These businesses are the winners of Bay Area Parent’s 2026 Best of the Best reader poll for Best Place to Buy a Birthday Cake or Cupcakes. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: Sweet Adeline Bakeshop. Cakes, pies, cupcakes and other sweet treats. Berkeley. sweetadelinebakeshop.com.
Silver: Angel Cakes. Oakland. angelcakes510.com.
Peninsula
Gold: Sibby’s Cupcakery. Old-fashioned cupcakes and cakes are baked fresh daily at this nut-free bakery. San Mateo. sibbyscupcakery.com.
Silver: Susie Cakes. Menlo Park location. susiecakes.com/locations/menlo-park.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: Tartine Bakery. Makes cakes, tarts, breads and more. Guerrero Street, San Francisco location. guerrero.tartine.menu.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Nothing Bundt Cakes. Bundt cakes in all sizes, from graduation cakes to bundtinis. Multiple locations. nothingbundtcakes.com.
Silver: Icing on the Cake. Los Gatos. icingonthecakebakery.com.
