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    4.6 (110 reviews)
    Closed 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Berliner
    shannon m.

    A co worker recently told me about Hahdough and I've gone twice to enjoyed their pastries. The Berliner with fresh strawberries & cream was light, airy and not too sweet- perfect. The raspberry flourless mousse cake was delicious as well. I'm looking forward to coming in a weekend to get their pretzels.

    Stefan T.

    Tartine quality baked goods. The best donut I've ever had. Underrated, unique (for SF bay) and authentic German goodies. I tried a variety of cakes and pastries - every single thing I tried was five star perfect. No corners cut in the baking and everything crazy fresh. The store closes at 3pm and that is probably part of it - to expect fresh at 8pm or so just isn't a thing when bakers typically wake up a 2am and start their shift. Best donut I ever had. And calling it a donut is really a slap in the face to such a fine pastry. A donut is greasy with imitation berry filling that is colored with red #3. This was a very special dough and it had fresh strawberry jam in the middle. Somehow the donut wasn't soggy around the jam and the outside of the donut had a special delicate 'crust' to it. Came in a bag and the bag wasn't at all greasy. Raspberry mousse cake was equally special. The chocolate cake part of it reminded me a little of an authentic Sacher Torte I got from Hotel Sacher in Wien. Its hard to describe but its a great flavor and a little more dense than institutional cake at your local supermarket. My grandmother wouldn't touch anything that didn't come from a real bakery - and this would pass her high unrealistic (in the USA) expectations. Bear claw type pastry had a filling that was so tasty it really makes you wonder what you've been eating all along with those prepackaged full of preservatives 7hearts type junk. Flaky wonderful - a light crispy outside and soft tender layers on the inside. Sliced almonds on top just lightly toasted. I could go on and on about every specific thing I've tried from here - but I don't need to. The bakery is of a caliber where everything you get is perfect. The last thing I have to say is that it is underrated. You don't have to wait 30 minutes in line like at Tartine but it is every bit as delicious.

    Black Forest Cake
    D N.

    Black Forrest Cake is so delicious with the cherries. Not too sweet. Just perfect and fresh.

    Kevin C.

    Hole in the wall yes. Best place for a berliner YES!! I was drawn to this place like a moth to the flame when I saw throngs of young college kids swarming the front. These kids know where the goods are. On the recommendation of one of the kids,I order two Berliners and was treated to a cream filled delite indeed!!

    Bienenstich Beesting Cake
    Bonnie C.

    My boyfriend was super into trying German food for months so I was excited when I found out that this place offers German cake and surprised him with one for his birthday. It was delicious~~~ we enjoyed it a lot.

    pretzel croissant
    Sarah C.

    german bakery actually run by germans! the vanilla cream berliner was fluffy and filled well, and the pretzel croissant had a pretty good honeycomb structure base (was interesting too, it can be likened to a saltier croissant)

    Ann L.

    I walked to Hahdough, 509 Laguna St, SF from Civic Center. During Covid-19 it's just a takeout window to order from w/ a written menu to look at. I got a slice of Beesting cake $7.50 and a pretzel $3.75. Walked to Patricia Green Park to eat it. I liked the Beesting cake the first few bites, then thought it was too bready instead of cakey. Pretzel is a good size, bready & soft. Ate the rest at home. Charged my order. I'll go back, maybe their other location to try other cakes.

    Triple Chocolate
    K T.

    I guess the hype sailed because I 'tried' but was not a huge fan to return anytime soon...... Berliner: Fresh Strawberry - This was the best of the 3. Kiddo approved! Nutella Cream - Alright Seasonal Jam - It was strawberry and disappointingly sour. Even my kiddo didn't like it! Triple chocolate slice - I had better elsewhere; only the mousse most edible. Apple turnover - The filling inside was sour both the apples and raisins; Croissant ham & cheese - Edible but had better elsewhere. Pain Suisse - Not bad.

    Strawberry Berliner
    Adam B.

    Might not find this place if you're not actively looking for it. It's an indistinct window attached to what appears to be a big kitchen. It seemed like Hahdough branded cars were picking up goodies here and driving them elsewhere. But thankfully, you don't need to follow the cars, since this window sells a few tasty treats. Strawberry Berliner: Not the typical kind of fluorescent strawberry jelly you get from cheap doughnut places. This was legit strawberry sauce made from real strawberries and lightly sweetened for fidelity to the real strawberry flavor. It's a bit intense actually, but perfect when distributed across a fluffy fried doughnut covered a sugar. Vanilla Cream Berliner: Nicely flowing cream, which was more like custard. Would have been amazing in a Boston Cream doughnut, since chocolate ganache is a great pairing. However, was just ok in the Berliner with its no frills plain doughnut and light sugar topping. Pretzel: Looking at this, I was worried because I didn't see any salt. However, tasting it, it was just perfect. A strong malty coating over all the surface area that had such a nice chewy texture. And despite no large salt pieces, it did tasted a little salty, like salt was mixed secretly into the outer layer. Apple Turnover: Kind of a dry diced apple filing with some soaked golden raisins, so don't expect gooey apple pie filing. Puffed out dough that was flaky and buttery. Cherry Pie: Didn't seem like a pie at all. Was more like a cherry turnover. It was good for sure, probably better than the apple turnover. I like how the cherries were plump and full of sweet and tart flavor. Same nice flaky dough as the turnover. Kaesekuchen: Not like a dense New York (or Italian) cheesecake. Like a fluffy Japanese cheesecake. I enjoyed the dense buttery crust.

    Apfelstreuselkuchen
    Shanna K.

    My SO picked up a few sweets from Hahdough for our early Xmas gathering this year and they were all very nice.   He could not order next day pickup online so he called.  I overheard his conversation and communication regarding a same day pickup/in stock inquiry seemed oddly difficult but he was able to reserve a Gentleman's Cake (Herrentorte) for pickup later that day. I'm not certain which location he went to so I have posted this review in both locations.  When he arrived, he noted the herrentorte was the smaller version but that they also had a larger pre-sliced version available in stock. He inquired about purchasing the larger version instead but apparently they said no, which I don't really understand.   For him, this was frustrating. Instead he purchased the smaller cake as originally intended plus a few other slices to try.  Again, we were having several people over for a dinner party so we tried slices of the Bienenstich (vanilla creme, honey almond cake), Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake, and Prinzregententorte (like the gentleman's cake but without liquor).  Plus an Apfelstreuselkuchen (apple tart with struesel topping) and a small bag of cookies.   All were very good.  Light and not too sweet with clear, bright flavors and lovely, fresh fruit.  I think my favorite was the Apfelstreuselkuchen. They're quite pricey but their quality and artistry is wonderful.  Just be forewarned to order well in advance and possibly expect some difficulties if you don't.

    German donut
    Lily L.

    "As the only German bakery in San Francisco" (according to both @SFChronicle and @Eater_SF in 2020), Hahdough has extremely fluffy German donuts that you don't wanna miss out! Cute German donut alert. When I got it, I stared at this German donut for a good 30 seconds. "How can it look so perfect?" Different from other German doughnut, the ones @hahdough are not only really light but also very airy and satisfying to taste.

    Tom D.

    I showed up at 9am today (Sat 5/18), waited around for 10 minutes, it was shuttered and they never did open. So if you're coming from a distance, you may want to either call or reconsider.

    Cassis a l'orange cake
    Megan L.

    I ordered the cassis a l'orange cake inspired by "Lava lamps & shag carpet" for the Salted Rye cake picnic. It was delicious, BEAUTIFUL, & ready to pick up at the time I selected. It was a bit difficult to cut due to the cookie base (granted, this was at an event where you had 4 minutes to cut as many cake slices as you could, sooo that played a roll) but beyond that, would definitely purchase again. I spent a LOT of time searching for the perfect cake to bring to the event & was not disappointed!

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    Uniquely beautiful and magically delicious birthday cake for a 90th birthday. Not too sweet, perfect amount of citrus to sugar.

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    Ask the Community - Hahdough

    Are the pretzels dipped in lye like in Germany?

    Yes

    Are the pretzels made with butter or eggs?

    Butter

    Are slices of the bee sting cake available at the farmers market in San Mateo? Is there a menu of prices? Thank you!

    Hello Amy, Last weekend was our last time at the San Mateo farmers‘ market. Please visit our… Read more

    Is your Howard street location a store front bakery where I can pick and choose from?

    No, it’s just a kitchen where you can pick up preordered cakes and pastries. Our storefront is on 1221 Fell St which is still under construction and won’t be open until December/January.

    Hallo Ha! Täusche ich mich, oder kann man nur das Gebäck beim Farmers Market kaufen? Danke im…

    Hallo Bea, Welches Gebäck meinst du? Ja, zur Zeit verkaufen wir nur auf Farmers markets. Aber ganze… Read more

    Do they also sell slices of cake? Or only whole cakes?

    Yes, you can buy cakes by slices at the SF Inner sunset farmer’s market (Sunday, 9am-1pm) or College of San Mateo farmers market (Saturday, 9am-1pm). There are Black Forest (year round) and chocolate raspberry cake (year round) and two other… Read more

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