"For longtime customers of Butter&, the San Francisco bakery that went viral during the pandemic for its “quarantine cakes,” the business’s new Dogpatch storefront is most likely a welcome achievement. Those who’ve stuck with Butter& owner Amanda Nguyen from the early days have gone from picking up cake orders at her home to picking them up on the curb outside an industrial building that housed the bakery’s commercial kitchen. That last space was inconvenient both for the customers who had to wait outside and for staff who had to trek up and down three flights of stairs with precious desserts. But with the new Butter& storefront, located in the former Noon All Day and Kin Khao space at 690 Indiana Street, all that is about to change. It’s not just a comfortable place for Butter& customers to pick up orders, but also a way to place pastry chefs front and center, and venture into new avenues for the bakery including the addition of savory items and drinks. While whole cakes will be available for pre-order and pick-up, the business is also offering day-of purchases — and adding entirely new offerings to the menu." - Dianne de Guzman
