"The star of Starbread Bakery is their famous señorita bread. Since 1988, this family-owned Filipino bakery with multiple locations (Vallejo, Newark, San Pablo, and Pleasant Hill among them) has been serving these sweet treats made of rolled enriched dough, lightly filled with butter and sugar, and served piping hot. At the Pleasant Hill shop, the bakery case also features dazzlingly-colored purple ube loaf (choose from square slice or wedge shaped), rainbow-sprinkled donuts, and brownies. For those with a savory tooth, try the habit-forming garlic peanuts, which have large nubbins of fried garlic cloves scattered throughout." - Rebecca Shea