James & The Giant Cupcake

This is a very awesome local business to support which is owned by super awesome women! They are located next door to sweet cafe and a few small boutiques on a busy street, in a residential neighborhood. Allow time for parking and exploring the whole block. I was lucky enough to find a jewelry store a few doors down that quickly gift wrapped a lovely necklace for my BFF the birthday girl while I was picking up her cupcakes last week. This original location on San Pablo and Alcatraz was so popular that they now have a second location in the Jack London District. They make delicious cupcakes, small and large, for ALL occasions. The chocolate one topped with an Oreo cookie is my favorite. They have salted caramel cupcakes, strawberry short cake, and all kinds of diverse flavors along with traditional ones. It's so fun to get an assortment of mini cupcakes so that your guests can all have a two bite taste of each flavor. They are all unique, pretty, and of course, delicious. You can usually order ahead, online or by phone. They will even DELIVER! Isn't that a total game changer for party planners!? Visit their website to get inspired. I think the prices are fair and that it's a treat to support these amazing women who own the business and do so much for other people around them.

This is the best specialty cupcake shop I've been to! Typically I find that cupcake shops are overly trendy and are sustained by being instragram-worthy, not actually flavorful. James and the Giant Cupcake blows all of those assumptions away!! I have tried 15+ flavors at this point and they have all been amazing. Not overly sweet, fun, seasonal flavors, and beautiful presentation! Do yourself a favor and get yourself some cupcakes from here :)

I was visiting another store nearby and couldn’t find parking. I ended up parking near this place and that’s how I stumbled upon James and the giant cupcake. I’m a big lover of cupcakes and it always disappointed me that I don’t live within walking distance of a good cupcake shop. If you don’t look carefully, you just might miss their storefront. So happy I found this place because the cupcakes are delicious, staff is super sweet, and I can now get my weekly cupcake fix without having to hop into my car!