French bakeries bake baguettes and croissants, while a patisserie focuses on pastries, tarts and cakes. Every shop here has French, boulangerie, patisserie or croissant in its name or category, or names French pastry on its own website.
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Isabelle Briens French Pastry Cafe
127 N El Camino Real, Encinitas, CA 92024
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The French Delights
949 2nd St, Encinitas, CA 92024-4411
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Champagne French Bakery Cafe
162 S Rancho Santa Fe Rd Ste. E-10, Encinitas, CA 92024
Baguettes sell out. Traditional loaves are best in the morning and may be gone by afternoon; call ahead to reserve one.
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French Bakeries & Patisseries near Encinitas
- Los Angeles31
- San Francisco19
- San Diego17
- San Jose10
- Beverly Hills6
- Oakland6
- Sacramento6
- Santa Barbara6
Good to know
What is the difference between a boulangerie and a patisserie?
A boulangerie bakes bread, and a patisserie makes pastries and cakes. In the United States many shops do both.
What makes a croissant different from a regular roll?
A croissant is made from laminated dough, folded with butter many times, which creates thin flaky layers.