Peters' Bakery ★ 4.5
San Jose legend baking since 1936 and famed for its Burnt Almond Cake: white custard encrusted in toasted almonds that regulars have ordered for decades.
Worth the queue: Burnt Almond Cake
Location
Address: 2811 Story Rd, San Jose, CA 95127
Also in Alum Rock
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Pena's Bakery ★ 3.8
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Worth the queue: Three Kings rosca bread
Shuei-Do Manju Shop ★ 4.6
Shuei-Do Manju Shop is the Bay Area's oldest Japanese confectionery in San Jose's Japantown, handcrafting mochi and manju fresh daily since 1953.
Worth the queue: Manju bean-paste cakes
Peters' Bakery ★ 4.5
San Jose legend baking since 1936 and famed for its Burnt Almond Cake: white custard encrusted in toasted almonds that regulars have ordered for decades.
Worth the queue: Burnt Almond Cake
Milk Belly Bakery ★ 4.3
Asian-American artisan bakery in downtown San Jose using organic Central Milling flours to craft ultra-soft shokupan milk bread and sourdough toasts.
Worth the queue: Shokupan milk bread loaf
Preligen's Artisan Bakery ★ 4.4
Willow Glen French patisserie opened in 2024 by a Bellagio-trained chef, producing from-scratch croissants, entremets, and dome cakes in small batches.
Worth the queue: Almond croissant
Cocola Bakery ★ 4.1
Upscale French-style patisserie in Santana Row baking daily croissants, eclairs, macarons, and mousse cakes with outdoor bistro seating until midnight.
Worth the queue: Mango passion fruit mousse Bamboo cake