The Top 50 Dessert Shops Near Hong Kong East Ocean Seafood
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Rank 1. The Cultured Pickle Shop
Vegetarian
A Berkeley pickle shop that on weekends transforms into a tiny tasting room, which is exactly as wonderfully strange as it sounds. The centerpiece is a rice bowl loaded with an absurd number of house ferments, from kimchi leafy greens to citrusy pickles, all made on-site in the production kitchen you can see from your seat. The drinks are funky in the best way. The crowd is exactly who you'd expect in Berkeley, and they're all very pleased with themselves.
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Rank 2. Lovely’s
American
A smashburger spot living inside a shipping container next to a brewery, which tells you pretty much everything you need to know about the vibe. Lovely's is all picnic tables, string lights, dogs running around, and burgers built like the fast food you grew up on but actually good. The Chili Willy will take you back, and the fried onion burger is the move. Grab a beer from next door and settle in.
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Rank 3. Tarts de Feybesse
French Bakery
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Rank 4. Tutuli
Sonoran Mexican
Tutuli is the spot behind those flying-saucer pastries you keep seeing at coffee shops around the Bay. Coyotas are a Sonoran thing, somewhere between a cookie and an empanada, and they come filled with cajeta, hibiscus, or guava. Cold they're good; toasted they're great. You can find them at a handful of cafes across Oakland, Hayward, and San Francisco, which is honestly a pretty good reason to go wherever stocks them.
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This casual Berkeley Thai spot has earned serious recognition for its Hat Yai-style fried chicken, the kind that makes you wonder why you've been eating the other stuff. The rice flour batter fries up deeply crunchy and savory, topped with crispy shallots, and you should absolutely upgrade your dipping sauce. You order from a touchscreen, nobody's dressed up, and the staff will actually explain the menu to you.
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Cupcakin' is the cupcake shop for people who swore off cupcakes after one too many dry, disappointing birthday party ones. The team has genuinely solved the moisture problem that ruins most, and the flavors lean creative and citrusy in ways that feel grown-up. Grab a key lime or lemon cream pie version and you'll understand the fuss. The crowd skews locals on a sugar errand, not tourists hunting Instagram content.
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Rank 7. Pâtisserie Rotha
French Bakery
A tiny French patisserie that closes at 11 a.m. and sells out well before that, so set an alarm and mean it. The croissants are the reason people show up repeatedly until they finally score one, shattering-crisp outside and soft through the middle. The short menu also runs to canelés, kouign amann, and egg custard tarts. The crowd is basically anyone who did their homework and left the house early enough to prove it.
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Rank 8. Bake Sum
Cantonese Bakery
A Cantonese-inspired pastry shop in Oakland's Grand Lake neighborhood that turns pan-Asian flavors into seriously good baked goods. The crowd is a mix of locals who know exactly what they want and first-timers standing there overwhelmed in the best way. Laminated doughs meet bonito flakes, loco moco croissants, and Thai tea custard, so the menu reads like a greatest-hits tour of the diaspora. Mostly takeout, with a couple sidewalk tables if you're lucky.
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The line down the block in North Beach is your first clue that something good is happening inside this pastry shop. Butter and Crumble does laminated doughs with real obsession, turning out croissants so flaky they should come with a bib. Flavors rotate constantly, so regulars always have an excuse to come back. It's mostly a grab-and-go situation, which is fine because you'll be eating yours on the sidewalk before you even realize it.
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Rank 10. Maison Nico
Modern French
A proper French patisserie tucked into the Financial District, Maison Nico turns out the kind of pastries that make you question every sad desk lunch you've ever eaten. The canelés alone are worth the detour, all crackly shell and custardy middle. The quiche comes as its own little pie, which is the correct amount of quiche. Expect laptop workers, suits grabbing something flaky, and people pretending they're just browsing before ordering three things.
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Rank 11. Good Mong Kok
Chinese
A no-frills dim sum counter in Chinatown where the aunties behind the glass will absolutely judge how long you take to order, and rightly so. The siu mai and har gow are the reason everyone queues out the door without complaint. Grab a bag, walk two minutes to Portsmouth Square, and eat on a bench like a local. It's cheap, fast, and genuinely good, which is a harder combination to pull off than it sounds.
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Rank 12. Holy Nata
Portuguese Bakery
Holy Nata does one thing: warm Portuguese pasteis de nata, straight out of the oven on a side street downtown. The custard filling is thick enough to make you rethink every other egg tart you've ever had, and the crust shatters exactly the way it should. Go plain, add cinnamon, or show up on a Thursday when Nutella enters the chat. The crowd is mostly people who know, plus a few lucky tourists who stumbled in.
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Rank 13. Pena's Bakery
Mexican deli
A neighborhood panaderia in Fruitvale that takes tortas seriously enough to prep the filling a day ahead so the flavors have time to think. The chorizo con papas on fresh-baked telera bread with avocado and a fiery salsa is the one to get, though it sells out fast, which tells you everything. Day laborers and anyone else who knows what's good are regulars here. Two tables inside, cash in hand, no fuss.
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Rank 14. Stella Pastry
Italian Bakery
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The line out the door at this Mission District bakery isn't a fluke, it's a daily ritual. Tartine basically rewired how San Francisco thinks about sourdough, and the bread still sells out every afternoon. The crowd is a mix of locals who've been coming for years and visitors who've heard the hype and want to see if it's real. It is. Get there early, grab a morning bun, and don't overthink it.
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Rank 20. Parachute
Bakery
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Rank 21. Baklavastory
Turkish Bakery
Most baklava is fine. This is not most baklava. Baklavastory is a small Turkish bakery in the Mission where the phyllo is made by hand, which is apparently rare enough to be worth crossing town for. The layers shatter in a way that feels almost theatrical. They keep it simple: walnut or pistachio, sold by the tray. Get the pistachio. The walnuts will understand.
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Rank 22. Super Mira
Japanese
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Rank 23. Nieves Cinco De Mayo
Dessert
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Rank 24. b. Patisserie
French Bakery
The line outside this French patisserie in the Pacific Heights tells you everything before you even walk in. The kouign amann here is the reason people keep coming back, flaky and almost impossibly light. Inside, the counter runs rows of neat little cakes and custards like a jeweler's display case. Order fast when you reach the front, grab a table if you're lucky, and know that standing outside eating a croissant is honestly not a bad outcome.
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A pink-and-purple pastry shop in Potrero Hill where French technique gets a tropical passport. The canelés are the thing: deeply caramelized shells giving way to a custardy rum-and-vanilla center that makes you briefly reconsider your whole life. Beyond that, the menu rotates through flavors most bakeries wouldn't dare touch. The crowd is mostly locals who look like they biked here and will absolutely be back tomorrow.
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Rank 26. Arsicault
Bakery
A bakery with a weekend line that forms like a religion, and honestly the croissants earn it. They're so airy and layered they feel structurally improbable, the kind of thing that ruins every airport croissant for the rest of your life. The Inner Richmond spot is takeout only, so join the faithful, grab one warm, and eat it immediately on the sidewalk like everyone else out there is doing.
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Rank 28. Cinderella Bakery
Russian Bakery
This cheerful Russian bakery and cafe has been a fixture in the Richmond District's Russian neighborhood for years, and it earns its place. Come for borsch, pillowy piroshki, and pelmeni that feel like someone's grandmother made them, even if yours never did. The crowd is a warm mix of regulars who know exactly what they want and newcomers slowing down to read the case. Save room for cake.
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Rank 29. Choux
Bakery
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Rank 30. Thorough Bread & Pastry
French-style Bakery
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Rank 31. Hahdough
German Bakery
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Rank 33. Sol Bakery
Bakery
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Rank 34. Arizmendi Bakery
Bakery
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Rank 35. Pineapple King
Chinese Bakery
A tiny Chinese bakery in the Sunset that does one thing better than almost anywhere else: bolo bao, those soft, cloud-like buns with the crackly sugar crust. The real move is getting one warm with a flavored butter pat tucked inside. The line out front is basically a permanent fixture, staffed by regulars who know exactly what they came for. Bring cash unless you order ahead online.
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Rank 37. Lung Fung Bakery
Chinese Bakery
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This San Rafael bakery runs on a newsletter, a pre-order window, and the kind of whole-grain technique that wins world bread competitions. The baker is a one-person show, so things sell out fast and the menu changes week to week, which somehow makes regulars more obsessive, not less. Walk-ins can still score extras at the storefront, but signing up for the newsletter is how you actually play the game.
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Rank 42. Winston's Cafe & Bakery
Filipino Cocktail Bar
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Rank 43. Patisserie by Simone
French Bakery
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Puranpoli is a vegetarian Maharashtrian spot in Santa Clara that goes deeper than the usual Indian takeout menu. A sibling team runs the kitchen, and their comfort food credentials are solid, from buttery pav bhaji to vada pav to less-familiar regional dishes you won't find most places. The crowd tends to be folks who grew up eating this food and know exactly what they're ordering without looking up. The San Francisco Chronicle called it one of the best South Asian spots in the Bay Area.
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Rank 46. Bouchon Bakery
French Bakery
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Rank 47. Tai Zhan
Hong Kong-Style Bakery
A plant-based Hong Kong-style bakery that somehow pulls off genuinely flaky, buttery-tasting laminated pastries without any dairy, which is kind of a miracle. The pineapple buns and coconut cream buns hit the nostalgic notes you'd expect, but the croissants and kouign amann are the real flex. It's a Saturday-only situation, so plan accordingly, and pre-ordering is worth it. The crowd is mostly locals who discovered it at the farmers market and never looked back.
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Rank 48. CA Bakehouse
Southeast Asian
A takeout-only bakery tucked into a San Jose shopping center, CA Bakehouse does Southeast Asian flavors in ways that make you forget every plain croissant you've ever eaten. The pandan cheesecake has a color that'll confuse your eyes and a flavor that'll win over your taste buds, and it's worth pre-ordering whole. Pick up some pandan milk bread stuffed with coconut while you're at it. The San Francisco Chronicle calls it one of the best bakeries in the Bay Area, and they're right.
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Rank 49. Manresa Bread
Bakery
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Rank 50. Manresa Bread
Bakery