Tano

Truly one of the most special places in the city - and without a doubt a top 3 bakery for me (much better than some other overhyped places). Every single item nails the mixture between saltiness, sweetness, and texture. Yes you need to be early and yes they will sell out, but it’s oh so worth it.

I got there right at opening 8am Thursday. I was in line for 47 minutes. By the time I reached the front, another 25 minutes of line had formed behind me. They sent a guy out to hand ube and salt bread tickets out to people to reserve. The tickets ran out shortly after me. 5 item per person max, no duplicates. Ube bread was great!!! Salt bread was fine. Kinda boring tbh. Lime scone and earl grey banana bread were pretty interesting. Everything miso scone was overpowered by the everything bagel topping, no miso flavor at all, so a bit disappointed. I wouldnt line up again but I dont regret doing so. Definitely worth a visit if you like novelty! But come right at opening or things will run out.

I had time to kill while on vacation so I arrived 50 minutes prior to opening to be safe. I was 4th in line. There was a limit of 5 pastries per person and only one of each kind which I think was fair. I tried the salt bread, ube salt bread, coconut makrut scone, Earl grey banana bread, and their creampuff of the day which was honeycomb kinako. Everything was great. The negative reviews just seem like sour grapes to be honest. Hopefully the hype calms down so people can try them without a line, or they get big enough to get their own location and scale up production.

new bakery inside paper son coffee with fresh salt bread!! the sesame cookie was definitely my favorite, coconut makrut scone and earl grey banana bread were also insanely flavorful and delicious will be returning as often as possible

We knew the place is hyped af so we came at 8:15 well before their opening at 8:30. There was already a line of 40-ish people. Damn, ok let’s wait. Stood in line for an hour (!) only to end up with a scone because everything (!) was already sold out. Saw people come out with boxes carrying 5-6 pastries. Are they as incredible as they look? Who knows. Has anyone from the staff come out as they were running out of things to at least warn people not to stand in line? Nope. Would that be a considerate (and a very obvious) thing to do to about 50 people still in line? I don’t know, what do you think? :)

Best salt breads in the city. Open only Wednesday thru Friday. Lines form before they open so come early to make sure you get what you want. Limited to 5 items only and 1 of each.

The baker is extremely nice and welcomes with a big smile. Salt bread is a great simple pastry and taste food with coffee/warm beverage. The Ube filled salt bread is good as well. There’s a lot of cream so beware, it will be a messy feast 🙏🏽🙏🏽 The makurt scone taste like fruit loops and still soft even if it was baked the day before or gotten later in the day. Lastly, the cream puffs are perfect. They are one of my favorites in the menu. It isn’t heavy and the cream is light/delicate. Please come here because it’s absolutely delicious and the wait is worth it. I recommend trying the drinks at the coffee shop it’s in as well, as they have various unique drinks ❤️

We got here shortly before 8 (740ish)and were part of the first 10. I tried the regular salt bread and yuzu cream puff. Despite the hype, I thought it was meh.

Since our trip to Seoul SK we have been searching all over the bay for salt bread. When we found Tano, we had to go. Thanks to the Yelpers for providing important details like "only 5 pastries and no repeats" and open Wednesday to Friday from 8AM/8:30AM to sold out. So the two of us hopped on Bart on Friday morning to arrive by 8:15 AM to stand in line. (There were 10+ people already in line) After 30 minutes, It was our turn. Box 1: salt bread, ube salt bread, kimchi chorizo furikake scone, salted egg kabocha sourdough foccacia, earl grey banana bread. Box 2: salt bread, ube salt bread, horchata cream puff, sesame toffee cookie The 5 stars is for the salt bread and Ube salt bread. They were huge, light and buttery... very close to the OG in South Korea . The focaccia was fluffy and flavorful and the scone was surprisingly balanced of all the different flavors. The cookie tasted like a sesame rice ball "jeen doy". The banana bread and cream puff are a pass. I wish we could have gotten a box full of salt bread. Not sure if we would go back on a regular basis; but if you are in the area at the right time, it is worth the wait and price.

I came here on a Saturday at 9am. They open at 10am and I was first in line. Even though the address is on 2nd st, the actual coffee shop they are using for their pop up is on the Folsom St side. By 9:30am there was only 12 people in line but it quickly got longer. By 10am the line stretched around the corner. They want to limit the amount of customers inside the shop so you wait in line till you are called in. They had 11 bakery items out. All beautifully displayed on parchment paper on the counter. On this day the only restriction they had was you can only buy 2 of each salt bread flavor. I got the following: Salted egg kabocha focaccia 4/5 - I liked that the focaccia was thick but soft and pillowy. The salted egg yolk flavor was mild. Ube salt bread 4/5 - Ube salt bread had a lot of cream which I love. It had a good amount of ube flavor. I liked taking off the bit of salt on top and sprinkle it onto each bite. Salt bread is not the same as senorita bread. This bread is on the tad denser side compared to ones I've had in Japan. Double baked pistachio salt bread 4/5 - The pistachio salt bread had a good amount of roasted pistachios on top to enhance the pistachio flavor. Again, bread a tad dense. I much prefer the light crispiness of croissants instead. Horchata sesame coconut cream puff 2/5 - I did not like this flavor. There was a good amount of filling but it was too cinnamon-y for my taste. The shell was delicate so this was one messy to eat as the cream was oozing all over. Sesame toffee chocolate cookie 4/5 - I enjoyed this one a lot. It was crispy, soft and chewy. Good flavor, not too sweet. Passion fruit mochi cookie 4/5 - Another great flavor. Mochi was soft, chewy and bouncy and the passion fruit was bright and tangy.

I came here around 740am on Thursday and there were a couple people in line already, but by the time it hit 7:55am the line got pretty long so definitely would recommend coming 745/750 for the optimal wait time. The original salt bread was okay... a bit bland. Definitely worth a try but I do prefer croissants. The ube salt bread was better but there was so much cream. I wasn't a fan of the earl grey banana bread but my friend really liked it. My favorite was the passion fruit mochi cookie - very unique and passion fruit flavor was good Overall, I'm not sure I would come back and wait in line for the salt bread, but I would be open to trying some of the other items like the cream puff or the savory option if someone else were already making a trip (FYI- they only allow one of each item per person up to 6(?) items.)

We went on a Friday at 8:48 AM so about fifteen minutes after the cafe opened! There was a line of about 20-25 people ahead of us and we were able to order about 30 min after! The limit is one pastry of each kind but only 5 pastries! We chose the choux, the kimchi scone, the earl grey banana bread, the salted egg focaccia which was my fav and the viral UBE salt bread (which was a little creamy for me but the flavor was very good) Overall I think it's a really nice addition to the neighborhood and wish they were open more days of the week! We love going to Paper son for coffee on a normal day too!

This was my first time trying pastries from Tano! Their opening hours are quite limited (not open weekends) so expect longer lines during weekday mornings before their opening time at 8 am. I waited about 25 minutes total on a Thursday morning and the line had already gone out the door at around 7:55 am. Note that like most other bakeries, they will close for the day before their official closing time once pastries run out. I ordered these before work and didn't try any of them until around 7 pm, but even then all their pastries are still good and only require a quick reheating in the toaster oven which is a testament to their quality. Ube salt bread: This has a decadently sweet ube filling inside that can be a very messy to eat, so I would make sure to have extra napkins handy. There is a very slight flavor of corn in the ube filling which was interesting but still goes well with the salt bread. This is one of their bestsellers so I would recommend trying this if it's your first time here. Earl grey banana bread: I didn't heat this one up, but even after several hours at room temperature the crust was still intact. The earl grey flavor isn't overly strong, so would recommend it for those who might not typically like earl grey flavored items. Kimchi furikake scone: This was a bit dry, but still very flavorful. It would pair well with actual kimchi and some bbq meat. Passionfruit mochi cookie: The mochi texture on this was smooth and soft even though I left it in the box for several hours. While the mochi itself is not passionfruit-flavored, there is a passionfruit jam underneath the mochi center.

I was influenced from social media! But also, without social media I would not find a lot of the gems in San Francisco. Tano's owner comes from a Guamanian background (you can find the Guam seal on the counter!), blending Asian flavors into delicate pastries. I'm super happy to see Asian flavors being represented so well in pastries. We ordered and shared the ube salt bread, sesame toffee cookie, salt bread, earl grey banana bread, and the honeycomb creampuff. NOTE: Limit of 5 pastries per person! My fav to least fav: honey comb creampuff (so deliciously soft and not too sweet, a classic Asian flavor profile), ube salt bread, sesame toffee cookie, salt bread, then the earl grey banana bread. The earl grey banana bread was too dry for me, and the salt bread wasn't anything amazing. It tasted like a regular pandesal to me. Everything else was so good! Minus points for organization. Tano is located inside Paper Son Coffee on Folsom St and has a separate line from the coffee line. When I went, lots of people were confused by this. If you want to order pastries, you have to hop out of the coffee line then hop back in the coffee line. Hours are Wed & Thurs 8AM-2:30/sold out, Friday 830AM-230/sold out. If you are in the area and have time to wait in line and check out this small bakery, I would recommend!

My husband kept talking about this Tano popup and he's not a huge sweets person so I knew he must really want to try it! We drove up and saw a long line but decided to give it a shot. It wasn't too terrible of a wait, I think we waited a total of 15 minutes, but feels longer with kids. Most things were sold out when we got up there at 9:40, so I would say your best shot is to just come when they begin selling! It's located inside of Paper Son so you can get your coffee fix too. They do limit you to one of each item so that makes it last a bit longer. We were so sad when the person in front of us got the last banana bread! But luckily we got both of the salt breads (ube filled was definitely the winner) as well as a kinako honeycomb cream puff that was not on the regular menu! I loved the ube salt bread but that cream puff was amazing. Both of them were filled to the brim, no shortage of cream in any bite whatsoever!

A friend of mine posted a photo of this bakery and mentioned that the line might be long so I figured I'd try going early. No joke: I showed up on June 19th at 7:55 AM thinking I'd beat the crowd, but the line was already wrapped around the corner. I ended up waiting over 50 minutes. The bakery is located inside a small coffee shop with a few open seats and a bar table by the window. I stayed in line since I was already there and then walk to work after. When I finally reached the door, I saw a sign that was posted by the door stating it was a 5-pastry limit per person, which was a bit of a letdown since I had hoped to grab extras for my staff. I left with 4 items, and honestly, they were just okay: Salt bread: A bit bland and could definitely be flakier. Ube bread: Had more flavor but also needed more flakiness. Passion fruit cookie: Not bad--on the sweeter side. Yuzu cream puff: Probably our least favorite. Something about it just tasted off. Overall, I don't think I'd come back and line up again. I only did it this time because my sister really wanted to try it.

Waited 20 minutes on a Friday, line wasn't that bad. I had some high expectations but was kind of disappointed with how dry the bread was. I thought it was because it wasn't heated and I didn't get the middle but even when I did it still was kind of dry. I've had other saltbread which had a crispier bottom and was soft still. Besides the plain salt bread, ube saltbread was decent, sweet & salty. Salted egg focaccia was flavorful and soft. I enjoyed the cream puff as well. Ambiance in the cafe was cute but not ideal for staying there to do work as there are so many people in line. Besides the taste, the pastries were very pretty. Service was also nice and helpful. Rating solely based on taste!

Tano lives up to the hype and worth the extra effort & cost. There's a 5 per person limit on baked goods. The salted breads are a must (the original and ube) as they're both extraordinary! Cream puff tasted as expected. Salted egg focaccia ($11) was the special when I went, it was great but expensive for the small piece. Toffee cookie was also good. The oat latte from paper son was forgettable. I will skip drinks next time. Tip: MUST come at least 15 minutes prior to opening.

Got here on Juneteenth (Thursday but a federal holiday) ~30 min after they opened. The line was out the door and curved down the block slightly, and I waited about 50 minutes to get to the front of the line. Unfortunately I wouldn't recommend getting there after they open because they were running out of a lot of items. After 30 minutes of waiting, I could see people still leaving with the ube salt bread, but it was gone by the time I got to the front. What was more painful is the person 1-2 people in front of me got the last OG salt bread. By the time I was at the front, they didn't even have five distinct items available (they have a 5 item limit, at most 1 per item). So I got one of everything, which included the last miso mushroom scone (literally off the display paper) and the 3rd to last coconut makrut scone. Surprisingly they had quite a few sesame toffee cookies left (maybe ~20 left?) and a handful of the earl grey roasted banana bread. Saw some reviews saying the earl grey was dry, but the one I got was pretty moist! Definitely can taste the earl grey, but it's not overwhelming.

Great pastries right here! Ube salted bread and reg salted bread are the best Other than that I had tried their horchata cream puff which I think was too sweet but you can count on salted egg focaccia for sure! very tasty savory bread I went there this morning, arrived at around 7.50 am (Thursday) and waited for 15 minutes to place my orders. As most of their pastries are ready so I got them right away and waited 5 minutes for the ube filled salted bread. I might have a bias opinion on the ube one because I had it right away at the store and it was warm! Sooooo delicious and the ube taste was not overpowering the salted bread at all. Overall I'd say it's worth the wait!

Live close to their pop up at paper son coffee but never had the time to wait in the long morning lines, so was lucky to see they had a pop up on a Saturday. We got there later to find surprisingly almost no line, so ordered the following: - milk bread (3.5/5): not as pillowy as they claim, quite dense actually. Maybe these were sitting out a while, taste was light and quite simple - ube milk bread (4.5/5): outstanding, not too sweet with the ube filling inside. Similarly to regular milk bread, I'm sure fresh would have been softer - coconut makrut scone (3/5): dense and chalky - everything miso scone (3/5): overwhelming everything seasoning, ok scone We missed some other pastries but will be back to get more ube milk breads!

This is a bakery pop-up selling Asian-inspired baked goods inside the SOMA Paper Son Coffee location. They are open on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8:00am as well as on Fridays at 8:30am. Despite having 2:30pm listed as the closing time, they often sell out shortly after opening. ***Visit #1*** I came by on a Friday morning around 10:00am in April. There was a very short line, but the only thing left was the Coconut Makrut Lime Scone ($4.50). +Topped liberally with shredded coconut +Permeated with makrut lime zest: Very refreshing +Crunchy on the outside -Very dry on the inside: I'm glad I ordered a coffee with this b/c it definitely needed a drink to go with it. *I saw the same scone when I stopped by in May and the price increased by $1.00, making it $5.50. ***Visit #2*** I came by on a Friday morning in May. I stood in line at 8:20am (10 minutes before opening) and received my baked goods at 9:10am. Unlike last time, they had limits of 5 pastries/person and 1 pastry of each kind. My order: Black Sesame Toffee Chocolate Cookie ($6.75): +I prefer cookies that are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and this was perfect texturally. +Normally when something has chocolate or toffee, it tends to be super sweet, but this leaned on the savory side of the sweet & salty scale. +Tons of sesame flavor throughout, with the sesame toffee bits, sesame paste and black & white sesame seeds. +Large and perfect for sharing *I was debating between this and the Earl Grey Roasted Banana Bread, and the cashier said she liked this one more. After tasting it, now I know why it's a staff favorite. Everything Miso Mushroom Scone ($5.50): +Topped liberally with black & white sesame seeds +Crunchy on the outside -Salty -I didn't see or taste any mushrooms. Adding some diced mushrooms inside the scone would amp up the mushroom flavor. Honeycomb Kinako Cream Puff ($7.00): +Honeycomb candy was crunchy and melted in my mouth. +Kinako diplomat cream was nutty and not too sweet. -Shell could be crispier: It was soft and fell apart. Salt Bread ($7.00): +Crispy on the bottom and pillowy on the inside. -IMO not worth it for the price. There's bread that tastes just as good (if not better) for the same price (or less). Ube Salt Bread ($9.00): +Crispy on the bottom and pillowy on the inside +Generously filled w/ube diplomat cream, a mix of pastry cream + unsweetened whipped cream. -Not much ube flavor in the bread or diplomat cream *If you want to try the salt bread, get this over the OG one. Side notes: 1.) Indoor bar and table as well as outdoor table seating: Keep in mind that seating is limited and you may need to take your pastries to go. 2.) Restrooms available for customers Verdict: Our favorites were the Black Sesame Toffee Chocolate Cookie and the Ube Salt Bread. After considering the flavor, price, and wait (almost an hour!), I don't think I'd come back unless an out-of-town visitor really wanted to.

Was so excited to try Tano after seeing it all over social media! We got there around 8:10AM and there were about 10 parties ahead of us. After they opened at 8:30 we waited another 20 minutes to order and get our pastries. I was so excited for the ube salt bread but honestly was a bit disappointed. The bread was a bit dry and there was too much cream to bread ratio for me. I really liked the passion fruit mochi cookie but not sure if it's worth a 40 minute wait :(

As per a lot of other people's suggestions, I went before opening at 7 38 am and I was still behind a bunch of people who had been waiting there. (I also overshot the stop by 1 bus stop and in the 3 mins it took me to walk back, at least 3 more groups of people had joined the line). They have a 5 bread per person limit and each one has to be a different one (so you can't just get 5 ube salt breads or smth like that). Also the salted egg bread takes a bit of time to be set out and readied, so by the time I had already made my pick and paid they had just started setting it out, so I couldn't try that one :(( by the time I was out, the line had wrapped around the block rip There's a separate QR code to order drinks if you wanted to just get drinks from Paper Sons and didn't wanna wait the line for Tano. I donated my ube salt bread to a friend via Uber Courier for shits and giggles, so I'll have to wait for a next time to review that one. It's the most popular item and I've heard good things about it In order of my most to least fav: 1. The original salt bread: I tried salt bread in Korea for the first time last year and I was amazed by this creation. It has the buttery flavour and fluffy texture of a croissant, but the outside is crispy but not flakey unlike a croissant. It's like all the best parts of a croissant with more structural integrity and the extra salt helps cut through the richness of the butter and balances everything out. The salt bread here was true to what it's meant to be--buttery and fluffy, but with the right crisp on the outside. I don't think this is the fluffiest salt bread I've had but it's super close and I'm excited to try the ube salt bread next time. 2. Sesame toffee choco chip cookie: Y'all already know I like my cookies kinda crispy with nice burn around the edges and this one hit that mark. The toffee in the cookie made it extra crispy and added a nuttiness to the flavour. The sesame seeds were a bit jarring at first, but it also added to the overall toasty nutty flavour of the cookie. 3. Earl grey roasted banana bread: I frickin love banana bread, so the expectation was pretty high here. The bread part was super moist and fragrant of earl grey. The toffee glaze on top had a little bit of a cronch (not to the point of like a caramelization but more like a slightly harder donut glaze). The glaze had more of a banana flavour than 4. Matcha cream puff: This beats Jina Bakes' cream puff any day. The outside was super crispy and the perfect thinness. The cream was not too sweet and because they used coconut cream, it was not as heavy as dairy equivalents. It also had a little bit of a strawberry jam filling as well so the fruity flavour balanced out the cream + matcha. I just am not a huge fan of coconut so this was last for me.

I heard about the viral salt bread pop up from IG and knew I had to check out Tano! We came by on a Thur morning a little after 9am and grabbed a couple of breads and pastries to share. There was a bit of a line but it moved quickly. By the time we got the salt bread it was room temperature so we got it to-go so we could warm it up at home which was definitely the right move as we tried it both as is and warmed up for a few minutes in the oven and it was much better warm. The OG salt bread was really good - nice and pillowy with a soft interior but not as buttery and rich as the ones in Korea. Another difference is that there are salt crystals on top which add to the flavor but I missed the saltiness of the butter inside the bread which really adds flavor to each bite. The ube filled salt bread was surprisingly even better. A lot of times creamed filled bread and pastries can be too heavy or change the texture of the bread but this was perfect. Filled with a ton of ube cream that was sweet but not too sweet and the saltiness of the bread balanced it out well. We did warm it up for a couple of minutes as well which made the bread nice and fluffy but kept the cream cold. Finally we got the miso everything seasoning scone which was also really yummy. Nice and buttery without being too dense or dry, it was very flavorful and the everything seasoning on top added a nice nuttiness. Overall definitely a new bakery to check out! I'm happy we live near the Paper Son pop-up. Will definitely be back to grab the ube salt bread again!

My girlfriend and I arrived a little before 8am on a Friday (they open at 8:30) and the line was already 20+ people deep. Closer to opening a worker comes out and hands out colored tickets for salt bread so you'll know if they run out or not by the time you're in line. Once they opened the line moved fairly quickly. Inside there are only three small tables to sit and maybe three two-top tables outside. They limit 5 items per person and the day we went they had a total of 7 different items. I was able to get a salt bread, ube cream salt bread, matcha strawberry cream puff, earl grey banana bread, and an everything bagel miso scone. The salt breads were definitely the star of the show, crunchy on the outside and pillowy soft on the inside. The miso scone was a tad too salty for me and the earl grey banana bread kind of tasted like soap. I also ordered a guava cloud sparkling espresso tonic that was just heavenly. Parking can be rough but if you come early some of the side streets have 1hr free parking.

Waited in line for an hour and honestly it was worth it (maybe once lol)! Their signature ube bread was incredible, salt bread was good but I wish it was softer. But the real underrated standout to me was their earl grey banana bread. That thing was incredible and every bite I took made my mouth happy. Honorable mention to the creampuff, it's really good but kind of one flavor of sweetness.

- Salted Egg Yolk Focaccia: hands down my favorite focaccia in the city - fluffy, umami packed (Frankly love anything salted egg yolk) - Saltbread: They've quickly made a name for this and it certainly doesn't disappoint. The exterior is crispy, while the inside is soft and buttery. Note: they've been selling out fast lately, so if you want to get saltbread you have to go before opening - Cream Puff: my second favorite item behind the focaccia. I love how they rotate the flavors weekly, makes for a pleasant surprise each week. Isaac, the owner and head baker, used to work at Jina Bakes, so it comes as no surprise that these cream puffs do not miss. - Black Sesame Chocolate Chip Cookie: underrated item on the menu - love the balance of chocolate and black sesame, all within a massive chewy cookie - Coconut Makrut Scone: Fragrant, tender scone - haven't found another like this in the city Although Tano recently opened, they've quickly become one of my favorite bakeries in the city. I love how creative their flavors are from the weekly seasonal cream puff (think calamansi) to their salted egg yolk focaccia. Isaac, the owner and head baker, has had a diverse culinary background having worked in Malaysian, Indonesian, French Korean, and Japanese kitchens/bakeries. This diverse background shines through his pastries, which often highlight the flavors he loves. Recently, they've been selling out very fast! You need to arrive around or before opening to secure pastries, but it's definitely worth the visit and revisit! Can't wait to drop by

You know what, h*ll yeah. I first heard of this bakery just a couple of weeks ago when my coworkers shared the recent SF Chronicle article featuring Tano. I am a huge dessert person and love innovative, harder-to-come-by takes on classics, as well as pastries with flavors I've never experienced. So, I knew I had to come to Tano. My gosh, the savory miso scone was to die for. Same with the lemon cream puff. I was also a big fan of the coconut scone and sesame chocolate chip cookie. I enjoyed the cream in the ube salt bread, however, if you would've blindfolded me and told me it was ube flavor, I probably wouldn't have noticed. And I'm not sure if it's because I'm not sensitized enough to ube or if that's because they only use small traces of purple sweet potato to dye but not flavor the salt bread and cream filling. Anyways, it was still tasty. The banana earl grey bread was also good, but not as sweet or large as I'd prefer (I'm a big back at heart). The staff were friendly, and the cafe felt neighborhood-y. Get over here before the secret gets out more than it has! Can't wait to try more of the menu and limited time bakes.

I've succumbed to yet another, long snake like line of a wait. The curiosity of a consist long lines always piques my interest. If everyone is waiting, then it must be for a good thing, right? I walk by this bakery on my morning dog walks and the smell of freshly baked salt bread wafts over and never fails to capture my attention. The number of times I've wanted to press my face on the glass window and stare mesmerizingly at the tray of freshly baked bread has been countless. So alas, I found myself lining up one morning to get a taste of what this amazingness was on my day off (Tano's baked goods are only available Wednesday-Friday). Here are Tiffany's tips: 1) Line up early ish (ideally 10-15 min before 8AM) so that you can get in and out quick. I've also seen the line shrink a bit the last couple of weeks so the wait might not be as bad as in prior months. 2) There is a limit of 5 pastries. When I went, there were 9 types so I'd recommend bringing a friend, partner, neighbor, any body to help secure the other flavored pastries. 3) Consume soon after purchase to maximize the ultimate freshness. I got fresh salt bread straight out of the oven. Oh my goodness... 1) Salt Bread: This is the superstar of the bakery. Just get it. It's plush, fluffy, buttery, savory and yummy 2) Ube Filled Salt Bread: Although I am a big fan of ube and creamy fillings, this didn't hit the spot for me. After a couple bites, my taste buds were inundated with ube and I personally found the filling to bread ratio to be overpowering. 3) Salted Egg Sauce Sourdough Focaccia: I enjoyed the flavors of salted egg yolk and the textured top, but found the focaccia somewhat dry. Still a unique bread that I would recommend ordering at least once. 4) Yuzu Poppyseed Creampuff: I enjoyed the prominent yuzu filling, but felt that there was just too much. The filing for my puff also didn't seem to set properly so when I cut into this, it oozed everywhere. 5) Earl Grey Roasted Banana Bread: I could barely taste the earl grey and banana flavor. I typically like banana bread to be pumped with flavor and moisture. This one didn't do much for me and is the only item I would prob never order again. 6) Passion Fruit Mochi Cookie: Amazing cookie flavor profile; however, the large chunk of mochi also pushed the cookie over the edge. It was impossible to eat the mochi without removing the entire slab in one bite. I would've liked the mochi to be spread out in chunks so that each bite had some texture too. 7) Coconut Makrut Lime Scone: I enjoyed this scone because it had a very unique flavor profile and was quite memorable. Eat with coffee. Because you know--- scones. 8) Everything Miso Mushroom Scone: I also enjoyed this as well, but wished the miso mushroom was a bit more prominent. 9) Sesame Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookie: My favorite cookie here! The nuttiness. The chewyness. It was a great cookie. I appreciate the adventurous and exotic flavor combinations the head baker formulates and would definitely come back on a day where the line is decently short.

Tano has been blowing up everywhere on social media, and I'm happy they're getting so well recognized. Everything on their menu looks phenomenal--it took everything within me to only limit myself to trying one item. I went with the Ube Salted Bread, which was delicious. It was honestly a pretty decent size for the price. The ube cream was perfect; the cream itself was not too sweet or heavy but had so much good ube flavor to it. The bread was solid and fluffy. I also loved the coloring of it--it was so beautifully dark and purple. You definitely need to get here early if you want to have your pick of the menu. My friend started waiting in line at 8:15am on a Friday and we were able to place our order around 8:35am, but the line was already super long by the time they opened at 8:30am. They've also been selling out consistently each day, so I would aim to get here before their opening if you can.

Paper Son coffee is near my office and a go to coffee spot for me, so when I saw they started serving new pastries (salt bread!!), I knew I had to check it out. As of right now, they are only providing pastries Wed-Fri. I showed up right around opening time before work (8 ish) with my husband and we shared a salt bread, everything miso scone, calamansi meringue cream puff, and a sesame toffee cookie. Everything was super unique and the flavors were spot on! The cookie was the perfect texture (reaaally chewy), the calamansi cream in the cream puff was bright and smooth and delicious, and the everything miso scone was a really interesting mix of savory sweet. I think the star of the show was the salt bread, which came out buttery soft and warm. My friend from work has tried the salt bread before in the afternoon and said it was cold, so I definitely recommend either getting it fresh in the morning or heating it up yourself later. I'm already planning on coming back later this week to try the ube salt bread and some of the other pastries!

Finally got to try this super hyped bakery! We got there around 7:55 on a wednesday and the line was out the door, but it moved decently fast. We got our pastries around 8:15. - ube salt bread: honestly? A bit overhyped. I imagined my first taste to be into a warm, pillowy bread but instead, it was cold and I had to stop mid bite to gather up more strength to bite down fully! It was just harder than expected (at least at the ends of the pastry). The texture of the bread was definitely better in the middle. I did really like the filling though; creamy, not too sweet, and a nice ube flavor. Of all the pastries, this was my favorite but I think could be better. 4/5 - everything miso scone: this was a plain, dry, miso-less scone with a heaping layer of everything seasoning. 3/5 - earl grey banana bread: The earl grey flavor is slightly there, but banana bread can only be so impressive. 3/5 - passionfruit mochi cookie: I did quite like this one! The passionfruit flavor is definitely there (maybe just a touch too sickly sweet but overall not too sweet), and the texture of the cookie was decent. Some corners of the cookie were a bit overcooked but it didn't take away from it overall. The mochi part was interesting and was more for an additional texture than flavor. 4/5 - yuzu poppyseed cream puff: if you like lemon poppyseed, you'll like the filling. The outer shell though was just that: a shell, and a slightly burnt one if you ask me. 3/5 Overall I think this was overhyped, though not bad. I think just some small changes could make each pastry a lot better. I'd come back if the line weren't long, but definitely won't be waiting an hour.

Delicious pastries at this pop up! My favs: -The sesame toffee brown butter cookie is divine -Geinmatcha Choux was heavenly I wish I got more! -Ube Salt Bread 10/10 -Miso Scone The employees are so nice! I wish they had better boxes tho. They pretty much individually boxed all of my pasties. SKIP THE COFFEE at Paper Son. The Pandan Americano had no trace of Pandan flavor and the Guava sparkling coffee was interesting...

I recently saw on social media that they are hosting a popup at paper son coffee featuring salt bread. Lined up with my friend at 8:30 am on a thursday (they open 8am) There was already a pretty long line when we got there (since they went viral) and I got the last 2 original salt bread. They said we had to wait an hour for the next batch. I ended up getting: - 2 original salt bread - 1 ube salt bread - 1 sesame toffee cookie I liked the original salt bread! The crispy buttery bottom reminded me of the ones I had in korea. The ube one was less fragrant in butter than the original but the cream wasn't too sweet. However, it got pretty heavy and filling towards the end. Personally I'd get the original again if the line wasn't that long.

Tano is an exciting new bakery popup in Paper Son Coffee. They have a wide variety of offerings, but unfortunately the quality is not quite all there. However, the sheer inventiveness on display earns it some well-deserved points. The standouts for me were the calamari meringue cream puff with an invigorating acidity that balanced out the sweetness, the everything miso scone which was wonderfully savory, and the salt bread that was well seasoned and delectably buttery. If you're a fan of innovative asian-inspired pastries, I'd definitely reccomend stopping by.

So delicious. The Ube Salt Bread is a must have, easily my favorite on the menu. It has a wonderful cream filling too. The original salt bread is also very tasty, and best when warm. It has a lovely crispiness to softness ratio that hits just right. The wait can be long, but I always at this point just show up an hour before opening so I'm guaranteed to be in an out in around an hour. There's always a huge line, I hope they get a permanent storefront soon!

Another interesting, creative bakery that has an unbelievable amount of hype around it. Because of this, lines are incredibly long. Be prepared to WAIT at minimum 30 minutes, more like an hour, especially on a weekend. Bakeries like this must love having long lines because long lines grab attention and lead to even longer lines. It's pretty easy to enable order pick up and reservations, but the fact that they haven't done this is pretty frustrating. I can't justify waiting in line for an hour for a bun, sorry.

second attempt at trying Tano... the first time I came at 1:30pm on a Friday and everything was sold out. this time we came at 9:30am on a Friday and there was a line out the door. they were initially out of everything except 2 scones and earl grey banana bread, which we got. they told us they were baking a batch of salt breads but they had no idea when it would come out. we also enquired about the prices and they did not know (they had to check their register). luckily for us, we dined in and just as we finished our food, they brought out some plain salt breads so we got in line again. they did mention that they weren't baking any more ube salt breads, unfortunately. food-wise, we had: - earl grey banana bread ($4.50): our favorite! soft, moist, and tasted of earl grey - everything miso scone ($4.50): sweeter than we expected, but moist and soft - coconut makrut scone ($4.50): unique flavors, also quite moist - plain salt bread ($6): warm and crispy when fresh out of the oven, super buttery and rich so definitely recommend sharing! overall, I wish the staff were a bit more knowledgeable and accommodating (like asking the bakers how long more), the pastries display reflected their prices, and they anticipate more demand. selling out at 9:30am after opening at 8:30am, even though they open until 2:30pm, signals so much potential (and I really want to try their ube salt bread and pandan cream puff) :")

Tano is a new pop-up bakery in downtown SF. Parking is very difficult so plan ahead for that and arrive early to wait in line. They sell out pretty quickly. The pastry chef is from Guam and the flavors are unique, a bit tropical, and the salt bread which I have never tried before this was like a fusion of Chinese bakery buns for its light sweetness and fluffiness and French croissant butteriness and flakiness. The line in the morning was extremely long on a Wednesday morning at 8:15AM before it opened. I guess they changed their hours online to 8AM. I probably wouldn't wait in line again once I've tried it but if I did, I would definitely get the Ube Salt Bread and a Sesame Toffee cookie again, and try one of their new weekly items. Delicious and worth trying at least once, but not for those who don't like to wait in lines aka me :)

The ube salt bread is DIVINE. I'd had Tano bookmarked for a while and am so excited I finally had the chance to visit. All the pastries had been sold out by 2pm so I'd definitely advise getting their sooner than later. I got one of everything and, of the ones I tried, anything with cream (i.e. ube salt bread and genmaicha and kumquat jam cream puff) REALLY stood out to me. The cream was so fluffy and light, not too sweet but infused with flavor. As a baking enthusiast, the unique flavor combos inspired me to go back to the drawing board with my flavor profiles and think intentionally about which parts of the bake to infuse flavor into. I love that the menu is rotating...would love a place where I can go and find their new offerings. Definitely worth a visit -- if only just for an ube salt bread...

Tano is now serving pastries at Paper Son's downtown SF location from Wednesday-Friday. The menu is pretty small but everything is baked fresh. I've been loving their sesame toffee cookie (sesame toffee, brown butter, and valhrona chocolate) -- it's the perfect balance of sweet and salty. Their salt bread is also quite pillowy and buttery.

My boyfriend surprised me with these pastries, so I don't have any complaints about the line. He did get there a half hour before open on a Thursday and had no issue. They were still doing the five items max and no repeat policy as of July 3rd, 2025. Now for the goods: Ube filled salt bread (10/10): Words cannot describe how delicious the ube salt bread is. It's in the running for my favorite pastry in the city. The filling is so flavorful and creamy. The pastry is soft and doughy but ever so slightly crisp on the outside. Perfection. Miso mushroom everything scone (7/10): I think scones tend to be inferior pastries but this one was super good. Couldn't really taste the mushroom but the miso added a nice flavor. Sesame toffee cookie (8/10): Good flavor, good chew, soft yet crunchy. Panna cotta (8/10): I wasn't sure if you'd actually be able to taste the lemongrass but it was such a nice light flavor! The cookie crumb on top was ‍ I'm low key mad about how amazing everything was because these pastries are so hard to get. Definitely recommend.

Nice little pop up inside Paper Son Coffee that has gone viral for good reasons! I came around 9 AM and a lot of the more popular items were already sold out (person in front of me got the last ube salt bread), so come early. I really loved the friendliness of the staff as they were helpful with recommending the pastries. I loved the uniqueness of the flavors and how fresh everything was. The stand out for me was the salted egg focaccia as I loved the texture of it and how the egg taste wasn't too strong. The toffee cookie was pretty solid - definitely on the sweeter side for me but I loved the chewiness of the cookie. I will definitely have to return to try some of the pastries that I did not make it in time for!

Lined up on a Wednesday around 8:30am and waited about 30 mins. By the time I arrived, there were 6 different types of pastries and I didn't see all the ones I read about online. I got the salt bread, ube salt bread, earl gray banana bread, and everything scone. The earl gray banana bread was definitely not my cup of tea, and I really enjoyed the salt bread! I would definitely come back for just the salt bread once the line dies down and we're allowed to buy more than one of the same type of pastry :D

Their miso scone is soooo tasty. Unfortunately that was their only pastry left in stock when we popped by 2hrs after they opened. The server was very informative and said they usually sell out by 1hr after opening. Pros: - lots of 1-2 people seating - cute atmosphere - amazing pastries Cons: - sells out so fast !!

finally got to try tano! caught them at the small business fest and the total wait was doable (about half an hour). the ube cream in the ube salt bread is delicious, i thought the plain salt bread was just ok in comparison

Love the pastries being all laid out. I got ube salt bread. It came cold so the bread taste pretty dense, which is not ideal for salt bread. Def could share one piece with like 3 people. Very cream forward, so I could only eat a couple bites before getting sick of it. The other pastries sound so good though, I think I would skip the ube salt bread and try something different. I went on a weekday during opening time and there was about a 10 minute period with no line before it started to get busy. Street parking with paybyphone.

I tried their breads at one of the pop up over the weekend. Honestly, salted bread is just a hype. The bread is a bit dry, no butter smell and it tastes similar to what I can find at 85degree. With the price of $7/bread, I would expect the taste to be better than the breads at other common places with much lower price. Their ube bread is only worth to try along with their good services. But other than that I don't think I would come back and wait that long in line.

July 9, 2025: I arrived around 8:45 AM and ordered around 9:16. They started selling out of salt bread just before 9:30. As I waited in line, I told the guy ahead of me, "There's no way this is gonna live up to the hype..." I was wrong--each bite was a subtle explosion of flavor and texture. The five pastry limit is a brilliant, accidental marketing strategy. I normally would have gotten a salt bread or two. But the second I see that five item limit sign, my hoarding instincts kick in. I got (in order of my personal preference): Salt egg focaccia: The dog and I both bugged out on our first bite (don't worry--I gave him a tiny nibble!). They gave me a corner piece, which was chewy, airy, and slightly crispy around the edges. The bread was herbaceous and the salt egg topping added an incredible umami flavor. Imagine a really good deviled egg in bread format. Quesadilla cornbread: The perfect combination of sweet and salty with toasted sesame seeds on top. Earl Grey banana bread: This is more like a moist, cakey muffin baked in the shape of a loaf. It had these addictive little sugar crumbles on top. And again, they nailed the crispy corners with the soft center. Ube salt bread: Gave this to a friend. She was *SO* happy! Yuzu cream puff: Gave this to another friend. He said it was delicious!

On Friday, they open at 8:30 and I got there at 9:30. Ube salt bread was sold out but everything else was available. Wait was not too long. Loved all the baked goods, especially the genmaicha cream puff. Salt bread was also super fluffy and buttery. Would come again to try to the ube salt bread

Delicious pastries! Stood in line 7:45 and was maybe 10 th in line. Overall good experience my favorite was the focaccia.

I've been here 3 times all on Wednesdays at the times listed below: - 9:45am: sold out - 8:30am: sold out at 8:50am - 6:30am: got what I want, service was abhorrent. I came with 3 people including myself. The limit is now 5 pastries. If math is not your strong suit, it's okay. That's a total of 15 pastries. I confirmed right when I walked through the door if it's limit 5 pastries PER PERSON. I was told yes. I ordered 10 items, 5 for me, 5 for my partner and asked if they can combine our order into one box (pointing at me and my partner). They said yes. My friend is looking at the pastries, I'm making sure I'm charged the correct number of items (there were 12 items charged, I received 10). My friend asked me a question and I answered and then...the guy grabbing the pastries for us points at us with his tongs and interrogated us: "Is this some collusion? Are you guys affiliated? Do you guys know each other?" Excuse me? Yes, we know each other. Colluding to do what? Steal your salt bread? I am literally paying for my 10 LIMIT pastries for 2 PEOPLE. My friend has the right to buy 5 per your LIMIT. If you can't keep up with how many pastries each of your customers are getting because you keep boxing pastries at lightning speed, and your cashier can't keep up, SLOW DOWN! But do NOT treat your customers, who've been in line for an hour, with such a horrendous attitude. Absolutely unbelievable & uncalled for. Over some damn bread, yo? Pastries itself, delicious as everyone already mentioned. But coupled with that type of treatment? No thanks.