Tartine Bakery & Cafe

Tartine Bakery Inc. was founded in 2015, and is located at 600 Guerrero St in San Francisco. Additional information is available at www.tartinebakery.com or by contacting Frederic Soulies at (415) 487-2600.

What to Drink: Sip on the super-rich, silky hot chocolate made from scratch with Scharffen Berger products.

When to Go: For loaves of just-baked bread, stop by at 4pm, when they're fresh out of the oven.

It's not just a "corner bakery" – "it's a real experience" swears the carb-craving crowd "flocking" at all hours to this unmarked "Mission mecca" known for its "amazing" pastries, "massive" tartine sandwiches and the "best croissants ever", along with country bread so sought-after ("reserve three days in advance or line up at 5 PM") the loaves "should be FDA regulated"; it's all served with...

The queue moves as slowly as a Cold War–era breadline, and you'll be hard-pressed to find anywhere to sit, but the cakes, pastries, and cookies at Tartine are worth the hassle. The James Beard Foundation thinks so, too: In 2008, co-owners Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson together won the coveted award of Outstanding Pastry Chef. The bakery uses organic ingredients wherever possible and...

This corner bakery's two wall-size windows make for lots of natural light, an airy atmosphere, and good people-watching (assuming you can find a place to sit). More a destination than a place to linger, be prepared to stand in line while the smells of Tartine waft over you. You'll undoubtedly end up purchasing more than you came for (crusty bread, bread puddings stuffed with berries and stone...

Generously-sized French pastries prepared with care by 2008 James Beard Award winners Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson. Throw restaint out the window with Tartine's massive, perfectly flaky double pain au chocolat. Stay for pecorino-oozing hot pressed sandwiches and crisp sauvignon blanc. Open kitchen, towering ceilings, warm white walls.

Check out great pastries, cakes, breads, quiches, hot and pressed sandwiches. Our pastries are made with organic flour, sugar and local eggs. We use organic produce as much as possible and our meats come from Niman Ranch. Coffee is organic Mr. Espresso and all dairy for the coffee bar is organic from Straus Family Creamery in Marin County. Choice of breakfast pastry, cakes and tarts will...