Mariposa Baking Company ★ 4.5
Mariposa on Telegraph in Temescal is a dedicated gluten-free bakery. Croissants, almond cakes, bagels and bread from a dedicated kitchen for celiac safety.
Worth the queue: Gluten-free almond cake
Poppy Bagels is a bakery in Temescal, Oakland.
Poppy Bagels on Telegraph in Temescal hand-rolls Montreal-Brooklyn hybrid bagels. Five days a week, lunchtime cutoff before the case sells out fast.
Address: 5004 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
Mariposa on Telegraph in Temescal is a dedicated gluten-free bakery. Croissants, almond cakes, bagels and bread from a dedicated kitchen for celiac safety.
Worth the queue: Gluten-free almond cake
Curbside Creamery in Temescal Alley scoops dairy and cashew ice cream into house-baked cookies. LGBTQ-owned, women-owned and plastic-free since 2014.
Worth the queue: Brown butter chocolate chip ice cream sandwich
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
Mariposa on Telegraph in Temescal is a dedicated gluten-free bakery. Croissants, almond cakes, bagels and bread from a dedicated kitchen for celiac safety.
Worth the queue: Gluten-free almond cake
Timeless Coffee on Piedmont Avenue runs a vegan bakery counter beside the in-house roaster. Pastries, cakes and chocolate, all plant-based, daily.
Worth the queue: Vegan chocolate chip cookie
Curbside Creamery in Temescal Alley scoops dairy and cashew ice cream into house-baked cookies. LGBTQ-owned, women-owned and plastic-free since 2014.
Worth the queue: Brown butter chocolate chip ice cream sandwich
Bake Sum on Grand Avenue near Lake Merritt runs an Asian American pastry program. Passionfruit tarts, ube cookies and Spam musubi croissants sell out daily.
Worth the queue: Mochi muffin
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