I really love this place, so much that I was even on the fence about even sharing it. The best thing though is the Tuesday special, $7 cheeseburger and fries! It’s printed on the table tent that sits on each table, otherwise you wouldn’t know about it unless you read…

Here’s the beautiful cheeseburger and fries! The burger is pretty darn big and the fries are crispy crinkle cut.

The french fries are crinkle cut – glorious, crispy, hot and salty. My very favorite kind!

The cheese is cheddar. It comes with a side of mayo.

Here’s a shot of the inside. It’s a real classic place, lots of locals, really laid back and really good food. All of the people who work there are very nice and friendly. I’ve never had anything I don’t like here, will definitely have to Fryhole some more stuff soon (the cheesesteak, the club, the danish meatball sandwich… omg).

The Lighthouse Cafe
12 Tamalpais Drive
Corte Madera, CA 94925

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Two days later I found myself at Rustic Bakery. There are two locations – one is in the Marin Country Mart at Larkspur Landing, a nice little cluster of shops and restaurants in Marin, right on the other side of the Richmond Bridge. I freaking love this place. You really can’t go wrong with anything you order here, the pastries are fantastic and seriously rival the very best ones in Paris (I’m not kidding).

Here’s the outside. Larkspur Landing is great and very family-friendly. You can always find plenty of dogs and strollers… lol. Rustic Bakery is tucked inside the mart, on the 24-hour fitness side, straight through past the Starbucks.

Here’s the sign outside. They serve Stumptown Coffee at Rustic Bakery.  Stumptown is a craft coffee from Portland, OR.

Here is the inside of Rustic Bakery. I was surprised it wasn’t more crowded… Actually, right after I took this photo a bunch of people came in right behind me… agh, the pressure!

Some of the yummy offerings… so hard to choose!  I’ve eaten every single pastry at Rustic Bakery at one time or another. Today, however, we will be focusing on their brightest shining star, the ham and cheese croissant.

I also ordered a latte… here’s they are making it.

Oh happy day! Here’s the glorious ham and cheese croissant. Notice the cheese baked into the dough… the golden flakey crust… I can’t even begin to describe how delicious this is. I’ve eaten a lot of ham and cheese croissants in my life and I have to say that this one is by far, the very BEST.  This is the flakiest and butteriest croissant you’ll ever have – the ham is folded neatly inside, it’s real cheesy and crumbs will be everywhere.

I just visited Paris last September and of course I ate croissants everyday, but in the back of my mind I was always thinking of the croissants from Rustic Bakery.  You may be thinking, “WHAT?! Paris is the the world’s croissant kingdom! How dare you!” Well, I’m serious, and if you doubt me, you need to go and try one yourself.

When you order the ham and cheese croissant, you need to decide if you want to eat it room temperature or warmed up.  If you get there early enough you may even get a fresh hot one… this has only happened to me once and it was amazing… If you have a toaster oven nearby, I highly recommend heating it up for a few minutes before you eat it, you won’t be disappointed. Microwaving it is good too, it warms it nicely, but it also kind of loses the flakiness, which is this croissant’s greatest asset.

So beautiful…

And this is funny because my name is Kira… lol.

So are you ready? …Do it!

Rustic Bakery
Larkspur Landing
2017 Larkspur Landing Cir
Larkspur, CA 94939
www.rusticbakery.com

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Here’s the outside… there are chairs and tables where you can sit outside on the sidewalk or inside the gate by the door.

View from upstairs…

My latte! The latte’s here are always good, hot and foam is nice and velvety.

I forgot to take a photo of the upstairs, but there is a large area upstairs with tables and sofas where you can sit and drink your coffee or work on your laptop. There’s a bar area that overlooks the downstairs with stools and the row of tables along the wall are laptop-free for certain hours in the day, so look at the little table sign before you sit down.

That’s about it. I’ve been coming to Coffee Bar for years now and it never disappoints!

Coffee Bar 1890 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA 94010

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Now that I live in the East Bay I only get to go to Sightglass when I happen to be in SOMA. Having the most amazing tax accountant ever just a few blocks away helps, which gives me an excuse to come to SF early to hang out/work and get caffeinated before I have to go talk about money.

Here’s the front of the building. Isn’t it cool?

Here’s the front counter where you order drinks and pastries. The roasting equipment is also right there too and a few places to sit along the window in front.

I ordered my usual, a cappuccino. Regular, with no sugar or anything. Kind of a purist when it comes to drinks with steamed milk.  I used to put sugar in my drinks but now I only put it in coffee. If you haven’t had Sightglass before, you’ll find the flavor is a little nutty, a little sweet and super smooth. Not too overpowering but yet still strong, and will definitely make you wake up. I like to call it “gettin dizzy”, LOL.

All of the seats in front were taken so I went upstairs. First time ever up there actually, and that too was crowded, even at 12:30pm. Found a seat along the railing looking down below. You can see the roasting equipment to the left and the seating along the window.

Unfortunately I didn’t have much time to stay and hang out… wish I did.

If you’ve never been to Sightglass, GO. It’s a true San Francisco coffee experience.

Sight Glass
270 7th St
San Francisco, CA 94103
website

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