Great little gem! We really enjoyed their veggie croissants. And concha is not to be missed as well. Looking forward to coming back!
Plenty of street parking available, there’s outdoor seats available as well. And they serve coffee.
And best thing is..no long line !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Potato Chayote Squash and Poblano Cream Croissant
Ryan Lebsack
My favorite bakery in North Oakland/Temescal area right now. Super unique and delicious options. The lime curd croissant is a must!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kristy Okada
I’m low key obsessed with this place. I’ve never actually had a pastry (I’m sure they are delicious), but the sourdough bread here is extremely good! I go out of my way to buy loaves here.
I also really love their coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Country
Zach Newman
so good, so fresh, so flaky, so delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
paulina
Five-star delicious pastries, truly some of the best in the area. I knocked off a point for their customer service and their limited quantities.
They can sell out of certain items very fast, which I understand happens. But, I was very disappointed today when they simply didn't bake a number of items from their menu ("we have a limited menu today").
Amazing vegan selection. We tried the chocolate pistachio croissant, peach croissant with oat crumble, Mexican wedding cookie & a horchata latte with soy milk. We'll be back for a loaf of vegan milk bread.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bonnie
I came thinking it was just another new bakery to visit. But my almond croissant was one of, if not the best I’ve ever had ? Crunchy, with just the right amount of filling. I also had the vegan croissant and Forma has somehow perfected it as well. It was literally like a regular butter croissant!
Amazing bread and pastries! And super kind staff. Oh and great coffee. Must go!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bakery, Flan Croissant
J K
Probably the best bakery in East Bay… or the Bay Area as a whole. I’ve tried a couple of their many pastry options and they’re all fresh and delicious. Also tried their loaf of bread and it was great as well. Get their olla latte - has a nice kick to it. Really lucky to have this gem in Temescal / Oakland!
This place is the real deal. I waited until I had been there twice before giving it 5 stars. I've had croissants in San Francisco, but these are by far better and, lucky me, closer to home. The drip coffee is good too. I love bringing a book and sitting at the tables outside watching the world go by.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zachary Duquette
Small selection. The flaky pastries are just ok. My loaf of bread was burnt. I had to peel off a lot of the crust and the rest of the bread still tasted like it.
Kristen Choi
I thought I wouldn’t be able to find a croissant that’s as good as Arsicault, but I was wrong. Pastries are delicious at Forma and I no longer need to cross the bridge to get my ham and cheese croissant ;)
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Ham and Cheese Croissant
Erik H
Delicious new bakery with Banker's Hours. Get there early before your favorite is sold out or, just try something new? New business undergoing growing pains while still providing delicious pasteries! As good as the pasteries are, they'll be able to get a second POS and a cash drawer to help the line of people move through a little faster? (The next time there, a sign was up at the counter "NO CASH"). Minimal outdoor seating. Three dinky round tables with well used metal folding chairs for quick turnover! This isn't a *bucks (thank goodness!)
Parking: If you are driving to the Temescal Area, we go there late mornings on Sundays.
The kind of pastry that makes you think about how good it was for the rest of the day. . I’ve tried the regular croissant, lime curd filled, the baguette and the almond croissant. Forma is definitely my go to bakery!
Great little gem! We really enjoyed their veggie croissants. And concha is not to be missed as well. Looking forward to coming back!
Plenty of street parking available, there’s outdoor seats available as well. And they serve coffee.
And best thing is..no long line !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Potato Chayote Squash and Poblano Cream Croissant
My favorite bakery in North Oakland/Temescal area right now. Super unique and delicious options. The lime curd croissant is a must!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’m low key obsessed with this place. I’ve never actually had a pastry (I’m sure they are delicious), but the sourdough bread here is extremely good! I go out of my way to buy loaves here.
I also really love their coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Country
so good, so fresh, so flaky, so delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Five-star delicious pastries, truly some of the best in the area. I knocked off a point for their customer service and their limited quantities.
They can sell out of certain items very fast, which I understand happens. But, I was very disappointed today when they simply didn't bake a number of items from their menu ("we have a limited menu today").
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
The best conchas!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Potato Chayote Squash and Poblano Cream Croissant, Flan Croissant
Amazing vegan selection. We tried the chocolate pistachio croissant, peach croissant with oat crumble, Mexican wedding cookie & a horchata latte with soy milk. We'll be back for a loaf of vegan milk bread.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I came thinking it was just another new bakery to visit. But my almond croissant was one of, if not the best I’ve ever had ? Crunchy, with just the right amount of filling. I also had the vegan croissant and Forma has somehow perfected it as well. It was literally like a regular butter croissant!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Almond Croissant, Vegan Croissant
Amazing bread and pastries! And super kind staff. Oh and great coffee. Must go!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bakery, Flan Croissant
Probably the best bakery in East Bay… or the Bay Area as a whole. I’ve tried a couple of their many pastry options and they’re all fresh and delicious. Also tried their loaf of bread and it was great as well. Get their olla latte - has a nice kick to it. Really lucky to have this gem in Temescal / Oakland!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bakery
Restaurantji Recommends
This place is the real deal. I waited until I had been there twice before giving it 5 stars. I've had croissants in San Francisco, but these are by far better and, lucky me, closer to home. The drip coffee is good too. I love bringing a book and sitting at the tables outside watching the world go by.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Small selection. The flaky pastries are just ok.
My loaf of bread was burnt. I had to peel off a lot of the crust and the rest of the bread still tasted like it.
I thought I wouldn’t be able to find a croissant that’s as good as Arsicault, but I was wrong. Pastries are delicious at Forma and I no longer need to cross the bridge to get my ham and cheese croissant ;)
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Ham and Cheese Croissant
Delicious new bakery with Banker's Hours. Get there early before your favorite is sold out or, just try something new?
New business undergoing growing pains while still providing delicious pasteries! As good as the pasteries are, they'll be able to get a second POS and a cash drawer to help the line of people move through a little faster? (The next time there, a sign was up at the counter "NO CASH").
Minimal outdoor seating. Three dinky round tables with well used metal folding chairs for quick turnover! This isn't a *bucks (thank goodness!)
Parking: If you are driving to the Temescal Area, we go there late mornings on Sundays.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pastries Chocolate Croissant, Vegan Croissant, Flan Croissant
The kind of pastry that makes you think about how good it was for the rest of the day.
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I’ve tried the regular croissant, lime curd filled, the baguette and the almond croissant. Forma is definitely my go to bakery!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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