Owner uses her Ukrainian grandmother's recipe. Each buttery coil painted with thick caramelized sugar. 7x7 Bay Area: perennial line snaking out the door. Get there early.
Went TikTok-viral almost immediately. The Infatuation called it arguably the most visually flawless cinnamon roll in the city. Neat spirals, fragrant cinnamon, citrus-noted frosting.
The morning bun that made SF food tourists line up before opening. Laminated croissant dough with cinnamon-orange sugar coating: shatteringly crisp and caramelized. $5.25.
Sprawling warehouse bakery from the Gjelina hospitality group. Cinnamon knot uses laminated dough twisted with cinnamon sugar, deeply caramelized at the edges. Line snakes outside most mornings.
The Infatuation: the size of a not-small baby's head and a legitimate tourist attraction. Frosting served on the side. Feeds 2-4 people.