Mr. Holmes Bakehouse

Favorite bakery in SF. A little bit of a sketchy area though. I went with my child and a lady on the walk up the street to the bakery literally tried to take her out of my husband’s arms. So be aware of the area and your surroundings while there. We go at 9:00am and get the pastries fresh including the famous Crufin. Everything we have tried here has been amazing.

Usually a huge line but only one person in front of us on Friday morning. The croissants really are amazingly puffy and just a bit crunchy even with the fillings. The lemon meringue doughnut was good and the meringue was perfect on top. The raspberry hibiscus croissant was amazing and not too overbearing. And the garlic herb croissant roll was very garlicky (so watch out who you talk to after haha) but delicious!

Believe the hype this place is goooooood. I got there early around 10minutes before it opened on a Wednesday and there was already a line of 2 so I suggest getting there as early as possible to avoid the potential ques. I wanted to try everything but I settled for the Lexington croissant, raspberry and hibiscus and couldn't resist picking up a cornflake cookie for later :) Both the croissants had amazingly fantastic flaky pastry with flavourful but not overpowering fillings, the chocolate coating on the lexington added a nice crunch and different texture where as the creamy filling on the raspberry did the same job in a different way on the other. The cornflake cookie was amazingly sweet but with the nutty undertones was a great match, perfect with a coffee. A great bakery to try for sure.

10/10 This place was SO GOOD! I made sure I got there early before a line started, but the service is great and super fast so I wouldn’t worry too much if there’s a line. Their flavors for some things change every day so I recommend checking to see what they have depending on the day of the week that you plan to go. I got the Chocolate Banana Cruffin which was DIVINE! It had the perfect flaky croissant texture and taste in the cutest shape of a muffin. The Churro Croissant was also AMAZING! The Pastrami Manchego Croissant was yummy as well. Also this place is an Instagram pic Heaven so make sure to wear some cute clothes!

We expected a long line, but there was only one person ahead of us. We peered into the display window only to find 4 chocolate cherry sticky buns and a small stack of cornflake cookies left. Mystery solved. We were far too late in getting a cruffin at 2:30pm, so we settled for the chocolate cherry sticky bun. The sticky bun did not disappoint. It was crispy on the outside and wonderfully flaky on the inside. The middle was filled with slightly tart cherries that paired well with the dark chocolate drizzle.

First time trying a cruffin, and I quite enjoyed it. Not too many options but the options they did have they were all good. Definitely check the hours and try not to arrive at their peak times they are often busy. Located on a steep little hill. Definitely liked the matcha croissant, and the danishes were pretty delicious. Would recommend checking this place out if your in San Fran.

Wanted to visit place so many times and finally made it here today! It is a tiny shop that has a trendy design. Very cute and modern. They got a good selection of both sweet and savory, and I opted for their sweet choices this time. Their apple cream donut was very good. Not overly sweet and the apple cream inside was fresh. Finishing it won’t make your tastebuds full of sugar, so I liked it. Got their matcha croissant but have yet tried. I fee that I will like it. The size was small, and I got both for $8.1. It is on the pricey side, so -1 star overall.