Japantown + Pacific Heights, San Francisco · shop
b. patisserie is a refined salon de thé with an open pastry kitchen, where the classical French foundation gets quietly subverted by black sesame and white sesame lotus variations alongside the originals. The kouign amann is what most people come for — caramelized crust, layered center, the whole thing shattering into buttery ribbons when it's still warm. The seasonal riffs — ube, matcha, lychee — make returning a different experience each time.