San FranciscoBakeries & PastriesButter & Crumble
★ #1 · Best Bakeries & Pastries in San Francisco

Butter & Crumble

North Beach · $$ · Bakeries & Pastries · 3 sources · Updated freshness pending

Why it's #1

The pistachio-cardamom croissant is dusted with sugar and piped full of velvety cream made from real French pistachios — light and crackly, its inner layers so thin they're transparent.

Backed by 3 independent sources across 1 kind of judge — critics, MICHELIN, and locals.

What to order

  • 01Pistachio-cardamom croissantDusted with sugar, piped full of velvety French-pistachio creamThe Infatuation
  • 02Plain croissant

Where it's ranked

Eater SFListed

Featured on Eater's guide to the city's best.

The InfatuationListed

“Dusted with sugar and piped full of velvety pistachio cream.”

SF Standard / local criticsListed

“It is over-the-top delicious.”

Good to know

Neighborhood
North Beach
Price
$$
Cuisine
Bakeries & Pastries
Consensus rank
#1 of 12
Sources
3 across 1 kind of judge
Updated
freshness pending
Distinctions
Locals want to go
499
Consensus score
100 / 100
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