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.