Butter & Crumble
Bakery · North Beach
271 Francisco St, San Francisco, CA 94133
Highlights
Handmade specialty cakes & pastries with unique, beautiful flavors
Handmade specialty cakes & pastries with unique, beautiful flavors
"As one of the best bakeries in SF, it should come as no surprise that this North Beach spot also makes a great chocolate chip cookie. Their version is so thick that they’re almost domed, and marbled with chocolatey swirls. But the salted cookie dough and sprinkling of sea salt on top ensure the sweetness doesn’t go overboard. The salted dough—something we wish we saw at other bakeries Salty-with-sweet fans and anyone who likes their cookies extra gooey There are three kinds of chocolate in this cookie" - julia chen 1, patrick wong
"Butter & Crumble is a bakery closer to Fisherman’s Wharf than the heart of North Beach, but you should go out of your way to get here. The French bakery doles out croissants that won’t weigh you down, each with their own fun twist—you can get cardamom sugar versions piped full of the lightest pistachio cream, or swirly ones dotted with bacon bits and topped with a gooey egg yolk. Since everyone in this town goes feral for pastries, plan to wait in line." - julia chen 1, lani conway, patrick wong
"Butter & Crumble is a palace of all things pastry. And everyone knows it—the North Beach bakery attracts block-long lines of butter enthusiasts who line up daily for impeccable croissants. The ones here won’t weigh you down for the rest of the day. Each is light and crackly, with inner layers so thin they’re transparent. The menu rotates, but expect playful twists, like the bacon, egg, and cheese croissant with a gooey egg yolk, or the seasonal peppermint bark pain suisse that tastes like a candy cane had a baby with a brownie. Also know that a visit here is null and void if you don’t order the pistachio cardamom croissant. It’s dusted with sugar and piped full of velvety pistachio cream you’ll want to eat by the scoop." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong
"Few bakeries struck the city to its line-drawing core like Sophie Smith’s pandemic-born Butter & Crumble. The gorgeous work she and her team put into each flaky and, yes, buttery laminated treat speaks for itself. The business is woman-led, the walls and La Marzoco espresso machine a matching mellow pink, and fans can’t seem to get enough of the rotating croissants including passionfruit and a BEC riff." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Butter & Crumble got its start popping up in the Marina before moving into this North Beach space in fall 2023. Owner and baker Sophie Smith is a rising star of the San Francisco pastry scene, earning nods of approval for her out-of-the-box offerings such as a matcha snickerdoodle cruffin; mortadella, pistachio pesto and gruyere-filled croissant; and aji de gallina pain Suisse. The menu changes regularly but no matter what’s available, expect the unexpected — and expect it to be damn good." - Dianne de Guzman
