This kissaten-style cafe in North Beach is one of our go-to spots for an excellent midweek lunch.

Pineapple King makes excellent pineapple buns and is one of the best bakeries in the Sunset.

The busy Outer Sunset cafe is right across the street from Ocean Beach, and serves solid bagels, wraps, sandwiches, and coffee.

Uncle Benny's makes great donuts and bagels in the Sunset.

Oakland’s Boichik Bagels makes some of the best bagels in the Bay Area.

Third Culture is a bakery in Berkeley known its excellent mochi muffins.

Pentacle is a queer-owned coffee shop in Soma with a truly fantastic wizard mural.

Cafe Gabriela is a Filipino cafe and coffee shop in Old Oakland.

The Richmond cafe is a great neighborhood brunch and lunch spot that serves breakfast burritos, bagels, sandwiches, coffee, and more.

Mr. Bready Bakery in the Sunset specializes in all sorts of different egg tarts.

Yummy Bakery makes the best egg white custard tarts in Chinatown.

AA Bakery has one of the largest varieties of baked goods in Chinatown.

Golden Gate Bakery makes some of the best egg tarts in Chinatown.

Eastern Bakery is the longest-running bakery in Chinatown and makes great coffee crunch cake.

Shooting Star Cafe is a great all-day spot in Oakland Chinatown.

Ruby King Bakery makes the best dan tat (egg custard tarts) in Oakland Chinatown.