Pineapple King Bakery - San Francisco
Bakery · Outer Sunset
1915 Irving St, San Francisco, CA 94122
Highlights
Specializing in pineapple buns with butter, custard, and fruit fillings.
Specializing in pineapple buns with butter, custard, and fruit fillings.
"You can’t visit this Sunset spot without picking up one of the signature pineapple buns. The soft, airy rolls don’t actually contain any of the tropical fruit, but get their name from the pineapple-looking pattern that forms on the sugary, buttery top after they’re baked. The buns are sliced in half before a slab of butter is wedged inside (pick from a rotating list of flavors including guava, salted egg, and pandan). Be sure to also round out any order with their BBQ pork buns and Portuguese egg tarts." - megan zhang, julia chen 1, patrick wong
"As you might guess by the name, this Chinese bakery in the Sunset specializes in pineapple buns, and they're not your standard bolo bao. There are a near-overwhelming range of fillings, and if you ate here every day for a month you'd miraculously never have the same thing. They come with slabs of melty guava butter, salted egg custard, matcha mochi and red bean paste, barbecue pork, and more. Fill a box with at least a dozen of the pillowy beauties, and hot dog buns and egg tarts, and picnic up at Golden Gate Park." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez
"This Chinese bakery in the Sunset serves every type of pineapple bun imaginable—they’re mostly sweet, like the ones stuffed with guava or pandan butter, but this savory edition with char siu deserves your attention, too. The pork bun from Pineapple King comes with a nice, crumbly bolo bao topping that’s not overly cavity-inducing, and the dough itself has a Tempur-Pedic softness, though we wish there was more of the saucy filling." - julia chen 1, patrick wong
"As you might guess by the name, this Chinese bakery in the Sunset specializes in pineapple buns, and they're not your standard bolo bao. There are a near-overwhelming range of fillings, and if you ate here every day for a month you'd miraculously never have the same thing. They come with slabs of melty guava butter, salted egg custard, matcha mochi and red bean paste, barbecue pork, and more. Fill a box with at least a dozen of the pillowy beauties, and hot dog buns and egg tarts, and picnic up at Golden Gate Park. For more Chinese bakeries we love, here's a guide." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong
"The pineapple bun is what lures pastry fans to Pineapple King Bakery, but it’s not the only thing that keeps them coming back. Along with the extensive pineapple bun options, it’s worth trying the bakery’s croissant egg tarts which are among the innovations owner Eric Lamb is testing out at the Sunset shop. Order the Deluxe Box if you’re feeling indecisive, which includes mini versions of the most popular pineapple buns." - Paolo Bicchieri
