"This is a city that loves pastries-just look to the hordes of Lycra-clad cyclists waiting outside any given bakery on a Saturday morning. The one baked good that reigns supreme is the beloved croissant. While you can find a decent version at any random cafe, you deserve better than decent, which is why we wrote this guide. After spending hours waiting in a certain line on Arguello, finding croissant flakes in unnamed places, and consuming approximately 15 sticks of butter,"
"Butter & Crumble has mastered the art of croissants that won't make you feel like you have butter seeping out of your pores. The North Beach bakery is phenomenal-and everyone knows it, so prepare for a line. While you wait, you can watch the station by the front where staff roll out massive sheets of dough, or just soak in the smell of sugar and butter in the air."
"Arsicault needs little introduction. At this point, you, your neighbor, and your neighbor's cousin from Ohio have all done time waiting in line at the Richmond bakery. The croissants, especially of the almond, chocolate, and ham and cheese variety, are flat-out masterpieces. Caramelized bottoms, warm layers, flaky bits that get all over your shirt-there's really nothing better. For less of a line and the same wondrous pastries, go to their Civic Center location."
San Francisco has a passionate pastry culture, with Lycra-clad cyclists crowding bakery doors on Saturday mornings. The croissant is the city's most beloved baked good. Extensive tastings uncovered six exceptional croissant purveyors. Arsicault in the Richmond produces almond, chocolate, and ham-and-cheese croissants with caramelized bottoms, warm layers, and flaky bits; its Civic Center location offers shorter lines. Butter & Crumble in North Beach offers croissants that feel less greasy, with visible dough-rolling stations, a pistachio cardamom croissant filled with airy pistachio cream, and a bacon-egg-and-cheese option with a gooey yolk.
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