I was reading an article the other day about marketing, and the author’s signature said she was searching for the best almond croissant in the Bay Area. So of course I got on twitter and tweeted at her that she needs to go to Rustic Bakery. Great. So then I had a real bad craving… specifically for the ham and cheese croissant.
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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Chelsea Pearl says
That croissant looks unreal. I’ve had this place on my list for years – think I finally need to hit it up!
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Kira says
Oohh, yes, you definitely need to try it! All of the croissants are fantastic (almond, choc/raspberry, banana/chocolate, butter, ham and cheese)… Let me know what you think!