Renaud's Patisserie & Bistro is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Santa Barbara.

1. Renaud's Patisserie & Bistro

8.2
3315 State St (at Las Positas), Santa Barbara, CA
French Restaurant · North State · 27 tips and reviews

Pleasure PalatePleasure Palate: The croissants are light, flaky and buttery and their French Toast, which was also light and airy is a great breakfast option.

Rita W.Rita Wex: Best almond croissant in the world! Great food too!

Jeff C.Jeff Collier: Show up early on the weekend to get a table and linger over scup of coffee. Best croissants in Santa Barbara!

Renaud's Patisserie & Bistro is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Santa Barbara.

2. Renaud's Patisserie & Bistro

8.2
1324 State St (at Arlington Ave), Santa Barbara, CA
Bakery · Santa Barbara Downtown · 25 tips and reviews

Brad L.Brad L: Best croissant in Santa Barbara.

samantha l.samantha lipari: The croissant breakfast sandwich is amazing! They have the best croissants in town. My friend born in France even thinks these are as just as good from back home.

Erik C.Erik Cox: Get the ham egg and cheese croissant with potatoes (and an eclair).

Handlebar Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Santa Barbara.

3. Handlebar Coffee

9.2
128 E Canon Perdido St (Santa Barbara St.), Santa Barbara, CA
Coffee Shop · Santa Barbara Downtown · 91 tips and reviews

Camille A.Camille Avellan: Good place to get coffee and they have great croissants! Trust a French girl!

Gordon W.Gordon Wright: Very good coffee and brilliant baked goods, especially the croissants. Best coffee in Santa Barbara

Tanya V.Tanya V: Great coffee, try almond croissants

Milk & Honey is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Santa Barbara.

4. Milk & Honey

8.5
30 W Anapamu St (Chapala St.), Santa Barbara, CA
Tapas Restaurant · Santa Barbara Downtown · 30 tips and reviews

Ethan D.Ethan Duffy: Get the chicken brioch

Charles S.Charles Shih: Porque Pig? And chicken brioche are amazing!!!

Emma G.Emma G: Chicken brioche is a must.

Bree'osh Bakery Cafe Montecito is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Santa Barbara.

5. Bree'osh Bakery Cafe Montecito

8.5
1150 Coast Village Rd, Montecito, CA
French Restaurant · Coast Village · 7 tips and reviews

Mark W.Mark Wheeler: Fantastic French bakery! Loved the egg sandwich and the latte!! My new fav coffee shop and bakery!!

Solène G.Solène G.: Almond latte is delicious! Avocado toast, croissants, and quiche are my favs but today I tried the bostock (almonds/cream brioche pastry), so good! Also got some rye bread for home, the best in town!

Justin S.Justin Shand: Great coffee. The salmon and eggs are unbelievable. Also try the pastries. They are heavenly

D'Angelo Bread is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Santa Barbara.

6. D'Angelo Bread

8.7
25 W Gutierrez St (btwn Chapala & State), Santa Barbara, CA
Bakery · Lower State · 39 tips and reviews

Tyler P.Tyler Parker: Amazing coffee and croissants

Anthony M.Anthony Maggio: Great coffee, delicious breads. Ham and cheese croissants are huge!

Hannah R.Hannah Raphael: get the eggs rose, so so delish (and chocolate croissant too)

Andersen's Danish Bakery & Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Santa Barbara.

7. Andersen's Danish Bakery & Restaurant

7.8
1106 State St, Santa Barbara, CA
Bakery · Santa Barbara Downtown · 40 tips and reviews

Katharine W.Katharine Weir: Hawaiian Melt is Yummy! Try it on a croissant.

Audra B.Audra Barber: Try the Josephine! On Eclaire on crack! So goood

Chris G.Chris G: Croissant French toast is amazing.

Alessia Patisserie is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Santa Barbara.

8. Alessia Patisserie

7.9
Santa Barbara, CA
Bakery · Santa Barbara Downtown · 3 tips and reviews

Noreen H.Noreen HW: Amazing assortment of pastries and croissants. We had duck hash and lemon-blueberry blintzes with chicken sausages. Just fabulous.

Vic Z.Vic Zaud: Everything is top quality. Duck confit was awesome. Same with simple breakfast sandwich and Avocado toast was a work of art. Then grab some insane pastries before you leave. Croissants - yum!

Jeff S.Jeff Schwartz: Everything.

Helena Avenue Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Santa Barbara.

9. Helena Avenue Bakery

8.5
131 Anacapa St Ste C, Santa Barbara, CA
Bakery · Lower State · 19 tips and reviews

Romain V.Romain Vezirian: Bread was absolutely amazing and could rival with some French bakeries (take it from a a Frenchman). Green bowl was great too!

Noreen H.Noreen HW: Croissants are amazing, as good as we had in Paris. Drip coffee was meh though. Be prepared for a long wait, but the staff are very nice.

Noreen H.Noreen HW: Get a croissant while you’re waiting!

Dune Coffee Roasters is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Santa Barbara.

10. Dune Coffee Roasters

9.2
528 Cota Street (Anacapa Street), Santa Barbara, CA
Coffee Shop · Lower State · 45 tips and reviews

Jenna N.Jenna North: Menu covers everything from espressos, loose leaf tea. There is a wide variety of pastries, including several varieties of croissants. Excellent spot all around.

Leah K.Leah K: Croissants were light, crisp and delicious

Sarah M.Sarah Minnis: all of the scones are grat a+ 10/10 would recommend to friends

The Blue Owl is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Santa Barbara.

11. The Blue Owl

9.2
5 W Canon Perdido St (at State St), Santa Barbara, CA
Sandwich Spot · Santa Barbara Downtown · 39 tips and reviews

Ryan G.Ryan Gantz: Santa Barbara's great little gourmet secret. For lunch you want a Duck Croissant or savory salad, with a Mexican coke or house soda.. But you must come back late night for a Thai Basil Burger.

騰 龍.騰 龍: Bahn Mi with beef, Thai Basil Burger, Fried Rice. Best restaurant in downtown!

lemonjelly l.lemonjelly luukkanen: Rosemary lemonade and Thai iced tea are both made in-house. Delicious. Thai tea is not overly sweet, too. If you are there with a friend, get both.

Cajun Kitchen2 is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Santa Barbara.

12. Cajun Kitchen2

8.1
901 Chapala St (at W Canon Perdido St), Santa Barbara, CA
Café · Santa Barbara Downtown · 39 tips and reviews

Dfw D.Dfw Dean: Jambalaya with Eggs (over medium) for breakfast (yes, that's an option) and an order of beignets. All of it was very good and I'm very stuffed.

Nidhi K.Nidhi Kay: Jambalaya with eggs and beignets! Great portions and great service

Carlos B.Carlos Baez: The breakfast here is amazing. Can't go wrong with the omelettes but the jambalaya is excellent

Fresco Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Santa Barbara.

13. Fresco Cafe

7.7
3987 State St (Five Points), Santa Barbara, CA
Bakery · North State · 12 tips and reviews

Sandro S.Sandro Sanchez: Lunch:"Ahi Club" - On 9 grain wheat bread with BREE (Yes Bree. It goes soo well with the Ahi) dessert: Their cupcakes and eclairs are fabulous but their macaroons are AMAZING! Try one, you'll see. Read more.

Social N.Social News Network: Fresh and easy cafe for lunch or dinner. Place a phone order if you're in a hurry because it might take a few minutes. The cupcakes are bomb!

Erika M.Erika Martin: Amazing daily specials

Spudnuts is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Santa Barbara.

14. Spudnuts

8.1
3629 State St (at Ontare Rd), Santa Barbara, CA
Donut Shop · North State · 9 tips and reviews

Emilia D.Emilia Doerr: Cronuts in SB! I believe they are the first to start serving up fresh cronuts- chocolate, vanilla, powdered sugar. Delicious!

Emilia D.Emilia Doerr: Best donuts in SB! Also delicious bagel sandwiches and boba tea drinks!

NickNick: Free donut with breakfast bagel and coffee!

Bagel Market Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in Santa Barbara.

15. Bagel Market Cafe

7.2
2000 Cliff Dr (Mesa Shopping Center), Santa Barbara, CA
Bagel Shop · Mesa · 5 tips and reviews

Mikka F.Mikka Flores: Love the classic breakfast sandwich. The croissant breakfast sandwich is to die for also!!!

nils j.nils janson: Wonderful filthy breakfast bagel. One of the best sausage egg and cheese everything bagels I've had in California.

Prince B.Prince Bhojwani: Veggie bagel is my fav. Love the ppl that work there. Always eat that when I'm picking up my clothes from ZipKleen next door.