La Rose Patisserie specializes in French-Asian modern desserts with quality ingredients like Valrhona chocolate, Tahitian vanilla beans, and French fruit puree. Customers can find beautiful desserts that resemble sculptural works of art: rose-shaped mousse sponge cakes, rainbow crepe cakes, and airy souffle pancakes on the weekends.

When it first opened in 2016, Oyatsupan brought traditional Japanese baking to the outskirts of Portland. Today, it still serves some of the best Japanese sweet and savory pastries like kare pan (a soft bread boat filled with Japanese curry), castella donuts, and jiggly Japanese cheesecake. Oyatsupan currently offers in-store and curbside pick up.

Nationally celebrated baker Ken Forkish has developed a reputation for the breads at this neighborhood artisan bakery: Loaves are dark and crusty, with an airy crumb and subtle tang from sourdough starters. Although its bread is served at many restaurants throughout Portland, it’s worth stopping at the actual bakery on NW 21st to grab one of the bakery’s standout laminated pastries, like its goat-cheese-and-leek croissant.

Nuvrei has always excelled in traditional French baking like flavored croissants, fruit danishes, caneles, and more; now, the bakers are Nuvrei are expanding their offerings with a new Detroit-style pizza shop and pretzel-style bagels on Fridays. Nuvrei is open daily for takeout; customers can preorder online, but no indoor dining is available. Customers can also order boxes of pretzel-style bagels for pick-up on Fridays, and get their pastry boxes delivered on Saturdays.

Maurice’s white-walled luncheonette is the place to be for a leisurely lunch. However, Maurice’s fika offerings were always a huge part of the appeal: its delicate black pepper cheesecakes, lightly savory currant and rosemary scones, and the super moist and fluffy meyer lemon pudding cake. Maurice is open for outdoor dining and takeout.

St. Beatrix — formerly Bushel & Peck Bakeshop — offers creative pastries like miso-caramel and passionfruit-sesame croissants, flower-adorned layer cakes, and savory scones, quiches, and sandwiches. Some of Bushel & Peck’s highlights remain on the menu, however, like its supremely flaky biscuits. Customers can order ahead or walk up for takeout.

In 2019, chef Vince Nguyen opened his highly anticipated Berlu, a fine-dining spot featuring a mix of classical French fine-dining techniques and Pacific Northwestern cuisine. He’s since pivoted to a more Vietnamese-tinged tasting menu in the evenings, and a day-time bakery offering goodies like pandan waffles and crepe cakes, tarts filled with tamarind custard and lychee, and his take on bánh bò nướng, a Vietnamese rice cake with a honeycomb crumb. All baked goods are gluten-free. Berlu is open for walk-up orders at their bakery window on Sundays. Note: The Berlu bakery will be closed until December 12.

This Killingsworth bakery uses Pacific Northwestern flours and Oregon produce in its flavorful breads, chewy cookies, and ultra-flaky cinnamon rolls, but what really sets Seastar apart is its use of savory herbs and spices in its baked goods — we’re talking sage in a glaze on a molasses cookie, or turmeric in a moist muffin. Another bonus: Seastar shares a space and team with Handsome Pizza, which means visits can also often involve some of the city’s finest pizza.

Credit goes to Pix Patisserie for coming up with the most socially-distanced, convenient way to abate sugar cravings at any hour of the day. Owner Cheryl Wakerhauser refurbished a 20-year-old vending machine, only to fill it with Pix’s signature macarons, mousses, truffle cakes, and even party favors like sparklers and cocktail mixers. The Pix-O-Matic is open for takeaway orders every day for 24 hours; note that the machine is restocked and cleaned at 10 a.m. every day.

Tucked in a quiet nook away from SE Division’s main hustle and bustle, Little T American Baker specializes in crave-worthy pastries and breads: crusty baguettes, flaky croissants, and chocolate chip cookies studded with giant chunks of molten chocolate. Little T remains open for takeout; call (503) 238-3458 for more information.

There’s something that feels so rustically wholesome about this Northeast Portland bakery, with its powder-sugar-dusted, gooey lemon bars and simply frosted, cinnamon-laden carrot cake. Miss Zumstein’s knobby baked goods still retain a few tricks up their sleeves, whether it’s a hint of pandan in an eclair or the slightest hue of matcha in the shop’s amaretti cookies. Plus, Miss Zumstein’s special-order cakes are often some of the city’s tastiest.

Sebastiano’s is a family-owned, Sicilian cafe in Montavilla quickly becoming famous for its exceptional muffaletta sandwiches made with house-made bread. But even more noteworthy are bakery offerings like candied-orange-and-chocolate cannoli with house-fried cannoli shells, petite boxes of Sicilian cookies, espresso brownies, and olive oil cake. Sebastiano’s is open from Thursday through Saturday for takeout.

This small, 24-seat bakery rightfully earns its spot on this list by consistently churning out delicate and meticulous cannoli, light and airy focaccia, and other classic Italian baked goods. It’s no surprise this Lents bakery killed it from the get-go: owner Michelle Vernier honed in on her craft by working as a pastry chef at Portland classics like Paley’s Place, Imperial, and Wildwood. The bakery is open for walk-up orders of amaretti, anise biscotti, and slabs of tiramisu; customers can also pre-order via an online market.