La Bou Bakery and Cafe 11th Street ★ 4.0
La Bou on 11th Street, downtown Sacramento, is the local bakery-cafe chain Capitol-side counter, croissants for the state government lunch crowd.
Worth the queue: Croissants and bistro sandwiches
Estelle Bakery and Patisserie DOCO is a bakery in Downtown, Sacramento.
Estelle DOCO outpost on David J Stern Walk, downtown Sacramento, is the patisserie at Golden 1 Center with daily croissants and macarons in cases.
Address: 615 David J Stern Walk, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95814
La Bou on 11th Street, downtown Sacramento, is the local bakery-cafe chain Capitol-side counter, croissants for the state government lunch crowd.
Worth the queue: Croissants and bistro sandwiches
Boudin SF in Loehmann Plaza on Fair Oaks Boulevard, Sacramento, is the San Francisco sourdough chain outpost, loaves and clam chowder bowls.
Worth the queue: Original San Francisco sourdough loaf and bowls
Midtown Bakery behind the blue door on 23rd Street in midtown Sacramento is the small-batch dessert boutique in the historic Wiseman house basement.
Worth the queue: Jalapeno-cheddar corn muffin
La Bou on 11th Street, downtown Sacramento, is the local bakery-cafe chain Capitol-side counter, croissants for the state government lunch crowd.
Worth the queue: Croissants and bistro sandwiches
Vampire Penguin in Old Sacramento at 2nd Street was born in the city October 2013, the original shop of the now-national shaved-snow dessert chain.
Worth the queue: Vampire Penguin shaved snow bowl
Freeport Bakery on Freeport Boulevard in Land Park, Sacramento, runs a long-standing California cake counter with Lemon Zinger cakes that travel by post.
Worth the queue: Lemon Zinger Cake
Ginger Elizabeth Hahn's chocolate and macaron counter on J Street, midtown Sacramento, was named one of the 24 Best Chocolate Shops in America by Eater.
Worth the queue: Salty caramel macaron