Bakery

Bakery

Portland Guide to Sweet Shops, Pastries, and Chocolate. Part 2

This is a completely gluten-free bakery offering breads, pastries and cookies. New Cascadia sells at the Portland Farmers Markets, but they also have a new storefront cafe near SE Hawthorne with coffee, tea and other beverages. Cookies include peanut butter chocolate, ginger lemon, and a vegan chocolate chip version. Pastries include things like fruit pies, cinnamon rolls, cupcakes and brownies. Whole cakes are available by special order. Portland Food and drink – Read More>

Grand Central Bakery – Portland
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Grand Central Bakery – Portland

As usual, I am marking the passing days of my life by the food that I eat. It has been a whirlwind of a few weeks with the sale of our condo (yeah!), the purchase of our new house (double yeah), preparations for our annual trip to visit family in …Read the Rest

Rose’s Restaurant and Bakery – NE Broadway – Portland
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Rose’s Restaurant and Bakery – NE Broadway – Portland

On a recent rainy, dreary Portland day, my lunch partner and I were looking for some hearty comfort food to get us through the bleakness that is fall in the Pacific Northwest. We took off toward Lloyd Center hoping to find something new and, hopefully, really tasty. StumpTown – Read …Read the Rest

Dessert Tray Bakery – Beaverton
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Dessert Tray Bakery – Beaverton

Founded in 1996, The Dessert Tray started with a small wholesale line and one person. As their wholesale business grew, so did their desire to serve desserts to our neighbors in Beaverton. The Dessert Tray opened the doors of their retail space in 1999 with an open kitchen and an …Read the Rest

saint cupcake – Downtown Portland
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saint cupcake – Downtown Portland

There’s been a trend toward cupcakes in recent years, probably because of Sex and the City’s infatuation with New York’s famed Magnolia bakery. My friends in SoCal have been going nuts over Sprinkle’s cupcakes. So it’s only a matter of time before the craze hits Portland, right? Audry’s Kitchen – …Read the Rest

Crema Coffee & Bakery
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Crema Coffee & Bakery

Crema is a highbrow, renovated-warehouse-like coffee shop and bakery, with huge garage door windows and long lines of salivating customers. The long lines may have something to do with the fact that they craft some of the finest baked goods in the area along with homemade soups and sandwiches. If …Read the Rest

11 Different Donut Shops – Portland
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11 Different Donut Shops – Portland

I’m not sure what it is about food with a hole that so titillates us. All I know is that when I catch sight of a plain glazed raised doughnut or fresh cinnamon raisin bagel, my heartrate skips three gears. I never met a fudge bagel I didn’t feel the …Read the Rest

Beaverton Bakery – Beaverton
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Beaverton Bakery – Beaverton

Beaverton Bakery made our cake for our wedding on May 15, 2010 and it was absolutely amazing! Everyone we worked with at the bakery was very helpful and professional. The price was also extremely reasonable and free delivery was included. The cake was delivered on time so we didn’t have …Read the Rest

Baker and Spice
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Baker and Spice

Baker and Spice is nowhere near my house, yet I seem to have developed quite a knack for inventing errands that take me to or near its Hillsdale location. “Ummmm… I need to go to Fred Meyer. Yes, the six other Fred Meyer stores closer to home were plumb out …Read the Rest

Voodoo Doughnuts
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Voodoo Doughnuts

The Voodoo That They Do…to the doughnuts at Voodoo Doughnuts in Portland has nothing to do with black magic and everything to with white powder–sugar, flour, and the crack they’re using for sprinkles on their dough. Natasha Reed – Read More>

Beaverton – Panera Bread – Bakery – Cafe
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Beaverton – Panera Bread – Bakery – Cafe

The Sandwich is known to be one of the most iconic lunch foods around, and Panera Bread brings this lunch time favorite justice. Their fresh breads, bakery products, soups and sandwiches are often voted the “best of” in the markets wherever they are located. Panera Bread Bakery-Café was founded by Louis …Read the Rest