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Mr. Holmes Bakehouse
(Now Closed)Bakery$$$$
Lower Nob Hill, San Francisco
The experts at Eater and SFGate recommend this place
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Cruffin and feature donut flavors are announced on Instagram and Facebook on a weekly basis. There is 1 cruffin flavor and 2-3 donut flavors a day. 2 cruffins per person limit :)
Try anything. You won't be disappointed. For cruffjns, get there before 8:25. Go with a friend. There are two lines here. One for cruffins, one for everything else.
jennifer hanFebruary 24, 2016cruffins are good (fotd was choco earl grey) but so are the other pastries. cruffins come out at 9am daily -- i came by at 9:10 on monday and waited 5 min. i also love their housemade ceramic cups.
Daniel StansellApril 24, 2017Home of the cruffin! Get here early, and wait in the long line and hope to get a sticker for a cruffin. If not, go to the short line and get other pastries - the donuts here are our SF favorite!
Marlon MolinareJune 20, 2015Everything is amazing. You really can't go wrong by for savory I'd recommend the Cali croissant and for sweet you gotta get there early for a cruffin
Jonathan EatherlyFebruary 8, 2015Get here extra early on the weekend. Word is out about this place and everything is sold out by 11.
Luke BornheimerAugust 23, 2016While different than a cronut, Mr. Holmes' cruffin (combination of a croissant and muffin) draws similarities to the pastry made famous in New York City and demands its own line with a cult following.
Brittany BeisnerJanuary 9, 2020Worth the instagram hype, the bostock pastry was to die for. I can’t stop scouring my hometown for a bakery that can make one half as delicious
Vicky OApril 2, 2018Such good pastries!! I had the shiitake and cheese so good. Take a pic of the neon sign in the shop. Give the cold drip coffee a miss.
Mike WinstonDecember 4, 2015Do yourself a favor — skip the Cruffin line and indulge in any of the other just-as-good and actually better pastries. Don't miss their bread pudding and read about them all on WinstonWanders below! Read more
Marisa LownApril 6, 2016The donuts, oh the delicious donuts! A must try, but split them as they are filling.
Justin McKissickSeptember 12, 2015Chocolate croissant was delicious, cookie was AMAZING but I regret they were out of Cruffins... Definitely worth the experience of visiting.
Sarah StrehlerJune 10, 2016The daily selection of donuts are so good. But looking at the display window, I could have happily for one of everything.
- medvedevAugust 5, 2018If you want the Cronuts, you have to get there early. If you are late, the Croissants are also excellent!
- J JohnMay 22, 2019Passable croissants & good chocolate chip cookies. They tend to put lime & lemon essence on most of their donuts/pastries. This place is highly overrated; not bad but Arsicault is levels above.
Ashley SpearsNovember 24, 2016Holy churro croissant you guys! Showed up too late to grab a cruffin and I didn't have a melt down because the churro croissant was so delicious
Megan RileyJune 7, 2017I had the cardamom peach cobbler and it was excellent! They also serve Intelligentsia coffee here; being from Chicago this was the best part :)
Lau UApril 22, 2019One of the best chocolate croissant I ever try! (The smell of the place is amazing, love it!)
NanetteDecember 21, 2014The California croissant is super good, but not necessarily for everyone. Cream puff and cruffin are also must try's !
Rebecca MaldonadoJuly 14, 2015Cozy shop with very nice pastries. Loved their kouign amann, croissants, and donuts! Two thumbs up for their creative cruffin!
Spoon UniversityMay 6, 2016The cruffin, San Francisco’s claim to trendy hybrid pastry fame, combines the shape of a muffin with the layered goodness of a croissant. The flavors rotate on a daily basis. Read more
SalmanDecember 22, 2014Come for the incredibly flaky and deliciously sweet cruffin. Stay for more of the other delightful desserts.
JoryJune 2, 2017I ate a caramel chocolate cheesecake donut that was the best damn pastry I've ever had, and I have a degree in pastry arts.
BommyNovember 23, 2014Caramel choux, raspberry and custard brioche bomb, pb&j brioche donut, everything is AMAZING.
Fiona StripeJune 5, 2016The pastry is perfection here. Go at 8:55am, jump the "cruffin" queue, get the California croissant, a Danish and/or the choux bun.
Paulina MichalskaSeptember 25, 2016A gem! Donuts taste like heaven, I strongly recommend taking a fig one, it's delicious!
- Arthur LiaoJanuary 30, 2016Cruffins and creative pastries. Definitely go on a weekday if you can, as lines are long on weekends and they sell through things quickly
Jole PJuly 12, 2016Come at 8 to get your cruffins at 9. You can only get 2 per person! The donuts are also excellent.
Pastries, donuts, and the daily cruffin. Latest new bake shop in SF. Prepare to stand in line.
Connie ChiuMarch 21, 2016The ube puff is beautifully delicious and deliciously beautiful. Kinda pricey but always saying yes to diabetes.
Lisa RaphaelJune 22, 2019Definitely fun (and the churro croissant is worth going for!) but overall quality of pastries has gone down since it opened - skip the savory pastries, reg croissants (dry and not buttery :(
Sophia LiuAugust 4, 2015Cruffin was worth the 20 min wait! Smells like bakery heaven once you step in. Would love to try everything else!- Anton Iliko CatsMay 2, 2018The pastries are delicious. There's no seating. They close very early, in that sense they're like a German place on steroids.
Any of the tarts (sweet or savory), the lemon poppy donut and the Amelie are absurdly amazing!
Lisa SosaMay 23, 2018The donut was yummy and filled with a chocolate creme. The chocolate croissant was also good.
Michelle PenaJuly 29, 2015Get anything. All of it was delicious. And if you love the bubbles, they have sparkling water.
Get the cruffins and donuts. Have heard the California croissant (sushi inside) is great!
Cruffins go on sale at 9am. Line can start as early as 8. They were all gone by 10.30 when I visited.
Matthew HuieMarch 4, 2017You can smell the baked goods down Larkin St! The churro croissant was amazing!
Liz McLean KnightMay 1, 2016While the branding is cute and store staff so nice, I am just not a fan of the crispy (overcooked), sugar-crusted non-croissant cruffin gimmick. The line is just hype. Flour + Co on Hyde = way better.
- Stephanie YeungDecember 31, 2015They make about 200 cruffins per day; the last person to get one lined up at around 830am (asked staff on 12/31/15).
Karen L.March 24, 2017Be prepared for a queue any time of the day. Plain croissant wasn't spectacular. Cranberry pistachio pudding was good. If only they served their pastries warm...
Lauren ColmanJune 18, 2015Worth the wait. They make one flavor of cruffin each day. Get a sticker, get a cruffin (actually 2).
Fatinah HayatMarch 13, 2018They change the cruffin flavour everyday but they are absolutely amazing and sell out quick
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