This downtown San Anselmo favorite makes a strong case for starting the day with dessert. Pick up a flaky kouign-amann or lemon bar, then add a loaf of artisan bread or one of the café’s fresh breakfast and lunch dishes. The bakery emphasizes high-quality ingredients sourced from local farms and vendors.
Step into a little corner of Italy at this longtime Larkspur pasticceria, where the cases are filled with handmade pastries, cakes, cookies, and rustic breads. Pair a cappuccino with the pistachio-and-raspberry Primavera, a seasonal fruit tart, or a classic Italian cookie, or order a full cake for a special occasion.
Flour Craft proves gluten-free baking can still be the main event. Its gluten-free kitchen produces artisan breads, pastries, and scones in flavors such as raspberry-almond, blueberry-lemon and lemon-lavender, along with plant-forward breakfast and lunch dishes. The light-filled Mill Valley café is tucked inside the historic Lumber Yard.
This family-run Novato favorite combines old-school European baking with a creative breakfast and lunch menu. Locals line up for buttery croissants, rotating seasonal pastries, and Creekside’s signature princess cake, while savory dishes such as its breakfast sandwich and smoked salmon toast make it easy to stay for a full meal.
What began with a homemade sourdough flatbread cracker has grown into a Marin bakery favorite. At the Marin Country Mart café, choose from handmade croissants, muffins, and scones, stone-hearth breads, weekly quiches, and seasonal sandwiches, then grab a box of Rustic’s signature flatbreads for later.
