The best pastry shops California

A small and colorful American bakery, you'll want to try every one of their cakes. Each dessert is homemade and uses no artificial preservatives: cupcakes, cookies, pies and puddings, there is something for everyone. The recipes are inspired by Mildred and Madeline, the two grandmothers of founder Susan Sarich. Foodies beware, you might get hooked! A nice stop after eating in one of the local restaurants, but also a perfect address to order your birthday or even wedding cake!

Close your eyes, you're in France for a moment. Here is chocolate lightning, olives and croissants with almonds, everything freshly made before you. Excellent cakes and sandwiches for a snack, as at home.

Absolutely essential for donut lovers, this address located north of Gaslamp is particularly renowned for the quality of its products and the greediness of its recipes. Here is a non-exhaustive list: crème brûlée, blueberry cheesecake, margarita, maple bourbon, mud pie - the famous chocolate pie from Mississippi - salted butter caramel, apple crumble, cake batter... Thought up by the enthusiastic chef Santiago Campa, the flavors are frequently renewed. To have a choice, come as soon as possible.

In 1906, Suyeichi Okamura opened Benkyodo, one of the first shops in Japantown. With the Second World War, the Japanese of San Francisco were deported to detention centers: the store had to close. It reopened in 1951, still run by the Okamura family. This tiny diner has kept the warm atmosphere that reigned there in the 1950s: the old-timers come to drink coffee and chat. But it is especially for the enchanting mochi (filled sweet rice balls) that people come here.

A showcase to make the most greedy among us green with envy. We stop there at any time of the day to devour pastries made with a rare finesse. You can even find kouign-amann, as well as croissants, pastramis, onion-tomato-bacon burratas, lychee and raspberry jam or café au lait... There are also excellent sandwiches made from homemade bread of course. Franciscans love them and it is easy to understand why. Go there without waiting, you will enjoy it!

Macaroons, cupcakes, viennoiseries, tartelettes amandines, bear claw- a typically American pastry, originating in the 1920s -, sublime cakes and pièces montées... Gourmet alert! A family-run, old-fashioned bakery in the heart of West L.A.'s Chinese-American district. A rather confidential address, it's aimed above all at sweet tooths who want to take something to eat before setting off to explore the city. Delicious creations at prices that couldn't be cheaper.

The aim of Emili's Pastry & Cafe? To offer customers an "authentic European experience". Lemon meringue tarts, crème brûlées, Napoleon, opera, linzer torte revisited... In the window, the great classics of pastry excellence rub shoulders with the must-haves of the "Danish breakfast" - a reference to the term "viennoiseries" - ranging from butter croissants toapple strudel , almond croissants and palmiers. Also on the menu: a vast selection of muffins, quiches and coffee. Delicious!