50 Best Bakeries in San Diego

“I’ve been coming here on and off for the last three years. I still remember the first time I tried their pastries,I was mind blown, especially by the kouign amann. I never really cared for kouign amann until I had Wayfer’s. It was so flaky and buttery, and everywhere I went after that, I always compared it to Wayfer’s.Recently, this year, the kouign amann has gotten smaller, denser, and a bit burnt, taste burnt. It’s not as flaky anymore. I’m not sure if they changed bakers or if it’s just because they made it smaller, but it’s definitely not the same.I still come here for my weekly sourdough, English muffins, and baguettes . I’m just a bit disappointed with the pastries.“

“Absolute best donuts in the world. 100/10“

“Love their new location downtown. More space with the same high quality croissants and sourdough loaves. Chocolate croissant and olive pecan sourdough are my favorites.“

“I got the pleasure to work with Stacy and I am so pleased the way the we were not only treated with kindness and excitement but the way both our cakes we ordered turned out exactly how we wanted. I can’t recommend this place enough and thank you Stacy for making our son’s first birthday cakes perfect!“

“By far the best donuts in San Diego, especially their Apple Fritters!! Very nice family running this shop ... for many, many years. They have watched my kids grow up since they were toddlers, and now my youngest is almost 19 and my oldest is 24!“

“I tried the Coconut Cake...best I've ever had. The Mango Cheesecake was delicious! To drink, I had a Double Cortadito, so good! What brought me here were the Guava and Guava Cheese Pastelitos. I have only ever had these from Portos. Sadly, they were too rich! Not the Guava or Cheese, they were way too buttery! The amount of butter used over powered the Guava. Hopefully it's just the batch I had. I will be back to try their other cakes and sandwiches.“

“It's so cute here! You can tell this business is run by people who love it, Hiro was great at recommending us coffee and seasonal treats. I've never had such soft vegan and gluten free pastries. I feel like I could share with a non-vegan/gf friend and they would be shocked!“

“My family and I were visiting San Diego for my daughters 21st birthday. I thought of everything but the cake. I called Kona Kakes on Friday hoping for a cake by Sunday, I was told they are closed on Sunday, so they could have it ready on Saturday. We were enjoying the zoo Saturday and I completely forgot about the cake. It was after store hours but I tried to reach them by phone anyways, the owner answered and said she would wait for us to arrive. This in itself was truly amazing, but the cake! The cake was beautiful, delicious, moist, decadent, and extremely flavorful! We had the Caramel Macadamia Nut Cake. Everyone and most of all, my daughter loved the cake! If you live near Kona Kakes then count yourself blessed and try this place. I wish there was a Kona Kakes in Las Vegas.“

“The pastries look amazing! We had their Berry Tart pastry at a Farmers Market and enjoyed it, but I couldn't bring myself to buy a $7 croissant today at the downtown Little Italy location.

Maybe something about not being in a festive mood and only wanting a snack today.“

“I went in for the first time a week ago and ordered a custom birthday cake and the staff were so kind and accommodating to what i asked for, and the cake looked exactly like the picture i showed them! The cake was delicious and even though it was pricey i would definitely buy from them again for upcoming holidays, the quality was incredible and it tasted so fresh!“

“The cookies 🍪 are amazing!“

“Best sourdough rosemary bread ever. Always buy extra loads when I’m in town.“

“The cheesecakes here are so good. Super soft, moist, and fluffy! They’re slightly sweet, which is so addicting. I love the original flavor the most. The pandan one wasn’t that good.
The strawberry burnt basque cakes is also very good. It’s better than the original one.
Parking sucks though because the shop shares a small lot with many other stores, so it’s always difficult to find parking unless you come right when they open.“

“Everything is spectacular but i especially looooove their lemon bars! 🧡“

“Audrey was the best! We came from Maine and short notice we were able to get a dozen cupcakes ordered for pickup with 2 days notice. They were fantastic and gone quickly!! Thank you again!!“

“I had the privilege of being a customer of Elite Baking. I live on the east coast and was ordering a cake for a friend in San Diego. Elite Baking's communication was wonderful. I sent her some inspiration and vision pics and the result was way better than anything I asked for. She has so much attention to detail and thoughtfulness in her design. My friend was blown away with beauty of the cake and said the cake tasted delicious! Elite Baking went above and beyond for the delivery and were so patient as it took a bit longer for her to get in touch with my friend for delivery. I would recommend Elite Baking to anyone. The quality in the product and the customer service was phenomenal! Thank you to Elite Baking for adding the joy and memories of my friends birthday!“

“I was a little apprehensive about trying gluten free baked goods, but these were quite good! They weren't dry and crumbly as some gluten free things were. I got a Neapolitan cupcake, maple bar, chocolate chip muffin, and lemon cake. I was pleasantly surprised:) I will definitely be back“

“Thank you French Oven! Everyone at Construction Notice Services loved the pastries I brought for work today.They were literally gone in minutes! Everything was fresh and delicious as always.“

“I'm retired but I like it more than others because the service here is fast and they always have cookies available

Parking: I think it's okay except that there are more businesses and a restaurant on one side and it takes longer but it is very big“

“Amaya was so easy to work with from before placing an order to post-delivery for our baby shower. On our initial call, she listened carefully to my requests and how I envisioned our dessert table to look like. She was always available via text messages or phone calls for any questions. Her prices were also reasonable. On the day of the delivery, my friend who was handling my event set up said Amaya was very sweet and came on time to deliver the desserts. She even left us a sweet thoughtful card congratulating us on our baby shower. As for the desserts, they were to die for!! I don’t have much of a sweet tooth and my husband is all about desserts. So between the two of us, we can be picky. From the cookies to the fruit cups to the cupcakes, everything was delicious. Special shoutout to the fruit cups, they were so good (highly recommend them)!! Our guests loved the desserts and asked where we got them from. I will definitely use Love and Bake again for any future events. Thank you Amaya for being so wonderful to work with!“

“Every time we visit San Diego this place is must stop!! Pan dulce is so soft and fresh we need one on Los Angeles 😎“

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is a gem in San Diego. Everything is so good. The cinnamon pull apart bread is something that you will always remember of how good it is. I have dreams about it. The Apple strudel omg.... the cakes. As soon as you walk in you can smell the delicious chocolate. Highly recommended!“

“We loved this place so much we already have made plans to go back. The food was delicious and portion size is great. Friendly crew, helpful and great service. You can also purchase frozen pies to take home which we will be doing“

“Okay everyone here is a fantastic hidden gem in San Diego. And for those living in Orange County there's one at the Packing House. Parfait Paris took me back to the Parisian eateries I just went to in August, when I visited Paris. This one is a must for the European conosours. The manager Phoebe was delightful, friendly kind and so personable. The staff Ben C. and Ivy were absolutely wonderful, and had such a cute little French accent. The food was timely and incredibly delicious! If you want to go to heaven just for a bit, try Parfeit Paris, you will be sure to have your taste buds tantalized with the most delicious eggs benedict I've had in a very long time. The carrot cake was incomparable yuuuum, and I highly recommend the chocolate desert in my photos, it melts in your mouth. I had the best Dulce de Leche latte I've ever had. I had to finish the brunch with a sweet heavenly treat for later, I took some mochi variety home, that my family and I devoured watching our favorite TV show. If you are anywhere around the San Diego area, you must visit this place, it will transport you to the divine Parisian eateries in France!“

“Delicious Mexican sweet bread, very tasty and fresh, they always have a great variety, the only thing is that they are slow to serve, they sell you the box for one dollar and they only accept cash. Open from Monday to Saturday from very early.“

“Mejor pan dulce en San Diego!“

“I love good, freshly baked bread and we have been looking all over San Diego to find it. Secret Sisters has the best country loaf yet and we highly recommend it!!!!!!!!! For us, it's a bit of a drive but worth it.“

“My favorite place to get caneles! The original and chocolate flavors are both really good. I tend to get a basque cheesecake too! Sooo good and lots of great flavors to choose from. Love stopping here for a sweet treat on my way home from work. The owner is always so sweet and welcoming too!“

“Thank you Sarah � The macarons were delicious � Will be ordering again!“

“The crêpes at this location are superlative. I ordered the galette complete, and was elated by the perfection that this crêpe held. I have been to France and tried many exceptional crêpes, and Ally (the chef) curated a dish that supersedes the majority of them. However, from my personal experience, this was the best crêpe I have had in San Diego.

To relay the flavors that I experienced: as you take your knife to split the crispy egg, a perfect runny yolk flows onto the buttery crêpe. As you take your first bite, your palette is met with a silken béchamel, enriched with cheese, brings a gentle creaminess that lingers without overwhelming. It wraps itself around a generous portion of thin slices of tender ham that anchor the dish.

If you seek a galette complete without buckwheat flour, it is necessary to come, as I am most certainly returning.“

“Fabulous foods and goodies. Love this place.“

“hands down the BEST earl grey matcha I’ve ever had ‼️ ITS LIFE CHANGING ‼️ I want this in my system 24/7 🙂‍↕️ (also, shoutout to the worker that gave us the biggest piece of black sesame butter motchi💗 may the sun always shine on u and both sides of ur pillow stay cold)“

“delicious cookies and amazing staff!“

“I love pan dulce, and this bakery has been my favorite. I recently started coming to this bakery, owners have been at this location for over decades and known for the best Michoacan traditional pan dulce. Its heart warming to be able to eat traditional pan dulce from where my father originated from. Cakes also made here for any special occasions, I guarantee its worth the visit.“

“Lovely decor with outdoor seating. The Avocado Toast was delicious 😋“

“Great food! Cinnamon rolls are excellent! Breakfast croissants are huge, buttery and delicious! Bagel with cream cheese and bacon is amazing! Bacon is perfectly crisp and a ton of it. Bagel was very tasty. Went 3 days in a row. Always delicious!“

“Be back fo sho. Delicious“

“Amazing bakery! love the food and the employees are so nice! Las day here had to come lil“

“Amazing quality and delicious products.“

“5 star rating 👍 we ordered our kid 1st birthday cake here. it looks wonderful & tasted yummy. it came out as we expected. Thanq so much 🤩. without any doubt u can order it from here“

“I ordered a wedding cake from fabcakes and they were absolutely amazing! I originally had their cake at a wedding in 2019 and I loved it so much I asked the bride where she got it.

Working with Fabcakes girls was so easy and they were super understanding and nice. My wedding cake was AMAZING - it was exactly how I envisioned it! The fabcakes girls really explained everything to me in terms of pricing, flavors, design, etc. so I felt really confident in choosing them.

Better yet - everyone loved the cake! :) I would HIGHLY recommend fabcakes for any cake needs. :) They really are fabulous!“

“Recomendada! pedi in pastel para mi hija y supero mis espectativas en el diseño 😊 puntual en la entrega y muy rico!“

“Food from heaven! I moved away from San Diego but I asked my friend to take balboa bakery all the way for me. My persian azizam pissed them off saying this is not even the authentic middle eastern bakery but trust me that little brown flower will make you forget what authenticity is“

“We found a gem! We live in Arizona and haven’t been able to find bean cakes anywhere. Saw a review for Tasty Bakery in San Diego. Said it was close to San Francisco Chinatown food, and since we were in the area, went by to check it out. Hubby has been craving bean cakes and we found them here! We wanted a dozen, but she only had ten left so we bought all ten. We bought a few coconut cakes too. The BBQ pork bun was huge and filled with deliciousness. Bought a couple of coconut custard buns too. I used to get those at a bakery in San Francisco on my way to work. We’d drive to San Diego just to come here for bean cakes!!“

“They made the best Swedish Princess cake for my mil’s 95th birthday. It was beautiful and such a big hit, everyone loved it. We had plenty left over to send people home with a piece, and we had left overs. It tasted even better the next day, as we were not stiffed from lunch! Amazing detail, texture and flavor.“

“Thank you Woofpac for dropping off some Advent calendars at our veterinary hospital! These are honestly the first treats that every single one of my dogs loved! I will be stopping by Irvine Spectrum soon to get them more goodies 🐶❤️“

“Amazing 😉 great pastries and good service“

“First and foremost, I truly appreciate the service I received at Hey Sugar. She was kind, knowledgeable, and I felt welcomed as I stepped through the front door. I had the delicious cake jar, and I can’t wait to try my cheesecake. The venue was cute, petite, and vibrant. Thank you for a wonderful experience! I pray your business continues to thrive. ❤️“

“cake was delicious, red velvet unicorn cake.highly recommend it.😁“

“I absolutely love this place although the owners are different than the original I have still been coming to this location since 1986 this is one of the best of the very few places in San Diego that make birote rellenos although I work in Rancho Bernardo I literally drive down four times a week just to purchase food again I absolutely love this place and hope it never goes away“