Grand Bakery ★ 4.2
Grand Bakery on MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland's Dimond has baked kosher pareve goods since 1959. Wholesale-first; challah at Bay Area grocers.
Worth the queue: Challah
Bake Sum is a bakery in Lake Merritt, Oakland.
Editorially verified June 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 3249 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610
Grand Bakery on MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland's Dimond has baked kosher pareve goods since 1959. Wholesale-first; challah at Bay Area grocers.
Worth the queue: Challah
La Farine on College Avenue in Oakland's Rockridge is the French neighborhood bakery the East Bay leans on. Morning buns and palmiers anchor the counter.
Worth the queue: Morning bun
Wise Sons on Telegraph in Temescal serves the East Bay's most-trusted everything bagels with cream cheese, rye breads and a strong matzo ball soup.
Worth the queue: Everything bagel
Sweet Bar Bakery on Broadway in Uptown Oakland was the first artisan bakery in the neighborhood. Bacon-gorgonzola scones, gluten-free cupcakes.
Worth the queue: Bacon-gorgonzola scone
Poppy Bagels on Telegraph in Temescal hand-rolls Montreal-Brooklyn hybrid bagels. Five days a week, lunchtime cutoff before the case sells out fast.
Worth the queue: Hand-rolled poppy bagel
Donut Savant on Broadway above 19th Street BART runs daily flavors plus cron'ts, apple fritters and cinnamon rolls. Tuesday to Saturday for breakfast.
Worth the queue: Maple bacon donut