Delicious Bakeries and Patisseries in Sonoma County

Sonoma County bakeries are renowned for their delectable baked goods, ideal for savoring with coffee on an outdoor patio, enjoying on a stroll downtown, taking on a picnic, or bringing home to share.

‘A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread, and Thou.’ This pretty phrase, made famous by Persian poet Omar Khayyám in the 12th century, is an ode to things that make life sweet. You’ll find excellent wine in Sonoma County, as well as artisan-baked bread. Now, all we need is thou. Visit these wonderful cafes in Sonoma Wine Country. 

Costeaux French Bakery, Healdsburg

A Healdsburg institution since 1923, this European-style bakery has a wonderful patio to enjoy a wide range of freshly made specialties like seasonal fruit tarts, gooey éclairs, cookies, house-made candies, and tempting breads that take 24 to 48 hours to craft.

Enjoy their delicious bread plain, smeared with creamery butter, sliced on a sandwich, or with their all-day breakfasts served with a bottomless basket of Costeaux toast.

Basque Boulangerie Café, Sonoma

The recipes at this cafe in the town of Sonoma have been family treasures since 1956, and it’s what keeps everyone coming back. Stop by to try their original sourdough and sweet French bread and nearly two dozen flavors of croissants. Decadent pastries may include treats like moon pie Danish, cranberry scones, apple strudel, and apricot buttercream coffee cake. Linger over dishes like all-day breakfast crepes and croque monsieur. Order a treat for your pup on the dog-friendly patio.

Boudin Bakery, Santa Rosa

Boudin, of San Francisco fame, has a cafe in Santa Rosa at Montgomery Village with peaceful patio seating. Enjoy their famous sourdough bread fashioned into a bowl and brimming with clam chowder or seasonal soups, like creamy tomato or butternut squash. Try the sourdough French toast breakfast or favorites, such as burgers on a baguette, pizza on a sourdough crust, sandwiches on freshly baked bread, and stuffed grilled cheese combinations like brie with apples and fig jam.

Wild Flour Bread, Freestone

Find this bakery on the scenic Bohemian Highway and follow your nose to the wood-fired brick oven of Wild Flour Bread in the hamlet of Freestone. Here, a dozen different organic sourdough-based breads are made daily, along with whipping crème scones, sticky buns, cheese fougasse, goat cheese flatbread, biscotti, and more. Free samples will help you decide. Then relax with your treats and delicious coffee drinks in the garden amidst open fields and barns.

Twofish Baking Company, Stewarts Point

Located inside the historic 150-year-old Stewarts Point Store on the scenic Sonoma County coast, this baking company handcrafts delicious treats daily. Sticky and morning buns are local favorites — get here early, as the popular baked goods typically sell out! The store also features goodies like handmade sandwiches, calzones, house-made soft-serve ice cream, coffee, beer, wine, and old-time candies, as well as gifts like handmade scarves, aprons, and soaps crafted by local artisans.

Raymond’s Bakery, Cazadero

This little hideaway in Cazadero, nestled among the majestic old-growth redwoods on the Russian River, is one of Sonoma County’s best-kept secrets. It’s a charming inn and a popular destination for bakery breads like rustic baguettes, seeded sourdough, Parmesan focaccia, and cinnamon-raisin swirl. Lavish temptations, such as lemon bars, apple coffee cake, fruit tarts, and turnovers, are guaranteed to tantalize. Sit outside and soak in the beauty of the great outdoors.

Little Maya Bakery, Sonoma

Admire the towering, multi-tiered cakes in beautiful hues, decorated with artistic flourish. Here, you may find a gorgeous gold-leaf wedding cake or a cake shaped like a sports car and finished in cherry red ganache. This shop specializes in not only whimsical-to-ravishing cakes, but also Mexican-inspired breads, pastries, cookies, and more, all waiting to be taken home to be greeted with cheers and savored with coffee or chocolate caliente.

BurtoNZ Bakery, Windsor

Enjoy slow-cooked steak and cheese pie, sausage rolls, and other traditional New Zealand-style baked goods. Advertised as the first and only New Zealand-style artisanal bakery in Windsor, the tempting menu includes savory items, like steak pie topped with mashed potatoes or a breakfast pie stuffed with bacon and eggs. Don’t forget to sample sweets like pastry-encased custard squares topped with icing, cream-stuffed baked donuts, or lamingtons — little sponge cakes coated in chocolate and dipped in coconut.

Della Fattoria, Petaluma

This artisan bakery and European-style café is housed in the circa-1860 U.S. Bakery Building in downtown Petaluma. The name Della Fattoria means ‘of the farm,’ and many of their fresh ingredients come from their farm. For breakfast, try a breakfast sandwich with a poached farm egg on fresh-made bread, traditional corned beef hash, or a delicious rosemary Meyer-lemon toast with puréed cannellini beans, chevre, and olive oil.

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