This one surprised me - I walked by it twice and so glad I found it for breakfast with a friend…read more Counter was short staffed but no complaints - attentive, friendly. Breakfast sandwiches were delish! Cold brew hit the spot -neve felt rushed - lots on the menu - oh and a very delicious almond croissant

Food: I love their falafel salad and their avocado toast is good…read more Service: it's good Ambiance: cute, clean little cafe. We will be back. It's a solid breakfast choice.

This cafe is by our vet's office, so came by after an appointment. I really needed some hot tea,…read morebut also eyeing the cheese danish and the banana walnut pound cake. I enjoyed the tea and the cheese danish, and took the banana walnut pound cake to-go. Very popular place and we were lucky to get a table inside as the outside was drizzling that day. Located on 24th and Sanchez.

This is the chain that Starbucks purchased back in 2011 and destroyed the product immensely. And if…read moreyou look at Starbucks bakery offerings everything looks pretty disgusting almost like Susie Homemaker bullshit. It almost looks like props behind the case.. It's some twisted thing where they buy their competition and then corner the market or something. I don't know. I don't get it. I don't see how they were related? I believe they did that with Teavana and they eventually shut that down as well. Well, around 2015 the original owner bought some locations back and I believe that's what this is in Noe Valley. Today I popped in to get a cheese danish and to use the bathroom. It was excellent warmed up and brilliant! Such a lovely treat.......

I'm so happy to have found Leadbetters, a bakery specializing in English muffins! The muffins are…read moreso fluffy, have a great chew/texture and flavor, and are so big. I've tried the breakfast sandwich (with sausage) avocado toast with egg add-on, and the muffins with housemade jam added on. Everything was delicious! The breakfast sandwich was rich but well balanced and the eggs were so fluffy. The avocado toast was well seasoned and creamy, and the added scrambled egg was fluffy. The house made raspberry jam was a perfect balance of sweet and tart. And so generous.

It's been a while since I've reviewed anything new in the Castro. A few months ago, this bake shop…read moretook over the Castro Fountain, a retro-tinged ice cream parlor that had trouble getting a sure footing in the neighborhood. I didn't notice the change until I heard the new purveyors make their own English muffins in sweet and savory flavors. That's a unique value proposition even for the Castro. I decided to pop by for a light lunch, and the $11.50 Mushroom Melt had my name all over it. It consisted of roasted mushrooms, crème fraiche, onion jam, gruyere, and arugula in a split rosemary English muffin (Photo 8). A bit saucy for me, it was definitely full of mushroom slices and gooey cheesiness. Not quite the flavor bomb I was hoping though the muffin had a nice crisp. FOOD - 4 stars...fully loaded sammie encased in a crispy English muffin AMBIANCE - 4 stars...all the seating is on the sidewalk SERVICE - 3.5 stars...efficient for a one-person operation TOTAL - 4 stars...something different on Castro RELATED - Exploring the Castro? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/yFGwkDw9iZ

Food: we ordered a Heavenly Delicious (5 stars) crepe which my husband really enjoyed and a Carne…read morecrepe (3 stars) which I thought was okay. I'm not sure if the Carne crepe was missing pepper jack cheese and caramelized onions. The Carne sandwich was described with having those ingredients so I assumed they would be in the crepe. I didn't taste or see them. Crepe was good, though! We also ordered a Vietnamese coffee - it was just okay. Service: the lady who took our order was friendly. However, when we got our order, they forgot to put the ice cream on the sweet crepe. Good thing we checked and they added it. Also, did they forget the cheese onions in my savory crepe? I'm not sure but I wish it had been included! Ambiance: this is a literal hole in the wall. They used to have dine in seating, but that ended with the pandemic, so be ready to take it somewhere else to eat - maybe Dolores Park?

Food - ordered a medium sized horchata. It was good. I think I wish it was a little bit more…read morecinnamon-y and have a stronger horchata taste. I think it was good but felt a little lighter (not as sweet) Service - 10/10. They have a small window you order from, easy purchase and it only took less than a few minutes. Ambiance - kind of tucked in but on a main street I'd say so not hard to find. No seating. Quick grab and go!

First crepe I've had in a real long time and it blew my socks off! Would highly recommend if you're…read morewalking down Polk street and want a quick treat!

Oh you gotta try this place. Perfect for a sweet snack, plus they do have light meals. Perfect for…read moretake-out and walk around North Beach with a hot coffee. And the service is wonderful and efficient.

Food: I ordered the avocado toast with a side of potatoes and it was very good. Also, their…read moremadeleines are great. Service: the service is always great, no complaints. Ambiance: nice little bakery with plenty of seating.

The nice thing about La Boulangerie is that it's consistent and the quality is always very good…read more There's a wide assortment of baked goods, salads and sandwiches and there's something to satisfy most cravings. There's also a good set of drink options like teas and coffees. There are many people who work there, so there seems to be a good system for their operations. During most of my visits, the cafe is consistently busy, so you will want to manage your expectations with timing and even seating.

What a lucky find! I live in the Neighbourhood, but I never…read moresaw it before until today. Enjoying my very tasty coffee latte, and I had two different types of their home baked baklava. They are very tasty, and not too sweet, just like they say here. Apparently vegan also. The two people working in it, I'm not sure if there's the owners or not come over super friendly and witty. I will be back!

I got the ube matcha and honestly the matcha wasn't good. The ube part was relly delicious but the…read morematcha just tasted like milk. But the service here is really so amazing. They added a few pumps of syrup after i asked them because the matcha had no flavor at all. The customers next to me told me the cherry latte is really good apparently so maybe get that instead of any of their matcha. I also had the dubai chocolate baklava and it was really delicious. I'd recommend to get any of their baklava it's really really well done. There's only outdoor seating, and it's 4 tables that seat 2 people each. A great stop on a hot summer day while you're on a walk.

I finally got to try their biscuit sandwiches and they are worth all the hype. My boyfriend got the…read morelox special biscuit sandwich and I built my own and added bacon, both were incredible. The biscuit was the perfect amount of buttery and they give you a good amount of the addition toppings for purchase. We also got an iced vanilla latte that was delicious since they have house made syrups. Also the staff was so kind and made sure to answer any questions I had. It's a small shop but they are efficient and everything comes out in a timely manner. I can't wait to try more of their pastries.

I am always in search of a delicious breakfast sandwich and Kahnfections was really great. Overall,…read morethey make a lot of stuff and it all sounded delicious. I got the breakfast sandwich with the bacon, cheddar, and scallion biscuit, garlic aioli, bacon, and i think they all come with scrambled eggs. The whole thing held together surprisingly well and was excellent. You can actually taste the green onion and the aioli is quite garlic-y which is necessary since there is a lot of richness. Scrambled eggs were soft and quite buttery. Bacon was thick and perfectly cooked. Biscuit was delicious and very tender though I didn't taste the bacon in it. It's very well made and everything went together well. I really enjoyed it though it is a lot of richness and similar textures. I would say it was one of the more tasty and enjoyable breakfast sandwiches in SF I've had. This combination will be $14.75 so not cheap but everything seemed to be good quality and cooked nicely. They have tons of pastries, muffins, croissants, a few salads, breads, cakes, and other treats. I tried a mini ube rasberry cupcake from the cold case and while the ube was tasty, a cold cupcake it just off in terms of texture for me. The pleasant surprise was the dirty chai I ordered. I rarely order chai but it's usually super sweet and does not taste like tea or the spices it should have. Not the case here. It had no sweetness (I think) and was just spiced tea, oat milk, and espresso. I liked it but if you are expecting the usual sugary sweet thing, you will want to add sugar. I do think some of the prices are on the high side while others seem average or even low for San Francisco. Parking is tough but if you do find some, there is outdoor parklet seating. 4.5 stars and rounded up largely because of the biscuit sandwich. Would like to try more of the menu in the future.