Los Angeles, it turns out, is a bakery town, where neighborhood bread and pastry shops are plentiful. Pick up a croissant for breakfast, a baguette for dinner or a little something for in-between. Besides traditional cakes, pies and cookies, on offer are rustic sourdough breads, refined French pastries, Asian-inflected sweet rolls and gluten-free treats. Here are a baker's dozen of best-of's from some of our favorite neighborhood bakeries.
Best lemon bar: Euro Pane
The perfectly balanced lemon bar — not too tart, not too sweet, not too eggy, with the just-right ratio of filling to crust — isn't so easy to find. But at Pasadena bakery Euro Pane, Sumi Chang's has all the right proportions, with tangy, silky lemon curd and a simultaneously sturdy but crumbly shortbread crust. $2.35.
345 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, (626) 844-8804, and 950 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, (626) 577-1828.
Best uber-buttery pastry: McCall's Meat & Fish
The Breton pastry kouign amann at Karen Yoo's bakery-inside-a-butcher-shop is as good as, or better than, any you've had in France — extra caramelized, over-the-top buttery and super flaky. That you can buy it while also picking up a couple of dry-aged ribeyes might make it all the better. $4.
2117 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 667-0674.
Best croissant: Proof Bakery
The croissants go fast at this Atwater Village favorite, so get there early when they're most likely still barely warm, the outer layers golden and crunchy and the inner layers supple and airy. It smells and tastes of creamy butter. Overall, dreamy. Plain croissant, $2.75.
3156 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 664-8633.
Best baguette: Bread Lounge
Bien cuit describes the burnished baguettes at downtown bakery Bread Lounge; it's the French term that literally translates to "well cooked." It often refers to baked goods just this side of too dark, but the extra baking renders breads with excellent crust and flavor, and it means the baker has the courage to push it to the edge. $3.50.
700 S. Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles, (213) 327-0782.
Best retro snack cake: Semi Sweet Bakery
The foil-wrapped, chocolate-covered, cream-filled Ding Dong of childhood memories may have neared extinction recently when Hostess almost shuttered for good. But snack cake simulacra will likely persevere even after the Ding Dong is dead. And they're better. Like the Ding A Lings at Semi Sweet Bakery, which come in flavors such as hazelnut crunch or raspberry. $2.50 to $2.95.
105 E. 6th St., Los Angeles, (213) 228-9975.
Best pan dulce: La Mascota
The selection of pan dulce ("sweet bread") at Boyle Heights panaderia La Mascota is consistently fresh, and you can't go wrong with its hand-shaped concha ("seashell"). Its sugary crust is crispy and crumble-in-your-mouth, and the interior is fluffy, soft and sweet. Mini concha, 25 cents; regular, 40 cents.
2715 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 263-5513.
Best Asian sweet bun: Oh My Pan
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