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: 217 Jackson St, San Jose, CA 95112
More bakeries in San Jose
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
Pink Elephant Bakery ★ 4.2
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
Dulcinea Panaderia Oaxaquena ★ 4.0
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