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    Reader Survey 2015: Best Bread Bakery in Portland

    By PDX Food Dude Last Update June 5, 2017 8 Comments

    Ken's Artisan Bakery Portland - Interior
    Photo ©Ken’s Artisan Bakery

    This year I decided to break out the question, “What is the Best Bread Bakery in Portland”. My reasoning is that there are some pretty decent places that specialize in cakes, pies, pastries and whatnot, but in many cases their bread is not that great, and vice versa. Proving my point, with close to the same number of votes, the order of winners is completely different than the “Best Bakery” category results.

    One bit of commentary – I’ve got to say, I was shocked to see New Season’s Markets make this list.

    1400 gluten lovers voted:

     

    1. Ken’s Artisan Bakery – 20.18%

    • 338 Northwest 21st Avenue, Portland OR 97214  Map  (503) 248-2202  My review
    • Trifecta Tavern & Bakery: 726 SE 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97214  Map  (503) 841-6675

     

    2. Grand Central Baking Co. – 18.93%

    • 714 North Fremont St. Portland, OR 97227  Map  (503) 546-5311
    • 4440 Northeast Fremont St. Portland, OR 97213  Map  (503) 808-9877
    • 2230 Southeast Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97214  Map‎  (503) 445-1600
    • 3425 SW Multnomah Blvd., Portland, OR 97219  Map  (503) 977-2024
    • 7987 SE 13th Portland, OR. 97202  Map  (503) 546-3036
    • 4412 S.E. Woodstock Blvd. Portland, OR 97206  Map  (503) 953-1250

     

    3. Little T Baker – 16.07%

    • 2600 Southeast Division St., Portland, OR 97202  Map  (503) 238-3458

     

    4. Pearl Bakery – 7.86%

    • 102 Northwest 9th Ave., Portland, OR 97209  Map (503) 827-0910

     

    5. St. Honoré Boulangerie – 7.5%  My review

    • 2335 Northwest Thurman St.,  Portland, OR 97210  Map  (503) 445-4342
    • 3333 Southeast Division St., Portland, OR 97202  Map  (971) 279-4433
    • 315 1st St, Lake Oswego, OR 97034  Map  (503) 445-1379

     

    6. Lovejoy Bakers – 5.71%

    • 939 Northwest 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97209  Map  (503) 208-3113
    • 3159 SW Moody Ave., Portland OR 97239  Map  (503) 715-5360

     

    7. Fleur De Lis Bakery & Cafe – 4.82%

    • 3930 Northeast Hancock Street  Portland, OR 97212  Map  (503) 459-4887  My review

     

    8. New Seasons Market – 4.11%

    Too many locations to list, but you’ll find a map of all of them here.

     

    9. Philippe’s Bread – 3.21%

    •  4082 N Williams, Portland OR. 97227  Map  (971) 266-8348

     

    You’ll find more Best of Portland 2015 results here.

    Thanks for the thumbnail photo by jeffreyw

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. alissa p says

      April 7, 2015 at 12:04 pm

      Philippe’s is amazing. I think many of the voters haven’t been or they would be higher on that list. Happy to see they’re at least noted!

      Reply
      • Nico says

        April 7, 2015 at 3:46 pm

        Agreed with Alissa. It’s pretty amazing Frice Pastry isn’t listed under the Best Bakery category.

        Reply
        • PDX Food Dude says

          April 7, 2015 at 10:36 pm

          Frice received about 3% of the votes.

      • RJ says

        April 7, 2015 at 4:07 pm

        N Williams? Nope. With the constant construction, overcrowding, and bizarre changes to traffic & parking configuration, it’s like the city is trying to foster auto/bike accidents. As a driver, I avoid businesses on that street now.

        Reply
    2. Dom says

      April 7, 2015 at 9:34 pm

      Wow. No Baker and Spice. That is a surprise

      Reply
      • PDX Food Dude says

        April 7, 2015 at 10:34 pm

        Yes, the were a bit further down the list at #13.

        Reply
    3. SaltyCod says

      April 13, 2015 at 10:02 pm

      Yes there are a number of good bread bakeries in Portland, but I hadn’t thought that I could actually truly get excited about bread. Not on the list at all, (and I’m shocked) Tabor Bread has done some things with their bread that makes me actually talk about it. A lot. And it seems like everyone who eats there becomes a fanatic. Whoever that woman is who owns it, she’s like the good witch of the fairy realms… a peaceful, magical woman who has a gift with ovens and dough. I’m not kidding.

      Everyone reading this: if you agree that there must be something hideously wrong if New Seasons is on the list of top bread bakeries, then you might possibly deserve to eat the bread at Tabor Bread. On many days, I find myself unworthy…. But for a treat, I will bring a boule home to my housemates and then I will watch as all of the strictly gluten free people make “just a little exception.”

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    4. Marla feinberg says

      December 30, 2015 at 9:22 pm

      A little late here, but Mt Tabor Bread is the real deal, leaving all those other bakeries in the dust. Also a lovely place to have lunch. I’m writing this from my annual visit to the Bay Area, where I bought a giant round loaf of Porridge Bread made by Pain Bakery. It was $10 bucks people, and i haven’t been able to stop eating it with some strong olive oil. Maybe the best bread in the world!!!!!

      Reply

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