9 bakeries in San Diego, editor-picked for bakeries open sunday. Bakeries baking on sundays. All bakeries in San Diego.
Bread and Cie ★ 4.5
350 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
Hours: Mon-Sun 07:00-19:00
Bread and Cie in San Diego is the Hillcrest European stone-hearth bakery on University Avenue since 1995, the rustic-bread room that anchors the Hillcrest food map.
Tip: The kalamata olive bread is the room's signature; the cafe upstairs serves sandwiches on house-baked rolls.
Prager Brothers Artisan Breads (Encinitas) ★ 4.5
543 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, CA 92024
Hours: Daily 08:00-17:00
Prager Brothers Artisan Breads in Encinitas is the North County sourdough bakery on Coast Highway 101, a wholesale-bakery storefront with daily-baked sourdough and pastries.
Tip: Country sourdough miche is the room's strongest loaf; the Carlsbad bakery is the wholesale production base.
Extraordinary Desserts (Little Italy) ★ 4.5
1430 Union St, San Diego, CA 92101
Hours: Mon-Thu 08:30-21:00, Fri-Sat 08:30-23:00, Sun 08:30-21:00
Extraordinary Desserts in San Diego is Karen Krasne's Little Italy dessert salon on Union Street, a long-running pastry-and-cake shop with a James Beard semifinalist track record.
Tip: Cake by the slice is the deepest value; the cafe also runs a savoury small-plate menu in the evenings.
Sidecar Doughnuts and Coffee ★ 4.4
3435 Del Mar Heights Rd, Suite D7, San Diego, CA 92130
Hours: Daily 06:30-15:00
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 daily.
Tip: The huckleberry and the butter-and-salt are the recurring strengths; arrive by 9am for the full case.
VG Donut and Bakery ★ 4.4
106 Aberdeen Dr, Cardiff, CA 92007
Hours: Tue-Thu 05:00-17:00, Fri 05:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 06:00-18:00
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 for old-fashioned doughnuts.
Tip: Doughnuts are baked twice daily at 4am and 4pm; the afternoon batch is the secret tip.
Panchita's Bakery ★ 4.3
1737 National Ave, San Diego, CA 92113
Hours: Daily 06:00-19:00
Panchita's Bakery in San Diego is the Barrio Logan Mexican panaderia on National Avenue, a long-running pan dulce counter for conchas, marranitos and the city's bolillo bread supply.
Tip: Get there by 8am for the freshest pan dulce; the bolillos sell out for the lunch sandwiches by 10am.
Donut Bar ★ 4.2
401 W A St, San Diego, CA 92101
Hours: Wed-Sun 07:00-13:00 (or until sold out)
Donut Bar in San Diego is the downtown A Street doughnut shop, the West Coast viral-doughnut shop with oversized creme brulee, croissant doughnuts and the Big Poppa Tart.
Tip: Open Wed-Sun only and they sell out by lunch; arrive at 8am for the full counter or pre-order online.
Tartine Coronado ★ 4.2
1106 1st St, Coronado, CA 92118
Hours: Sun-Thu 07:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 07:00-21:30
Tartine in Coronado is the long-running First Street European cafe and bistro on the Ferry Landing side, with patio seating, French pastries, sandwiches and an all-day menu.
Tip: Indoor and patio seating; reservations recommended on weekends, the patio fills by 11am.
The Cravory ★ 4.2
3960 W Point Loma Blvd, San Diego, CA 92110
Hours: Daily 11:00-21:00
The Cravory in San Diego is the cookie bakery in the Loma Square Center, a soft-baked filled cookie shop with rotating flavours and the famous birthday cake cookie.
Tip: The birthday cake cookie is the room's recurring star; the seasonal calendar rolls weekly on Instagram.