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Trader Joe’s “San Francisco Style Sourdough” is a popular bread at Trader Joe’s. And for good reason. Its just a really good tasting bread which everybody seems to love and it’s priced reasonably at $3.49 – price increased to $3.69 (aug ’26)

Here’s my honest review:

I love this bread and buy this all the time. If you looked in our freezer right now, you will find a loaf of this. This has consistently been one of my standard Go-To items to pick up whenever I shop at Trader Joe’s. One of my favorites breads they sell. And they have a lot of good breads!

I think this is just a generally good all around sliced bread. We think this is a handy bread to have on hand all the time, as it’s good for many purposes. Sandwiches, toast, bruschettas, grilled cheese or other grilled things….anything.

I bet, like me, you love ingredient lists which are nice and short – which it is here. Basically the ingredients say: “unbleached enriched flour, malted barley, water, salt.”

No preservatives, conditioners (I freeze mine after two days)

Its a round loaf, sliced. One slice has about 100 calories. The slices are a bit thinner than another TJ sourdough, their CRACKED WHEAT SOURDOUGH which I also reviewed and gave a big thumbs up. That one is sliced thicker with about 13 slices to a loaf, while this one has about 16-17 slices per package.

The crust looks slightly shiny, typical of sourdough breads. Interior has a nice crumb with a nice hole structure. Its not soft, but slightly dense, slightly chewy, with a nice taste and a hint of that “sourdough” flavor.

It makes excellent toast.

I love a slice of this toasted, say for breakfast, simple with good butter and jam. This make great sandwiches of course. You can not go wrong making a grilled cheese sandwich with this. Ditto avocado toast.

I found some (incorrect) rumors online last summer about it being discontinued which seemed to upset lots of people, only to learn it was not discontinued. As it is popular you might find it sold out on occasion, but just ask at the front desk when they expect to get more in. This is a very popular bread at Trader Joe’s.

San Francisco Style Sourdough Bread, $3.49 3.69 (1 1/2 lb, 24 oz round slice loaf)

If you haven’t tried this yet, try it. I would say its well worth every penny.

I would buy this again

I freeze it for long term storage (double bagged) inside another bag. If its hard to pry a slice off frozen I just use a knife to pry it apart. Can last 1-2 months frozen.