Teeth Baking Company

9.2
3876 Noriega St (btwn 45th & 46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Outer Sunset · 164 tips and reviews

Amit G.Amit Gupta: Stop in on Sunday, get $1 beignets! (Also, coffee with your donut muffin.)

G M.G Money: Sunday beignets are a must

Mehmet O.Mehmet Orun: Beignet Sundays, cinnamon rolls, friendly atmosphere, relax at the parklet

Chantal Guillon Macarons is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

12. Chantal Guillon Macarons

8.4
1309 Howard St (at 9th St), San Francisco, CA
Dessert Shop · SoMa · 13 tips and reviews

Jinnie L.Jinnie L: really good macaron place in SF. better than other location cuz they have other pastries! I'm still not a big fan of macarons yet but I feel like I'm getting there, hehehe ;P pretty and clean place♡

Adrian C.Adrian Chen: Ask them for the new flavors! I really love the Jasmine green tea, Persian rose, and almond macarons. ALSO macarons and tea go well with each other. try the teas they serve too!

SarahSarah: Delicious macarons. The espresso drinks are pretty strong.

Fillmore BakeShop is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

13. Fillmore BakeShop

8.3
1890 Fillmore St (at Bush St.), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Japantown · 39 tips and reviews

Yuri K.Yuri Kye: Their French macarons are the best in the city!

TaminatorTaminator: Incredible buttery aroma, great macarons and beautiful delicious baked goodies, and of course, D's Nutz (cronuts SF version) they have 60-70 daily except Tue. Sat. special flavor such as maple bacon!

Amy H.Amy How: Get the salted caramel and chocolate cronut!

Craftsman and Wolves is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

14. Craftsman and Wolves

8.7
746 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 295 tips and reviews

Laurie V.Laurie V: After you've tried the Rebel Within, move on to the gougere -- lighter and equally tasty.

Travel + LeisureTravel + Leisure: Pastry chef William Werner distinguishes himself from the pack with croissants glazed with passion fruit and sesame seeds and semolina cake studded with candied corn nuts.

Tori M.Tori Main: The Rebel Within is awesome, don't miss the raspberry, almond croissant, it was my favorite!

Brenda's Meat & Three is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

15. Brenda's Meat & Three

9.0
919 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Western Addition · 118 tips and reviews

Candace M.Candace Metzger: Beignets are amazing! Biscuits are light and fluffy. Delicious!

Petra B.Petra B.: My go to’s are the pork belly grits, shrimp and grits, crawfish beignets and the watermelon iced tea. You can’t go wrong with those!

Nicole R.Nicole Rocchio: The beignets and pulled pork scramble were delicious! Apple beignet is by far my favorite.

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