Bread and Cie is a bakery in San Diego.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The kalamata olive bread is the room's signature; the cafe upstairs serves sandwiches on house-baked rolls.
Guided tour · 2 hours
Enjoy a guided walking tour through San Diego and scout out iconic donut shops. Taste the best donuts San Diego has to offer and learn about California's donut industr...
Guided tour · 2h 30m
Experience the atmosphere of San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter on our 2.5-hour guided walking tour. You’ll have a chance to sample lots of tasty ethnic cuisine, alo...
Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Enjoy a leisurely walking tour through San Diego's Little Italy to some of the tastiest restaurants and shops in the area. Explore piazzas, learn about local history, ...
Address: 350 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
Prager Brothers Artisan Breads in Encinitas is the North County sourdough bakery on Coast Highway 101, a wholesale-bakery storefront with daily-baked.
Worth the queueCountry sourdough miche
TipCountry sourdough miche is the room's strongest loaf; the Carlsbad bakery is the wholesale production base.
Sidecar Doughnuts in Del Mar is the Costa Mesa import in Del Mar Highlands Town Center, a small-batch doughnut counter rotating six monthly flavours plus six.
Worth the queueHuckleberry doughnut
TipThe huckleberry and the butter-and-salt are the recurring strengths; arrive by 9am for the full case.
Donut Bar in San Diego is the downtown A Street doughnut shop, the West Coast viral-doughnut shop with oversized creme brulee, croissant doughnuts.
Worth the queueBig Poppa Tart
TipOpen Wed-Sun only and they sell out by lunch; arrive at 8am for the full counter or pre-order online.
VG Donut and Bakery in Cardiff-by-the-Sea is the Mettee family's third-generation Aberdeen Drive doughnut counter since 1969, a North County landmark.
Worth the queueGlazed yeast doughnut
TipDoughnuts are baked twice daily at 4am and 4pm; the afternoon batch is the secret tip.
Tartine in Coronado is the long-running First Street European cafe and bistro on the Ferry Landing side, with patio seating, French pastries.
Worth the queueAlmond croissant
TipIndoor and patio seating; reservations recommended on weekends, the patio fills by 11am.
Sadie Rose Baking Company in San Diego is the Sorrento Valley wholesale artisan bakery since 2004, supplying hearth-baked breads to restaurants and grocers.
Worth the queueHearth-baked sourdough
TipFind their bread at Whole Foods and Bristol Farms in San Diego; or at restaurants citywide, often unbranded on the table.
