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

1. Brenda's French Soul Food

8.9
652 Polk St (btwn Eddy & Turk St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Tenderloin · 502 tips and reviews

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

Bianca H.Bianca H.: Beignets are amazing. Crayfish are my fav ones because they are just so special. Check out their specials menu and pork belly is must!

Frank K.Frank Kim: Love the beignets of course, but the grillades gravy with their biscuit is amazing.

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

2. Tartine Bakery

9.0
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 769 tips and reviews

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

Kimberly N.Kimberly Nguyen: Ham and cheese croissants are delicious. Get there early, they run out fast.

Isha G.Isha Gujarati: Missed the bread pudding but chocolate croissant and eclairs were really good!

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

3. Arsicault Bakery

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

Brittany B.Brittany Birdsong: When fresh out of the oven, Best ham and cheese croissant and almond croissant in the city. They cook in small batches with high turnover on the weekends which means everything is delicious and fresh.

Art L.Art Lee: Almond croissant eaten fresh is excellent !

Ayaka N.Ayaka Nonaka: The almond croissants are out of this world! I’d recommend a cup of coffee or tea to go with it since they are quite decadent. 🥐☕️🤤

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

4. Thorough Bread and Pastry

9.1
248 Church St (btwn Market & 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 189 tips and reviews

Brian D.Brian Dorfman: Grab a croissant and tea, then grab a seat in their great back patio.

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.

Anthony A.Anthony Adams: Almond & ham and cheese croissants are both favorites. Love the backyard and casual, non pretentious atmosphere here.

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

Abhishek K.Abhishek Kona: Great cortados and amazing everything croissant. Great place

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!

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

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

Noura S.Noura S.: Everything is great!! U absolutely can't go wrong.. The Banana chocolate croissant and the almond cake are my favorites.

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

8.7
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

Marshall S.Marshall St. Clair: 7x7 mag recommends eggs with pork chops, apple sausage or catfish on house-made white, wheat or cinnamon bread -- and legendary beignets

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

Rachel L.Rachel Levy: whole wheat croissant is delicious

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

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

9. Frances

9.0
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

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

LukaLuka: Market-driven Californian cuisine in a tiny Castro restaurant. Get Applewood Smoked Bacon Beignets, it's a must Read more.

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

Emmalouise B.Emmalouise Brown: Really good 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.

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

8.3
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.

Oscar T.Oscar Trelles: Their Egg on Croissant is super tasty and enjoyed standing outside the big window.