Estelle Bakery and Patisserie DOCO ★ 4.5
Estelle DOCO outpost on David J Stern Walk, downtown Sacramento, is the patisserie at Golden 1 Center with daily croissants and macarons in cases.
Worth the queue: Croissants and macarons
Faria Bakery is a bakery in Oak Park, Sacramento.
Faria on Broadway in Oak Park, Sacramento, is the naturally leavened sourdough counter in the flatiron Broadway Triangle building, country loaves.
Address: 3417 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95817
Estelle DOCO outpost on David J Stern Walk, downtown Sacramento, is the patisserie at Golden 1 Center with daily croissants and macarons in cases.
Worth the queue: Croissants and macarons
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