It is pleasant to walk along 24th Street in Noe Valley. The first local stores that made me enjoying this neighborhood were one of its book stores and its music store that unfortunately closed last year (Yes, I still like buying CDs!).
If you walk until 24th Street crosses Castro Street, you will be rewarded with an interesting choice of bread at the Noe Valley Bakery. Their breads have a crunchy crust. I like their Organic Fig bread, but if you find it too sweet you can opt for the Crusty White bread, for example.
I haven’t tasted all their pies (Yet!), but some of the fruit tarts I tried were yummy. It is not that easy to find good pies that don’t look or taste artificial!
French Appetite - Take a bite of happiness 