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Arizmendi Bakery

4.3 (824 reviews)
ModerateBakeries, Pizza
Open • 7:00 am - 7:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Outdoor seating

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Ben C.

Stood in short line that went quickly on a Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately in the carts, several bakery items were out, understandably since it's the afternoon. Service was quick. Staff very friendly and upbeat. It's a popular place. The olive bread was a hit. The pizza for $4.25 is outstanding. There are benches outside or you can walk around the area. Parking is street parking and is sparse.

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Madison B.

Ambiance: A wide variety of options bakery located in the Mission District with a whole list of options of baked pastries and bread with bags and self serve stations before checking out. There is both indoors and outdoors seating with plenty of lighting and space to for customers staying around to enjoy the scenery. Wait time: There was a little line but it moved quickly and service was quick while standing in line. Two registers and lines to check out from as well. Service: Quick and friendly staff when going through check out queue. Food: The spinach and feta croissant was extremely well made with a slight hint of lemon to boost the flavor of the feta inside the croissant. I personally would have preferred a little more color on the croissant and crispier exterior but overall very tasty. Mexican Chocolate muffin was a nice size for the price of the muffin. However, I felt that the level of spice from the cayenne was a little overpowering and drowned out some of the chocolate notes. Overall, A very delicious bakery with good pastries and a lot of options to choose from. Staff extremely friendly and service quick. An easy to get to and plentiful option bakery for everyone.

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Doug T.

My wife loves Arizmendi Bakery. I do too but have been on low carb diet so shy away from pastries these days. Their pizzas, scones, cookies, pecan Danish are our favorites! Love the fact they are a coop owned by the workers. Their products show the dedication to the business. We usually go to the one on 9th avenue in the sunset but today we are in the mission so came here. They have a slightly different variety of baked goods so a nice change from the other location. Great outdoor seating area to enjoy the sweets we just bought.

Michael D.

Stopped into Arizmendi for a quick coffee and pastry and quickly understood the hype. The bakery is packed with breads, pastries, muffins, and scones, and browsing the cases feels a bit like a treasure hunt with so many great options to choose from. I went with a blueberry scone and an Americano. The scone was fresh and loaded with blueberries, and the coffee was smooth and well-made. There are a few seats inside if you want to enjoy your order there, but this is more of a grab and go spot. Looking forward to coming back and trying more.

Linda H.

If I'm ever in the mission I'm always going to arizmendi. The carrot cake and blueberry muffin were calling my name. Carrot cake is always my go to tbh! But they were both delicious. The chocolate chip cookie...I mean you can't really go wrong!! I would've got more but summer ready is calling! I'll def be back!

Su O.

I LOVE the pastries here! My all time favorite would be an oat scone for how savory, crunchy, filling and earthy it is. Cheese focaccia bread was okay, not a standout to me. Spinach feta croissant was acceptable. The place is more like grab and go with some indoor seating and outside benches. Always busy on weekends. BRING CASH or they charge a 2% fee on credit cards. Coffee is mid.

A veritable plethora of carbs!
Sherman K.

What a fabulous place that is now on my must visit list when I am in San Francisco! This is a superb bakery with a big heart. It is a worker-owned co-op that has a big focus on community. There is a huge variety of breads, muffins, pastries, etc. to choose from (self service) along with great coffee (Mexican Mocha - ay, ay, ay! ). The wife and I shared a vegan spinach potato poblano focaccia and cinnamon pecan roll. Both were wonderful! There are not a whole lot of places to sit and eat, but it seems like most folks were just doing a grab & and go anyway (it was a Monday morning), so we were able to grab a seat pretty easy.

asparagus cheese focaccia Daily Fruit Scone (lemon bluberty raspberry) Pizza Slice tomato mozzarella salsa verde
Kayla C.

My haul today include a daily fruit scone which was raspberry blueberry and lemon. I got a slice of pizza which was mozzarella tomato and salsa verde. it's got a nice kick to it ! brought the scone home and put some butter on it. so good!!! came in around 11 right before a big line formed.

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Lloyd C.

Ah, another location Arizmendi Bakery in SF. They have limited inside seating and a couple of tables outside. Similar selection of baked goods to the other location in Oakland. I haven't been to the other two locations in SF.

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Alyson C.

I looooove arizmendi and cheeseboard! Came here for a hot pizza a couple days ago and also got some cheese rolls and a loaf of sourdough. Service was quick and friendly and inside is very clean. Highly recommend stopping by whenever you can and this store is open on Mondays unlike the other locations!

Elizabeth L.

I've been to both the Sunset and Mission District locations of Arizmendi Bakery. One thing I always pick up is their chocolate chip cookie--it's my favorite. The cookie costs $3.25, which is quite reasonable, especially since it's larger than most cookies at other bakeries. It's also not too sweet, which I like. A simple treat, but consistently good.

Tony L.

This SF staple is known for its freshly baked breads/pastries, its connection to the LGBT community, and its daily soups and vegetarian flatbreads (one offering per day; I refuse to call it a pizza because a pizza it is not). The line is precariously long at times, so be sure to come here during off hours (which you'll be hard pressed to find), but also be aware that they sell out of things quick. The items we got included: a red velvet cookie (really moist, but no chocolate, so it was a bit of a bummer); jalapeno cheddar pumpkin seed breadsticks (good, but I would have wanted more cheese flavours); the daily flatbread (completely fine, but because it didn't have any sauce, it was a bit dry for my liking); the daily soups (ginger carrot today; good flavours, but super viscous and gloopy - it was good to dip the daily flatbread into). Overall, a fine smattering of offerings, it just left me feeling like Shania Twain - Arizmendi don't impress me much.

Apple Fig Scone
Allie G.

We stopped into Arizmendi Bakery on a Sunday morning and there was a line out the door. I was only planning to grab coffee but once I got inside, I couldn't resist the incredible selection of baked goods. I chose the Apple Fig Scone, which had the absolute perfect texture and touch of sweetness. For coffee, I got a Dirty Horchata, which was incredible. Horchata coffee drinks are often too creamy and not strong enough, but this one got it right. Service was friendly and efficient. Would happily return to try more items!

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I love this worker's coop and am so happy they've expanded and remained a coop. Where's the original location? Is it the Cheese Board in Berkeley? Or is that a completely different/separate cooperative bakery?

If you look on the Arizmendi website (arizmendibakery.com) they have an "about us" section that details the whole story! Basically Cheeseboard opened first, then they opened Arizmendi in Oakland, then they opened Arizmendi in SF. And I'm assuming… 

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