Went here on a tour with Kaiser docs. Great behind the scenes view of their bakery. Huge fan of their kalamata loaf and cinnamon twist bread now. It was also great to learn how much they give back to the local community too! We usually get their products locally at Encinal market or Berkeley bowl. read more

We had a tour to the bakery as part of team building activities. The tour lead is very eloquent and knowledgeable. Even though there is no actual bakery on-site, we were given samples to take home. Love LOVE their cinnamon twists, sourdough, and almond croissants if you get a chance to try out at local distributors, i.e. Trader Joe's. Looking forward to go to their actual café in Kensington CA. I'm happy to hear most ingredients are locally sourced from the Bay Area. And as I've heard how the business give back to the community, Ill be on the look out for their merchandise at the stores from now on. read more

Glad we have them here in the Bay Area, always great! Ciabatta, morning buns and the cinnamon twist loaves are our go to plus the sweet baguettes when we break out the charcuterie! read more

Don't waste your time coming to this location, I drove all the way out here just to be told that this is just a baking facility and they're not open to the public. read more

Best rye bread bar none! I didn't think I would ever see it again. Lots of seeds, not sour dough, not too course. Delish! Thank you!! read more

Their morning buns though! I encountered a box of them through work and had a hard time restraining myself. read more

Semifreddis - Bakeries Near Me - Alameda, California

The bread tastes delicious you can add a lot of stuff and we love it. The service was amazing . They make you feel very welcome in their place and it feels inviting to come and buy. read more

I love the Semifreddis line of bread. Haven't had one bread yet that I don't like. As someone who still delusionally dreams of wearing a bikini again I actually I like all of them way, way too much for my own good. My favorite (at the moment) is the seeded baguette. It must be the rest of humanity's favorite also because we often can't find it in stock. We shop the two mainland Safeways and the Raleys and about 50% of the time we can't find a seeded one. Oswald shops very early in the morning but even that doesn't help. Another issue with the seeded baguettes is that they are very sparsely seeded lately. When I first started buying these several years ago they had lots of seeds. Now there are much fewer seeds and sometimes only on one half of the loaf. read more

This is my favorite bread /baguette and Biscotti. They are family owned and make a huge impact on the city of Alameda - where they are located! I get to smell the bread being baked ! You are a good neighbor read more

As a lover of artisan breads, Semifreddi's is one of my favorite local bakeries. How cool would it be to get a behind the scenes look at how all this delicious bread is made. Our group arranged and was fortunate to get a tour of their World Headquarters and bakery in Alameda's Harbor Bay Business Park. Our group met in the lobby area and met with a coordinator to ensure we adhered to the dress requirements regarding clothing, shoes and jewelry and we were given hairnets to wear for our tour of the bakery plant. No pictures were allowed past the lobby. We were then greeted by Mike Rose, one of the two owners of Semifreddi's. He gave us background of how Semifreddi's came to existence and their eventually move to this current location. We then proceeded to the ingredients warehouse and were joined by Semifreddi's other owner, Tom Franier, to see the large bags of flour and flavorings and the owners talked about how they are source and delivered. We then went onto to the bakery floor to see the how the how the dough was formed and the rising process, baking of the bread in the banks of ovens, packaging of the breads d and how it was prepared for delivery out to the stores. This is a daily process as the breads are baked fresh daily. The owners are passionate about their business. They talked about their business model and their view of taxes, dealings with retailers, and with the political scene. Just say, they made the 1 hour 45 min tour very interesting. At the end, each of us received a gift bag of Semifreddi goodies, which included a baguette, olive bread, cinnamon twist, blueberry croissant, two bags of croutons, tattoo stickers, and café menu from the Kensington bakery shop. Thanks Mike and Tom for the great tour of your great bakery. It was memorable for our group. read more

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I haven't been inside the bakery in Alameda but I buy their baguettes and sweet batard every chance I get when I see it available. Toasted and then eaten with a slice of good quality butter and a nice cup of coffee on a sunny morning....life is good. read more

Semifreddis - Bakeries Near Me - Alameda, California

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I had no idea that Semifreddi's does tours. We were lucky enough to get a guided tour by the owners. I love tours. Usually when it comes to food, the tour only consist of looking at the machines and the guide explaining what each one is used for. There is usually no activity. To my surprise Semifreddi bakes round the clock. We were able to see hamburger buns, Cinnamon rolls, Morning buns and variety of rolls in the making. They let us try their classic Sourdough bread, right off the rack. If you haven't tried fresh sourdough, you are missing out. We made a pizza using the focaccia bread and now that I know the bread is made fresh, we are new fan of Semifreddi. The owners gave us a run down on the facility from the flour/sifting room, yeast refrigerator, massive oven and several prep stations. The smell of bread and pastries baking was AMAZING!! The breads have the basic 4 ingredients...Flour, water, salt and yeast. Which makes them Vegan!! Yes HOLLA AT ME!! The only bread that isn't Vegan is the Challah, Cinnamon Twist, and Brioche. They do not offer any Vegan pastries. I found out they deliver to all the bakeries/stores every morning. Any bread that did not sell, will be removed from the racks and brought back to the facility and broken down as chicken feed. So if you are buying a Semifreddi bread, know that it is fresh. If you plan to do a tour here, there are a few rules no dresses (long pants), closed two shoes, no earrings, no jewelry with stones (bands are ok) and I recommend you wear a t-shirt (not long sleeve) or a thin long sleeve shirt. This place is hot, due to the oven being on all day long. The owner of the company is hilarious. I don't know how to describe his character...lets just say very interesting and out there. LOL. He made the tour a lot of fun. I definitely recommend Yelp CM's coordinate a tour here. It's one of the best food tours I've been to. In the end we received an awesome Schwag bag which contained (2) Biscotti, baguette, Rosemary Focaccia or Challah, Reusable shopping bag, French pastry (mines was a blueberry muffin), temporary tattoo, and a menu of their café. Thanks Semifreddi for the awesome tour!! Check out the awesome video below. This isn't fast forward, they really move this fast. Way Cool!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBfA2oIl-qo&feature=youtu.be read more

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Their bread's amazing of course, but just as awesome is the fact that they have fieldtrips for the local elementary school kids to see how the bread's baked along with an incredibly generous goodie bag of tasty breads and croutons. Definitely our go-to fresh bread and everything they sell is always top notch read more

had a very informative tour w/ the owner Tom who gave us a complete run down of the bread making process. he was also was very generous and gave us a ton of semifreddis bread to take home: olive loaves, cinnamon morning bun, sweet baguettes, cinnamon twists, AND olive croutons !!! Tom is knowledgeable about his product, knowledgeable about his business, and runs it efficiently. great bread company! #supportlocal read more

Semifreddis - Bakeries Near Me - Alameda, California

The small outlet located in Kensington is so awesome. So many choices and all baked and fixed to perfection. We love going here and the customer service is awesome. Furthermore, all service is from the sidewalk so safety is maintained during these COVID-19 times. Besides the awesome bakery goods, the sandwich's made here and other items are equally fantastic. Enjoy!! None better. I wish SemiFreddiS had more outlets (like in the Walnut Creek area). So tasty. read more

Semifreddis wholesale division makes all sorts of breads and pastries. I however know the chocolate dipped biscotti. You can buy large cases or sets of boxes ehich can be cery dangerous to your diet. Semi bitter dark chocolate, almods and crispy cookie. They come in small individually wrapped packaging but im not sure thats a deterrent for some. For me it's perfect to keep at it one at a time. Looking to try some of the other baked goods at one of their retail stores read more

Awesome bread and awesome customer service I had a small problem with one of their loaves of bread that I purchased at a grocery store. I called them on a Sunday and spoke with one of their customer service representatives and was amazed at how seriously they took my concerns! A++++ read more