FKN Bread — Restaurant in San Juan Capistrano

I am a huge fan of sourdough bread. I mean, who isn’t? I thought I’d give it a try and get these homemade artisan loafs and since then, I’ve been hooked. I’ve told my family and friends about how delicious the bread is from FKN. My husband and my mom refer to the jalapeño cheddar loaf as “the good bread”. They’ve definitely been spoiled. As soon as I bring home the bread, we are already devouring at least half the loaf. We are making avo toast, slathering baked Brie on a slice, ham and cheese paninis, or adding the bread to a charcuterie spread.

My favorite loaf is the jalapeño cheddar, then the rosemary roasted garlic loaf, and the squaw is also pretty good too. Don’t even get me started on the cookies either. I ordered a batch of cookies soft and if family or friends wanted them crispy, they can pop it in the air fryer for a couple of minutes. It goes so well with a cup of coffee or milk.

I’m so excited that they are getting a brick and mortar storefront. I feel like it’s just the right thing to do, considering how popular they’ve gotten and the possibilities that are in store for them and us (customers).

FKN is one of the best things that I’ve discovered during the pandemic. Bree is one of the most awesome human beings too. The customer service is top notch. If you support any local small businesses, this is one you...

The sourdough baklava pistachio paste croissant ("waSOH", lol) is the best real croissant I've had since Layercake in Irvine, CA before they changed their vendor around 2014. The closest in OC has been Cream Pan in Tustin, CA, but no match for the flaky, crunchy yet soft sound, texture, and taste of the FKN Bread example. It's basically like the one I had in France over 20 years ago. I'm kinda wishing I lived closer so I could have it a little more often!

Update: The "regular" sourdough croissant was just as amazing, so it wasn't the flavoring that did it. It's the bread. Very hard to do so many kudos!! Please never change the recipe. If the market ever demands a crappy crescent from you, so be it, but please never take away this absolute ambrosian delicacy from the menu even if you only end up making a small amount each day, and please label them accordingly 😊

2025-05-29 On a revisit, I managed to get more photos and a video of the sound of the croissant. Delicious as ever, or at least within 0.1 to 0.2...

We stopped by this bakery right before heading into The Mission. FKN are initials of their sons. I didn’t know what to expect when I walked in. From the outside, I thought it was bigger but it’s a cute tiny little grab and go place. Each of the pastries are on display.

Then I noticed this bakery specializes in everything sourdough which is my least favorite bread. We got ham and cheese sourdough croissant and chocolate sourdough croissant.

Even though I’m not a fan of sourdough, it wasn’t tastable in the ham and cheese but very noticeable in the dark chocolate croissant. Had the sour salty flavor.

It’s a matter of preference and sourdough is just not for me. I also wished they could have offered to heat it up. Instead it was cold and hard.

They sell fresh baked loaves and we were told they sell...