La Bedaine

Wonderful croissant and other "regular" French-style boulangerie and patisserie baked goods, in addition to prepared meals to take home, heat, and eat. There are delicious pate and other similar items. The sandwich selection is limited, but they are very good. St. Patrick's day (17Mar18) had a delicious, heated-to-order, grilled Rueben. The couple running La Bedaine are very nice; always with a warm greating and pleasant smile.

Real bread! Baguettes and croissants as well as pastries like tarts and quiches. During lunch they have AMAZING sandwiches which change day to day but are always very good! Get them while they last! They've also got very carefully prepared and mostly French ready-to-heat dishes which are all pretty generously priced for people who want a take home meal they can reheat. It's extremely rare to find places that sell bread of this quality so don't miss out!

A wonderful little slice of France. The fruits tarts are top notice, the homemade breads are as good as any in the Bay Area, the sandwiches -- highlighted by the grilled Reuben and the various paté choices -- are a wonderful lunch treat. If I'm forced to complain, the croissants are just good, but otherwise, this is a gem of a place where you can't go wrong.

This charming little shop is what I dream of having in my neighborhood. It is part patisserie, part take-away bistro. Chef Alain opened Le Charm in SF and it was a wonderful bistro under his helm, and now he has moved to this postage stamp sized shop that is full of his goodies. You can get all manner of delicious pastry--I love the financiers, the carmelized tarte tatin, and the adorable fruit tartlets. The prices here are astonishly reasonable (as Le Charm was) for the expertly crafted pastry. For savory treats, the terrines are amazing, like the wild boar terrine with pistachios and the pâté de campagne are delicious on fresh crusty bread. They also make impressive host gifts when stopping by your friends' place for wine. They are vacuum sealed bistro meals ready to heat up at home. My favorite item there is their house smoked sausage. It is the juiciest, savory sausage you will every have. Their dungeness crab salad sandwiches on fresh baguette are delicious when in season. The service is lovely and I hear that they offer free pastry classes on the weekend. Street parking is fairly easy on this part of Solano.

The pastries need no introduction, as others have said, all delicious. I love his take-home meals and am presently eating his wonderful cassoulet as I write this: duck confit, sausage, lamb, big fat beans, bacon, onions, all in a terrific sauce. His pates also excellent. So happy to have this place nearby.