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New American · San Francisco · $$$$
Mexican · SoMa · $$$$
Bakery · Mission District · $$
Pastry‑cream‑filled tart with fresh bananas, chocolate, and caramel—rich and nostalgic
Bakery · Union Square · $
A nutty twist on the classic, with pistachio‑infused custard in the same buttery, flaky shell.
New American · Inner Richmond · $$$
Classic apple tart paired with cinnamon‑vanilla ice cream—warm, comforting, and well‑executed
New American · The Castro · $$$$
Bright meyer lemon tart with pink peppercorn sablé and crème fraîche chantilly
Italian · North Beach · $$$$
Italian · Polk Gulch · $$$$
French · Union Square · $$$$
Cantonese & Dim Sum · Embarcadero · $$
Silky, subtly sweet custard in a crisp, buttery shell—an elegant dessert that lingers on the palate.
Bistro · Cow Hollow · $$
Puff pastry topped with thinly sliced apples and caramel, served with vanilla ice cream—light, crisp, and sweet
North African · Little Russia · $$$
Rich chocolate tart with tahini caramel, paprika almond, and mint‑tea granita—decadent with a twist
Cantonese & Dim Sum · Little Russia · $$
Bakery · Hayes Valley · $
Silky lemon curd balanced by aromatic rosemary, bright and not cloying
Coffee & Tea · The Castro · $
Flaky, caramelized pastry shell filled with silky egg custard — the house specialty and the reason for the name.
Colombian · Mission District · $$$
Bakery · Union Square · $$
Lemon cream and yuzu ganache
Cantonese & Dim Sum · SoMa · $$
Flaky pastry shells cradling a wobbling, barely-set custard with caramelized edges. Classic dim sum dessert done right.
French · Inner Sunset · $$$
A reimagined French galette filled with maple cream and topped with maple gelato — a hauntingly good dessert.
American · Mission District · $$$
House-made pop tarts at brunch, a much-photographed signature.
Bakery · Chinatown · $
Buttery, flaky crust over silky custard — the canonical Chinatown egg tart.
Bakery · Central Richmond · $
New American · Mission District · $$
Italian · Showplace Square · $$$
Layers of chocolate custard and dulce de leche in a crisp tart shell, served with buttermilk gelato — a proper finish
Steakhouse · Polk Gulch · $$$$
Steakhouse · Showplace Square · $$$$
Coffee & Tea · Noe Valley · $
Bakery · Western Addition · $
Bakery · Mission Dolores · $
Sweet pastry shell filled with rich lemon cream, topped with unsweetened cream
New American · Mission Bay · $$$$
Chinese · Hayes Valley · $$$$
French · Showplace Square · $$$$
Classic French upside-down caramelized apple tart with Pink Lady apples.
Cantonese & Dim Sum · Fort Mason · $$
Flaky pastry shells cradling a quivering, caramelized custard — the perfect sweet finish to dim sum
Cantonese & Dim Sum · Financial District · $$$
Classic flaky pastry with creamy, sweet custard—an ideal finish to the meal
Bakery · Lower Nob Hill · $
Bakery · Lower Pacific Heights · $
French · Union Square · $$$
Bar · Yerba Buena · $$
French · Glen Park · $$$$
A classic Cantonese pastry featuring a crisp, layered crust filled with smooth, lightly sweetened egg custard.
Bakery · Marina District · $
Cantonese & Dim Sum · Mission Dolores · $$
Flaky pastry with a caramelized custard top — the Portuguese-Macanese dessert that ends every dim sum meal right
Bakery · The Castro · $
Italian · Marina District · $$
Dark chocolate olive‑oil tart with sea salt—rich and balanced
Bistro · Yerba Buena · $$$
Buttery, flaky crust filled with a warm, creamy egg custard center.
Bakery · North Beach · $
Cantonese & Dim Sum · Chinatown · $$
Flaky pastry shell with silky egg custard
Bakery · Inner Richmond · $
Custard-filled tart in pastry shell
