Bakery / Café · Mission · James Beard Outstanding Baker (Chad Robertson); James Beard Outstanding Pastry Chef (Elisabeth Prueitt)
Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt's Mission corner bakery — the room that put naturally-leavened country bread, the morning bun, and the banana cream tart on every American baker's reference list. ...
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Tartine Manufactory
Bakery · Mission
Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt's flagship — part bakery, part coffee bar, part wood-fired sourdough-pizza restaurant — anchored by the brick oven at the heart of the converted Heath Ceramics war...
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Andytown Coffee Roasters
Coffee Roaster · Outer Sunset
Outer Sunset roaster and bakery that opened on Lawton in 2014 and has since expanded to roughly ten locations including the Taraval roastery, Glen Park, the Mission, FiDi, and Menlo Park. The Snowy Pl...
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Saint Frank Coffee
Specialty Coffee Roaster · Russian Hill
Specialty coffee roastery started by Ritual alum Kevin Bohlin in 2013. The Polk Street cafe is the flagship; the company now operates a Mission Street roastery, sibling cafe St. Clare, and a Meta-camp...
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The Mill
Bakery + Cafe · NoPa
Bakery and cafe on Divisadero near Alamo Square run as a partnership between Josey Baker Bread and Four Barrel Coffee. Whole-grain sourdough toast — cinnamon-sugar, cream cheese with black pepper, ric...
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Verve Coffee Roasters
Coffee Roaster · Castro
Santa Cruz roaster's SF cafe on the corner of Church and Market above the Church Muni station, in the Castro near Mission Dolores. The flagship Streetlevel blend (Guatemala, Colombia, Honduras) anchor...
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Craftsman and Wolves
Bakery · Mission
Chef William Werner's French-inspired contemporary pâtisserie on Valencia Street, pursuing 'edible craftsmanship' through artisanal baked goods and modern aesthetics. The S'mores Pain Suisse (toasted ...
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Grand Coffee
Coffee Roaster · Mission
Coffee shop and roastery in the historic Grand Theater building on Mission Street, two blocks from 24th Street BART. Founded by Nabeel Silmi in 2010. A second location, Grand Too, sits at 2544 Mission...
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Jane on Fillmore
Bakery + Cafe · Pacific Heights
All-day bakery and cafe opened by Amanda Michael in February 2011 on Fillmore Street in Pacific Heights. Housemade baked goods, Equator Coffee, and a breakfast-and-lunch menu with table and counter se...
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Hedge Coffee
Specialty Coffee Roaster · Mission
Specialty coffee roaster and event-coffee company that opened its first permanent cafe on an industrial block of Shotwell Street in October 2025. The space pairs a U-shaped pour-over bar with a roaste...