Arizmendi Bakery

Arizmendi Bakery
TypeWorker cooperative
IndustryBakery
PredecessorCheese Board Collective
Founded1997 (1997)
Area served
San Francisco Bay Area
Websitewww.arizmendibakery.coop

Arizmendi Bakery is a network of independent bakeries located in the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the United States, including locations in San Francisco, Berkeley, Emeryville, and Oakland.[1] They are all worker cooperatives which are independently operated but share similar products and recipes.

Arizmendi Bakery were inspired by and supported by the Cheese Board Collective, with the first location, on Lakeshore Avenue in Oakland, opening in 1997.[2][3] It was named after Basque priest and labor organizer José María Arizmendiarrieta.[3]

In 2011, Arizmendi was voted the best bakery in the East Bay by the East Bay Express.[4][5] Food reviewer Tamara Palmer, from SF Weekly, called their Auntie Mabel's Kookie Brittle the best cookie in San Francisco.[6]

Arizmendi's primary offerings includes pastries, pizza, and bread. The bakery makes pastries, pizza, bread,[2] and other items such as fruitcakes.[7] The bakery menu features rotating seasonal items such as panettone, hot cross buns, and pies.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Arizmendi Bakery & Pizzeria". Critics' Reviews. Diablo Magazine. Retrieved 1 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. 1 2 Gold, Amanda (4 March 2012). "49 Square Miles: Arizmendi Bakery tops in the Inner Sunset". Food. SFGate. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Arizmendi Bakery and Pizzeria". East Bay Express. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Readers' Poll Winners: Goods and Services". Best of the East Bay. East Bay Express. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Holtz, Sarah (2022-10-19). "Upscale—but Affordable—SF Bakery Forced To Raise Prices Amid Inflation". The San Francisco Standard. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  6. ↑ Palmer, Tamara. "Arizmendi Bakery's Secret Weapon: Auntie Mabel's Kookie Brittle". Cook E. Monster. SF Weekly. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  7. ↑ Gordon, Megan. "Rejoice: Arizmendi Bakery's Remarkable Fruitcake". Bay Area Bites. KQED. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Happy Holidays! | Arizmendi Bakery". www.arizmendibakery.com. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
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