San Francisco's signature pastry: a croissant dough rolled in cinnamon-sugar with orange zest, twisted in a muffin tin, dusted with more sugar after baking. Crisp shattered exterior, custard-soft buttery interior.
The morning bun is a San Francisco pastry tradition that grew out of the city's croissant scene in the 1980s. Tartine Bakery in the Mission popularised the modern Bay Area morning bun under Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson in the early 2000s, with B. Patisserie in Pacific Heights and Arsicault Bakery in the Richmond now serving the city's most-cited versions. The morning bun is uniquely San Franciscan: it does not exist with the same definition outside the Bay Area.
4 editor picks for San Francisco morning bun in San Francisco, ranked by editorial score. All San Francisco signature dishes · San Francisco morning bun across every city.
Tartine Bakery ★ 4.7
600 Guerrero Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Tartine Bakery in San Francisco is Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt's Guerrero Street original, with a queue that has not let up since 2002 and a morning.
Arsicault Bakery ★ 4.7
397 Arguello Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94118
Arsicault Bakery in San Francisco is Armando Lacayo's Inner Richmond counter, named America's best croissant by Bon Appetit and still drawing a 09:30 queue.
Ferry Building Marketplace ★ 4.7
1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA 94111
The Ferry Building Marketplace in San Francisco runs daily inside the 1898 Ferry Building, with Hog Island Oyster Co., Cowgirl Creamery, Acme Bread.
Jane the Bakery ★ 4.5
1881 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94115
Jane the Bakery in San Francisco is Amanda Michael's Lower Pac Heights flagship, with a stone-mill grain programme and the city's best whole-grain country.