Boudin Sourdough Bakery & Café

Sourdough bread is as synonymous with San Francisco as fog and Twitter. At the flagship Boudin Bakery on Fisherman’s Wharf, tangy loaves are still made from a mother dough first cultivated here in 1849. You can watch the bread-making process from the railing overlooking the showcase kitchen, sample it at the café, and even buy a few loaves to bring home with you. There’s also a bistro that offers an all-day menu, including sandwiches, salads, Dungeness crab cakes and clam chowder in (you guessed it) a bread bowl.