Tartine Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

1. Tartine Bakery

9.1
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 769 tips and reviews

Danielle M.Danielle Morrill: Chocolate croissant, bread pudding, lemon tart, almond scones, big bowl of latte.

Marisol S.Marisol Segal: Quiche and chocolate croissants are my fave tasty items here.

Ashley Y.Ashley Yue: Banana cream tart, chocolate croissant and their broccoli pesto sandwiches are 🙌🙏

Arsicault Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

2. Arsicault Bakery

9.3
397 Arguello Blvd (at Clement St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Inner Richmond · 111 tips and reviews

Jess F.Jess Falkenthal: Best chocolate croissant of my life! The perfect combination of crisp & flaky on the outside and gooey deliciousness on the inside.

Jesse A.Jesse Atkinson: Best croissant in SF. B. Patisserie gives it a run for its money tho.

Robert F.Robert Falkén: Oh my soul, the almond chocolate croissant!

Brenda's French Soul Food is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

3. Brenda's French Soul Food

8.8
652 Polk St (btwn Eddy & Turk St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Tenderloin · 501 tips and reviews

Atticus L.Atticus L: Try the Crawfish, Washington apple, chocolate, And plain beignet Flight - Brb, beignet gasming SO HARD

Pedro A.Pedro Andrade: Don't miss the Crawfish Beignets! That and a beer might be all you need!

Chris L.Chris Lee: Crawfish beignets and shrimp and grits are both great.

Thorough Bread and Pastry is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

4. Thorough Bread and Pastry

9.2
248 Church St (btwn Market & 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 189 tips and reviews

Al C.Al Conkle: The best almond croissants in the city...amazing chocolate bread.

Liz N.Liz Neu: The croissants are amazing. Get a coffee and sit out back -- the mugs are huge and the back patio is beautiful.

AllenAllen: Ham and cheese croissant and savory bread pudding are both excellent. Good espresso drinks too.

Neighbor Bakehouse is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

5. Neighbor Bakehouse

9.5
2343 3rd St (at 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Dogpatch · 120 tips and reviews

Alice M.Alice M: Possibly the best pastries in San Francisco? We got the last veggie tart and a croissant, both of which were perfectly crispy, flaky, buttery, and packed with flavor. The espresso was good too!

Felipe O.Felipe Oliveira: Best croissant you will ever find in this side of the globe

BommyBommy: Pistachio blackberry twice-baked croissant is amazing. It looks burnt but don't worry. Cinnamon almond bostock is another must-try.

B. Patisserie is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

6. B. Patisserie

9.3
2821 California St (btwn Divisadero St & Broderick St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Lower Pacific Heights · 225 tips and reviews

Sukhjit G.Sukhjit Ghag: Chocolate almond banana croissant is a must try. Perfect with a mid afternoon coffee.

MichelleMichelle: Everything is fantastic. My favorites are the huckleberry pear almond croissant and the banana chocolate almond croissant.

Eva W.Eva Wei: Seasonal and traditional Kouign amanns and amazing croissants

Just For You is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

7. Just For You

8.8
732 22nd St (btwn Tennessee & 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Dogpatch · 136 tips and reviews

Angela P.Angela Pardo: Amazing brunch, totally recommend their brunch menu and don't forget to get some of their beignets Read more.

Kelsea L.Kelsea Lundquist: Get there early to get your name on the list, start with yummy beignets and coffee, then go with the breakfast burrito with green chili on top plus some oatmeal pancakes to finish it off....great meal

Adriaan M.Adriaan Moors: Super friendly. Love the beignets. And the crabby bennie.

La Boulangerie de San Francisco is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

8. La Boulangerie de San Francisco

9.1
2325 Pine St (at Fillmore), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Lower Pacific Heights · 32 tips and reviews

LisaLisa: of all the macarons, my favorite so far is the passion fruit mango

BravoBravo: Outstanding pastries. The best almond croissant around. Still consistent and delicious. Tim Nugent, Top Chef Just Desserts

Darwin W.Darwin Williams: Delicious chocolate croissants and coffee.

Frances is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

9. Frances

9.1
3870 17th St (at Pond St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Castro · 157 tips and reviews

Brandon W.Brandon Williamson: Excellent price and service for a Michelin quality restaurant! Don't pass up the bacon beignets, and the seasonal soups are always a winner

Elizabeth B.Elizabeth Barelli: One my favorites in the city. Try the beignets, the Panisse, the pasta and the Lumberjack cake (best surprise)

Caroline F.Caroline Faure: The Bavette steak is a must, as the bacon beignets and the chickpea fries, so delicious!!

Miette Patisserie is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

10. Miette Patisserie

8.4
1 Ferry Building Ste 10 (The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Dessert Shop · Financial District · 69 tips and reviews

Cristina F.Cristina F-M: fantastic pistachio macarons

Kimberly S.Kimberly Smiley: I promise you'll want one of everything. I love their macarons & everything else they make. Quality that you can taste.

Jinnie L.Jinnie L: i've been here couple times n never been disappointed :) i'm not crazy about macarons (never understood the macaron hype..) n i'm no macarons expert but hazelnut & chocolate macarons are so good♥

Devil's Teeth Baking Company is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

11. Devil's Teeth Baking Company

9.2
3876 Noriega St (btwn 45th & 46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Outer Sunset · 162 tips and reviews

Amit G.Amit Gupta: Stop in on Sunday, get $1 beignets! (Also, coffee with your donut muffin.)

G M.G Money: Sunday beignets are a must

Mehmet O.Mehmet Orun: Beignet Sundays, cinnamon rolls, friendly atmosphere, relax at the parklet

Chantal Guillon Macarons is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

12. Chantal Guillon Macarons

8.4
1309 Howard St (at 9th St), San Francisco, CA
Dessert Shop · SoMa · 13 tips and reviews

Jinnie L.Jinnie L: really good macaron place in SF. better than other location cuz they have other pastries! I'm still not a big fan of macarons yet but I feel like I'm getting there, hehehe ;P pretty and clean place♡

Adrian C.Adrian Chen: Ask them for the new flavors! I really love the Jasmine green tea, Persian rose, and almond macarons. ALSO macarons and tea go well with each other. try the teas they serve too!

SarahSarah: Delicious macarons. The espresso drinks are pretty strong.

Craftsman and Wolves is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

13. Craftsman and Wolves

8.7
746 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 295 tips and reviews

Laurie V.Laurie V: After you've tried the Rebel Within, move on to the gougere -- lighter and equally tasty.

Ketan D.Ketan D: Chocolate eclair and drinking chocolate is awesome!

Tori M.Tori Main: The Rebel Within is awesome, don't miss the raspberry, almond croissant, it was my favorite!

Brenda's Meat & Three is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

14. Brenda's Meat & Three

8.9
919 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Western Addition · 118 tips and reviews

Candace M.Candace Metzger: Beignets are amazing! Biscuits are light and fluffy. Delicious!

Kendal C.Kendal Cockrel: Beignets were amazing and HUGE. Also, biscuits and gravy + fried chicken = heaven! The wait isn't as long as it's sister restaurant but they only seat full parties.

Petra B.Petra B.: My go to’s are the pork belly grits, shrimp and grits, crawfish beignets and the watermelon iced tea. You can’t go wrong with those!

farm : table is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

15. farm : table

7.5
754 Post St (btwn Jones & Leavenworth), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Lower Nob Hill · 246 tips and reviews

jonathan g.jonathan gettinger: Their menu rotates frequently: toasted brioche with marscapone and honey, squash and goat cheese bread pudding with a soft egg, and brown sugar bread pudding with cherries and cream.

Ari F.Ari Fuchs: 2 delicious menu items: croissant w/ eggs and ham, and cereal with homemade yogurt. They also make their own almond milk.

Lisa K.Lisa Kotowski: I had the egg croissant with a Tender Knob, and both were wonderful! The Tender Knob is a shot of espresso with a splash of steamed milk and is really good!