Tartine Bakery & Café, San Francisco

Posted by michael on Nov 29, 2011 in Bakery, Bread, Lunch, Pastries | 0 comments

We first visited Tartine Bakery & Café on a trip to the west coast in 2007.  On our way to San Francisco’s legendary Ferry Building Farmers’ Market we decided to detour to Guerrero and 18^th streets for a stopover at Tartine, also legendary.

The first sign that the bakery might live up to its reputation was a long line out the door.  Ironically, part of the allure of Tartine is the line.  Once inside, you move slowly past layers of magical pastries created by