Renaud's Patisserie & Bistro is one of The 15 Best Places for Croissants in Santa Barbara.

1. Renaud's Patisserie & Bistro

8.2
3315 State St (at Las Positas), Santa Barbara, CA
French Restaurant · North State · 27 tips and reviews

Pleasure PalatePleasure Palate: The croissants are light, flaky and buttery and their French Toast, which was also light and airy is a great breakfast option.

Rita W.Rita Wex: Best almond croissant in the world! Great food too!

Jeff C.Jeff Collier: Show up early on the weekend to get a table and linger over scup of coffee. Best croissants in Santa Barbara!

Renaud's Patisserie & Bistro is one of The 15 Best Places for Croissants in Santa Barbara.

2. Renaud's Patisserie & Bistro

8.2
1324 State St (at Arlington Ave), Santa Barbara, CA
Bakery · Santa Barbara Downtown · 25 tips and reviews

Brad L.Brad L: Best croissant in Santa Barbara.

samantha l.samantha lipari: The croissant breakfast sandwich is amazing! They have the best croissants in town. My friend born in France even thinks these are as just as good from back home.

Allen K.Allen Kim: BEST chocolate croissants in Santa Barbara.

Handlebar Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for Croissants in Santa Barbara.

3. Handlebar Coffee

9.2
128 E Canon Perdido St (Santa Barbara St.), Santa Barbara, CA
Coffee Shop · Santa Barbara Downtown · 91 tips and reviews

Camille A.Camille Avellan: Good place to get coffee and they have great croissants! Trust a French girl!

Gordon W.Gordon Wright: Very good coffee and brilliant baked goods, especially the croissants. Best coffee in Santa Barbara

Tanya V.Tanya V: Great coffee, try almond croissants

D'Angelo Bread is one of The 15 Best Places for Croissants in Santa Barbara.

4. D'Angelo Bread

8.7
25 W Gutierrez St (btwn Chapala & State), Santa Barbara, CA
Bakery · Lower State · 39 tips and reviews

Tyler P.Tyler Parker: Amazing coffee and croissants

Anthony M.Anthony Maggio: Great coffee, delicious breads. Ham and cheese croissants are huge!

Hannah R.Hannah Raphael: get the eggs rose, so so delish (and chocolate croissant too)

Andersen's Danish Bakery & Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Croissants in Santa Barbara.

5. Andersen's Danish Bakery & Restaurant

7.8
1106 State St, Santa Barbara, CA
Bakery · Santa Barbara Downtown · 40 tips and reviews

Katharine W.Katharine Weir: Hawaiian Melt is Yummy! Try it on a croissant.

Chris G.Chris G: Croissant French toast is amazing.

Roger M.Roger Ma: Croissant French toast is the bomb! 👌

Alessia Patisserie is one of The 15 Best Places for Croissants in Santa Barbara.

6. Alessia Patisserie

7.9
Santa Barbara, CA
Bakery · Santa Barbara Downtown · 3 tips and reviews

Noreen H.Noreen HW: Amazing assortment of pastries and croissants. We had duck hash and lemon-blueberry blintzes with chicken sausages. Just fabulous.

Vic Z.Vic Zaud: Everything is top quality. Duck confit was awesome. Same with simple breakfast sandwich and Avocado toast was a work of art. Then grab some insane pastries before you leave. Croissants - yum!

Jeff S.Jeff Schwartz: Everything.

Dune Coffee Roasters is one of The 15 Best Places for Croissants in Santa Barbara.

7. Dune Coffee Roasters

9.1
528 Cota Street (Anacapa Street), Santa Barbara, CA
Coffee Shop · Lower State · 45 tips and reviews

Jenna N.Jenna North: Menu covers everything from espressos, loose leaf tea. There is a wide variety of pastries, including several varieties of croissants. Excellent spot all around.

Leah K.Leah K: Croissants were light, crisp and delicious

Johnny Y.Johnny Yo: Finally a place with a solid variety of pour over and French press options. And get a scone baked fresh here!

Bree'osh Bakery Cafe Montecito is one of The 15 Best Places for Croissants in Santa Barbara.

8. Bree'osh Bakery Cafe Montecito

8.5
1150 Coast Village Rd, Montecito, CA
French Restaurant · Coast Village · 7 tips and reviews

Solène G.Solène G.: Almond latte is delicious! Avocado toast, croissants, and quiche are my favs but today I tried the bostock (almonds/cream brioche pastry), so good! Also got some rye bread for home, the best in town!

Yvonne M.Yvonne McDuffee: Bacon and egg sandwich and the ham and cheese coissant were excellent. Quische was fluffy and delicious, they cook their eggs perfectly, so you can't go wrong with those. Vanilla latte was delicious

eric b.eric bornemann: It’s all about the Kouign Amann. Coffee is damn good as well.

Helena Avenue Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Croissants in Santa Barbara.

9. Helena Avenue Bakery

8.4
131 Anacapa St Ste C, Santa Barbara, CA
Bakery · Lower State · 19 tips and reviews

Noreen H.Noreen HW: Croissants are amazing, as good as we had in Paris. Drip coffee was meh though. Be prepared for a long wait, but the staff are very nice.

Noreen H.Noreen HW: Get a croissant while you’re waiting!

Archith M.Archith Murali: Excellent breakfast taco - the tortilla in particular is really good

The Blue Owl is one of The 15 Best Places for Croissants in Santa Barbara.

10. The Blue Owl

9.2
5 W Canon Perdido St (at State St), Santa Barbara, CA
Sandwich Spot · Santa Barbara Downtown · 39 tips and reviews

Ryan G.Ryan Gantz: Santa Barbara's great little gourmet secret. For lunch you want a Duck Croissant or savory salad, with a Mexican coke or house soda.. But you must come back late night for a Thai Basil Burger.

Monica C.Monica Carrillo: Thai burger thing..whoa delicious. Really creative menu they make burgers with a twist

lemonjelly l.lemonjelly luukkanen: Rosemary lemonade and Thai iced tea are both made in-house. Delicious. Thai tea is not overly sweet, too. If you are there with a friend, get both.

Spudnuts is one of The 15 Best Places for Croissants in Santa Barbara.

11. Spudnuts

8.1
3629 State St (at Ontare Rd), Santa Barbara, CA
Donut Shop · North State · 9 tips and reviews

Emilia D.Emilia Doerr: Cronuts in SB! I believe they are the first to start serving up fresh cronuts- chocolate, vanilla, powdered sugar. Delicious!

Emilia D.Emilia Doerr: Best donuts in SB! Also delicious bagel sandwiches and boba tea drinks!

NickNick: Free donut with breakfast bagel and coffee!

Bagel Market Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Croissants in Santa Barbara.

12. Bagel Market Cafe

7.2
2000 Cliff Dr (Mesa Shopping Center), Santa Barbara, CA
Bagel Shop · Mesa · 5 tips and reviews

Mikka F.Mikka Flores: Love the classic breakfast sandwich. The croissant breakfast sandwich is to die for also!!!

nils j.nils janson: Wonderful filthy breakfast bagel. One of the best sausage egg and cheese everything bagels I've had in California.

Prince B.Prince Bhojwani: Veggie bagel is my fav. Love the ppl that work there. Always eat that when I'm picking up my clothes from ZipKleen next door.

Bella Vista is one of The 15 Best Places for Croissants in Santa Barbara.

13. Bella Vista

8.7
1260 Channel Dr, Santa Barbara, CA
Restaurant · 16 tips and reviews

Jennifer L.Jennifer Liddle: Get there before sundown and sit outside. Get the ricotta gnocchi with cauliflower. It was delicious!!

Lewis K.Lewis Kay: One of the best Sunday brunches I have ever had. Incredible variety and dessert table.

Jenny K.Jenny K: Amazing bread service with delicious ricotta instead of butter!

Jeannine's American Bakery & Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Croissants in Santa Barbara.

14. Jeannine's American Bakery & Restaurant

8.5
1253 Coast Village Rd, Montecito, CA
Bakery · 32 tips and reviews

Hank F.Hank Fortman: Ignore the ENTIRE menu! Get the Breakfast Burrito w/ extra salsa. Will rock your world.

Nick S.Nick Salsbury: Get a nice cup of Joe 

Lori K.Lori King: Challa french toast, huevos rancheros, bellinis, cappuccinos

Belmond El Encanto is one of The 15 Best Places for Croissants in Santa Barbara.

15. Belmond El Encanto

8.8
800 Alvarado Pl, Santa Barbara, CA
Hotel · 20 tips and reviews

Lene.e ~.Lene.e ~~: Lovely hotel! The property is massive so it’s easy to get lost. Great service, views, and cocktails!

Leslie B.Leslie Baker: Well appointed rooms and extremely attentive and professional staff. Gorgeous property. Highly recommend it!

Andy A.Andy Anderson: We came in just for a drink on the patio. Killer view over Santa Barbara.