Bakery · Berkeley, Alameda County
About
Lavender Bread & Cafe (San Pablo) is a bakery in Berkeley, independently owned. The site read its menu and scored every sandwich on it as the menu lists it; what follows is the menu, drawn and scored, not a review.
- Type
- Bakery
- Where
- Berkeley, Alameda County, California
- Ownership
- Independent
- On the menu
- 6 sandwiches; the best Sandwich Score is 64
- Breads
- fresh spelt baguette, epi 'bagel', thick-cut country or pan loaf
- Worth a look
- 4 items with something notable
- Menu
- The menu this page was read from, read 2026-09 · Website
- Directions
- On Google Maps
Where it is
View on OpenStreetMap Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. The exact shop was not found on OpenStreetMap, so the map shows the city.
Particularly interesting
- Epi 'Bagel' Sandwich (50): named producer: Roast Turkey; ingredient not in the pantry: Fromage Blanc
- Pecan Butter & Jam (13): house-made: NEW:Pecan Butter; ingredient not in the pantry: Pecan Butter
- Avocado Toast (54): ingredient not in the pantry: Microgreens, Aleppo Pepper
The sandwiches
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Avocado Toast 54 solid
bread not stated, toasted: avocado; pickled onion; microgreens; aleppo; sesame.
Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Microgreens, Aleppo Pepper.
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Baguette Sandwich 64 very good
fresh spelt baguette, cold: smoked ham; butter; swiss.
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Epi 'Bagel' Sandwich 50 solid
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.
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Pecan Butter & Jam 13 chaos
bread not stated, toasted: house-made pecan butter; boysenberry jam.
Worth a look: house-made: NEW:Pecan Butter; ingredient not in the pantry: Pecan Butter.
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Ricotta Toast 59 solid
bread not stated, toasted: ricotta; orange zest; honey; pistachio.
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Smoked Trout 42 rough
thick-cut country or pan loaf, 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