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Long-running downtown bakery serving European-style breads, pastries, and breakfast with strong espresso. A neighbourhood anchor at pre-Instagram prices.
Worth the queue: Rustic sourdough loaf
Lilac Patisserie is a bakery in Downtown Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara.
Fully gluten-free French patisserie on State Street, USA Today's 10 Best Artisanal Bakeries. Layer cakes, macarons, croissants, eggs benedict daily.
Editorially verified June 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 1017 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Long-running downtown bakery serving European-style breads, pastries, and breakfast with strong espresso. A neighbourhood anchor at pre-Instagram prices.
Worth the queue: Rustic sourdough loaf
French bakery and bistro by the Gonthier family since 2008. Buttery croissants, pain au chocolat, quiches across three Santa Barbara locations.
Worth the queue: Buttery croissant
Long-running downtown bakery serving European-style breads, pastries, and breakfast with strong espresso. A neighbourhood anchor at pre-Instagram prices.
Worth the queue: Rustic sourdough loaf
Organic sourdough, pastries, quiches, and hand pies in the historic Fish Market building on Anacapa Street. Essential Funk Zone morning stop.
Worth the queue: Organic sourdough boule