It’s small. No seating inside. You can see that there’s an outside-facing coffee window (for order pickup). There’s a little seating area out front with a couple of picnic tables and benches.

Here’s the inside. We arrived at the perfect time because there was no one in line and no one behind us which allowed me to take these photos, yay! Well, I still was like, whatever, it’s just another hipster coffee shop with pastries and subway tiles, meeeh…

They serve De la Paz coffee.

…I started reading the pastry signs. OMG. WTH kind of place is this?!! This is NO ORDINARY bakery.

Some options included:

• Bostock with almond frangipani (not sure what this is but it sounds good)
• Chocolate Claw
• Pistachio Blackberry Twice-baked Croissant (whaaaaat)
• Ginger Pull-apart
• Butter Croissant
• Coffee Spice Cake
• Hazelnut Brown Butter Cake
• Ham and Cheese Morning bun (almost got this one)
• Everything Croissant
• Mushroom Tart
• Veggie Tart (veg and goat cheese)
• Sauerkraut smoked cheddar peppadew tart

I was emotionally taken by the diversity of these offerings and naturally chose the  more obscure one – the SAUERKRAUT TART. OMFG. Really?! Sauerkraut in a pastry?! This cannot be…

Here’s the beautiful creation on a plate, still inside, just after I paid.  You an see some pepper bits peeking out and cheese baked in the dough, and it’s sprinkled on top with sesame seeds.

Here’s a shot taken from the coffee window while I was waiting for my latte.

Very nice latte foam art!

We got a spot at one of the picnic tables. Here’s the tart again. It is so beautiful and intricately made, I really appreciate the attention to detail. Definitely makes it worth every cent of $3.50.

The first bite was mostly just pastry, didn’t reach the sauerkraut yet. The outside was crispy, flakey and buttery with a hint of cheese and a little tiny essence of the sesame seeds.  The inside was softer than the outside, and I could tell it was going to be great. At this point I couldn’t tell if the sauerkraut was going to be mixed in the dough or the actual filling…

But then it happened (see below). The inside is sauerkraut. It’s definitely tangy sauerkraut, but for some really weird reason it goes perfectly with the outside.

I was very impressed by these fancy pastries and decided to buy an assortment to take to my friend’s baby shower.

Here’s one of everything they got in one box!

The everything croissant looks soooo good…. will have to try that next time.

If you’ve reached the end of this post, congrats! I hope you visit

Neighbor Bakehouse next time you’re in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco, it is unique, freaking awesome, and I can’t wait to go back!

Have you been there? What’s your favorite thing?

Neighbor Bakehouse
2343 3rd Street Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94107
www.neighborsf.com

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I usually only get over to Humphry Slocombe every few months or when my sister is visiting… haven’t been there in a while. It was awesome because I arrived around 2:30pm and there was NO ONE there. Ahhh the lucky off-hour… nothing better than having the whole freakin place to myself!

I peeped into the ice cream fridge scanning around for the watermelon sorbet… IT WASN’T THERE, ugh! So I tasted and then ordered a delicious cup of Bluebottle Vietnamese Coffee.

Since the place was empty and I was there to fryhole, I started taking some photos… and before I sat down to eat my ice cream I asked the guy when they would have the watermelon sorbet again – and he said they were out of it… ugh! Super disappointed… I came to late and it sold out!

THEN… a guy appeared in the back holding a white tub and said “you want watermelon?” OMG! He had a secret extra tub of it! Holy crapola, it was my lucky day!! So I bought a cup of that too, hehe.

It took me about a half hour to eat both cups of ice cream. The Vietnamese coffee was AMAZING. I would definitely get that again – super smooth, sweet, and just a hint of coffee flavor, not overpowering like some other coffee ice creams out there. Definitely had that condensed milk sweetness that Vietnamese coffee has… super creamy and freaking awesome.

The salted watermelon sorbet was definitely worth it!! It tasted exactly like the watermelon from the salad I make every summer with watermelon, feta, mint and sea salt. OMG. It was crumbling everywhere because it was extra frozen so I kind of made a big mess all over the counter… but I ate the whole cup and boy did I have a huge brain freeze when I was finished with both cups.

If you haven’t gone yet, GO. And if you want to avoid lines, go between 2-3pm.

Humphry Slocombe
2790 Harrison St
San Francisco, CA 94110
website

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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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