Colossus

"A bakery and cafe expanding into all-day service, including dinner, offering popular items like sourdough bread, sourdough pizza, natural wines, Lyonnaise salad, and meatballs in a fennel sausage and spare rib tomato sauce. The new location features tall windows and open space with a waterfront view." - Mona Holmes

"With locations in San Pedro and Long Beach, Colossus is one of our favorite destinations for bread and pastries, not just in the South Bay, but anywhere in LA County. Their naturally fermented country loaf is thick and moist, ideal for dipping into beef stew and pretending you’re an extra on Game of Thrones. The kouign-amann is salty and sweet, and the sticky buns combine the texture of a buttery croissant with pecan flavor. If you’re heading to meet some friends (or are just extra hungry), grab one of their assorted pastry boxes: it comes with six sweet treats, based on “availability, farm selection, and whims of our chefs.” We like to think of it like a breakfast omakase. " - brant cox, sylvio martins, arden shore

"This tiny but mighty bakery in San Pedro makes some of the top laminated pastries, cookies, and bread in the South Bay tucked away in a local neighborhood. The array of baked goods every morning can sell out most weekends, but will often include croissants, pan au chocolat, kouign amanns, and twice-baked almond croissants. The sourdough country loaves are nourishing and satisfying while the olive and cumin loaf brings in something head baker Kristen Rodriguez brought to LA after first serving it up from the Bay Area. Another commendable aspect of Colossus is its transparent labor model, listed in detail on its website, which shares wage structure, its gratuity-included policy, and community-minded hospitality." - Matthew Kang

"San Pedro’s small-but-mighty local bakery Colossus has got you covered if you’re in the South Bay, with country sourdough loaves starting at $8. We recommend their Danish Rye if it’s available - this is a dense, molasses brown-tinged loaf that we like to thinly slice and eat plain. They’ve also got a whole bunch of baked goods, like cinnamon rolls, chocolate olive oil cake, daily pastries - oh, and sourdough starter kits, too. Currently, orders must be placed at least three days in advance (and are only available via delivery), so the best bet is to check their website for the latest info." - brett keating

"This is the original location of Colossus, one of LA’s best bakeries with another outpost in Long Beach. They’re 100% committed to using only naturally leavened dough (code for no commercial yeast), and only bake using organic flour. And it shows – their country loaf is thick and doughy, the kouign-amanns are salty and sweet, and the sticky buns combine the texture of a buttery croissant with plenty of pecans. Stop by in-person to select your own fluffy baked goods, or plan ahead with one of their assorted pastry boxes – they come with six sweet treats, based on “availability, farm selection, and whims of our chefs,” and we like to think of it as a breakfast omakase." - Nikko Duren