Shades of Sugar Bakeshop

Save the date, SF! 🐬 See you in two weeks on August 3 + 4 for Renegade Craft at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture Festival Pavilion!

Come for the treasures and chill ocean breeze, but stay for all the treats! We’ll have new summer macarons like 🍓 Strawberry Tulsi, 🍈 Melon Orange Blossom, 🍇 Shiso Plum, and more!

Find us in the middle of the pavilion at Booth 66 with pâte de fruit master Yami Yami! ✨

📍 2 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94123

For the loving dad with the sweet tooth 👔🩵👨 Give the gift of macarons this Father’s Day!

Here’s a fan favorite flavor since our early days: Vanilla Bourbon.

Baked with ground Lafaza vanilla beans and filled with Home Base Spirits bourbon ganache. It’s a perfect combination shining notes of caramel, toffee, honey and maple that every dad would love.

Mix and match between our seasonal flavors for a gift box of 6 or 12 macarons that’ll surprise and delight:

• Vanilla Bourbon
• Sunchoke Miso
• Apricot Marzipan
• Elderflower Green Strawberry
• Lavender Honey
• Cardamom Mulberry

Father’s Day is Sunday, June 16. Order your gift today at sosbakeshop.com!

🔗 bit.ly/sos-fathersday

✨💝🌸 Mother’s Day pop-up this Sunday at Morningtide from 11AM-2PM! 🌸💝✨

Looking for a very last minute gift for Mom or just need a sweet treat for your weekend? We’ll have our seasonal macarons available for gifting or snacking:

🍑 Apricot Marzipan
🍓 Elderflower Green Strawberry
🍯 Honey Lavender
🫚 Sunchoke Miso
🥃 Vanilla Bourbon
🍰 Hummingbird

See you at Morningtide!

📍 847 Cornell Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

Looking for that perfect gift for Mom? We and Umami Mart gotchu! 💝💖

Pre-order our exclusive Umami Mart macaron set for Mum, your SO, a BFF, or just treat yourself!

Each 6-piece box contains one of each macaron:

• Den Brewery Sake Kasu 🍶
• Sakura Green Tea 🌸
• Kuon Ryukyu Awamori 🌾 (2024 Exclusive)
• Prunus Mume Apricot Umeshu 🍑 (2024 Exclusive)
• Yuzu Wasabi 🍋 (2024 Exclusive)
• Chocolate Nori 🍫 (2024 Exclusive)

Available for pickup only on Friday, May 10 through Sunday May 12 (11AM-6PM) at Umami Mart. Pre-order today at UmamiMart.com!

🍋 Yuzu Wasabi
“Shirakiku” yuzu ganache with “Half Moon Bay Wasabi Co.” wasabi root and candied yuzu

🍶 Den Brewery Sake Kasu
“Den Sake Brewery” sake kasu ganache

🍫 Chocolate Nori
“Guittard” 30% milk chocolate ganache and “Motoi” nori

🔗 umamimart.com
📍 4027 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611

💝 Umami Mart Macarons are back for a limited time for Mother’s Day! 💝

It’s our favorite time of the year when we explore all the tasty things at Umami Mart. The result is an exclusive collaboration of 6 macaron flavors showcasing pantry items, teas and spirits. It’s a tasting experience like no other:

• Den Brewery Sake Kasu
• Sakura Green Tea
• Kuon Ryukyu Awamori
• Prunus Mume Apricot Umeshu
• Yuzu Wasabi
• Chocolate Nori

Gift a set for Mom, your SO, a friend, or just for yourself. Don’t miss out!

This is a store exclusive and only available for pickup Friday, May 10 through Sunday May 12 (11AM-6PM) at Umami Mart.

Pre-order today at UmamiMart.com!

🔗 umamimart.com
📍 4027 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611

🌸🍵 Spring is in full bloom at Asha Tea House! 🍵🌸 Add a seasonal delight to your day with our new macaron lineup made with a curated palette of Asha teas and tisanes:

🌼 OSMANTHUS LYCHEE
Asha osmanthus flowers with lychee ganache and dried raspberry

🥥 COCONUT OOLONG CARAMEL
Coconut caramel with Asha oolong-infused brown butter

🌿 MATCHA PANDAN
Asha matcha ganache infused with pandan leaves

🌺 HIBISCUS JASMINE
Asha jasmine green tea leaves with hibiscus ganache and dried cherries

🍓 MATCHA STRAWBERRY
Asha matcha ganache with strawberry conserve and dried strawberries

🍫 CHOCOLATE HK MILK TEA
Asha assam black tea with milk chocolate black tea ganache and condensed milk

Each 6-piece macaron box available now at Asha Tea House in Berkeley and San Francisco or at ashateahouse.com!

📍 2086 University Avenue (Berkeley)
📍 17 Kearny Street (San Francisco)

SAVE THE DATE! 🌷🐌🌱 We’re two weeks away from April 6+7’s Renegade Craft at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture Festival Pavillion 🌁

Come shop over 250+ artists/makers and treat yourself to our spring lineup of macarons plus Yami Yami delicious pâte de fruit. Can’t wait to see you at Booth 57 (in the far back, right row). See you soon! 💌

📍 2 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94123

Today is March 20, 2024 and it’s Macaron Day! 🌸☀️🌷🌼✨

We wish you a day of sweetness and indulgence. It’s also the first full day of spring. Go and enjoy that sunshine 😎

Enjoy the last days of winter before spring fully blooms! ❄️🌨 👉🌱🌸

Don’t miss out on these seasonal macarons—order now and bid adieu to winter in the sweetest way possible:

❄️ BLOOD ORANGE COFFEE
Proyecto Diaz coffee ganache with blood orange and a pinch of Oaktown Spice Shop dukkah spice blend
— Rich, robust coffee with citrus and nutty notes

❄️ PINK GUAVA
Pink guava ganache with green cardamom
— Juicy guava with warm and earthy spice

❄️ COCONUT KAFFIR LIME
Toasted coconut with coconut milk ganache, kaffir lime and cilantro
— Tang of zesty lime and creamy sweetness of coconut

❄️ TANGERINE DATE
medjool date ganache, mandarin, Far West Fungi chanterelle mushroom and a pinch of black garlic
— Sweetness and citrus zing with earthy notes of mushroom and savory, caramel richness of black garlic

Order at sosbakeshop.com before they’re all gone!

Spring flavors are on their way beginning April 6 at Renegade Craft.

💖💖 Valentine’s Day pop-up next Sunday 2/11 at Oaktown Spice Shop Albany 11AM-3PM 💖💖 Whether you’re picking up a pre-order or just walking-in, we’ll have macarons celebrating tropical love and also the Year of the Dragon!

8-Piece Valentine’s Day Box:
🌺 Coconut Pandan
🦩 Rose Lychee
🏝️ Saffron Mango
☀️ Hibiscus Passionfruit

6-Piece Lunar New Year Box:
🍊 Vanilla Lotus Seed
🍊 Chocolate Ginger
🍊 Coconut Red Bean
🍊 Tangerine Kumquat
🍊 Five Spice Sesame
🍊 Hawthorn Berry

See you in a week at Oaktown Spice!

🔗 bit.ly/sosbakeshop-vday
🔗 bit.ly/sosbakeshop-lunarnewyear
📍 1224 Solano Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

Savor the taste of the tropics with our Valentine’s Day macarons 🌺🦩🏝️☀️✨🐚

This 8-piece collection sets the mood for a tropical escape right at home. Each flavor is a journey to an exotic paradise, handcrafted with love and perfection:

💖 Coconut Pandan
Toasted coconut with coconut milk ganache infused with pandan leaves

💖 Rose Lychee
Lychee ganache infused with rose petals with raspberry purée

💖 Saffron Mango
Keitt mango ganache with dried mangos and saffron

💖 Hibiscus Passionfruit
Passionfruit ganache infused with hibiscus flowers and candied hibiscus

Available for pre-order now. Macarons will be available starting Friday, February 9.

Pre-order for pickup at our pop-up event or buy in-person:

Sunday, February 11 (12-3PM)
Oaktown Spice Shop
1224 Solano Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

Pre-order with the link below.

🔗 bit.ly/sosbakeshop-vday
📍 1224 Solano Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

Save the date for next Saturday’s Lunar New Year x Black History Month Celebration at Oakland Asian Cultural Center 🎊🏮✊🏽 February 3, 11AM-4PM. Located on the 2nd floor of the Pacific Renaissance Plaza.

Look for us at the marketplace and celebrate the Year of the Dragon with our limited-edition macarons and Good Fortune Market bundle sets. Preorders will be available for pickup.

In addition to a local vendor marketplace, there will be:

💃 Black and Asian martial artists, musicians, and dance groups
📚 Eastwind Books Children Zone
🖼️ An exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity

It will be an amazing day spotlighting our communities of diversity and traditions in Oakland. Bring your family and friends.

Event is free, but registrations are welcomed at https://oacc.cc/event/lnybhm2024

📍 388 9th Street, Suite 290, Oakland, CA 94607

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with our lucky collaboration with Good Fortune Market! 🐉🧧✨🧨

We’ve bundled our macarons with charms that’ll bring you good luck all year long. Choose from gold plated enamel pins and keychains with designs including:

✨ Golden Tangerine
✨ Longevity Peach
✨ Treasure Dumpling
✨ Wealthy Cabbage
✨ Pineapple
✨ Lucky 8
✨ Double Happiness
✨ “Get Rich”

Our Lunar New Year macarons are inspired by the flavors of our childhood and new year treats:

🍊 Vanilla Lotus Seed
🍊 Chocolate Ginger
🍊 Coconut Red Bean
🍊 Tangerine Kumquat
🍊 Five Spice Sesame
🍊 Hawthorn Berry

Pre-orders are open. Pick-up dates and locations include:

Saturday, February 3 (11AM-4PM)
Oakland Asian Cultural Center
388 9th Street #290, Oakland, CA 94607

Sunday, February 11 (12-3PM)
Oaktown Spice Shop
1224 Solano Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

More details in the link below.

🔗 bit.ly/sosbakeshop-lunarnewyear
📍 388 9th Street #290, Oakland, CA 94607 (Oakland Asian Cultural Center)
📍 1224 Solano Avenue, Albany, CA 94706 (Oaktown Spice Shop)

Seasons greetings from Shades of Sugar Bakeshop 🎄❄🎁 We hope these holidays bring renewed harmony and peace to friends, family and communities near and far.

It’s a wrap to 2023 for us. We’ll be back on Monday, Janurary 8 after a little winter break. Apologies if we’ve missed you. Please continue to find us at Asha Tea House in Oakland, Berkeley and San Francisco.

We can’t wait to see you in better 2024 🙏🥂✨

✨❄️🎁 It's Our Final Pop-Up of 2023 🎁❄️✨ We and have the perfect sweet treats for the last minute shoppers this Saturday, December 23 at .Shop from 11AM-2PM!

Gift our assortment of holiday macarons with flavors like Persimmon Chestnut, Winter Cocoa, Ponche and Peppermint Julep.

Treat your friends and family (plus yourself!) to Yami Yami's organic hand-poured pâtes de fruits with seasonal flavors like Apple + Rye Whiskey, Ginger Warren Pear and Fuyu Persimmon.

Check off your gift list with Morningtide's curated selection of ceramics to fashionware, jewelry to kids’ gifts and sustainable housewares to apothecary products.

It’s a one stop shop. See you there!

📍 847 Cornell Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

We're spreading the holiday cheer with Asha Tea House 📣 This 6-piece macaron gift box is made with Asha's artisan teas and inspired by their seasonal drinks. It’s the perfect gift for a loved one or the perfect pairing with your favorite boba drink and milk tea.

✨ GINGER PEAR
Ground ginger with hosui asian pear ganache with dried pear

✨ JASMINE PLUM
Jasmine green tea leaves with satsuma plum ganache and dried plum

✨ MATCHA YUZU
Matcha ganache with yuzu lemon juice and candied zest, matcha sea salt cream

✨ HOJICHA BLACK SESAME
Hojicha ganache with black sesame paste and sesame oil

✨ CHAI PUMPKIN
Chai with pumpkin ganache and dried sweet potato

✨ CHOCOLATE HK MILK TEA
Assam black tea with milk chocolate black tea ganache and condensed milk

Available at all Asha Tea House locations or order online at ashateahouse.com.

📍 2086 University Avenue (Berkeley)
📍 80 Grand Avenue (Oakland)
📍 17 Kearny Street (San Francisco)
🔗 ashateahouse.com

Holiday Mercadito next Saturday, December 16, 10AM-2PM at Proyecto Diaz's new cafe! ☕ There will be lots of coffee, yummy treats and gifts for all your friends and family. Check out the artisan lineup below:
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The new cafe is located right behind Pacific Pipe. You can’t miss the giant coffee sign.

See you there!

📍 1416 20th Street, Oakland, CA 94607

Eat, drink and be merry with our holiday macarons ❄️🎄✨ Shop from gift boxes to party trays to stocking stuffers and enamel pins. We’ll have the perfect holiday treat for everyone on your list including yourself!

🎁 6-piece macaron gift box
🎁 12-piece macaron gift box
🎁 24-piece macaron party tray
🎁 3-piece petite macaron mini jar
🎁 24-piece petite macaron jar
🎁 Kristina Micotti macaron enamel pins

Our new macarons are made with small business love and all our holiday spirit:

✨ PERSIMMON CHESTNUT
Lafaza ground vanilla bean with chestnut and persimmon ganache and dried persimmon

✨ PONCHE
Cinnamon and piloncillo with tejocote, guava, prune, apple, pear, raisin and tamarind ganache

✨ CARDAMOM DATE
Rancho Meladuco Date Farm medjool date ganache with green cardamom, candied orange and date molasses

✨ WINTER COCOA
Juniper Ridge douglas fir spring tip infused milk chocolate ganache

✨ LAUREL PASSIONFRUIT
Passionfruit ganache with "Like Family" olive oil and bay laurel leaves

✨ PEPPERMINT JULEP
Peppermint infused Home Base Spirits bourbon ganache with Seven Stills cranberry bitters

Classic-sized macarons are available today. Petite macarons are preorder only. Preorders will be available for pickup or delivery after Thursday, December 14.

Order today or learn more with the link below:

🔗 bit.ly/sosbakeshop-holidays

Mark your calendar for our next holiday pop-up at . It’s just two weeks away on Sunday, December 3 from 11AM-4PM ❄️🎄⛄️🎁

Shop small this gifting season and support amazing local makers, creatives and businesses.

Swipe ➡️ to check out the roster for the market!

📍 1714 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702

Only a few more days until our next pop-up at OAKLAND YARD on Saturday, November 11 from 12-5PM 🙌✨It’s a special day because we’re wishing them a happy happy birthday! Oakland Yard is turning 7 🥳🤩🎂🎉

There will be a fantastic lineup of artists, curators, builders, and culinary delights. There will be music. There will be food and oysters and bubbles. There will be raffles and prizes. And of course, all the wine and all the macarons:

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• .buddy
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• ceramics
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See you there!

Only a week until we kick off Renegade Craft’s winter tour on November 4+5 at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture from 11AM-5PM. Get a headstart on holiday gifts and shop small 🧣🐿️🍂🌙 Don't forget to treat yourself too! We and Yami Yami got you covered with macarons and pates de fruits at Booth 182 (by the back bar of the Festival Pavilion). See you so soon! 💌

Happy Fall Monday! We’re kicking off the first week of fall with sunshine, colors and macarons ☀️ Thanks Bebe for sharing this delightful photo of our macarons: Lavender Honey, Vanilla Bourbon, Cardamom Coffee, Earl Grey and Strawberry Peppercorn.

Classic-sized macarons are always available but they also come in petite-sizes!

Fall flavors will be rolling out soon 🍂🍁🧡🍂☕🍄🥧🤎🕯️🌰🧣🪵

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Mark your calendars for Saturday’s Summer Flea at OAKLAND YARD 12-5PM! ❤️

Come for all the Wine, Beer, Bubbles, Food, Fun, Artists, Vendors, Popups, Raffles, Prizes, Music and of course Macarons! 🍷🍺🥂🍱😀🧑‍🎨🎟️🏆🎤🍪

Sneak peek of macaron flavors:
✨ Cassis Rhubarb
✨ Vanilla Bourbon
✨ Orange Blossom Melon
✨ Chamomile Peach
✨ Cardamom Berry
✨ London Fog

See you soon!!! 👋

📍 420 40th Street #2, Oakland, CA 94609

Bid on vintage goods, handmade treasures, cat-themed attire and even our macaron treats! Auction ends on Thursday 8/10!

💥 Join us this Sunday, August 6th for a grand opening celebration at our new San Francisco shop! 💥

We'll have free treats (til we run out) from our friends at and !

We'll also be raffling off prizes and offering free samples of our Poivre a la Mode Citrus Pepper. 🍋

We're so excited to bring Oaktown across the Bay, so please swing by and visit! 🌁 🥳

Happy National Bourbon Day 🥃✨💫

What better way to celebrate than pre-ordering our Home Base Spirits macaron collection. These exclusive macarons also make the perfect Father’s Day gift this weekend.

Each 6-piece macaron box is inspired by Samantha and Ali's whiskies, bitters and their fave cocktails:

✨ VANILLA BOURBON
Made with ground Lafaza Madagascar vanilla bean and a creamy HB bourbon ganache. A fan favorite since day one of Shades of Sugar

✨ HB SINGLE MALT WHISKEY
With flavor notes of maple, cream soda, caramel, and honey nut, this single malt ganache is for your Scotchy cocktail lover

✨ HB BITTER
Made with HB’s first liqueur capturing a California spin to an amaro-style bitter

✨ HB BITTER—NO.02 EXPRESSION
Home Base’s second bitter is a darker, jammier cousin to their first bitter.

✨ “ROB ROY”
Samantha's Cocktail: A classic with HB single malt, bitters and a brandied cherry

✨ “BOULEVARDIER”
Ali's Cocktail: Like a Negroni but with HB bourbon, Campari, bitters and an orange twist

Pre-orders end Thursday, June 15. Pre-order with the link below. Pre-order pickups start Friday, June 16 at 372 24th Street, Oakland, CA 94612 from 11AM-9PM. Local deliveries are available only in the immediate San Francisco Bay Area. Fees may apply.

🔗 bit.ly/sos-fathersday
📍 372 24th Street, Oakland, CA 94612

Cheers to Dad 🥃🥃✨✨ We're raising a glass to all the pops out there with a very special Father's Day collaboration with Home Base Spirits.

Each 6-piece macaron box is inspired by Samantha and Ali's whiskies, bitters and their fave cocktails. This is a treat your Dad (or maybe yourself) can't miss out on!

• Vanilla Bourbon (a fan favorite since day one of Shades of Sugar)
• HB Single Malt Whiskey
• HB Bitter
• HB Bitter—No.02 Expression
• "Rob Roy" (Samantha's Cocktail: A classic with HB single malt and a brandied cherry)
• "Boulevardier" (Ali's Cocktail: Like a Negroni but with HB bourbon and orange compote)

Pre-order pickups will be available starting Friday, June 16 at 372 24th Street, Oakland, CA 94612 from 11AM-9PM. Local deliveries are available only in the immediate San Francisco Bay Area. Fees may apply.

Pre-orders end Thursday, June 15. Pre-order with the link below.

🔗 bit.ly/sos-fathersday

Saturday, June 10 MACARONS 🍪 COYOTAS 🥟 KIDS FASHION & GIFTS 🐛 POP-UP at GoldenBug from 11AM-3PM for Rockridge District Association's Rock-N-Stroll.

We’ll have your fave macarons and Tutuli Coyotas' amazing coyotas. Pin this sweets stop on your Rockridge stroll!

More About Rock-N-Stroll:

12PM-4PM — FREE outdoor live music, big sales, popup vendors, kids’ crafts, art shows, tastings, and fun activities for the whole family. College Avenue (from Broadway to Alcatraz) welcomes you to stop by, say hello, and enjoy the local wares, fine dining, savory sweets, and delicious drinks you can only find in Oakland’s Rockridge District. Learn more at RockridgeDistrict.com

📍 5520 College Ave, Oakland

Our classic macarons since our first day at Asha Tea House 🤎💚

☕ HONG KONG MILK TEA
Asha house assam tea leaves with assam tea ganache, condensed milk and evaporated milk

🍵 MATCHA SEA SALT LATTE
Asha ceremonial grade matcha ganache with sea salt cream

Available with your next artisan tea set and in our exclusive macaron box sets.

6-piece macaron box set currently includes: Matcha Latte, HK Milk Tea, Jasmine Pineapple, Pu'er Kumquat, Oolong Blood Orange and Hojicha Strawberry. Order online or in-store at all locations.

🔗 ashateahouse.com
📍 2086 University Avenue (Berkeley)
📍 80 Grand Avenue (Oakland)
📍 17 Kearny Street (San Francisco)