Paczki in the Bay Area
February 23, 2017 9:54 AM Subscribe
Help me find Paczki in the Bay Area; Fat Tuesday is coming up and I'd love to find a place to buy a dozen of these jelly-filled fried balls of dough.
(Alternatively let me know your best recipe so I can recreate my own if I have to)
Backstory, my girlfriend and I moved from Chicago a few years ago, and they were a favorite of hers. In Chicago we clearly never had a hard time finding them this time of year, but clearly the Bay Area is a different beast. We live mid-peninsula, so far north or east wouldn't likely work, but I'm happy to go a decent distance to procure them if necessary.
Backstory, my girlfriend and I moved from Chicago a few years ago, and they were a favorite of hers. In Chicago we clearly never had a hard time finding them this time of year, but clearly the Bay Area is a different beast. We live mid-peninsula, so far north or east wouldn't likely work, but I'm happy to go a decent distance to procure them if necessary.
The Polish Club of SF says 'It's hard to find real pączki in the SF Bay Area. However, there is something similar, that Jewish people call "sufganiyot."'
It goes on to list these places. I can confirm Saul's in Berkeley regularly has sufganiyot.
It goes on to list these places. I can confirm Saul's in Berkeley regularly has sufganiyot.
Try Saul's Deli and/or Neto Caffe.posted by zippy at 10:16 AM on February 23, 2017
http://www.saulsdeli.com/
http://www.netocaffe.com/
It is possible that Cinderella Bakery bakes pączki in Lent.
http://cinderellabakery.com/home.html
The Seakor Deli in San Francisco may bake pączki. You could try them, too.
http://www.polishclubsf.org/Seakor.jpg
We’re not sure if Esther's has anything similar, but try!
http://www.esthersbakery.com/
Oh sorry, brain error, Saul's has sufganiyot around Hannukah. Donut Savant in Oakland (near 19th and B'Way) regularly has sufganiyot and all sorts of other freshly made donut and donut-like pastries.
posted by zippy at 10:34 AM on February 23, 2017
posted by zippy at 10:34 AM on February 23, 2017
Try Donut Savant in downtown Oakland by 19th St BART. I saw sufganiyot there one year around Hannukah, so I wouldn't be surprised if they made paczki.
posted by Smearcase at 12:12 PM on February 23, 2017
posted by Smearcase at 12:12 PM on February 23, 2017
This paczki map for Michigan expats worked for me in Boston last year. Its Bay Area suggestions are Seakor Polish Delicatessen and Sausage Factory in SF and Doughnut Dolly in Oakland/Berkeley/SF.
Doughnut Dolly's Twitter confirms presence of paczki today.
posted by teditrix at 3:41 PM on February 23, 2017
Doughnut Dolly's Twitter confirms presence of paczki today.
posted by teditrix at 3:41 PM on February 23, 2017
Donut Dolly is no more as of last week. All locations closed :(
posted by zippy at 11:51 PM on March 22, 2017
posted by zippy at 11:51 PM on March 22, 2017
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