Arizmendi Bakery

Super nice and friendly staff, quick service, and best pizza and salsa verde sauce in town. A must visit. You can get a parbaked pizza half or full to finish at home so it's not overcooked.We are a regular here!

I feel like we just must have gone too late in the day or not picked the right items. Every review is raving about this place and we have heard good things but we were underwhelmed. On the plus side, they have vegan options that are clearly labeled, they have cool seating outside that is art in itself, and the stay is friendly and quick. On the down side we got both the vegan blueberry scone and the peanut butter cookie and both were pretty dry and the flavors were muted. They werent bad, persay, but both the texture and flavores were not as amazing as I was expecting. It may have been that we were too late in the day and they just weren't fresh but it left me a little disappointed.

Arizmendi is a uniquely inexpensive place to get quality bread in the Mission. Rather than focusing on sweets like other bakeries, the stuff they have here is mostly plain and savory bread, perfect for taking home.What really keeps me coming back, though, is the pizza slices. They only make one kind of pizza each day, which they post to their website. But there's no need: each pizza I've had has featured a delicious, creative, and often salty concoction of vegetarian toppings. The pizza slices are fresh thanks to their fast pace of business, and you can get a slice very quickly. Not to mention they're less than $4!

I came around 10am on a Monday morning and most of the bakery items were still available. It's a mostly self service bakery, you get to pick and bag your own items. I tried the chocolate croissant, walnut sourdough, this caramelized onion sourdough roll(?), chocolate chip cookie, and a sourdough round. Their sourdough bread is very good, not overly sour like some sourdoughs I've had. The cookie was pretty good, though very sweet. The chocolate croissant seemed a little bit stale when I got it unfortunately, though we did go to the bakery at a later time. Overall I really do like this bakery for their sourdough, and they even sell pizzas which I would like to try my next visit.

I love stopping by for a slice of pizza -- perfect size for a snack -- or a pastry in the afternoon. It's not usually too busy. $.30 charge for credit under $10.

Arizmendi was busy busy busy when I popped by on a Sunday afternoon. Even though there was a line out the door, service moved quickly. I was able to grab some of their self-serve pastries out of the pastry shelves in their front entryway, as well as order a slice of their pizza at the front counter. The prices here are some of the most affordable for pastries in the city. I can't say that they're my favorite--but overall good bang for your buck. The pizza was my favorite item out of all of the baked goods I tried. As mentioned, it was pretty hectic so my order got swapped with someone else's, but other than that, no pizzas were harmed in the making of this post. The pizza was hot and straight out of the pizza oven. It wasn't overly greasy and the bread had just the perfect amount of chewiness+crustiness. Although the hibiscus agua fresca was a little too sweet for me, the tartness of the drink did pair decently well with the pizza. In the future, I'd definitely pop on buy for a quick and cheap bite if I'm in the Valencia St area and would love to try some of their other pizza flavors.

The pizza....... Mmmm...... we loved it. Shiitake mushrooms and a bunch of other good stuff, the crust was very good.

date visited: 09.21.2024ordered: cheddar biscuitthere's so much other stuff i want to try here - pizza, cookies, bread, etc but i really enjoyed this cheddar biscuit! it was flaky and crunchy, still buttery, and very cheesy :)the space is really nice and inviting and i like that you can pick the pastry yourself. line went quick and the service was friendly. not super expensive either!

There are things that I really love here: -Mexican mocha-Dirty horchata iced or hot -jalapeño cheddar breadstick -sourdough rounds -salads -pizza with any type of sauce of the day -blueberry snails -blueberry cornmeal muffin -kombucha, they sell my fav brand Support your local co-op!

I stopped by once a week for almost a year while working in the area. The bread is delicious! I tried different kinds of bread, focaccia, pizza and pastries. The staff were always friendly and welcoming.