Jane Ellen Bakery

the pastries here are the reason to show up early. not as an afterthought to the coffee, not as filler under a glass dome, but as the actual point of the visit. jane ellen bakery sits on union avenue in the cambrian park stretch of san jose, a part of the city that doesn't announce itself, which is probably why the people who find this place tend to keep coming back. the regulars here are genuinely enthusiastic, the kind of word-of-mouth that takes years to build and can't be faked. if you're deciding between another stop and this one, go here first. order something baked. the pastry case is where this place earns your attention before the coffee even lands on the table.