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No. 8 in the world · November 2026

b. patisserie

2821 California Street · Lower Pacific Heights, California St · San Francisco, USA

b. patisserieNo. 8
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The one thing to get

The kouign-amann, plain or with chocolate

When to go: Weekend mornings mean a line out the door; weekday afternoons are easy.

Belinda Leong's kouign-amann is the one American bakers measure theirs against.

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Kouign-amann

Kouign-amann

6 hr, about 1 hr hands-on · 12 pastries. Brittany's butter cake in muffin form: laminated dough folded with sugar, so the outside caramelizes into a crackling shell.

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Checked November 1, 2026. Hours and sell-out times change; check before you cross town.

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