Really good pastry and drinks but so so overpriced and some of the least friendly service out there
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Yue Y
Good creative bakery, e.g., the citrus one was very good. But their classic croissants was just okay, a bit too dough-y.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Abhijit Chaterji
Parachute is a French-inspired bakery and café inside San Francisco’s Ferry Building, created by the Michelin-starred Sorrel restaurant team.
It is known for precise, melt-in-your-mouth viennoiserie, including buttery croissants and an intricate signature chocolate entremet shaped like a parachute. The stall draws regular lines for its seasonal pastries, specialty coffee drinks, and juices, making it a prime stop for pastry lovers along the Embarcadero
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Ann Pham
My favorite bakery in san francisco. Pricey but the canele was sooooooo good I'm obsessed! It's like the best in the Bay
Alexis Roucourt
Yes, it's expensive but that's well compensated by how original some of the flavors and selection are. I'd rather pay more to have something outside of the usual pastry stuff. Excellent overall.
Jimena Gutierrez
Everything I tried here was delicious!!! The almond croissant was the best I’ve ever had I can’t recommend it enough ^_^
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Luca Ravezzi
I liked the pastries we got here. The place is a little too anonymous and staff is not that engaging but the pastries were excellent and the coffee was good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Karen Zheng
Not worth the hype, way too sweet. Not a lot of seating inside.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Duong Le
The pumpkin cake and cream cheese is absolutely out of this world. Great interior design and in-store branding. Hope to return to try more pastries.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Annie Lee
Love the set up, the line goes by fairly quickly! Some of the flavor combos are a bit unique. The prices are pretty high but the quality matches that.
The vanilla passionfruit square is super fresh and the cream is super silky. But coffee cardamom bun was a disappointment bc there’s no mention of fruit and there is some sort of orange inside giving very orange chocolate with a hint of coffee which I am not a fan of and there was more orange than cream (I almost went back to ask for a refund, see photos).
Been here a few times now and it’s seriously such a joy every single visit. Their pastries are easily some of the most beautifully crafted luxurious-tasting treats I’ve had. It’s honestly impossible to pick a favorite because every single pastry feels like the star of the show, intentional and thoughtful!
One of those rare spots I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of visiting and if you haven’t been yet, you are missing out. Everything Kouign Amann is a must-try… trust me and thank me later. I’ve tried everything pictured below and every bite was worth it. Absolute delight all around!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Juan Williams
We visited the Ferry Building because it was raining—we had just parked and started browsing options. We chose Parachute. There was a line of about 10–12 people, but it moved fast (we waited roughly 4–5 minutes). We tried the Pain au Chocolat, the Vanilla & Passionfruit Cube, and the pecan financier. For drinks, we ordered a Cacao Latte (since they use a high-quality DOP cacao) and the masala chai, which is made from the owner’s mom’s recipe.
The Pain au Chocolat is, hands down, one of the best I’ve had outside of France. Beautiful lamination, perfectly baked, with a balanced dark chocolate flavor and the right buttery finish. A must-order.
The Vanilla & Passionfruit Cube was also very well executed. You could break it with your hands without it falling apart—soft, buttery pastry with great structure. The passionfruit brings a bright acidity, and the vanilla cream is delicious and creamy, creating the perfect contrast to the tartness. With ingredients like these, it’s easy for one to overpower the other (too acidic or too sweet), but here they complement each other without outshining one another.
The pecan financier was solid. Nothing mind-blowing, but if you like pecans you’ll enjoy it. The cake was fluffy, not overly sweet, and it pairs really well with coffee.
As for the drinks: the Cacao Latte didn’t impress me much. You can tell the cacao is good quality, but the final result was just okay. The masala chai, on the other hand, deserves applause—very traditional and genuinely tastes like homemade chai. Prices felt fair for the quality of ingredients, technique, and overall execution. Definitely worth coming back to and easy to recommend. One thing to know: the place is usually packed, it’s hard to find a table, and the tables are close together—so it can get pretty noisy once you’re seated.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Dorothy Lu
Best croissant i’ve ever had. Flakey and flavorful. The team was also super helpful and patient as I was deciding what to get
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ulayla
This place is amazing! The line can get long but it goes by quick. The black sesame yuzu cookie is the best cookie I’ve had in a while. The only place so far to balance critrus and nutty flavors perfectly and not too sweet. The Valentine’s special crossaint was insane (very delicious filling bright, tart and sweet at the same time! I liked the vanilla passionfruit cube but make sure to eat them fresh. The pain au chocolat was good but nothing spectacular. I like that the chocolate goes all the way through the crossaint though. Service was good and quick. I didn’t like the masala chai or drinks, I found them overpriced. Get the cube, the special crossaint and the cookies!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Law Office of Matthew J Olsman
Amazing food. Dubai chocolate croissant was star of the show, Shakshuka croissant was so unique and amazing. Definitely great spot!
Really good pastry and drinks but so so overpriced and some of the least friendly service out there
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Good creative bakery, e.g., the citrus one was very good. But their classic croissants was just okay, a bit too dough-y.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Parachute is a French-inspired bakery and café inside San Francisco’s Ferry Building, created by the Michelin-starred Sorrel restaurant team.
It is known for precise, melt-in-your-mouth viennoiserie, including buttery croissants and an intricate signature chocolate entremet shaped like a parachute. The stall draws regular lines for its seasonal pastries, specialty coffee drinks, and juices, making it a prime stop for pastry lovers along the Embarcadero
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
My favorite bakery in san francisco. Pricey but the canele was sooooooo good I'm obsessed! It's like the best in the Bay
Yes, it's expensive but that's well compensated by how original some of the flavors and selection are. I'd rather pay more to have something outside of the usual pastry stuff. Excellent overall.
Everything I tried here was delicious!!! The almond croissant was the best I’ve ever had I can’t recommend it enough ^_^
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I liked the pastries we got here. The place is a little too anonymous and staff is not that engaging but the pastries were excellent and the coffee was good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Not worth the hype, way too sweet. Not a lot of seating inside.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
The pumpkin cake and cream cheese is absolutely out of this world. Great interior design and in-store branding. Hope to return to try more pastries.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love the set up, the line goes by fairly quickly! Some of the flavor combos are a bit unique. The prices are pretty high but the quality matches that.
The vanilla passionfruit square is super fresh and the cream is super silky. But coffee cardamom bun was a disappointment bc there’s no mention of fruit and there is some sort of orange inside giving very orange chocolate with a hint of coffee which I am not a fan of and there was more orange than cream (I almost went back to ask for a refund, see photos).
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Been here a few times now and it’s seriously such a joy every single visit. Their pastries are easily some of the most beautifully crafted luxurious-tasting treats I’ve had. It’s honestly impossible to pick a favorite because every single pastry feels like the star of the show, intentional and thoughtful!
One of those rare spots I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of visiting and if you haven’t been yet, you are missing out. Everything Kouign Amann is a must-try… trust me and thank me later. I’ve tried everything pictured below and every bite was worth it. Absolute delight all around!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We visited the Ferry Building because it was raining—we had just parked and started browsing options. We chose Parachute. There was a line of about 10–12 people, but it moved fast (we waited roughly 4–5 minutes). We tried the Pain au Chocolat, the Vanilla & Passionfruit Cube, and the pecan financier. For drinks, we ordered a Cacao Latte (since they use a high-quality DOP cacao) and the masala chai, which is made from the owner’s mom’s recipe.
The Pain au Chocolat is, hands down, one of the best I’ve had outside of France. Beautiful lamination, perfectly baked, with a balanced dark chocolate flavor and the right buttery finish. A must-order.
The Vanilla & Passionfruit Cube was also very well executed. You could break it with your hands without it falling apart—soft, buttery pastry with great structure. The passionfruit brings a bright acidity, and the vanilla cream is delicious and creamy, creating the perfect contrast to the tartness. With ingredients like these, it’s easy for one to overpower the other (too acidic or too sweet), but here they complement each other without outshining one another.
The pecan financier was solid. Nothing mind-blowing, but if you like pecans you’ll enjoy it. The cake was fluffy, not overly sweet, and it pairs really well with coffee.
As for the drinks: the Cacao Latte didn’t impress me much. You can tell the cacao is good quality, but the final result was just okay. The masala chai, on the other hand, deserves applause—very traditional and genuinely tastes like homemade chai. Prices felt fair for the quality of ingredients, technique, and overall execution. Definitely worth coming back to and easy to recommend. One thing to know: the place is usually packed, it’s hard to find a table, and the tables are close together—so it can get pretty noisy once you’re seated.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Best croissant i’ve ever had. Flakey and flavorful. The team was also super helpful and patient as I was deciding what to get
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is amazing! The line can get long but it goes by quick. The black sesame yuzu cookie is the best cookie I’ve had in a while. The only place so far to balance critrus and nutty flavors perfectly and not too sweet. The Valentine’s special crossaint was insane (very delicious filling bright, tart and sweet at the same time! I liked the vanilla passionfruit cube but make sure to eat them fresh. The pain au chocolat was good but nothing spectacular. I like that the chocolate goes all the way through the crossaint though. Service was good and quick. I didn’t like the masala chai or drinks, I found them overpriced. Get the cube, the special crossaint and the cookies!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food. Dubai chocolate croissant was star of the show, Shakshuka croissant was so unique and amazing. Definitely great spot!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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