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8 Bread Bakeries We Love In San Francisco
Thorough Bread and Pastry is one of 8 Bread Bakeries We Love In San Francisco.

1. Thorough Bread and Pastry

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

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The chewy yet tender Rosemary Olive Fougasse, spotted with bits of rosemary and green olive.The chunks of olive are large enough to add a bit of brine and salt, while the rosemary perfumes every bite. Read more.

Noe Valley Bakery is one of 8 Bread Bakeries We Love In San Francisco.

2. Noe Valley Bakery

9.0
4073 24th St (btwn Castro & Noe St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Noe Valley · 56 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Go for challah. With plain, sesame, poppy, and cinnamon, there is a loaf here to meet all your challah needs. Also great is the fruit bread, like double raisin, organic fig and cherry chocolate. Read more.

La Victoria Mexican Bakery & Cafe is one of 8 Bread Bakeries We Love In San Francisco.

3. La Victoria Mexican Bakery & Cafe

2937 24th St (at Alabama St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission District · 23 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: La Victoria sells breads made by Sour Flour, a local bread cooperative and baking school. Their signature item is the eponymous “Sour Flour Loaf” a tangy sourdough bread with a dark brown, chewy crust Read more.

4. Acme Bread Company

8.8
1 Ferry Building Ste 15 (The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Financial District · 51 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: All that you could ask for in a bread bakery. Each loaf is given special care. The pan de mie are soft and slightly sweet. The walnut levain has a dense, malty crumb inlaid with chopped walnuts. Read more.

Italian French Bakery is one of 8 Bread Bakeries We Love In San Francisco.

5. Italian French Bakery

1501 Grant Ave (at Union), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Telegraph Hill · 11 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The baguettes are more like the “French bread” you get at the grocery store; they have a thin crust and a big, airy interior. That doesn’t mean that they aren’t seriously tasty. Read more.

Arizmendi Bakery is one of 8 Bread Bakeries We Love In San Francisco.

6. Arizmendi Bakery

9.1
1331 9th Ave (btwn Irving St & Judah St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Inner Sunset · 139 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Choices like Provolone-Olive bread, Sesame-Sunflower bread, and Corn-Cheddar bread are sold by the pound. If you stop by on a Sunday, make sure to try the Chocolate Cherry Sourdough. Read more.

Liguria Bakery is one of 8 Bread Bakeries We Love In San Francisco.

7. Liguria Bakery

7.6
1700 Stockton St (at Filbert St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · North Beach · 43 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Focaccia flavors like piney rosemary, slick with olive oil and scattered with garlic, or pizza focaccia, which is chewy and soft with its pockets of air and layer of bright, fresh tomato sauce. Read more.

Tartine Bakery is one of 8 Bread Bakeries We Love In San Francisco.

8. Tartine Bakery

9.0
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 768 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The whole-wheat sourdough bread is a nice balance of tangy and yeasty. The rustic country bread is addictively chewy, with large, irregular air pockets and a structured, flavorful crust. Read more.