Arsicault Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

1. Arsicault Bakery

9.3
397 Arguello Blvd (at Clement St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Inner Richmond · 111 tips and reviews

Brittany B.Brittany Birdsong: When fresh out of the oven, Best ham and cheese croissant and almond croissant in the city. They cook in small batches with high turnover on the weekends which means everything is delicious and fresh.

Connie C.Connie Chiu: The best damn almond croissant I've ever had. The other pastries are good too but all you need are the almond croissants. Prepare for a line.

Daniel M.Daniel Mejia: Both the Ham & Cheese and the Chocolate & Almond croissant were incredible!

Tartine Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

2. Tartine Bakery

9.1
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 769 tips and reviews

Sudhir K.Sudhir Kandula: Possibly the best croissants and morning buns in the city!!! I will brave the lines for those!!! (4 of 4 petals via Fondu) Read more.

K P.K P: Morning buns, ham & cheese croissant, chocolate croissant, coconut cream tart!

Christle A.Christle Arriola: tres leches, chocolate eclairs, morning bun, everything?

Brenda's French Soul Food is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

3. Brenda's French Soul Food

8.8
652 Polk St (btwn Eddy & Turk St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Tenderloin · 501 tips and reviews

JennyJenny: Pork belly and grits is so delicious, highly recommend. The crawfish is my favorite beignet.

Chris L.Chris Lee: Crawfish beignets and shrimp and grits are both great.

Deepak P.Deepak Padmanabhan: Try the crawfish beignets, shrimp & grits, mac & cheese, and pot pie!

Thorough Bread and Pastry is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

4. Thorough Bread and Pastry

9.2
248 Church St (btwn Market & 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 189 tips and reviews

Stephane L.Stephane Lo: Best almond croissant in the city!

Adrian C.Adrian Chen: The wait is longer on a Sunday morning! They have great almond croissants and yummy apple galette, and sweet potato pastries

Liz N.Liz Neu: The croissants are amazing. Get a coffee and sit out back -- the mugs are huge and the back patio is beautiful.

Neighbor Bakehouse is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

5. Neighbor Bakehouse

9.5
2343 3rd St (at 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Dogpatch · 120 tips and reviews

Abhishek K.Abhishek Kona: Great cortados and amazing everything croissant. Great place

Alice M.Alice M: Possibly the best pastries in San Francisco? We got the last veggie tart and a croissant, both of which were perfectly crispy, flaky, buttery, and packed with flavor. The espresso was good too!

Felipe O.Felipe Oliveira: Best croissant you will ever find in this side of the globe

B. Patisserie is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

6. B. Patisserie

9.3
2821 California St (btwn Divisadero St & Broderick St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Lower Pacific Heights · 225 tips and reviews

Sukhjit G.Sukhjit Ghag: Chocolate almond banana croissant is a must try. Perfect with a mid afternoon coffee.

Agatha Y.Agatha Yu: Chocolate banana croissant and seasonal verrine are fantastic! Tartines are only available after 10am

EaterEater: Don't miss out on the array of gorgeous cakes and macarons that grace the display cases, either — it's all worth the wait. Read more.

Just For You is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

7. Just For You

8.8
732 22nd St (btwn Tennessee & 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Dogpatch · 136 tips and reviews

Angela P.Angela Pardo: Amazing brunch, totally recommend their brunch menu and don't forget to get some of their beignets Read more.

Kelsea L.Kelsea Lundquist: Get there early to get your name on the list, start with yummy beignets and coffee, then go with the breakfast burrito with green chili on top plus some oatmeal pancakes to finish it off....great meal

Adriaan M.Adriaan Moors: Super friendly. Love the beignets. And the crabby bennie.

La Boulangerie de San Francisco is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

8. La Boulangerie de San Francisco

9.1
2325 Pine St (at Fillmore), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Lower Pacific Heights · 32 tips and reviews

LisaLisa: of all the macarons, my favorite so far is the passion fruit mango

Rachel L.Rachel Levy: whole wheat croissant is delicious

BravoBravo: Outstanding pastries. The best almond croissant around. Still consistent and delicious. Tim Nugent, Top Chef Just Desserts

Frances is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

9. Frances

9.1
3870 17th St (at Pond St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Castro · 157 tips and reviews

Brandon W.Brandon Williamson: Excellent price and service for a Michelin quality restaurant! Don't pass up the bacon beignets, and the seasonal soups are always a winner

Caroline F.Caroline Faure: The Bavette steak is a must, as the bacon beignets and the chickpea fries, so delicious!!

LukaLuka: Market-driven Californian cuisine in a tiny Castro restaurant. Get Applewood Smoked Bacon Beignets, it's a must Read more.

Miette Patisserie is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

10. Miette Patisserie

8.4
1 Ferry Building Ste 10 (The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Dessert Shop · Financial District · 69 tips and reviews

Cristina F.Cristina F-M: fantastic pistachio macarons

Emmalouise B.Emmalouise Brown: Really good macarons

Kimberly S.Kimberly Smiley: I promise you'll want one of everything. I love their macarons & everything else they make. Quality that you can taste.

Devil's Teeth Baking Company is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

11. Devil's Teeth Baking Company

9.2
3876 Noriega St (btwn 45th & 46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Outer Sunset · 162 tips and reviews

Amit G.Amit Gupta: Stop in on Sunday, get $1 beignets! (Also, coffee with your donut muffin.)

G M.G Money: Sunday beignets are a must

Mehmet O.Mehmet Orun: Beignet Sundays, cinnamon rolls, friendly atmosphere, relax at the parklet

Chantal Guillon Macarons is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

12. Chantal Guillon Macarons

8.4
1309 Howard St (at 9th St), San Francisco, CA
Dessert Shop · SoMa · 13 tips and reviews

Jinnie L.Jinnie L: really good macaron place in SF. better than other location cuz they have other pastries! I'm still not a big fan of macarons yet but I feel like I'm getting there, hehehe ;P pretty and clean place♡

Adrian C.Adrian Chen: Ask them for the new flavors! I really love the Jasmine green tea, Persian rose, and almond macarons. ALSO macarons and tea go well with each other. try the teas they serve too!

SarahSarah: Delicious macarons. The espresso drinks are pretty strong.

Craftsman and Wolves is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

13. Craftsman and Wolves

8.7
746 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 295 tips and reviews

Laurie V.Laurie V: After you've tried the Rebel Within, move on to the gougere -- lighter and equally tasty.

Ketan D.Ketan D: Chocolate eclair and drinking chocolate is awesome!

Tori M.Tori Main: The Rebel Within is awesome, don't miss the raspberry, almond croissant, it was my favorite!

Brenda's Meat & Three is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

14. Brenda's Meat & Three

8.8
919 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Western Addition · 118 tips and reviews

Candace M.Candace Metzger: Beignets are amazing! Biscuits are light and fluffy. Delicious!

Kendal C.Kendal Cockrel: Beignets were amazing and HUGE. Also, biscuits and gravy + fried chicken = heaven! The wait isn't as long as it's sister restaurant but they only seat full parties.

Petra B.Petra B.: My go to’s are the pork belly grits, shrimp and grits, crawfish beignets and the watermelon iced tea. You can’t go wrong with those!

farm : table is one of The 15 Best Places for French Pastries in San Francisco.

15. farm : table

7.5
754 Post St (btwn Jones & Leavenworth), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Lower Nob Hill · 246 tips and reviews

jonathan g.jonathan gettinger: Their menu rotates frequently: toasted brioche with marscapone and honey, squash and goat cheese bread pudding with a soft egg, and brown sugar bread pudding with cherries and cream.

Ari F.Ari Fuchs: 2 delicious menu items: croissant w/ eggs and ham, and cereal with homemade yogurt. They also make their own almond milk.

Oscar T.Oscar Trelles: Their Egg on Croissant is super tasty and enjoyed standing outside the big window.