Lavender Bread & Cafe (San Pablo)

Bakery · Berkeley, Alameda County

About

• 6on the menu
• 64best Sandwich Score

Type	Bakery
Where	Berkeley, Alameda County, California
Ownership	Independent
On the menu	6 sandwiches
Breads	fresh spelt baguette, epi 'bagel', thick-cut country or pan loaf
Menu read	2026-09

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Logo: Lavender Bread & Cafe (San Pablo), from its website

Where it is

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Particularly interesting

• Epi 'Bagel' Sandwich (50): named producer: Roast Turkey; ingredient not in the pantry: Fromage Blanc
• Pecan Butter & Jam: house-made: NEW:Pecan Butter; ingredient not in the pantry: Pecan Butter
• Avocado Toast: ingredient not in the pantry: Microgreens, Aleppo Pepper

The sandwiches

Fewer than three sandwiches described well enough to score; no tier. 4 items are listed without a number because the menu names them without describing them.

1. Avocado Toast not scored: the menu does not describe a sandwich

   white bread (not stated on the menu; inferred), toasted: avocado; pickled onion; microgreens; aleppo; sesame.

   Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Microgreens, Aleppo Pepper.

2. Baguette Sandwich 64 very good

   fresh spelt baguette, cold: smoked ham; butter; swiss.

3. Epi 'Bagel' Sandwich 50 solid (much of this build is inferred)

   epi 'bagel', cold: roasted turkey (fra'mani); fromage blanc; tomato; greens.

   Worth a look: named producer: Roast Turkey; ingredient not in the pantry: Fromage Blanc.

4. Pecan Butter & Jam not scored: the menu does not describe a sandwich

   white bread (not stated on the menu; inferred), toasted: house-made pecan butter; boysenberry jam.

   Worth a look: house-made: NEW:Pecan Butter; ingredient not in the pantry: Pecan Butter.

5. Ricotta Toast not scored: the menu does not describe a sandwich

   white bread (not stated on the menu; inferred), toasted: ricotta; orange zest; honey; pistachio.

6. Smoked Trout not scored: the menu does not describe a sandwich

   white bread (not stated on the menu; inferred), toasted: creamy hot-smoked trout & herb spread.

   Worth a look: rare in the Bay Area (5 or fewer shops): Smoked Trout.

What you can build

Extras

soft-boiled egg, prosciutto

Menu read 2026-09; items and prices change. The Sandwich Score is the site's opinion of each recipe as the menu lists it, not a review of the shop. Tiers and house-made marks follow the menu's own wording.