Paris Avenue ★ 4.1
Willow Glen French market bakery by Ed and Mimi Brown, using organic Napa farmhouse produce to supply seasonal cakes, salads, and house-made tarts.
Worth the queue: Parisian Strawberry Cake
Preligen's Artisan Bakery is a bakery in Willow Glen, San Jose.
Willow Glen French patisserie opened in 2024 by a Bellagio-trained chef, producing from-scratch croissants, entremets, and dome cakes in small batches.
Editorially verified June 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 1597 Meridian Ave, Ste D, San Jose, CA 95125
Willow Glen French market bakery by Ed and Mimi Brown, using organic Napa farmhouse produce to supply seasonal cakes, salads, and house-made tarts.
Worth the queue: Parisian Strawberry Cake
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
Family-owned East San Jose institution baking authentic pan dulce since 1978, with bolillos, flaky empanadas, flan, and towering tres leches cakes.
Worth the queue: Tres leches cake
Authentic Oaxacan bakery near SJSU baking pan de yema, conchas, and empanadas from 05:00, alongside tamales and Oaxacan hot chocolate in a no-frills space.
Worth the queue: Pan de yema
West San Jose Asian-fusion bakery with a cult following for savory shrimp burgers, spam-inspired bakes, onigiri, and sweet pastries baked each morning.
Worth the queue: Shrimp burger on house-baked bun
Weekend-only East San Jose pop-up bakery renowned for pandan Portuguese egg tarts with handmade puff dough and ube croissants with kaya coconut filling.
Worth the queue: Pandan Portuguese egg tart
Willow Glen French market bakery by Ed and Mimi Brown, using organic Napa farmhouse produce to supply seasonal cakes, salads, and house-made tarts.
Worth the queue: Parisian Strawberry Cake