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What to order, and when to go.

Pie on a Division counter, the kind of case that still opens Monday when weekend pie shops go dark.

Labor Day Monday pie: Plan B when Bakeshop is closed

Bakeshop’s Labor Day pie window was Saturday and Sunday. If you still need whole pie or a slice on Monday, start on Division.

A dark loaf on a cream counter, the kind of Monday errand that still works when weekend shops go dark.

Labor Day Monday: who’s open and who’s closed

A same-day read for Mon Sep 7 — closed counters first, then the shops that still print Monday hours.

The Fat Cupcake case, including cupcakes labeled vegan wheat-free, not GF certified.

Fat Cupcake: the Charlie, peanut butter cup in the center

The chocolate cupcake with the peanut butter cup baked in. Three shops. That is the one we say at the counter.

A gluten-free loaf and pastry on a wooden board, the kind of case we file when a shop calls the kitchen dedicated.

How we tell if a bakery is gluten-free

Dedicated kitchen, or a labeled tray in a mixed case. We only file the first kind on the gluten-free list, and only when the shop says so.

Vegan pastry on a cream counter, the kind of case we send people to when a shop says vegan itself.

How we tell if a bakery is vegan

We only call a shop vegan when the shop says so. Directories disagree. Here is how we read it.

A gluten-free almond cake and cookies in the case at Carina’s Bakery in Beaverton.

Carina's: vegan, soy-free fika in Beaverton

Scandinavian bakery on Lombard. Vegan and soy-free. Not a dedicated gluten-free shop. Confirm hours before you go.

A strawberry-milk doe donut with sprinkles at Doe Donuts on NE Sandy.

Doe Donuts: strawberry-milk, vegan, sold out on purpose

A vegan Hollywood kitchen. The donuts are not gluten-free, they contain soy, and they will not sell yesterday's.

A cinnamon roll with periwinkle royal icing at Hail Snail on N Interstate.

Hail Snail: vegan cinnamon rolls on Interstate

A vegan cinnamon-roll shop at 6550 N Interstate. They call them snails.

A vegan Danish at Kyra’s Bake Shop in Lake Oswego.

Kyra's: dedicated gluten-free in Lake Oswego

Kyra Johnson's bakery is celiac-safe, not a vegan shop. File it in Lake Oswego. Vegan only where they label it.

A custom wedding cake from Little Banana Bakery, appointment only.

Little Banana: vegan wedding cake, appointment only

Amanda Durham Quijada's cake studio. Official vegan chocolate, vanilla, spice, funfetti, and lemon. No walk-in. No street.

Vegan oat muffins and a plant-based doughnut at New Cascadia Traditional on SE Division.

New Cascadia: dedicated gluten-free, and the labeled vegan Morning Glory muffin

Chris Gumke and Teresa Atkins's Division shop is gluten-free on purpose. Vegan is only where they label it.

A maple bar and chocolate sprinkle doughnut at Petunia’s Pies & Pastries downtown.

Petunia's: gluten-free and vegan doughnuts in the West End

Lisa Clark and Jacob Williamson's café, since the market days. The fried doughnuts go early.

A two-layer custom cake at Sinful Confections on SW Barbur.

Sinful Confections: gluten-free, dairy-free cake on Barbur

Julie's Multnomah shop is gluten-free and dairy-free. Mostly vegan, not fully vegan. Order the cake five days out.

The Sweetpea Baking Co. case on SE Stark with Saturday doughnuts.

Sweetpea: Portland's first all-vegan bakery. Saturday is doughnut day

The Buckman café is vegan, not gluten-free. Saturday for doughnuts, Monday for cronuts.

Vegan croissants and cinnamon buns from Tipping the Scales Vegan Bakery.

Tipping the Scales: vegan croissants and cinnamon buns, no street shop

A vegan bakery with a Forest Grove P.O. box. No street door. Call to order.

Pale Hokkaido chiffon cups and golden garlic cheese bread loaded on a self-serve bakery tray

85°C: Hokkaido chiffon at Washington Square

A Taiwanese tray bakery in Tigard, not a Portland neighborhood shop. Cups and garlic bread are why the drive exists.

House baguettes and bánh mì on the An Xuyên counter along SE Foster.

An Xuyên: the bánh mì baguette, and the sweet case behind it

French-Vietnamese bakery on Foster since the '90s. The sandwich loaf is the errand. The sweet trays are a second shop.

A pistachio croissant beside white entremets and a row of macarons in a marble case

Artisserie: pistachio croissant on NW 23rd

Macarons, mini entremets, canelés, and the pistachio croissant we do not walk past.

Country loaves, baguettes, and Friday challah lined up on the Hillsdale counter at Baker & Spice.

Baker & Spice: the Hillsdale country loaf, on Saturday

Capitol Highway. Time the weekend around the country loaf.

A single dark loaf, photographed as a product.

Bakeshop: the weekend miche on Sandy

A tiny Sandy counter. Ask for the dark whole-grain miche on the weekend.

Dimpled focaccia and an Italian loaf on the counter beside filled cannoli.

Bella's: Michelle Vernier's Italian loaf in Lents

A small bakery-market on the Foster–Woodstock side of town. Italian loaf, then cannoli.

A pale-green pandan honeycomb cake slice with coconut cream at Berlu on SE Belmont.

Berlu: the pandan honeycomb cake, now on Belmont

Vince Nguyen's gluten-free Vietnamese bakery moved around the corner. The green cake is still the order.

Dark-crusted loaves on a wooden peel, still marked from the oven.

Café Olli: a bread shop that also serves dinner

On MLK, take the dark-crusted country loaf first. Stay for the plate if you want.

Glossy fruit tarts and airbrushed entremets glowing against a pink Hawthorne pastry case

Champagne Poetry: fruit tart in the Hawthorne pastry room

Dan Bian's Asian-French patisserie. Entremets, croissants, tarts. A second shop on NW 23rd.

Sliced country loaf with an open crumb and blistered crust beside market produce.

Coquine Market: ask for the country loaf

On the hill below Tabor. Ask for the loaf if they have it, then shop the rest of the room.

Hearth loaves and vividly glazed conchas at the Dos Hermanos door on SE Stark.

Dos Hermanos: the wholesale loaf, now at the Stark door

The Azcorra family's Buckman bakery has a public counter. The terracotta room is more than wholesale.

All-butter croissants on a tray, shatter-flaky layers still warm from the oven.

Fleur de Lis: the Hollywood croissant

Greg Mistell's French bakery in the old library. The butter croissant is the order.

Dark-crusted rye loaves on a wooden peel, still marked from the oven.

Fressen: Franconian rye in Montavilla

Naturally leavened, baked by hand. The German rye is the loaf we cross town for.

Flour-dusted Como loaves stacked at the Hawthorne Grand Central counter next to Ladd’s Addition.

Grand Central: the Hawthorne Como, on a Tuesday

The original Portland café in Ladd's is the everyday loaf counter. The Hawthorne room still puts the pale Italian loaf out front.

Golden laminated pastries and spongy bolo levedo cooling on a metal rack at Jen’s walk-up

Jen's Pastries: warm bolo bread at the weekend window

A South Portland wholesale kitchen that opens Saturday and Sunday. Portuguese muffins while they're warm.

Laminated pastries cooling on a metal rack.

JinJu: coming back to Williams

The kouign-amann is the pastry people remember. The Williams door is not open yet. No hours until the shop prints them.

Bakery interior: loaves on the counter, the shop as the product.

Ken's Artisan: the country loaf on NW 21st

The original westside country bâtard. That is the loaf.

A slice of salted honey pie with a flaky all-butter crust and a dusting of sea salt.

Lauretta Jean's: salted honey pie

Kate McMillen's Richmond pie shop. The honey custard is why the line exists.

Sliced country loaf, open crumb and blistered crust.

Little T: the Division baguette, early

The long skinny baguette is the eastside standard. It sells out. Go early.

Nuvrei: the kouign-amann, in the new room

The Pearl case moved. The kouign, the rose croissant, and the glass are in the new room.

Cardamom morning buns with a shiny orange blossom glaze in the Orange & Blossom window on Killingsworth.

Orange Blossom: the Killingsworth window and the cardamom bun

Marisa Kroes's vegan patisserie in Vernon. The morning pastry does not wait.

Golden katsu curry pan beside thick-sliced shokupan on a warm Beaverton bakery counter

Oyatsupan: shokupan and curry pan, before the afternoon cutoff

A Japanese bakery in Beaverton. Shokupan, katsu kare pan, and a mid-afternoon close that is not a croissant shop's hours.

A glossy chocolate entremet and the Pix-O-Matic vending machine on East Burnside.

Pix: entremets after dark, from the Pix-O-Matic

Cheryl Wakerhauser's red building in Kerns. The vintage vending machine is how the case stays open after the room closes.

Cannoli filled to order, candied orange peel on one end and chocolate on the other.

Sebastiano's: Sellwood cannoli, filled last

The Sicilian café left Montavilla for a bigger Sellwood room. Cannoli are filled when you ask.

A layered halo-halo cup with ube, leche flan, and shaved ice beside purple pastry.

Shop Halo Halo: start with dessert

Geleen Abenoja's Filipino pastry project moves. Check the counter, then start with dessert.

Classic butter croissants under the yellow awning at St. Honoré on the NW 23rd and Thurman corner.

St. Honoré: the Thurman croissant

Dominique Geulin's flagship on NW Thurman. They laminate in view. The butter croissant is the errand.

Tabor Bread: the Monday einkorn and why Saturday is buckwheat

Saturday on Belmont is Buckwheat Sesame and Mountain Bread. Einkorn is the Monday bake. The country loaf is daily.

Pink strawberry cream croissants and milk buns stacked in a downtown glass bakery case

Tous Les Jours at Flock: cloud cake after the neighborhood shops close

A smaller French-Asian case inside the downtown food hall. Useful when the neighborhood bakeries have gone dark.

Bakery case: loaves and rolls under glass.

Twisted Croissant: butter croissant on Broadway

The Irvington case. The butter croissant, not the cruffin.

A pastry case of scones, homemade pop tarts, and biscuits in a small pink bake shop.

VilleVelo: morning pastry in Sabin

A small pink bake shop. Order whatever just came out of the oven.

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