Following the successful opening of authentic Italian bakery Emozioni in Soquel Village in summer 2024, another bakery and bistro has debuted, this time in the family-and-tech-friendly community of Scotts Valley, six miles from Santa Cruz. This area is popular with the Silicon Valley crowd who tend to call this gateway to local state parks home due to its proximity to Highway 17, which connects the coast to more technology-led inland communities.  

The Adorable French Bakery is housed in a previous restaurant space, renovated to create an atmosphere of cottage-core-meets-Parisian-cafe. Offering savory and sweet pastries, grab-n-go meals, bread and coffee daily, a sit-down lunch and dinner service with beer and wine are planned for the near future. Pastry chef and co-owner Muriel D’Agostino, a Paris native makes everything by hand, eschewing the convenience of industrial machinery. With a built-in following thanks to a ubiquitous presence at local farmer’s markets, The Adorable French Bakery grew an enthusiastic audience before opening its own brick-and-mortar location. Visitors to the bakery can choose from savory lunch pies like the tomato and zucchini-topped tarte provencale, vanilla and frangipane galette de rois, a variety of twisted, generously proportioned breakfast pastries, thick American-style cookies and lemon tarts topped with swirls of glossy meringue.