November 3, 2011 1

Tartine Bakery (San Francisco: Mission)

By in 04: SF+Bay Area

It only took a few years for Tartine Bakery to become one of SF’s top destinations. I think most people know about this place from the very famous cookbook. Everytime I passed by this place, there’ll be a long queue wrapping around the place. Yes I noticed that SFers love queuing, but the lines at this place (and the Bi-rite Creamery a crossed the street) is just insane. I avoided it for a long time, until a friend of mine came up to the city, and I decided to show him how to wait in line like a SFers do.

Tartine Bakery

We waited for about half an hour (felt longer). It’s surprisingly not that chaotic inside.

Tartine Bakery

The Croissant. It is good! Light, crispy, flakey, buttery, it’s almost a bit too ‘balanced’ all around and perfect that I kinda wished some of the aspect stands out more. Oh~ it’s so pretty, look at the glossy surface and layers.

Tartine Bakery

Eclair so delicious!

Tartine Bakery

They’re probably real.

Tartine

Ham Quiche: it has an overwhelming sour cream flavor in it that I don’t  like. But again, it’s so pretty. In this case of it looks better than it taste. The texture is wonderful though.

Tartine

Croque Madame. First time I’ve seen such a pretty and slick one.

Tartine

The Morning Bun is highly recommended by a lot of people and the reviews I read, but I’ve only find it alright – because I’m not a fan of cinnamon. If you already got the croissant it’s pretty redundant as it’s basically a croissant inside. But since Morning Bun seems to be a SF thing (it’s in most of the bakeries I’ve been to), I’m glad I’ve tried it.

According to my co-worker, their last freshly baked bread comes out after 6pm. It is the best time pick up some freshly baked bread as most people would have gone on to line up for dinner at other restaurants already. I don’t know if the wait is really worth it, as the stressfulness of waiting in line contradicts what I think a breakfast experience should be. I didn’t go back either as I’ve found other bakeries in the city (in future postings).

Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero St (between 18th St & 19th St)., San Francisco, CA 94110

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