Choux

Love this place! Every time I’m in San Francisco I make sure to go out of my way to stop by here. The flavors are always changing but always delicious!

Great puffs, tiny, light, not too sweet. 6+ options to pick from - get one or get a box of 4, 8, etc. There are also seasonal flavors like pumpkin now and other desserts like financiers and muffins in limited quantities. If you go in the afternoon, they might sell out of the popular flavors! No seats, this is a to go window.

I ordered their cream puffs and brownie as a birthday gift for a friend. The cream puffs with ganache filling were delicious. The ones without the filling were a bit dry but still very good. The brownies were delicious, too. They came in a cute birthday box. My friend usually doesn't eat a lot of sweet stuff, but she definitely enjoyed these. I recommend giving this place a try.

Pastries are tasty, you can tell the ingredients are high quality but I really didn't like the texture of some of the items. The cream puffs, for the price they are asking, I feel are too much.

I really want to love Choux. I’ve been a few times over the past few years, but my last two experiences really were a let down. Choux is a small bakery in San Francisco with a single storefront. They specialize in “choux au craquelin”, but also offer other pastries and pâte de fruits. The cream puffs are unique. The flavors are fairly traditional. They offer a lot of filling. Compared to competitors Choux does not fill to order. My cream puffs tasted great the same day purchased. But the morning after they were soggy and lacked the same depth of flavor. The price is high for what you get. If they were the same price and 50% bigger I’d be happy. My biggest complaint is the service. Over the past few months during the pandemic I stopped in as their door was open, social media said open, and website said open. When I asked one of the workers if I could order they said they were closed. Mind you it was midday. When I reached out online, they told me they are only open for a few hours on the weekend. My most recent visit last week the store front looked disheveled and a mess. They are not allowing employees to walk inside. Though mind you going inside would only be a couple feet until you reached a counter. The display looked nothing like the pictures. Cream puffs were tossed on a sheet pan and put into the display case. Looking around the bakery it looked disorganized. Yes, it’s a working bakery, but even working bakeries can be clean. The service was mediocre. I asked what flavors they had today. And was told “lemon, chocolate, vanilla, pistachio”. No descriptive words, no “with a candied hazelnut garnish”, and no mention of anything they were making that would be out soon. When asked about pate a fruits she pulled down a glass jar that was hidden away and said “oh yeah I guess we have these”. No label, no date, no sticker on the bag, etc. I ended up ordering a couple cream puffs. The cashier seemed out off since I wouldn’t but 4 so they wouldn’t move in the box. I just don’t think Choux cares.

Excellent quality pastries. First time trying a bunch to try. Take out only.

Will always go out of my way to stop here! Filled to the brim with cream! Light and heavenly!

If you like cream puffs you should definitely stop by this place, multiple times. As soon as you arrive at this little shop you greeted with a big smile and friendliness by their front person which will patiently help you with questions and which flavor to decide, because they all look so delicious. The lemon and hazelnut were my favorites, and the passion fruit is the perfect seasonal!