Fournée Bakery

Fine Dining Auditor 3 months ago

Arriving early on a Sunday morning is a tactical necessity here. I managed to secure street parking directly across from the shop. Because it was Sunday, the metered spots were free, which felt like a massive win given how notoriously restrictive parking is around this area. The retail space operates on a micro-footprint, but the kitchen utilizes it to output a staggering, world-class lineup of laminated pastries and artisan sourdoughs. A formidable queue had already materialized by the time the doors unlocked, but the front-of-house team cleared it with impressive, rapid-fire efficiency. The indoor staging area for guests waiting to order is exceptionally tight, meaning it gets congested immediately as the first morning tickets drop. Ham and Cheese Croissant: A savory laminate featuring premium rosemary ham and melted Manchego cheese. While the outer shell didn’t offer as many distinct shatter-layers or the extreme, brittle crunch of other regional benchmarks I've audited recently, the flavor balance was undeniably superb. Canelé de Bordeaux: An absolute triumph. It delivered a flawless, sustained crunch from the deeply caramelized wax-and-butter crust, yielding to a perfectly

Ton T 3 months ago

Located in front of the Claremont Hotel Fournée Bakery is a cute, small artisan bakery serving up sweet and savory baked goods, sandwiches and bread. The store is all retail and there’s no seating available. I only got some almond chocolate croissants so that’s all I can comment on. From the photo, the croissant is actually surprisingly dense and not puffy, but taste wise very good. Strong almond flavors and not excessively sweet. I quite like it. Parking in this neighborhood is always a bit challenging so you might have to drive around a bit.

Spencer Q 4 months ago

Pasteries: 3/5 Service: 3/5 Ambiance: 3/5 Portion to Price: 3/5 Overall: Standard fare pasteries. The extended review... Pastries: 3/5 - I was in the area and of course if I see a bakery I have to give it a try. I got a little slice of cake one of the croissants it was pretty standard fare. Service: 3/5 - Standard service. Ambiance: 3/5 - A grab and go type of place. Portion to Price: 3/5 - Standard fare pricing for a bakery.

Chris J 4 months ago

Best bakery in the area and early morning lines are not just hype. Amazing bakery, get there early as they run out of everything quickly and lines form before they even open at 7am. Best croissant in the bag area, incredible and picturesque baguettes and levain. Parking can be tricky

Matt Tran 5 months ago

I can’t speak Spanish thank god the customers helped translate for me. I got a Asada Torta and it came with an aqua fresca and I chose a Horchata. It was a total of $20.63 and it was amazing, loved how filled it was with lots of vegetables and the meat smelled great. Loved it

Vineet Sinha 6 months ago

Food is great. Big fan. Been coming here for years. I’ve had everything in their menu at least once by now. Except maybe some of the seasonal. You won’t be disappointed if you come here. I always want to give this place five stars but I can’t. Respectfully, let me explain. 1. They don’t heat anything. Imagine a cold quiche or sandwich. They bake goods all the time but can’t reheat a cookie for a minute. Takes away from the experience. 2. The quiche would be perfect if it used bacon, or a different type of ham that wasn’t so chewy. 3. Hours are no fun: 7am-3pm is kinda weird. Being closed Monday and Tuesday as well. The line is always out the door. 4. They run out. Always. For a bakery as popular as Fournee that’s been at this for a while, consider more inventory planning. 5. No seating. This is a take and go place. I’ll still come here all the time but hope someone reads this.

Shin Wang 7 months ago

One of the best bakeries in Berkeley.The Traditional Croissant is perfect with a beautiful crunch and buttery taste. For a savory croissant, we got the veggie one.I wasn’t the big fan of savory croissants.But it was still delicious. Just love it!

R Lee 9 months ago

Tried the Almond croissant, chocolate almond croissant, mixed fruit croissant and a morning bun. Croissants are on the dense side not buttery and flaky. Very sugary and sweet. They have a selection of sweet and savory Pastries. Sweet pastries are on the average side .