Best places: Bakeries in Santa Barbara, United States

👍👍 We decided to do a day trip from Orange County to Santa Barbara and the first stop was going to be lunch. After the miserable drive in bumper to bumper traffic this first stop for lunch had better be amazing to save the day and it was. I've only had empanadas a few times in my life but I really like...

Bright counter-serve bakery featuring desserts with gluten-free options, plus light daytime fare.

Local chain serving gourmet breakfast fare, plus sandwiches & salads, in a stylish space.

👍👍 The best hole in the wall bakery I found lately. Totally delicious burritos and setup. St. Barbara pricing but still on the lower end. Very good foot and friendly service. Kinda weired neighborhood but worth the drive for the sweets and breakfast selection. Check the pics and look at the selection....

Pastries, sandwiches & a salad bar with over 40 ingredients including wild salmon & organic tofu.

European cookies, pastries & sweet treats are the focus at this quaint, old-world bakery.

Fresh brioches & pastries are served for breakfast & lunch at this French bakery & coffee shop.

Family-run outfit turning out traditional Danish pastries, coffee & sandwiches in a cheery space.

👍👍 Great bread options here and GF choices. The freshest you can get. Felt like Europe with an actual bakery and real bread. Nice service as well!

Enduring bakery offering gingerbread cakes & other pastries & treats in quaint, snug quarters.

👍👍 All the bread I ordered was delicious. It's not too sweet and crispy. Especially I like swan cream puff. Yummy :)

👍👍 We went to The Dutchess for both lunch and dinner. The transformation is quite astounding. At lunch it is counter service with delivery to your table. We really enjoyed the Burmese fried chicken sandwich but found the pastrami in the pastrami sandwich kind of tough. They stop serving at 2pm and conv...

👍👍 My wife told me she was assigned to drop off cake to her aunt's drive by party. It needed to be marble and have purple decorations and the kicker was we needed it the next day. Luckily I found Heavenly Cakes. Olivia answered my call and was very patient and kind. Turns out she is the owner. Olivia i...

👍👍 Beautiful and delicious coffee & quiche. Outdoor seating plentiful and a couple tables inside. Staff was friendly and the service was super fast. Great quiet place to get breakfast and sit with friends. Well behaved dogs can sit outside with you.

🫤 Beautiful pastries, but mostly style over substance. I love croissants and will usually order them at every bakery I visit. The baklava croissant was a unique idea but executed poorly. Though the outermost layers were flaky, the inner layers and pistachio filing center were extremely dense and diffi...

Organic market & bohemian cafe with a large patio serving vegetarian Mexican fare & salads.

Quaint cafe with French & California fare, baked goods & an espresso bar, plus a harborfront patio.

👍 While I love the new location with its airy design, something has happened to the donuts. These used to be the best I had in my life and now they are just average. Still creative toppings but something has changed with the dough. I waited and waited for the reopen this spring but it’s just not the s...

Quaint, old-timey gift shop & cafe serving coffee & a range of traditional European pastries.

Local chain serving gourmet breakfast fare, plus sandwiches & salads, in a stylish space.