Rosalind Bakery

Rosalind is a top tier bakery in San Francisco. They are creative with their baked goods like their use of sourdough for their croissant (if my taste buds aren't mistaken), have very large portions and have quality ingredients and baking skills. Every detail seemed well thought out from the flakiness to the candying of the almond topping. I wasn't too happy at first to pay $7 for a pastry at first but by the end I found it totally worth it.

tried the millet muffin and it was extremely satiating--loads you up with fibre because of the whole wheat and provides great textural contrast bc of the crunchiness :")

An odd mix of big loaves of bread and individual pastries. Not really in the mood to take a big loaf back to the office, so focused on the pastries. Everything I tried was really yummy.Ham + Cheese Croissant: Not the typical crescent shaped croissant that I'm used to, more square like a pain au chocolat. Except no chocolat, but tons of thick folded ham. And some cheese too. Really nice against the flaky buttery dough. One of the few savory pastries sold here, so could be part of a lunch in a pinch.Hibiscus Bearclaw: A little sticky. Even more so since they put it in a bag and then the sticky topping gets all over. But despite the mess, it's kinda tasty. The pink sticky glaze was very subtly scented like hibiscus. The inside of the pasty had a nice sweet almond paste. And same signature buttery flaky pastry shell that they do well here.Cinnamon Roll: This was HUGE! Literally the size of my hand and I don't have small hands. A little messy with all the frosting, so keep a few napkins at your desk. The first two rings are flaky and a little dry, like is typical when bakeries attempt cinnamon rolls. So I was a little concerned. But then I got to the inner rings and was so delighted. Soft and full of cinnamon flavor. Just like those cinnamon roll specializing places, which is rare for a bakery to get right. Had some leftovers obviously, but still tasted good the next day.Pumpkin Pear Danish: Loved the center, which seemed to skew more pear than pumpkin. Something great about the pairing for fruit with buttery flaky pastry.Chocolate Croissant: A few bits of hard chocolate surrounded by lots of buttery croissant dough. Kinda wish they were a little more generous with the chocolate though, since there were many bites without.Almond Croissant: This felt like they were cheating. It was a croissant cut in half with almond paste spread in the middle. Always seems more magically when the almost paste is actually baked inside. Also, it feels like having the almond paste baked instead makes the whole inside a bit moister too. It was still decent, but not their best offering.Chocolate Chip Cookie: A very comforting classic cookie. I like how it was a little thick, but not too thick. The oversized chocolate chips were perfect for the thickness. And a nice touch of salt for contrast, but not too salty.

Rosalind, you by far make the best sourdough bread that I've found in SF! I was so happy to have seen you moved closer to the city and literally dream about your bread. The reason behind the low score is the unpredictability of your hours. This has been the 5th time I've come to grab bread or pastries for friends out of town to try, only be disappointed by you being closed way way way earlier than your times disclose. Honestly it's hard to rave about a bread when I can never buy it for people to try! I completely understand when things arise and you are short staffed so I refrained from writing this the first few times but it's getting kind of ridiculous now. I want to share with others that if you're making a trek to go here, try calling ahead or time!!As for Rosalind; I still love your bread but Please please keep to your hours or share it somehow that you are closed! I'm writing this as I'm sitting outside your shop and no one is picking up your phones on either location!!

The whole wheat sourdough loaf is beyond amazing. It is my number one sourdough in all of San Francisco. It really is the perfect sourdough. I also had a pastry with pink glaze and almond mealy stuff in the middle as well as a square caramel (maybe apple) pastry. Both were so good. Cold brew was also great!

So this is for the toogoodtogo app. I originally bought an item from them through the app and was quite excited about it. I shifted my plans to be at the store at the pick up time, which according to their site said that they would be opened. I arrived at 1:30 and the store was already closed. This was a huge waste of time and money.

UPDATE - they still don't open before 9~ but the owner is now in the store and service is great (no more grumpy person working there)! Sounds like they will have a full coffee service soon (aka, if you want more than black coffee for now you still may have to go elsewhere). All the items are incredibly delicious - happy to support this great local bakery.

In a city full of amazing bread this is a cut above. The story coupled with the goods fantastic combination! Matt and his team crush a daily assortment of everything you didn't know you needed in your life. Get some and get happy

Participate with Too Good to Go. Very bad experience. Staff is not friendly. Store closed early without notice.

Amazing quality - try the nut seed loaf for something satisfying and not sweet. The blue corn cookies have the perfect level of sweetness and a unique taste and look. Matthew is building something great here go check the shop out!