Tartine Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Lemon Cake in San Francisco.

1. Tartine Bakery

8.9
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 769 tips and reviews

Stephanie W.Stephanie W: Favs: almond croissant, lemon pound cake, croque monsieur, rocher, glazed gingerbread (seasonal). Arrive at 4:30 for the bread or special order 2 days in advance.

Nate F.Nate Folkert: lemon pound cake tastes like candy

Yash K.Yash Kadaru: The lemon cake here is exceptional. Just the perfect level of sweetness and it has little seeds I believe that make it a little crispy.

Lotta's Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Lemon Cake in San Francisco.

2. Lotta's Bakery

8.3
1720 Polk St (Clay), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Polk Gulch · 6 tips and reviews

Natalie B.Natalie Burdick: This is a quirky little treasure in the heart of the city on Polk Street. The bakery selection is eclectic and delightful (not to mention delicious)! One my faves the Coconut cake…

Catarina L.Catarina Lai: : 30-sec in the microwave for yummy cinnamon bun served warm. best pair with ☕ #coffee

Patricia R.Patricia Rossello: Dog friendly!!!!!

Jolt 'n Bolt is one of The 15 Best Places for Lemon Cake in San Francisco.

3. Jolt 'n Bolt

8.3
2325 3rd St #100 (20th), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Dogpatch · 9 tips and reviews

Shelley M.Shelley McPeek: Menu changes daily, super cheap and always delicious. Get a cookie or pastry, you won't regret it!

Corey P.Corey Pebler: They make amazing fully decorated or ready to decorate Gingerbread houses here. Stop by and grab one for some holiday fun!

Nick R.Nick Robinson: the ice cubes in their iced coffee are MADE OUT OF FROZEN ICED COFFEE. THIS IS THE BEST THING!

Blue Bottle Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for Lemon Cake in San Francisco.

4. Blue Bottle Coffee

8.7
1 Ferry Building Ste 7 (at The Embarcardero), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Financial District · 421 tips and reviews

Urvashi G.Urvashi Gupta: Excellent coffee. Loved the lemon pound cake, the music and the warm, cozy setting.

Andrew C.Andrew Curry: The Caffe Mocha - Tcho Chocolate is one of the best mochas you can find, seriously. It's perfectly balanced in terms of sweetness, coffee flavor, & ever so slight bitterness from the amazing chocolate

Russell S.Russell Sinclair: Hipsters make better coffee. It's a fact.

Miette Patisserie is one of The 15 Best Places for Lemon Cake in San Francisco.

5. Miette Patisserie

8.2
449 Octavia St (at Linden St), San Francisco, CA
Dessert Shop · Hayes Valley · 55 tips and reviews

Russell Allen E.Russell Allen Esmus: The way Miette uses visual merchandising to showcase candy and sweets is inspiring. Try the macaroons, get some violet candies too.

Serious EatsSerious Eats: We love the Gingerbread Cupcake, made with molasses, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg and dark stout beer, topped with a tangy-sweet cream cheese frosting. Read more.

marissa a.marissa axell: Love their licorice selection! You can try them from sweet to salty!

Miette Patisserie is one of The 15 Best Places for Lemon Cake in San Francisco.

6. Miette Patisserie

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

Amy B.Amy B: Variety of pastries and chocolates. Don't forget to look behind the counter.

Uyen D.Uyen D: Macarons!

Gilt CityGilt City: Make anyone's day with a picture-perfect cupcake, cookie or macaroon. The coconut mousse is particularly pleasing. They're all almost too pretty to eat. Almost.

Sift Dessert Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Lemon Cake in San Francisco.

7. Sift Dessert Bar

8.0
2411 California St (at Fillmore), San Francisco, CA
Cupcake Shop · Lower Pacific Heights · 44 tips and reviews

kaikai: Might be my new favorite cupcake place. The cheesecake cupcake with raspberry was not overly sweet, but still decadent! The craft of their cupcakes are awesome!

armand g.armand gaerlan: samoa cupcake y'all

Peggy C.Peggy C: Pink champagne cupcake is delicious!

La Mediterranee is one of The 15 Best Places for Lemon Cake in San Francisco.

8. La Mediterranee

7.9
288 Noe St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Duboce Triangle · 47 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: Get the huge brunch platter: Steamed eggs, homemade bagels with cream cheese, quiche, cheese karni phyllo, Levant sandwiches, Russian potato salad, yogurt, fresh fruit, sweets & sparkling wine. Read more.

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly's Best of Winner 2010 - Reader's Poll - BEST MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT

Yash G.Yash Godbole: The best Meditterranean in SF! And the Baklava is drop-dead gorgeous!

Mario's Bohemian Cigar Store Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Lemon Cake in San Francisco.

9. Mario's Bohemian Cigar Store Cafe

8.7
566 Columbus Ave (at Union St), San Francisco, CA
Café · North Beach · 94 tips and reviews

Thomas C.Thomas Corona: It's one of the top 5 cafes in SF. It's 40 years old, the view from the window its beautiful (Saint Petter & Paul's Church) and the service is excellent. Definitely the best choice in Little Italy

Diana C.Diana Cantu: Breaded eggplant focaccia sandwich and red wine. Bliss. Old school North Beach.

Susheel N.Susheel Narvekar: The best meatball sandwich in town

Cups and Cakes is one of The 15 Best Places for Lemon Cake in San Francisco.

10. Cups and Cakes

7.4
451 9th St (btwn Harrison & Bryant St), San Francisco, CA
Cupcake Shop · SoMa · 15 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Try the Coconut S'mores Cupcake - coconut cake topped with chocolate ganache and toasted marshmallow. The coconut flavor is brilliant in combination with the chocolate and toasty marshmallow flavor. Read more.

Daniel K.Daniel K: Everything here is yummy!!!

Alex B.Alex Bosworth: Cupcakes for bitcoins is very cool

La Méditerranée is one of The 15 Best Places for Lemon Cake in San Francisco.

11. La Méditerranée

8.3
2210 Fillmore St (btwn Sacramento & Clay), San Francisco, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Pacific Heights · 88 tips and reviews

Marcello M.Marcello Manso: Simply my favorite restaurant in SF. Everything's good.

OrderAheadOrderAhead: La Méditerranée on FIllmore St. now lets you order and pay ahead with your phone. Download the OrderAhead App. Read more.

LahiniLahini: I could eat here every day of my life and be blissfully happy.

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

12. Devil's Teeth Baking Company

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

Annie T.Annie Tittiger: The breakfast sandwich is one of the best you’ll ever have. But it’s usually a 25 minute wait so get yourself a little breakfast appetizer to tide yourself over.

MarcellaMarcella: Sunday mornings here are called Beignet Sundays. Come worship at the altar of Yum.

Lauren L.Lauren Linagen: The breakfast biscuit is great! Get it with a freshly poured cup of coffee :)

Starbucks is one of The 15 Best Places for Lemon Cake in San Francisco.

13. Starbucks

7.5
680 Beach St, San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Fishermans Wharf · 30 tips and reviews

Johan L.Johan Lange: Guaranteed wifi - great for tourists - and next to the cablecar stop

Jerome N.Jerome Navarro: Free wifi

Winery C.Winery Collective: 0.50 Refills on any size coffee with purchase the same day.

Peet's Coffee & Tea is one of The 15 Best Places for Lemon Cake in San Francisco.

14. Peet's Coffee & Tea

7.3
54 West Portal Avenue, (Near Ulloa St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · West Portal · 19 tips and reviews

Christina W.Christina Wilkes: My all time favorite coffee shop!

Duncan C.Duncan Carroll: Seriously underrated coffee!

Bennett W W.Bennett W Wong: Conveniently located within walking distance to West Portal Muni Metro Station!

One Market Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Lemon Cake in San Francisco.

15. One Market Restaurant

7.5
1 Market St (at Steuart St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Financial District · 53 tips and reviews

AliceAlice: Lamb shank was bomb. The black bean soup was pretty unique- not for everyone, but I liked it.

Lynn M.Lynn Mia: Absolutely reserve the Chef's Table AND "The Full Experience" (tour of the restaurant, private wine tasting w/the sommelier,and cook w/the chef). 8 course meal, $20 corkage fee. Read more.

SFGateSFGate: Feeling fancy? Mark Dommen is one of the best, but least hyped, chefs in the Bay Area. His six-course tasting menu ($79) is a bargain for the quality. Try the chocolate toffee almond crunch cake here. Read more.