Tartine Bakery
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: (415) 487-2600
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- 18th Street
- Best of Citysearch:
- Bakery 2007, Bakery 2007, Bakery 2005
- Hours:
- Mon 8am-7pm, Tue-Wed 7:30am-7pm, Thu-Fri 7:30am-8pm , Sat 8am-8pm, Sun 9am-8pm
Editorial Review for Tartine Bakery – by Citysearch Staff
In Short
The modest storefront is full of glass-fronted cases showing off elaborate pastries. A handful of tables provides seating for the lucky few. Highlights include feather-light croissants, buttery brioche with figs and cherries and lemon-cream tarts topped with rose petals. Afternoons, piping-hot country and walnut loaves come out of the oven. The crusty bread is featured in hot-pressed sandwiches, such as traditional croque monsieur or foie gras with peach jam.
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Insider Tips
When to GoFor loaves of just-baked bread, stop by at 4pm, when they're fresh out of the oven.
What to DrinkSip on the super-rich, silky hot chocolate made from scratch with Scharffen Berger products.
User Reviews for Tartine Bakery
03/22/2008 Posted by foodielover
Finally got here early enough to find parking (9am) and walked 1 blk, lo & behold - no lines and an open table to boot. After purchasing a plain croissant (very crispy outside, flaky, moist inside), a chocolate croissant (it was ok), a cheese filled puff ball (delicious), a latte and regular coffee (free refills, self-serve), it came to a sticker shocking $16. A sm 4 in hazel nut tart costs $6. They have a sign stipulating that they've had to raise their prices by 30% in the past yr due to incurred costs. Can't see that regular folks in the neighborhood can afford to eat like this weekly, much less daily. Previous reviewers raved about the lemon curd bar. I thought it was way too tart & tasted as if made from bottled lemon juice. Should've listened to my spouse who told me not to buy it because my home made lemon bars taste better than this and I use fresh lemon juice. The cakes look delicious - coconut passion, chocolate, etc, in the display case. We bought 3 eclairs, a sm tart, lemon bar, 1 plain & 2 choc croissants to go & it came to $34 (that's almost $5 a piece). So, bring a lot of dough if you're paying by cash. The baked products are good, but prices are more reasonable at Noe Valley Bakery.
Pros: Delicious baked good, good coffee
Cons: More expensive than most bakeries, parking difficult, long lines
02/17/2008 Posted by KristinRozsa
Visiting Tartine for the first time, one would expect this well-known bakery to be quite easy to find when passing by. However, this isn't the case. When you "find" Tartine, you feel as iff you have found a treasure. The line may be long (at times), but the counter staff is well trained and keeps the line going at a quick, but not at all rushed pace. If you see a line, don't let that frighten you. It is well worth the short wait. Tartine has the most beautiful lemon meringue cake I have ever experienced. The four layers of cake are are very moist and the lemon curd filling has just the right amount of tartness. The meringue work is a delicious and rustic piece of work; it is pertectly browned and not overly sweet or dry. Besides the cake, we also had a buttermilk scone and a mozzarella tappenade pressed sandwich. All of which where wonderful. As a professional baker, I highly recommend Tartine.
Pros: No complaints here - friendly service and marvelous food.
Cons: Large tables are meant to be shared - some people don't "get it"
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