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Independent bakeries in San Diego

There are 96 independent bakeries in San Diego County on the Hot Tip map, counted on : 36 in Central San Diego, 13 in Coastal San Diego, 13 in North County coastal, 13 in North County inland, 11 in East County and 10 in South Bay. 44 have hours on record.

Counted from the live Hot Tip map. Listings start from OpenStreetMap and are corrected by hand.

How this list is made. Every place tagged as a bakery or a pastry shop in OpenStreetMap. A cafe that bakes but is tagged as a cafe is on the coffee lists instead. Chains are left off by their corporate parent. Within an area, places named in print or on Reddit come first, then places with hours on record, then the rest by name.

Central San Diego 36

Mira Mesa8

East Village6

Clairemont Mesa3

Convoy and Kearny Mesa3

North Park3

University City3

  • Batch & Box

    Bakery

    4577 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92122

    Sun to Thu 10am to 9pm, Fri and Sat 10am to 10pm

    (877) 402-5849

  • Golden Doughnut

    Bakery

  • Le Macaron

    Bakery

City Heights2

Encanto2

  • Love & Bake

    Bakery

    6426 Skyline Drive, San Diego, CA 92114

    Tue to Sat 10am to 2pm, closed Sun and Mon

    loveandbake.com(619) 415-4259

  • Sammy's Mexican Bakery

    Bakery

Hillcrest2

Gaslamp Quarter1

Linda Vista1

  • San Diego Bakery

    Bakery

    Tue to Fri 5:30am to 8:30pm, Sat 6am to 8:30pm, Sun 6am to 5pm, closed Mon

San Carlos and Del Cerro1

Scripps Ranch1

Coastal San Diego 13

Point Loma7

La Jolla3

Coronado2

  • Clayton’s

    Bakery

  • Parfait

    Bakery

Pacific Beach1

North County coastal 13

Encinitas5

Carlsbad3

Oceanside2

Carmel Valley1

  • SusieCakes

    Bakery

    3705 Caminito Court, San Diego, CA 92130

    Sun to Thu 11am to 8pm, Fri and Sat 11am to 9pm

    susiecakes.com

Del Mar1

Pacific Highlands Ranch1

  • Mad for Cheesecake

    Bakery

    Every day 11am to 8pm

North County inland 13

Escondido4

  • Ortiz Bakery

    Bakery

    161 South Juniper Street, Escondido, CA 92025

    On Redditr/sandiego thread

  • Donout Star

    Bakery

    1061 West El Norte Parkway, Escondido, CA 92026

  • Panadería Lara

    Bakery

  • Wedeking's Bakery

    Bakery

    815 East Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92025

Vista3

Carmel Mountain Ranch2

  • Champagne French Bakery Cafe

    Bakery

    11925 Carmel Mountain Road, San Diego, CA 92128

    champagnebakery.com(858) 613-7767

  • Jessie's Bake Shop

    Bakery

    12075 Carmel Mountain Road, San Diego, CA 92128

Poway2

Rancho Bernardo1

Rancho Peñasquitos1

East County 11

Julian3

Spring Valley3

Casa de Oro2

El Cajon2

Santa Ysabel1

South Bay 10

Chula Vista5

Nestor2

Bonita1

Imperial Beach1

National City1

What the map can tell you

How many independent bakeries are there in San Diego?

Hot Tip lists 96 in San Diego County, counted on 5 October 2026: 36 in Central San Diego, 13 in Coastal San Diego, 13 in North County coastal, 13 in North County inland, 11 in East County and 10 in South Bay. The areas with the most are Mira Mesa (8), Point Loma (7), East Village (6), Encinitas (5) and Chula Vista (5). Chains are not counted.

Which bakeries in San Diego County open before 7am?

Of the 44 with hours on record, 12 open before 7am at least one day. The earliest: VG Donut and Bakery (5am), San Diego Bakery (5:30am), Bagatelle French Bakery (6am), Golden Bagel (6am), Gordy's Bakery and Coffeehouse (6am), Mom's Pie House (6am), Panaderia Gonzalez (6am) and Sarah's Bakery (6am). The hours beside each name in the list show the others.

Which bakeries in San Diego County are open on Sunday?

Of the 44 with hours on record, 39 open on Sunday. The ones that do not are Edelweiss Bakery, European Cake Gallery, Bagatelle French Bakery, Love & Bake and Panaderia Gonzalez.

Hours come from OpenStreetMap or from the business's own website. The rule for a chain is its owner. Anything with a national or regional corporate parent is out. A San Diego group with a few locations of its own stays. Seen a chain on this list, or a place that has closed, or one that is missing? Write to hello@hottip.club. If the place is yours, claiming it is free.

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