Last updated: June 2020

For whatever reason, my childhood palette lacked the typical sweet tooth element.  Given the choice between a Kit Kat and a carrot, I went for the carrot every time.

Fast forward to now, and I feel like I’m making up for lost time.  Between eating, training, and working in food, I have had (more than) my share of desserts. Hell, my husband has even planned bakery-tour birthday presents for me not once but twice...one of them being in Paris! But that’s for another post.

Without further ado, here are my favorite spots in San Francisco to indulge in sweets.

Listed alphabetically:

1. 20th Century Cafe

2. Arsicault Bakery (no website)

3. b. patisserie

4. Bi-Rite Creamery

5. Bob’s Donuts

6. Crumble & Whisk

7. Dandelion Chocolate

8. The Ice Cream Bar

9. Jane The Bakery

10. Liguria Bakery

11. Little Bee Baking

12. The Mill

13. Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous

14. Neighbor Bakehouse

15. Recchiuti Confections at theLab (also in the Ferry Building)

16. Salt and Straw

17. Verve Coffee Roasters (for Manresa Bread goodies)

Other lists to check out:

Hayes in the Fog's favorite San Francisco restaurants

Hayes in the Fog’s favorite San Francisco breakfast spots

Why does this list only include SF? 

While I live in Oakland now, I spent my first six+ years in the Bay living in San Francisco, and I still work in the city.  I know it better and have been to these places enough to properly vet them.  When I reach that point for Oakland spots, another list may magically appear.

Why don't you have [x] on the list? It's THE. BEST. PLACE. EVER.

Feel free to comment below if you have suggestions or recommendations; generally speaking, it's not on the list because a) I haven't been there before, b) I haven't been there enough to properly vet it, or c) I don't like [x] as much as you do. :)