About Starter Bakery
Located in Oakland, CA, Starter Bakery is a standout Restaurants offering delicious halal meals made with care and quality ingredients. Guests rate us 4.60 out of 5 based on 177 reviews, and we’re pleased to provide accessible facilities alongside our popular great service and quality.
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Very friendly staff and incredible pastry selection. My favorite was the seasonal kouign amann with pumpkin cream and pumpkin seeds on top for a little crunch. I also picked up the focaccia which was perfectly soft with a little onions on top with amazing flavor. Overall 10/10!
Starter Bakery is such a gem! Their chocolate croissant is absolutely classic—flaky, buttery, and so addictive that you’ll be thinking about it long after you’ve finished. The latte is good too, though a tiny tweak could make it perfect. Overall, a really enjoyable spot—definitely worth a visit if you love pastries and coffee!
I followed these reviews and went to Starter Bakery for the first time and the reviews were spot on, so let me add to them. Super excellent baked goods, super excellent staff, pretty all-white high ceiling interior, kind of a plain exterior building, but in a great neighborhood. What a great place.
Update April 2024: Split a half-size quiche for lunch - so buttery with perfect pastry and veggies. Also split a mille feuille and hello, I can eat these forever. --- Finally got to try Starter Bakery at its new location in Rockridge, across the street from Zachary's Pizza. We're no longer local, and I miss being able to order from …
Fantastic experience, we love starter bakery items! This is the first time we went to the actual store in Oakland to try their items and we were blown away. We tried their chocolate babka, double baked almond croissant, savory puff, hazelnut financier, pistachio twist and cappuccino, we will be coming back!
Amazing bakery. Had pear and blackberry meringue kouign amann and a chef’s special veggie quiche. Both were amazing and baked to perfection. The tart on the quiche was thin and perfectly crumbly. Would go out of my way to stop by at this place.
Excellent house roasted coffee, espresso and lattes. Baked goods arrive daily from Starter Bakery, a local artisan bakery. Love authentic SF vibe.
Too many delicious looking pastries to choose from! The almond croissant has a good amount of paste in it and is very almond-foreward. The babka was chocolatey and soft even on the second day. The pecan brioche was nice and not too sweet and almost like a cinnamon roll (would love to try a version with cream cheese in it). …
Traditional kouign amann was yum! Dense, crispy sugary treat 🥰 Missed the seasonal berry offerings, hope to catch it the next time!
My friend got it for me and I was honestly impressed, the texture is sooo good! And it’s not too sweet at all for me. I’m definitely gonna stop by in person next time.