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The World’s 100 Best Pastry Shops

b. Patisserie

San Francisco, United States

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST PASTRY SHOPS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 57 2026
b. Patisserie

French bakery and patisserie on California Street in San Francisco, selling laminated pastries, cakes, tarts, cookies and bread. Its kouign-amann comes in a classic version plus rotating seasonal flavors such as black sesame, passion fruit and guava.

Highlights

  • Seasonal kouign-amann
  • Chocolate banana almond croissant
  • Passion fruit bostock

Good to know

  • Line usually long but moves fast
  • Seats hard to find on weekends
  • Kouign-amann can sell out by afternoon

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