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Liguria Bakery in San Francisco, CA: hours, menu and how to get there
Tuesday to Saturday, 7 AM to 12 PM; closed Sunday and Monday1700 Stockton St, San Francisco(415) 421-3786
Liguria Bakery is a focaccia-only bakery at 1700 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94133, in North Beach. Its Google Maps listing shows it open Tuesday to Saturday, 7 AM to 12 PM, and the phone number is (415) 421-3786. Tasting Table (March 2026) says it often sells out before 10 AM and reports cash only.
The short version
What you will find at Liguria Bakery
Liguria Bakery sells focaccia and little else. Tasting Table (March 2026) describes counter service, with the focaccia handed over wrapped in paper tied with string, and says the bakery has no website or social media. The press dates it to 1911 and says the Soracco family still runs it.
Focaccia only
Sources name rosemary garlic, black olive, mushroom, jalapeno cheese, pizza and raisin. Tasting Table says there are fewer than 10 varieties. See each flavor explained.
No per-flavor price list
The bakery publishes no menu. Tasting Table (March 2026) gives about $8 to $10 per piece of focaccia, and no price per flavor was found. Read the menu page.
Takeout at the counter
Google Maps lists takeout and delivery. Delivery is not confirmed anywhere else, so call (415) 421-3786 before relying on it.
From the menu
The dishes people order most
The bakery publishes no most-liked list, so these six are the flavors named in Tasting Table (March 2026), with the pizza flavor first because a 2009 profile called it the most popular. Flavors change, so ask at the counter.
Focaccia
Pizza focaccia
Tomato sauce with green onion (scallions). Called the most popular flavor in a 2009 profile; listed in Tasting Table 2026.
Focaccia
Rosemary garlic focaccia
Named by Tasting Table (2026). It was $4.50 in a 2009 article, a price that is out of date.
Focaccia
Black olive focaccia
Named by Tasting Table (2026).
Focaccia
Mushroom focaccia
Named by Tasting Table (2026).
Focaccia
Jalapeno cheese focaccia
Named by Tasting Table (2026) as jalapeno and cheese; Time Out (2017) and The Infatuation (2018) name a cheddar jalapeno or jalapeno cheese version.
Focaccia
Raisin focaccia
A sweet option named by Tasting Table (2026) and The Infatuation (2018).
When to go
Opening hours
Google Maps shows the same hours Tuesday to Saturday, 7 AM to 12 PM, with Sunday and Monday closed. Several sources say the bakery closes once the focaccia sells out, and Tasting Table says that is often before 10 AM, so go early. Call (415) 421-3786 to check holiday hours.
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Thursday | 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Friday | 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Saturday | 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Selling out | Tasting Table (March 2026) says the kitchen often sells out before 10 AM in the regular season. Go early. |
Find it
Getting there and parking
The business is at 1700 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94133. It sits at the corner of Stockton and Filbert streets, on the Washington Square side of North Beach, according to Wikipedia. Parking and public transit routes are not confirmed in any source we read.
More detail is on the hours and location page.
Quick answers
Common questions about Liguria Bakery San Francisco
What are Liguria Bakery's opening hours?
Google Maps shows Tuesday to Saturday, 7 AM to 12 PM, closed Sunday and Monday. It can close earlier if the focaccia sells out.
What is the phone number?
(415) 421-3786.
Can I order ahead by phone?
A 2009 profile says phone orders were accepted. No recent source confirms it, so call (415) 421-3786 to ask.
Does it have a website or take online orders?
No. The Google profile lists no website and Tasting Table says there is no website or social media.
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Visiting Liguria Bakery
What to buy at Liguria Bakery on a first visit
Liguria Bakery focaccia for first-timers: the flavors reported in 2026, two that only older sources confirm, how it is sold, the price range and why to go early.
Sources
Where this information comes from
This is an independent guide, so everything on it is gathered from public listings and checked by hand. We name the source so you can check it too.
- Google Maps listing for Liguria Bakery: address, phone, hours, rating and review count, map coordinates
- Tasting Table (5 March 2026): flavors, price per piece, cash only, selling out, counter service, no website or social media, 1911 founding, family, city legacy business status
- Northside SF, Cook's Chat with Michael Soracco (about January 2009, undated page): phone orders accepted, family members, how focaccia is cut and wrapped, history, popular flavor
- Wikipedia: Liguria Bakery: founding year, founders, shift to focaccia, location at Filbert St across from Washington Square
- Time Out San Francisco review (23 May 2017): sells sheets of focaccia, sells out and closes, example flavors (dated)
- FoodGPS (17 Nov 2009): sold by the slab in butcher paper tied with twine, older flavors (dated)
- The Infatuation (12 April 2018): plain, rosemary, raisin, jalapeno cheese and pizza flavors, only focaccia (dated)
Last checked on November 11, 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.