Franny's Cup & Saucer
Beloved mother-and-daughter patisserie on Point Arena's Main Street — seasonally-changing pastries baked fresh every morning, cash-only and carry-out, since 2006.
- Mon Closed
- Tue Closed
- Wed 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Today
- Thu 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Fri 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Sat 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Sun 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Along Highway 1
Leg times are driving estimates along Highway 1.
South to north along Highway 1: Stewarts Point Store, then ~5 min to Sea Ranch Lodge, then ~15 min to Gualala Downtown, then ~25 min to Point Arena Downtown. Franny's Cup & Saucer is the venue on this page.
Nearby
Within a short walk
Arena Market & Café · B Bryan Preserve · Izakaya Gama · Little Green Bean Roastery · Sign of the Whale · The Record
A short drive
- Cove Coffee 1.0 mi W
- Point Arena Pizza 1.0 mi W
- Pier Place 1.0 mi W
- Pelican Bluffs Trail 1.1 mi SE
Bakery
Franny's Cup & Saucer is the little jewel-box bakery on Point Arena's Main Street that people plan a Highway 1 drive around. Franny and her mom, Barbara, opened it in April 2006 as a place to pour their shared love of beautiful, delicious food and treasures into one small room — and that's exactly what it still is: a tiny shop crammed with awesome pastries, travel trinkets, quirky kids' toys, and unusual housewares, all squeezed under one roof.
Everything sweet and savory is baked on site every morning, and the case changes constantly with the seasons — this is a bakery that rewards showing up curious rather than with a fixed order in mind. With a 4.8 Google rating across 200-plus reviews, it's the rare small-town bakery that reviewers call a genuine standout, and it earned a spot (with two recipes) in Sunset's Eating Up the West Coast. The shop is small enough that everything is carry-out, and popular enough that it regularly sells out early.
What to Order
- The daily pastry case — sweet and savory both, seasonally inspired and different every day; made fresh that morning with organic flour
- The "slippers" — the crowd-favorite bacon slipper and the Fruit Slipper come up again and again as things to grab
- Croque Monsieur — a standout on the savory side
- Princess cake — moist and flavorful under its signature green shell with raspberry; a special-occasion classic they're known for
- House confections — their own chocolate bars, sea-salt caramels, truffles, pâte de fruit, and jams
- Coffee & tea — organic Little Green Bean espresso and drip, roasted right next door, plus Harney & Sons tea and chai
- Special-occasion & wedding cakes — custom cakes and dessert-table catering by special order (call ahead)
Before You Go
- Cash or check only — no cards, so come prepared
- Everything is carry-out — the shop is too small to sit; plan to take your pastries to go
- Go early — they routinely sell out of favorites well before closing; call ahead at (707) 882-2500 and they'll set items aside for you
- Mind the days & hours — open Wednesday–Saturday 8 AM–2 PM and Sunday 8 AM–noon; closed Monday and Tuesday
- Closed days, still covered — on Mondays and Tuesdays you can find Franny's pastries next door at Little Green Bean Roastery
- Orders by phone only — special orders go through (707) 882-2500, not email
- Getting there: 213 Main Street, Point Arena — about 3 hours north of San Francisco, 1 hour south of Mendocino
- Nearby: shares Main Street with Little Green Bean Roastery (its coffee roaster, next door) and the rest of Point Arena's short, walkable downtown
What visitors say
- A genuine standout — reviewers single it out as far above the usual small-town bakery, citing a "superior selection of pastries and specialty items"
- Stellar, accommodating service — staff are described as going above and beyond, including making vegan cakes and offering plenty of veggie-friendly and gluten-free options
- Worth planning around — a recurring theme is driving out of the way for it and not being disappointed; the seasonal, ever-changing case is part of the draw