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Bakery cafés in Portland

Boiled bagels on NE 19th, doughnuts and chai on NE Fremont, mochi doughnuts on NE 28th and marionberry pie on SE Stark.

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Grand Central Bakery, founded in Seattle by Gwyneth Bassetti, came to Portland in 1993, when her son opened a café on SE Hawthorne Boulevard. In 2022 the company announced it would become a perpetual purpose trust, replacing family and longtime employees as owners.1 Its café at 714 N Fremont Street opens at 07:00 on weekdays and 08:00 at weekends.

The Alberta Arts District and Buckman & Kerns have the most bakery cafés, ahead of the Central Eastside and Montavilla. Many are bagel shops and doughnut counters that close by early afternoon. In Montavilla, Classic Crust Cafe & Bakery is at 8911 SE Stark Street and Zuckercreme at 414 SE 81st Avenue, and Mehri's Bakery & Cafe is at 6923 SE 52nd Avenue. Back to Eden Bakery is at 2217 NE Alberta Street, and Twisted Patisserie at 1784 NW Northrup Street in Northwest.

Local tip: Pip's closes at 14:00 and Bernstein's at 13:00; for an afternoon pastry, Mikiko Mochi Donuts on NE 28th stays open until 20:00 from Monday to Saturday.

Where these cafés are: Buckman & Kerns (4), Alberta Arts District (4), Montavilla & Outer East (3), Central Eastside (3), Mississippi & Williams (2), Downtown (1), Brooklyn & Woodstock (1), Northwest & NW 23rd (1).

At a glance

19Cafés listed
13With opening hours
06:30Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Bipartisan Cafe, from 06:30 (Mon–Thu 06:30–21:00 · Fri 06:30–22:00 · Sat 07:00–22:00 · Sun 07:00–21:00).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (32%), outdoor seating (32%), takeaway (16%).

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Sourdough bagels

Rick Spielman and his son Raf opened Spielman Bagels in 2011 on Division Street, where it started as Spielman Coffee Roasters. The bagels are made with a sourdough starter, which gives them a tangy flavor, a crisp crust and a tender inside; Sunset magazine called them all Portland style.2

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels is at 523 NE 19th Avenue, and Bernstein's Bagels at 816 N Russell Street serves daily 08:00–13:00.

Doughnuts

Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai at 4759 NE Fremont Street makes small doughnuts and, as of 2020, gave a free dozen to customers celebrating a birthday. Yelp ranked it 15th on its 2023 list of the top 100 doughnut shops, and Portland Monthly included it in its 2025 list of the city's most iconic dishes.3 It serves daily 08:00–14:00.

Mikiko Mochi Donuts at 300 NE 28th Avenue stays open until 20:00 from Monday to Saturday, and Coco Donuts has three counters downtown, including 814 SW 6th Avenue, which opens at 06:00 on weekdays.

Marionberry pie on SE Stark

Bipartisan Cafe at 7901 SE Stark Street is known for its pies, from banana cream to key lime, with vegan and gluten-free versions, and its marionberry pie made AAA's 2022 list of the ten best regional dishes of the West.4 It opens at 06:30 on weekdays.

The marionberry is an Oregon blackberry, a cross of the Chehalem and Olallie varieties bred by George F. Waldo for the USDA with Oregon State University and released in 1956. It is named for Marion County, and Oregon has over 90% of the world's marionberry acreage.5

Pastry with your coffee

Heart at 2211 East Burnside serves daily 08:00–15:00. Miss Orange Tea & Pastry at 816 SE 8th Avenue opens from Tuesday to Sunday, Woodlawn Coffee and Pastry at 808 NE Dekum Street daily 07:00–14:00, and The Dusted Cup at 727 SW Naito Parkway daily 07:00–15:00. Rose City Coffee Co at 3370 SE Milwaukie Avenue serves pastries and bagels around the clock.6

Sources

  1. Grand Central Bakery, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Spielman Bagels & Coffee, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Bipartisan Cafe, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Marionberry, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  6. Small Bites: Rose City Coffee Co, Bluto’s, Woodblock Bakery, and More, Bridgetown Bites (October 31, 2025), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Bakery cafés in Portland: questions

Where can you get bagels and coffee in Portland?

Spielman Bagels, opened on Division Street in 2011, makes sourdough bagels with a tangy flavor and crisp crust. Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels is on NE 19th Avenue, and Bernstein’s Bagels on N Russell Street serves 08:00–13:00.

Where can you eat marionberry pie at a café in Portland?

Bipartisan Cafe at 7901 SE Stark Street in Montavilla is known for its pies, and its marionberry pie made AAA's 2022 list of the ten best regional dishes of the West. The marionberry is an Oregon blackberry released in 1956 and named for Marion County. The café opens at 06:30 on weekdays.

Which bakery cafés in Portland open earliest?

Rose City Coffee Co at 3370 SE Milwaukie Avenue never closes and serves pastries and bagels around the clock. Bipartisan Cafe on SE Stark Street opens at 06:30 on weekdays. Grand Central Bakery on N Fremont Street opens at 07:00 on weekdays.

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