Tartine Manufactory Is Here, and It’s Magnificent

A Massive Bakery and Bar Filled with Sandwiches, Pizzas and Pastries

San Francisco can be a pretty nice place.

50-degree days in August notwithstanding.

But an undeniable sign of niceness: Tartine, with its pastries the size of your head and bread good enough to make fully functioning adults weep tears of carbohydrate-induced joy.

So grab a tissue or an absorbent bagel and ready yourself for Tartine Manufactory. It’s the massive, long-awaited sequel to the Guerrero Street bakery, and it’s now open for breakfast, lunch and between-meal snacks (dinner’s coming soon). Go on, take a look.

The bright warehouse space is all whites and golden-brown woods, with pops of color from the ceramic tiles and dishes. And it’s where you’ll now be able to buy armfuls of bread, thanks to the imposing bakery inside. You’ll see it when you enter off 18th Street to spend your free time watching with wide eyes as burnished loaves emerge from the oven.

Bread is just one part of the operation, though. There are sweet and savory tarts and pastries. Flatbread sandwiches and salads. And porchetta. Definitely eat some porchetta.

Then there’s the coffee bar. And the regular bar serving low-proof cocktails, beer, wine and housemade sodas and shrubs. Soon, there will be pizza, and don’t forget the forthcoming ice cream counter with soft-serve, gelato and ice cream sandwiches.

Because there just wasn’t enough happening here already.

Vitals

Tartine Manufactory
595 Alabama St
(at 18th)
San Francisco, CA 94110
official website

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9 Unique Pastries You Can Only Get in San Francisco

In the world of desserts, originality is hard. As much as everyone tries, there are only so many ways to mix together flour, butter, and sugar, and there are only so many mashups that can be created in the kitchen (looking at you, cronut).

But of course, San Francisco is a little different. The city prides itself on bringing out the zany in everything, which includes its desserts. While bakeries carry the familiar croissants, cookies, and cakes, look closely and you’ll find some unusual—yet no less delicious—pastries lurking in the glass cases. Below is a round-up of some of those more unique desserts. Any one of them is perfect fuel for your sugar rush; they just “dough” it in a whole new way.

1. California Croissant

Where: Mr. Holmes Bakehouse, 1042 Larkin St

Leave it to San Francisco to make a croissant after the Golden State. Smoked salmon, ginger, wasabi, and nori make this a crazy combination that you can’t get enough of.

2. Cocoa Nib Rochers

Where: Tartine, 600 Guerrero Street

They look quite odd, but that’s the point. Essentially, they’re misshapen meringues that are light and crunchy and chocolatey all at the same time.

3. Thai Scone

Where: Craftsman & Wolves, 746 Valencia Street

A little bit sweet, a little bit savory, and entirely delicious. The green curry, candied ginger, and coconut flavors are addicting.

4. Chounut

Where: Choux, 248 Fillmore Street

Move over, cronut—the chounut has arrived. What is this exactly? First you take a choux, a common dessert in France (after croissants of course), which is a delicate cream puff that is perfect when you’re in need of a fun-sized dose of sugar. Then, you turn that into a donut, which takes the fried ring you know and love and gives it a big cream puff twist. Look for delicious flavors like cookie butter or strawberries and cream.

5. Brie en Croûte Filled with Mt Tam Cheese

Where: Hearth Coffee, 3985 17th Street

A savory pastry filled with Mt Tam cheese and sprinkled with scallions and sea salt, it’s a package oozing with locally-made goodness from the inside out.

6. Tesla Tart

Where: Tout Sweet, 170 O’Farrell Street  

Inspired by the innovative car company of the same name, this version of the lemon tart features an electrifying combination of passion fruit, Japanese yuzu and Meyer lemons.

7. Orange Blossom Croissant

Where: Vive La Tarte, 1164 Howard Street

A slightly left-of-center take on the French classic, featuring notes of almond and citrus.

8. Seasonal Bostock (Passionfruit Almond, Pumpkin, etc.)

Instead of throwing away old brioche, eat it French-style, where it’s decked out in almond paste and filled with whatever is in season. You might be able to find these treats elsewhere, but you’ll only find these out-of-the-box flavors in San Francisco.

Where: B. Patisserie, 2821 California Street

9. Pistachio Blackberry Croissant

Where: Neighbor Bakehouse, 2343 3rd St #100

Not only is there pistachio paste decked over the top of the croissant, but it is twice baked and filled with a layer of blackberry jam that makes each bite a small piece of heaven.

[Featured Image: Mr. Holmes Bakehouse via Instagram]