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Reader Elaine Yee of Cupertino recommends the Black Sesame Croissant at Alexander’s Patisserie in Cupertino and Mountain View. “Can’t find that anywhere else,” she says. — we expected to receive a few additional recommendations from readers. Turns out you folks are particularly passionate about French pastries! Here are 18 more bakeries to try:It’s worth braving the Saturday line that runs out the door at Wendy Chan’s micro-bakery, San Jose’s Kris Ingram says.
For Richard David Katz of San Leandro, it’s the bakery inside the Castro Valley Marketplace for croissants, kouign amann and , the Chocolate Black Raspberry Cake. Baker-chef Julien Wagner, of Alameda’s Feel Good Bakery, joined this food hall when it made its debut a few years ago. When Jen Hunter and her husband did a blind taste-test of almond croissants baked locally, this shop won “hands down,” she says. “Their almond croissants are the absolute best, as they’re not only filled with almond paste, but have almond flavor in the croissant dough.” Los Gatos resident Robert McMaster loves Fleur too: “Quintessential and authentic French pastry.
For an unusual specialty, Elaine Yee of Cupertino heads to these dessert cafes affiliated with Alexander’s Steakhouse. “They offer a black sesame croissant. Can’t find that anywhere else, and it’s filled with lots of black sesame filling.”Maureen M M Wagener of Oakland votes for the croissants — “so buttery and airy” — at this bakery-cafe that started as a wholesale bread operation in West Oakland before heading to Uptown several years ago. There’s now an Alameda restaurant too.
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