The pastries and bread here are really great. I think that in some other reviews, it's possible some people didn't realize they were getting a more dense rye or wheat loaf. Every bread i've had here is insanely delicious and perfect. The walnut whole grain sourdough is probably the best bread i've ever had in my life. The sandwich/food menu is pricey, but everything is in 2026--I think we're just not used to it yet. They have a line every morning and sell out every day for a reason. read more

I finally got to SEED before they sold out of everything! The owner (I think) offered service that was expeditious, and she was patient to answer my million questions. I did not even know they had pastries! Finally deciding, the hazelnut croissant was oh so flakey and layered inside with hazelnut filling. It was perfectly balanced and satisfies my sweet tooth and my savory cravings. Olive sourdough is my favorite bread. My friend Patty S. bakes the most lovely sourdough breads, but she is quite busy these days, so a trip to SEED was in order. I added on the hibiscus lemonade which quenched my thirst, again, not too sweet but full of flavor. SEED will be my local bakery. I can't wait to try the empanadas, hand pies, morning buns and other treats. I highly recommend everything! read more

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Sandwiches were decent, but experience was mediocre. Waited half an hour to get our food, which was 2 sandwiches and a soup. Cashier/business owner (?) was friendly...to everyone else. Customer that came/ordered after us got their food before us. Takeout only. read more

This place is amazing. I got two sourdough (batard and cranberries) and both tasted great. The bread is dense, chewy in the inside with a nice crisp outer layer. It is fluffy, has irregular holes inside, and a well balanced, tangy flavor. If you prefer more sour flavor then Seed definitely is the right choice. My friend and I went in the early afternoon and all of their pastries were gone already. Definitely need to go in early. The store is not that big, and everything is to-go only (or at least during the time when I was there). They have a parking lot in the back. I wish they could have an another store closer to my place. I would definitely recommend this place to others and go back in the future. read more

Seed Bakery - Batard & Cranberry - Bakeries Near Me - Pasadena, California

Best baked goods in LA County. Gonna swing by and pick up tomorrow, in fact, now that I thought of it. All of the pastries are delicious. The loaves of bread are the perfect balance of crusty and supple. The pecan pie pastry is a fucking nugget of pure joy. Pretzels are really good too. These people know what the hell they're doing. read more

Went here for the first time and loved it ! The salmon sandwich was probably one of the freshest tasting sandwiches I've had in a long time . The salmon/ lox itself was super good and tasted amazing . The cucumber and radish provided a good crunch . Overall great sandwich a bit on the pricier side but the portion is massive which makes it well worth it especially considering the quality. read more

Seed Bakery - Salmon sandwich - Bakeries Near Me - Pasadena, California

Everything was really good. We enjoyed the beef empanadas and the almond croissant which was flaky and just the right amount of almond flavor. The mixed berry croissant was nice and fruity with the custard baked into the dough. We plan to go back when we are in the area to try other items. When we first arrived, there was only 3 people ahead of us in line but by the time we left, the line had gotten much longer. There is no inside, you walk up and look at the items through the window and order with the lady inside. read more

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Got a multi grain pan sourdough and a passion fruit pastry here. The lady helping me was helpful and nice. Grab and go. Ate both when I got home and was pleasantly surprised. Will be back. read more

All I gotta say is wow on the pastry selections here at seed bakery. I wish they would open one in Burbank or Glendale. I've tried probably 8 different items and each of those were amazingly good. All the empanadas they have are all a must try. Crossiant and chocolate croissant is amazing Scones are all good read more

I'm not surprised there isn't such a long line here compared to other bakeries. Today, I was given an old brioche. When I came back to ask if it had been baked today, the saleswoman said NO and sent me to the baker to complain. The baker started insisting that I just didn't understand what a properly baked product should be like. Such a shame. If your pastries are from yesterday, you should inform customers about it. I won't be coming back. Maybe it's a small thing, but this ruined my morning. On top of that, I came all the way from Santa Monica just to try this bakery in Pasadena. It's really disappointing. read more

Seed Bakery - Old brioche - Bakeries Near Me - Pasadena, California

I came here this past weekend and the goods did not disappoint! Street parking is plentiful and it seems like there's always a wait? But it seems to move pretty quickly. This place has been on my list and always drove past it on a busy evening, but grateful to have tried it! The spread: -veggie quiche: honestly quite the best thing of what was available that day, but VERY dairy heavy, and quite massive -Gouache: amazing, like a cheezy popover? -salmon sandwich w/o the aioli: X dry at all. We thought maybe we would need a spread, but they dont allow replacements -drinks are not on the menu, but they seem to have coffee when they don't run out. We ordered the jamaica lemonade (made from scratch - very tart&sweet) and iced tea. Not sure if they'd be willing to do an arnold palmer of the two, but I kept mixing the drinks. I will definitely be back. read more

Seed Bakery - Salmon sandwich w/o aioli - Bakeries Near Me - Pasadena, California

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This place is expensive but well worth it! The baked goods are absolutely delicious. We got the sun dried tomato croissant and a breakfast croissant with eggs and bacon. The iced latte was so creamy and delicious as well. I would definitely come back! It was busy with a line out front on a Saturday morning but the line moved quickly. read more

I get their pastries at Two Kids in South Pasadena and they never disappoint! Their bars are my favorite- esp the plum!!! To die for! The fruit is perfectly cooked sweetened, it's not a paste or jelly but it's real whole pieces of fruit. And the bar it sits on top is soo crumbly and satisfying. I love the texture and flavor. Perfection! I recently tried their apricot fig bar and it was chewy and like a combo of a cake/cookie/bar. So moist. 100% recommend! I'd even go out of my way for this place. read more

This is a window order service where you can view the available pastries through the window along the side of the building. We ordered six different pastries. I found the apple cider doughnut pastry a little disappointing and lacking in the apple cider tangy flavor, but otherwise everything else was good. There is a decently sized parking lot behind the bakery. read more

Seed Bakery - Pain Suisse with Chocolate - Bakeries Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Always tasty always fresh great people great breads everything is great. Pick up only talking to people while in line make you more human read more

Seed Bakery - Raisen crossient delious - Bakeries Near Me - Pasadena, California

Parking is available. Woohoo! No seating available. You order at the window and get your food at the door a few feet away. Very cool I think. I ordered the cauliflower sandwich. OMG. IT WAS DELICIOUS. I'm not a cauliflower fan but this sandwich converted me. It's huge. But that didn't stop me from devouring it. I also tried the empanadas. They were okay. I will come back for the sandwich. read more

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My husband and I have loved Seed ever since we first tried it this year. Their pastries are delicious, and if you are looking for specific ones, I suggest you arrive earlier on the weekends (probably 9:30 or earlier, or go on a weekday) to have your pick from all their offerings for the day that you can view through the windows. After making your choices, you can order from the worker at the corner window. Every time I have gone, the workers have all been very nice. ***Do note that they don't take cash, so pay by card or tap to pay! They also sell bread loaves, rolls, and prepared food like burritos and sandwiches (there is a menu next to the ordering window and you can see the bread loaves on a shelf from there as well), but I haven't tried them yet. I love the savory croissants, and my husband likes the empanadas and pies. The pastries are delicious as is but taste even better if you bring them home and toast them. It's not the cheapest place to get baked goods from, but I believe they are worth the quality and taste. They have two tables with umbrellas set up around the corner next to the ordering window if you want to stand around to enjoy your order, but it would be nicer if there was seating like a bench or something. I understand why they might not offer seating/indoor dining anymore since the surrounding area is not the safest, so Seed is more of a take and go place. We will definitely be back to try more things in the future! read more

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The breakfast croissant is amazing, that aioli makes such a difference! The avocado toast was delicious and beautiful. The toast's crunch masked the pomegranate seeds (i typically spit them out) while still giving it a suble taste. The ham sandwich was hardy, however some of the ham went to waste because it was so much of it! Good, but I like the croissant and avocado toast better. The food itself is 5 stars, however, you order at the door. You can't go inside at all, and there's no place to sit outside either. The display window is their front window, this makes it difficult to order, because by the time you get to the door to order, you can't see what pastries are still left. BTW, their pastries are delicious! I'm typically not a sweets person, but I'll tend to order a pastrie with my breakfast. Its a bit pricey, but I have trouble getting out of bed on Saturdays, this does the trick. I look forward to their food. read more

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Love quiche they make it totally different than the usual cheesy this one has roasted vegetables a fresh tasty healthy variant . My son talked me into it and I'm glad he did, can't wait till I visit again. read more

Used to love getting their bread from the farmers market and the shop years ago. Recently moved back to the Pasadena area, but found that it wasn't what I remembered. It was always expensive, but they won't slice it for you anymore. I don't mind the high price for good quality bread, but there's plenty of other good bakeries around that will slice it for you, so they have lost me as a customer with that policy. I understand that some people enjoy slicing their own bread, but I do not. All my bread goes immediately in the freezer because I want to keep it fresh and freezing unsliced bread simply doesn't work. Was going to still leave 2 stars for the high quality of the bread, but I ended up ordering an egg burrito since I was already there and needed lunch. It was on the expensive side and tasted pretty mediocre. They only gave a tiny salsa for a big burrito and when I asked for another one, they told me that be $1 more. If you serve burritos, you should serve appropriate amounts of salsa and not nickle and dime customers afterwards. Burritos are meant to be eaten with plenty of salsa for flavor. Lastly, they also don't allow customers inside the store to eat. It's purely to go. That should result in reduced prices, but it doesn't seem to have. read more

We got delicious breakfast pastries from this spot. A empanada and an artichoke croissant were both quite tasty. Lattes were also spot on. There were just a couple people in line, and we were served quickly, by very friendly staff. It's nice having a parking lot too, there isn't inside seating so we just ate in the car. A delightful way to start our Saturday morning. read more

This is such a great bakery run by amazing people. I ordered the pop tart and Chile relleno empanada for my first visit. I absolutely loved the empanada. The chile was diced but still in good sized chunks and spread throughout the empanada for flavor in each bite. It was cheesy and the pastry was flaky and buttery. The pop tart was great as well but slightly too dry, maybe it was over baked a tad? the pastry was a bit too crumbly but still flaky and great flavor. The filling was tart and thick, not too sweet, and the light icing on top offered a sweet contrast to the sourness. read more

Love the bread! When I want to be a carb monster I definitely come to this bakery and get the bread. Their pastries were meh.

They're currently operating as a takeout-only operation and NOT accepting any cash payments. There's free parking in a small parking lot in the back. There was a small queue early in the morning, but it moved quickly. Making a selection was very difficult because all the options were available and everything looked SO good! I went with the strawberry pistachio croissant and was very pleased. The pastry itself was flaky and delicious, and the strawberry flavor went really well with the light pistachio paste inside. The layers softened after several hours because of the fresh berries inside, but it still tasted great. This place is popular for a reason! I can't wait to try their breads the next time I visit. read more

Seed Bakery - Strawberry pistachio croissant - Bakeries Near Me - Pasadena, California

This visit was one of those instances when I feel slightly swayed by a place's general popularity. Seed Bakery only has a walk-up window so there was a small line but service was quick and we were able to get our order in a reasonable time. I recently watched the latest episode of Great British Bake-off and was thrilled to see a Paris-Brest, (choux pastry with crème mousseline, topped with almonds) recently feat. as a challenge on the show, as one of Seed's offerings. It was amazing, but I think the crème mousseline was a bit soft and probably could've been a better experience if a fork had been provided, but instead was a huge mess to eat. I also ordered a plain latte, but I'm not sure I'd come back specifically for the coffee. There was a large array of pastries, savories, and individual bread loafs to purchase, and I look forward to trying other items. read more

Seed Bakery - Paris-Brest - Bakeries Near Me - Pasadena, California

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A supplier of ours dropped off a box of their stuff as a gift. Our office is a bit heavy on the "foodie" side and everyone was pretty happily surprised at the creativity and quality of their stuff. Everyone loved theirs, but I can only speak to mine, which was a muffin that I believe had some cherries and/or cranberries in it, the carmelization of the crust was great/perfect, the quality ingredients and bake on it were great, but what I love the most is they did NOT overload it with tons of sugar. It can be hard to find a bakery leans heavy on quality and skill instead of just trying to knock you out with sugar and fat, so we're glad to find this one. We all emailed the vendor saying "where the hell did you get all that from", I'm a fan. read more

Oh my GOSH! When my husband and I moved to Pasadena, this was probably the most recommended place! We finally checked it out and we never go anywhere else when it comes to baked goods!!!! Everything, and I mean everything there, is so delicious! The way they formulate, bake and create these goods are superb! The location is on a corner of Washington and a suburb street, and it's a blue painted building, you can't miss it! You can't really go inside since it's just a corner stand, but you can take a sneak peek inside of all their breads and goods! Service is so great - everyone is so nice and helpful! Their sandwiches are also divine! We usually get the cauliflower sandwich, salmon/lox sandwich, and eggplant sandwich! Do not sleep on their crossaints, especially the strawberry pistachio!! read more

Seed Bakery - Window display of some of the goods - empanadas are very yummy!!! - Bakeries Near Me - Pasadena, California

This is a Pasadena secret. The food is fresh and delicious here and everything is made on-site, not frozen, not from a factory. It's such a steal considering they mill their own grains for the bread and the sourdough is done in the ancient way using natural yeast which is much healthier. My wife had the gravlax sandwich that she said was the most perfect sandwich she's ever had. I'm addicted to the breakfast croissant. And to the Yelper who sarcastically asked that "aren't all eggs cage free" - No, at many other restaurants the eggs are from factory-farm chickens who can barely turn around in their cages and are living in filthy conditions OR are powdered eggs. You are getting cheaper meals with lesser quality eggs. Hello Denny's. Seed does everything fresh. We're lucky the prices aren't double what they're asking for. read more

Come here for the food, nothing else. We always get the breakfast croissant sandwich- which ($14 for egg and bacon in a freshly toasted croissant). Service is painfully slow and they're not the friendliest of people. You'll be waiting on a busy street to get your order placed on a table outside. Overall, I think it's worth coming for the flakey and fresh croissants. read more

Rye bread is magical and pastries are very very very good Staff helpful and parking in back read more

We stopped here on our way home to Fresno. I am a sourdough fiend and had not been here. My morning bun was immediate consumed but I can tell you it's the best I've tasted yet! We'll be back! read more

The pastries at seed are next level. Everything is so fresh crunchy soft gooey everything as it's supposed to be. Some of my favorites are the lemon, ricotta cake, the feta croissant, the ham and cheese, croissant, and the pain au chocolate. read more

2 words: Lemon Bars. Best in Pasadena, it doesn't crumble on your hands, the creamy lemonish top plus the buttery crust melt in your mouth. I totally recommend it. Very friendly atmospher , Pam is great ! Easy parking. read more

This is NOT a restaurant, so there is no Ambiance. After having read the rave in Eater Los Angeles and some of the reviews here I grabbed my wife this morning in the hope of a great breakfast. This place may have great bakery products, but they sell only takeaway in the most uncharming way through a window on a busy street, and this with a "meh" attitude, which my wife and I found so uncharming that we did not even buy any product to take home and test. Again, I did not try any of their food, but the experience - it was a 20-minute drive for us just to go, was less than acceptable. read more

I had the tarragon chicken sandwich and it was delicious. Loaded with tender Flavorful chicken with hints of tarragon. I look forward to trying their other sandwiches. I recommend Seed. read more

The young lady that is blond with short hair should run the front, she has great customer service skills. I wonder if they will open the inside again...I think that would be awesome if they had that coffee shop feel again. read more

I've been living in Pasadena the past four years and I'm hitting my head on the wall for never trying this place before, I visited 1 weeks ago for the first time and came back twice already, I want to try their whole menu eventually, every item I try so far has been exceptional, I close my eyes while I chew; the bread is excellent and all the ingredients are high quality and fresh you can taste. Please note this is not a restaurant, just as listed here is a bakery with food items they sell to go, keep that in mind. They have a big selection of sweet and savory pastries, cakes and loafs of different rustic breads baked daily, don't miss out is so delicious! read more

Seed Bakery - Mozzarella sandwich - Bakeries Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Oh gosh where to begin! So many wonderful things about Seed! The service is very quick, very friendly, and informative. I pass by Seed every morning on my way to work. It's hard to miss with its royal blue brick. Finally I had a chance today to stop by and it did not disappoint. Upon arrival at the door, there's a small table where you can order and interact with someone. It was clear that many patrons are regulars here. I overheard a patron sharing that she was trying to have more whole grains. She got some detailed recommendations and she seemed very pleased. I chose the pain suisse croissant with cheese and mushroom. Not only did it have wonderful layers and a lovely flakey crunch on the outside, it WASN'T GREASY! How they achieved this is pure magic. The flavor was lovely--simple so that all of the ingredients were pure and shined through. My only wish was the option to sit and eat somewhere so I could savor each bite. I gobbled that croissant in the small but convenient parking lot out back by my car... And then I went back to look at all of the goodies and menu again lol! Planning for my next trip, you know? And definitely Yelp review worthy. Everything looks absolutely beautiful and delicious. I am really excited for the next bite. read more

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There is no other bakery in the LA area, SGV Foothills, that makes what they make here. You can see and taste the effort, love, and creativity they fold into their offerings, and it permeates through into. It's nourishing. I feel lucky whenever we make the opportunity to stop by. Thankful that they exist. Queue up at the door and be humbled. Parking lot in the rear. Darn good stuff, I say. I hope I didn't spoil a good local secret. read more

Excellent bakery! The quality of bread and other baked goods is the excellent! I only wish they would open a cafe to sit down and have a cup of coffee and sandwich or something else. read more