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Best French Macarons in San Francisco

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Where to buy the best french macarons in San Francisco. You’ll find them at Chantal Guillon, Ketsourine Macarons, and Le Macaron Stonestown.Best French Macarons in San Francisco, California
Fact – french macarons are delicious. They are also finicky little buggers. I’ve tried to make them a handful of times and every time I swear I’ll never do it again! Especially when there are so many great places to find french macarons here in San Francisco! Here are a few that I turn to when I need my fix.

Here are all the locations in an easy interactive map I created with Wanderlog!

Ketsourine Macarons San Francisco Daly CityKetsourine Macarons Best French Macarons in San Francisco Daly City

Ketsourine Macarons

Ketsourine Macarons is actually about 15 minutes outside of San Francisco in Daly City, but it is 100% worth the trip! In addition to any of their macarons, their must-eat item is the macaron ice cream sandwich. It’s insanely delicious. The cafe itself is also gorgeous, with tons of natural light and tables to enjoy your macarons with one of their signature cold brewed iced coffees.

Ketsourine Macarons
500 Westlake Center
Daly City, CA 94015
415.412.5923
https://ketsourinemacarons.com/

Le Macaron Stonestown - Best-French Macarons in San Francisco

Le Macaron Stonestown

3251 20th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
415.682.9664
http://www.lemacaron-us.com/
Le Macaron is a new player in the San Francisco french macaron scene. Located in the Sunset neighborhood, have a huge selection of flavors. They are all as delicious as they are beautiful! They have the brightest macaron colors I’ve ever seen but use no artificial colorings. They also have gelato! Two of my favorite foods all in one place.

Chantal Guillon in Hayes Valley and SOMA - Best French Macarons in San FranciscoBest French Macarons in San Francisco, California

Chantal Guillon

They have two beautiful locations in San Francisco – a small charming shop in Hayes Valley and a larger cafe location in SOMA. You have to try the Grand Macaron – Two large macaron shells filled with buttercream frosting and a filled truffle center. It’s also decorated with edible gold in a pattern that was inspired by Louis Vuitton. Talk about heaven with every bite!

Chantal Guillon Patisserie
1309 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415.512.1020
http://www.chantalguillon.com/

Chantal Guillon Macarons
437 Hayes Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415.864.2400
http://www.chantalguillon.com/

I actually had the opportunity to spend the afternoon in the kitchen with the amazing staff of Chantal Guillon macarons. What a special experience that was! I got to try my hand at everything from piping frosting to decorating the Grand Macarons with airbrushed edible gold paint. Talk about dream jobs!

Chantal Guillon in Hayes Valley and SOMA - Best French Macarons in San Francisco
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again – everything is better with a little edible gold! Now I just have to figure out how to get my hands on a setup that allows me to paint with it like Chantal Guillon has.Chantal Guillon in Hayes Valley and SOMA - Best French Macarons in San FranciscoChantal Guillon in Hayes Valley and SOMA - Best French Macarons in San FranciscoChantal Guillon in Hayes Valley and SOMA - Best French Macarons in San FranciscoChantal Guillon French Macarons San Francisco Grand MacaronChantal Guillon French Macarons San Francisco Grand MacaronChantal Guillon French Macarons San Francisco Grand Macaron

Piping salted caramel onto macaron shells is no joke people! It takes a ton of forearms strength to do it over and over. #SpreadingCaramelIsMyCardioBest Macarons in San Francisco - Where to Buy French Macarons for a Wedding or PartyBest Macarons in San Francisco - Where to Buy French Macarons for a Wedding or Party Best Macarons in San Francisco - Where to Buy French Macarons for a Wedding or Party

I also learned how to pipe white chocolate in molds and fill them with passion fruit ganache.Best Macarons in San Francisco - Where to Buy French Macarons for a Wedding or Party
French Macaron Making Classes San Francisco Other things that I now realize I can’t live without – a stand mixer that is taller than me.French Macaron Making Classes San Francisco

French Macaron Making Classes San Francisco

Chantal Guillon definitely has the largest selection of macaron colors and flavors that I’ve ever seen! It was fun to see behind-the-scenes for a day.French Macaron Making Classes San Francisco
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June 2, 2016  •  Filed Under: Bay Area, San Francisco, Travel 7 Comments

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  1. Nancy says

    June 3, 2016 at 10:13 am

    Oh man, how fun was that? So cool. I love macarons. By the way: Yellow is definitely your colour – love it on you!

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    • Kelly Egan - A Side of Sweet says

      June 3, 2016 at 10:50 am

      I know! It may have been the best day ever. I was so grateful for the opportunity! Thanks so much for the yellow comment – I love that sweater and definitely need to buy more in that color!

      Reply
  2. Susanne - Bag at you says

    June 6, 2016 at 10:55 am

    This looks like so much fun & so delicious!! Wow!! I totally missed this on your Snapchat, but I’m happy that you shared it here! Can’t wait to go to Chantal Guillon myself! #lovemacarons

    Xx Susanne – http://bagatyou.com

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    • Kelly Egan - A Side of Sweet says

      June 6, 2016 at 11:11 am

      You definitely should! I love their SOMA location – it’s so bright and airy.

      Reply
  3. Sam @ SugarSpunRun says

    June 7, 2016 at 8:39 am

    This looks like so much fun! I absolutely LOVE that gold paint on the macarons! There’s nowhere (that I can find, anyway) to get a good macaron here in rural PA, so I’m going to need to make a trip out near you soon! 😉

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    • Kelly Egan - A Side of Sweet says

      June 7, 2016 at 9:46 am

      I hope you do make it out here! It’s almost worth the trip just for a great macaron!

      Reply
  4. Michelle says

    July 10, 2017 at 5:02 pm

    Wow! All look incredible. I’m jealous that you got to make them and spray on the gold color! I’m adding this to my upcoming SF trip Tripidee board!

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