Bear Buns Bakery - San Diego, California

Flyin' Lynx

We stopped here for an early morning to go bite and brew. The food was amazing, coffee was great, and the service was excellent. Homemade rosemary bun on the breakfast sanwich was delightful. The blueberry muffin was soft and flavorful without being overly sweet. Definitely will stop in agan.

Susana „Lil Lo“ Lopez

I am from New York and could not have ask for a better experience. The price was even better. The staff are very attentive to your order and quick to have you enjoy the fruits of their labor.

Kathryn Shubin

I tend to like this place as it’s close by, decent coffee, and the breakfast sandwiches are pretty good.

Unfortunately my husband and I decided to swing by for lunch today and were told they stopped serving breakfast sandwiches already. The sign said 7am to noon so we thought it wouldn’t be a problem since it was around 11:45 and the sign states sandwiches take 5 minutes to make.

We went elsewhere for lunch.

David Hussain

Every Thursday for the past year and a half I’ve been having coffee at Bear Buns every Thursday morning as part of my routine in the neighborhood. When I originally walked into Bear Buns it was three years ago when I open my office on Aero Drive. I was looking for good coffee and that was the closest coffee shop.

Little did I realize how good the coffee would be.

But after walking in there was a giant showcase filled with decadent, beautiful, and extraordinary pastries and desserts. This is my kryptonite.

I asked the cashier what is the most popular and they let me know the bagel sandwiches and the bear bun.

I soon realized that everything is made to order at this place with love and artists behind each step. I ordered the bagel sandwich with sausage and avocado, and took a bear bun to go.

I completely forgot I had came here for the coffee.

It’s now been three years and Bear Buns bakery is a weekly activity for me and one of my favorite places in San Diego. As a local realtor and community advocate for 92123 it is my pleasure to be able to patronize this place every Thursday morning at 9am.

Their pastries are amazing, the people that work there are amazing, it’s the perfect symbiosis of local coffee shop and cool bakery

If you pass by Serra Mesa, please stop by and check out, Bear Buns, say hello to the owners, Ashli and Michi, and also sit down and enjoy the vibe of an awesome local coffee shop.

E L

My friend and I finally came here after his persistence of a place with the best cinnamon rolls anywhere, ever. He is 100% right. The cinnamon rolls, and the brown butter banana nut muffins, are worth the trip no matter where you live in the area or if you’re just visiting. Their iced chai latte with oat milk is also good to go. The only thing I wish is that I came here sooner!

James Geier

Bear Buns is famous for their cinnamon rolls for good reason: their cinnamon rolls are outstanding. The staff is friendly, and all the other baked goods are also excellent. Sometimes they run out of cinnamon rolls - don't worry, there will be more the next day and it is worth it to return.

Ariadna Setentaytres

The pastries are good. The sandwiches are OK. I think the breakfast sandwiches are a bit overpriced, but I wouldn't mind if the people who serve were correctly trained. Here are two necessary trainign points that I spotted:

1. The staff should know about the products that are being oferred. If the store sold a product before, and stopped selling it for any reason, the staff should know about it. When the customer asks a question like "Where is this product, that I have bought here before" the answer should be informative (e.g. "We don't carry it any more", "We ran out", "It will be here later") The answer I received to all my questions was "That's all we have" It didn't matter what question I made, the answer was "That's all we have" "Where are the lime cookies?" "That's all we have" , "What is your special coffee today?" "That's all we have" "What time do you close today?" "That's all we have"

2. The staff is entitled to speak any language they want among themselves, but it is unnacceptable that one member of the staff points at a client, says something in a foreign language and starts giggling; and that on top of that, the other member of the staff addresses the customer and says "sorry about that" making it evident that they were making fun about the customer. In any busness, but especially in a bakery, it is important not to make fun of people appearances or any other circumstances. I felt so ashamed, I will probably never go back, despite the deliciousness of the menu.

Frank Chaco

I've found out about Bear Buns Bakery just from driving by one day so I checked them out. I first went mid afternoon and they were closed. Found out they are only open mornings and close early afternoon. So I came back before noon this time. I ordered a "Bella" Breakfast Sandwich, minus the bacon, and a blueberry muffin. To drink, I often order organic fruit smoothies and juices so I ordered the "Berry" Smoothie. I ordered to dine-in and they gave me my muffin in a bag. I had to ask for a plate. You have to help yourself with their plastic dinnerware and napkins, so I did. Since every table inside was dirty, I also had to ask for a rag to clean the table, but after a couple minutes, they brought my "Bella" to me on a plate and also saw the dirty table and cleaned it after going back to get the rag.
The sandwich was just OK. I'm guessing the bread wasn't today's freshness. The muffin was very good which I enjoyed the most, but expect it's loaded with additional sugar. I was TOTALLY 100% disappointed in the smoothie. This place offers vegan-friendly food so I expected healthy food as well, but if you want "Healthy", I don't recommend Bear Buns Bakery. I know they don't advertise healthy and it's a bakery, but I didn't expect the smoothie to be "a fake" in my opinion. After drinking it, I suspected it wasn't natural so I went to the counter and asked for the ingredients. It's not really a smoothie but a refrigerated packaged "puree" mix with the ingredients starting with, Water, Sugar, mixed berries and "other" ingredients. They just blend the sugar loaded water and berry puree mix with ice and call it a smoothie. I was extremely disappointed after learning that. Shows me that I really need to be more aware and ask more questions when I order prepared foods, including my drinks.

I walked away from there feeling "YUK" from drinking that so-called smoothie.

Will I ever go back there? Maybe only for the muffin or a coffee, if I don't mind the sugar load, which I occasionally go for.