Vegan Bakery Near Me on 22nd Street: Mission Minis' Daily Vegan Cupcake

Mission Minis is a mini cupcake bakery, not a vegan one, but it bakes exactly one vegan flavor every single day: the Banana Maple Glaze, listed on the menu as always made vegan for everyone to enjoy. A mini costs $1.50 and a full-size cupcake $4.50 at the shop at 3168 22nd Street. If you searched vegan bakery near me because you are feeding a mixed office or a birthday table, this is a dependable way to make sure the vegan guest gets cake too.

The vegan cupcake is a banana cake drizzled with pure maple syrup glaze, which keeps it simple: no imitation buttercream, just a moist crumb and a sticky, naturally sweet top. Because it is the only vegan flavor, it is the one the shop always has on hand, rather than a rotating special that might be gone by Saturday. In mini form it is two or three bites, which is the whole point of the shop.

Everything else in the case is made with dairy and eggs, so read the names carefully. The rest of the core menu leans into the neighborhood: Cinnamon Horchata is a Mexican rice milk cake with cream cheese frosting and ground cinnamon, and Aztec Chocolate is a dark chocolate cake spiced with cinnamon under vanilla bean buttercream. Both are $1.50 as minis and $4.50 full size. Salted Caramel runs $2 mini and $5 full.

The smartest way to use the vegan flavor is in a mixed box. Because minis cost $1.50 each, you can order a tray where most flavors are classic and one row is all Banana Maple Glaze, so vegans and dairy eaters share the same table. If you have both vegan and gluten-free guests, note the limits: the gluten-free options are Aztec Chocolate, Double Chocolate, Peanut Butter Kiss and Red Velvet, with 48 hours' notice, and none of those is marked vegan.

October brings a Halloween menu. The website banner announces that spooky treats have arrived, with themed minis such as The Monster Mash, Lil' Pump and Eye Spy starting at $2.25, and a seasonal Wicked Red full-size cupcake at $5. These are dressed-up versions of the regular cakes, so they are not vegan. A Banana Maple Glaze mini tucked into a Halloween box is the way to include everyone.

Orders work on a short timeline. Guaranteed orders need to be placed 48 hours in advance through the online shop. Regular-size cupcakes in any flavor can be made with custom colors, photo frosting images and simple design details, and custom cakes are available by contacting the bakery for pricing. Special orders can be cancelled without a fee with at least five days' notice; after that a 10% fee applies, and completed orders are non-refundable.

Delivery is available within San Francisco starting at $25, with the price rising based on time of day, urgency and order size; outside the city the bakery quotes delivery separately. For very large events, the shop says it can handle orders of up to 10,000 cupcakes through its contact form. Two 2026 reviews on the website describe late or forgotten deliveries, so for a time-sensitive party, picking up at the counter is the safer plan.

Walk-in hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm, and the shop is closed Monday and Tuesday. The bakery asks customers to email missionminis@gmail.com with requests on the days it is closed. If you are stopping by without an order, mornings give you the best choice of flavors, and the vegan cupcake is part of the daily lineup rather than a weekend special.

The story is a good Mission one. Owner Brandon Arnovick, a music producer and Mission resident, got the idea after watching Paula Deen make a mini red velvet cupcake on Food Network. He started testing recipes in the summer of 2009, sold minis through local coffee shops including Philz, and opened the 550-square-foot storefront in January 2010, as Mission Local reported. Back then there were eight flavors at $1 each.

Arnovick told Mission Local that the horchata and Aztec chocolate flavors were his nod to the Latin community of the neighborhood he had lived in for fourteen years, and that the shop's twist was making only one thing, mini cupcakes, and making it well. More than fifteen years later, the website still describes the cupcakes as baked fresh daily in the Mission with a mix of classic and locally inspired flavors.

For a fully vegan sweets crawl, pair this stop with others nearby. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Ritual Coffee Roasters at 1026 Valencia Street, about a five-minute walk west, stocks baked vegan donuts from Whack Donuts, which keeps an all-vegan, nut-free menu. That gives you a cupcake and a donut without leaving the Mission. Then walk up Valencia to Dolores Park to eat both on the hill with a view of downtown.

Storage matters if you are carrying a box across town. The bakery recommends keeping cupcakes away from direct sunlight, heat and moisture, and serving them at room temperature for the best taste and texture. On a warm October afternoon in the Mission, that means not leaving the box in a parked car. The maple glaze on the vegan cupcake holds up better than buttercream on a sunny day, which helps at outdoor parties.

Practical notes: Mission Minis is at 3168 22nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94110, open Wednesday through Sunday 10 am to 4 pm. The Banana Maple Glaze is the only vegan cupcake, $1.50 mini or $4.50 full size, available daily. Gift cards start at $5. It suits mixed groups, office parties and families who need one dependable vegan option, not shoppers looking for a whole vegan pastry case.