J. Kenji López-Alt

"The Best Sourdough Bread in San Francisco: Noe Valley Bakery - Noe Valley's loaf has an extremely crunchy crust, reminiscent of a baguette in terms of its crispness and thinness. Its crumb has a classic clean, sour flavor without the overt wheatiness of some of the whole wheat doughs."

Margot McKelvie

"Their small sourdough loaves resemble that of a baguette in both their look, with a thin shape, and texture, with a very crispy crust and a soft chewy inside. Without the wheat flavor, which is found in most sourdoughs, the strong sourdough flavor is apparent with each bite."