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    3.8 (279 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Pastry selection
    Sandra N.

    With 5 locations in the Northern California area, Manresa is consistent in delivering quality pastries like their kouign amann, monkey bread, and croissants. The prices are on the higher end but with just one look, you can tell how skilled the bakers are in laminating the dough and kneading the dough. The pastries always look airy, consistently shaped, and uniform throughout. They serve Verve coffee as well as a small selection of teas and juices. The breakfast menu is small but they have a wonderful selection of mouthwatering pastries that will definitely leave you tempted. Manresa offers everything from quiches, loaves of bread, cookies, pies, and muffins. Some highlights that should not be missed include: *kouign amann - Probably the top of my kouign amann list. This pastry is incredibly delicious with its flaky, buttery layers and caramelized finish. *lemon pistachio olive oil cake - Lemon taste in subtle but the pistachio flavor shines brightly in this loaf cake. Its on the drier side but still very much enjoyable and soft. *chocolate walnut cookies - Cookies are always a solid option here. These have a bold chocolate flavor with a soft chewy texture. *chocolate croissant- you can never go wrong with a chocolate croissant here. The chocolate is rich and high quality, while the croissant is so incredibly airy and full of light delicate layers. The service at this location is not super friendly. They are very straight forward and to the point so I would not expect too much of a full friendly experience here. It seems like it may hurt them to even smile at a customer. If you're looking for a quality, higher-end bakery, I always recommend Manresa. This location is street parking and has no indoor seating. There's only a few outside benches so keep that in mind if you are planning on dining in.

    Coffee and tea menu (July 2025)
    Jonathan B.

    This is a smaller location but still had the high quality, occasionally crave-worthy, breads and pastries that Manresa is known for. Plus good coffee, official from verve but I've noticed cat&cloud on the shelf so I wonder... My favorites: Kouign Amann - Pronounced "queen-a-mahn" If you haven't had one before, you should as this is a legendary pastry and Manresa's version is very good. It's a combo of sweet, salty, sticky, buttery, crispy, flaky, and tender. Monkey Bread - think cinnamon rolls made with bite sized biscuits. Buttery brown sugar goodness but too sweet to eat a lot. They make a latte with the monkey bread syrup! Olive Ciabatta - ciabatta is an underrated bread with large air pockets and a crispy crust. While it's good for sandwiches, I like this version with butter or olive oil. Levain - a sourdough with a special yeast which enhances the texture. Delicious. Some days it's very busy but the servers don't seem overwhelmed.

    croissant, Kouign Amann, Monkey Bread, Cinnamon Blueberry Coffee Cake Muffin
    Liana L.

    Connie W. brought me here and said the vienoiseries were excellent. She's never led me wrong so I grabbed a baguette, kouign amann, croissant, monkey bread, and coffee cake. It might've been an off day for the croissant (or it's better fresh from the oven), but it was soft and not particularly flaky. I was absolutely obsessed with the kouign amann and the monkey bread though; I've never had monkey bread like this. Both are richly caramelized, buttery, and absolutely delicious. I think the kouign amann actually rival my favorites at Dominique Ansel Bakery (NYC), Metropolitan (Philly), and B Patisserie (SF, Oahu). I only had a bite of the coffee cake because it was for someone else, but it was so delightful I wanted more immediately. I haven't tried the baguette yet but I'm already very excited! I haven't devoured pastries so fast in a while.

    Cyrus P.

    Sunday afternoon, no line no customers. 2 guys behind the counter, younger and older gentleman. Older guy looked like he was in a bad mood, looked at me and walked away, younger guy was friendly, greeted. I asked if they had sourdough loafs, the older guy didn't even look at me and just pointed at one of the loafs, jeez. What the heck happened to this place. Bread was stale, hard... Came in a clear see through plastic bag, no handle. No paper bag or nothing... Walked around downtown holding a loaf of bread like it was stolen

    "Babka" roll?
    Aiza B.

    Still a hit-or-miss place. I wanted some babka and saw that there as a loaf for $40, but I wasn't going to spend for a loaf of what felt like stale bread. I instead asked if they had slices of that babka loaf, and the lady pointed me out to what looked like a hot cross bun, but was named "babka". Well, this was not at all like a babka. It was oily, foam-like texture, and sweet. Gross. I much prefer the babka at Oren's Hummus over this.

    Cheese scone
    Annie K.

    Arrived at this bakery around 10am and pleased there were still basically everything available. Got the Kougan Amade and the cheese scone for something savory. The Amade was pleasant to eat, kind of like a crossiant when u bite in but sweet with a crunchy hard carmely bottom. Doesn't taste too sweet. The scone was delicious. Very flavorful and cheesy and oniony all at the same time, not too dry. Ordered the monkey bread latte with almond milk and it was very delicious with cinnamon-y taste and molasses and again, not too sweet!! This place has locations in Campbell and Los Gatos as well! Well it is very good.

    Terry N.

    This cute little bakery shop located on State Street in Downtown Las Altos makes the best monkey bread in the entire Bay Area! What is monkey bread you ask? Imagine a kouign amann on steroids! More buttery. More sugary. It's crispy and flaky on the outside and moist and soft on the inside. Each piece of the monkey bread breaks off into little small bite sized nuggets covered in the perfect mix of caramelized butter and sugar. Pop one in your mouth and be ready to be in pastry heaven. If you're coming on a weekend, be sure to show up early as they sell out quickly!

    Chocolate croissant
    Tim Y.

    Was in Los Altos recently and was looking for a good bakery for some croissants. Manresa Bread popped up immediately on Yelp. It's located to the right of Linden Tree Books on State Street. There's plenty of street parking out front and a decent size lot behind the store. Manresa sells 3 different types of croissants; plain, chocolate, and almond. A few muffins, breads, and a couple of loaves. It's not a huge selection. While the almond croissant contained a generous amount of almond paste, the chocolate croissant was not so lucky. There was very little chocolate. Their plain croissant was very flaky and buttery though. They also serve a variety of espresso and coffee drinks. The service was OK. The employees weren't particularly friendly or welcoming but at the same time weren't rude. There were "just there". I guess I expected a bit more enthusiasm or warmth from the staff.

    Croissant
    Mark L.

    Garlic monkey bread and croissant. Quite disappointed given its reputation. Not enough butter with the croissant. Monkey bread is ok. Not enough cheese, not enough garlic.

    Great concept, underneath are racks with baked goods

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    The best sour dough bread and pastries! Great customer service too. Highly recommend.

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    Great pastries as ya'll know, but wanted to call out that it has the best hot chocolate in downtown Los Altos! !!

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    I love getting a chocolate croissant and chocolate chip cookie at Manresa Bread! The servers are friendly and nice as well!

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    Great bread. I wish they still carried verve for their coffee though. Nice location. Good service

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    Ask the Community - Manresa Bread

    Do they have seating?

    No indoor seating. Outside to the left is a city bench, to the right are couches in front of the children's book store

    Do they have gluten free, dairy free breads?

    In July 2025, they had a wheat free Cinnamon Blueberry Coffee Cake Muffin but I didn't see any GF breads

    Dairy free breads available?

    I can't recall that they have some sorts of milk bread, therefore all of their breads should be dairy free.

    Folks, do they close early if the all bread is sold out? I came to the shop at 2:30 pm today and the door is locked and selves were empty

    Yeah, they do close early if they are sold out. Their web page says the same. https://www.manresabread.com

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