The dessert was OK, but the problem is that when I look up 'sugar-free bakery's' this was the first to pop up and as a diabetic I was ecstatic. When I got to the bakery I asked if they had any sugar free items, but they said that they "aren't really a sugar free bakery." I got a brownie anyway and it tasted ok despite the fact that the sprinkles were store bought and the cocoa in the brownie tasted bitter and stale. I ended up going to a place next door, and it was pretty good! read more

The custom cake you made for my girlfriends bday! Fanfreakingtastic!!! Thank you so much!!! Yumm read more

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Really love Carina's Bakery as well as the founder's story! We discovered it by complete accident looking for a good vegan bakery that was just a few short minutes from us (without having to go downtown). This was it! read more

I stumbled on to this place. It has such a happy sunny vibe. I went in to nose around but left with 2 pastries and an americano. The sales lady was very helpful, polite and kind. I sent pictures to my vegan friends in Indiana and told them that she ships. I would love to go back for some see-food chowder with lion mushrooms. read more

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Beaverton has transformed into quite the destination spot. New bakeries, eateries and food carts opening up. Carina's bakery is located in a food plaza apartment area. The owner is friendly but the special part about this bakery is the ambience, from the almond cakes and extensive menu to the Swedish coffee, it's all about the love. Carina has the passion for baking and the atmosphere is different from other bakeries around the Portland area. There's Scandinavian baked goods and design aesthetic in abundance here. The shop offers vegan baked goods and dairy free beverages. The hazelnut panne au chocolate was served warm so it has the flaky texture similar to a croissant. The almond cake was very good, chewy buttery with the almond essence. Excellent cappuccino read more

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Super cute little bakery and coffee shop in downtown Beaverton. I tried calling their seasonal hot soup (rhubarb) and sweet cream cold brew coffee. The soup was very delicious and fresh. All the other baked goods looked AMAZING as well. read more

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I was in the mood for breakfast. It was 11am. My go-to spot happened to be closed due to a plumbing emergency, so I found this place. They only had a strange substitute for eggs using chickpeas so instead I was wooed by their offer of a grilled "cheese" made with vegan substitutes using cashew cream. I was asked if it was for eating in or to go. I said eating in. After struggling to connect to their wifi (I was handed a badly scribbled and tattered piece of paper showing their wifi password) I was handed my food in a box. I reminded the server that I was eating in, and asked them to make my food hotter for that purpose and on a plate. It came back slightly warmer, on a plate, but not "grilled". They explained that their equipment doesn't grill (but instead just warms?), but because I ordered a GRILLED cheese, I expected that it actually be grilled. I had to explain what that entailed. I waited for what seemed like 10 minutes, and the sandwich re-arrived, slightly warmer, but in no way grilled. I ate it because by this time I was really quite hungry. It was not good. It was flavorless, and I had to salt it to eat it, and worse - it was luke warm to cold in the middle. Yuck. I am sorry I left a 20% tip before being served, and I vowed to myself not to pre-tip ever again in the future. It was a rip-off. I left unsatisfied. read more

Enjoyable cupcakes, nice presentation. I received a box of cupcakes from here for my baby shower recently. I'm not going to write about our visit to the bakery because I feel like we had a much different experience than if we'd have gone in when covid wasn't happened in addition to the bad air quality due to wildfire smoke. That definitely affected the visit as far as ambience but I want to give Grace to the owners who are likely just trying to do their best during this really difficult time. I appreciated they even opened during the smoke. I didn't order the cupcakes but took a peek while at the bakery. They were pretty standard looking, as expected from a bakery, with yellow frosting in a pretty swirl pattern. I couldn't tell the flavor(s) so I asked and was told it's an assortment but wasn't told specific flavors but she wasn't sure what they all were. That was a bit of a disappointment. My husband then came in (separately to respect social distancing) and he bought a load of bread and a carrot cake cupcake that was in the display. I think it was from the day before. Having never tried a vegan cupcake, we were quite curious on taste so we tried it ( carrot cake) in the car. I personally thought it was pretty tasty with a nice carrot flavor and lots of thick, sugary frosting. I love frosting. My husband was not a fan. He didn't like how dense it was and thought the frosting was too sugary and mentioned liking buttercream better. I told him it's vegan therefore won't have the same texture nor taste as a non-began. He knows this but it just wasn't his jam and that's ok. I tried two cupcakes later that day for the baby shower. I think one was chocolate and I have no idea what the other was, maybe just a regular white cake? The flavors weren't strong enough to discern so I went off color of the cake. The frosting also was uniform for each so no differentiation between the flavors there. I think I was going for more variety. A bit disappointed but I'm trying to hold off on judgement because we're just in a weird time and it was my first time trying vegan cupcakes so I don't have anything to compare the taste testing to. Would I order from here? I'd say that depends on how the cupcake/baked good is for. If it needed to be vegan. Yes, for sure. read more

Just seriously wow. I had their gf vegan cheese and scallion biscuit. Literally best biscuit ever. Vegan or not. Big menu. Quality deliciousness. Nothing sacrificed because of vegan or gf. Just wow read more

Not sure where to start with this review. First off, I was unaware that this is a vegan place. I ordered a dozen cookies and a coffee. The milk options were almond, coconut, hemp and oat and I went with oat. The coffee was surprisingly delicious! Would definitely be back for that! ..as far as the cookies they tasted like cardboard according to my 8 year old I bought a box of the cookies for my sister who just had a new baby and when I brought them over she excitedly took a bite of a cookie and imagine our surprise when in her very first bite she had a hair baked into it . So needless to say I will not be back. read more

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I'm so glad she is making it through COVID! And she is making a lot more of her items gluten free. I just had the best GF chocolate chip cookie ever. I hadn't been her in awhile and think she has a new recipe. I should have bought more/will have to go back soon It reminded me of my grandmas regular (gluten filled) cookies we looked forward to as kids. I don't think you could tell the difference! Great variety of sweets and beverages, even some meal items, nice people, cute shop, guide dog and they have a nice rewards program too-give them a try! Hiring people with low vision is awesome too. I've enjoyed: Chocolate Hazelnut Cake, Carmelita, Molasses Crackle, a yummy tea and more. read more

So good! I absolutely loved the carrot lox(tastes just like real lox!) and the dog under the counter really sealed the deal for me The baked goods are always perfectly moist and not too sweet which I love :) thanks! I'll be back soon!! read more

First encountered Carina's at the Beaverton Farmer's Market and took a while to head over to the brick and mortar. I was greeted right away when coming in at around noon today (Wednesday). The first thing I was noticed was the amount of available baked goods and also drink options. A beautifully decorated space with personal touches and information for customers. Focusing on the baked goods, the items were sized just right where you could order more than one item which is what I ended up doing. I ordered a strawberry nest ($4) like a danish and two macaroons- ($2 each) and one of each flavor offered, orange cream and strawberry. These items are not offered everyday so wanted a variety. The strawberry nest was light and the dried strawberries baked added a touch of sweetness, great for a warm day like today. Among the macaroons, the strawberry one was amazing! You could taste the coconut shreds and the strawberries, I should of gotten two od this kind! The orange one was nice but a little too much coconut for my taste. Details in the restaurant do not go unnoticed, such as an umbrella station, clearly labeled items, both plastic and metal silverware, and a restroom key (The restroom key is something I did not know about so great that one was available). I think it would be great to come back and give fika a try, a group tea brunch catered to you. Happy to see Carina's bakery expand and serve the local community. read more

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Had food delivered. Tried the gluten free pumpernickel bread and carrot lox item. The lox was really tasty. Not sure what's in it but it all went well together and I felt all fancy. I really want to highlight the pumpernickel bread. It came cold or likely frozen in a ziplock bag. We didn't need to eat it until a few days later so we put it in the freezer. We ended up toasting it and eating it with potato soup and also made tempeh Reubens. The bread is so good I will order it again. It was chewy and crunchy. I also need NEED to try the millet and focaccia breads (all three are GF!). If you are GF, get this bread. It's a good find. read more

Stopped in for a treat based on the great reviews. I got the pear ginger tart, my wife the vanilla cupcake with strawberry buttercream frosting. Took it to go. At home getting them out of the box, we noticed that both were cold, like they had just come out of the refrigerator. Also the the crust of my tart had totally disintegrated into mush. The texture of my wife's cupcake and frosting was not pleasant. We realize vegan baking produces different results than traditional baking, but we've had vegan baked goods and these were not up to the standard, especially for the price. read more

We had the Pecan Cake Ball and the Almond Cake. The Almond Cake was so delicious. It reminded me of the wonderful Marzipan we had in Toledo Spain. The Pecan Cake Ball was wrapped with a chocolaty delite around a pecan cake. Both desserts were so good especially for vegan desserts. I am allergic to cow's milk and have a hard time finding really good desserts. I found it here. I will be back the next time I am in Portland! read more

I tried a carrot cake cupcake and the chocolate chip cookie. The cookie tasted very vegan-stale, no flavor and was too crispy. The cupcake had waaayy too many raisons and was pretty heavy. The frosting was really sweet. I don't think most people would like it, but I did. read more

Great new vegan bakery that opened in downtown Beaverton! I had the Apple Butter soup..and it hit the spot for a cold, rainy day. I got a coffee cake to go. I ate it later in the day and it was really tasty and moist. I am super excited to try more of their baked goods! read more

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Our son introduced us to Carina's. They have the most wonderful vegan/gluten free cookies and deserts. Love their Americano coffee too! read more

I fine the place very expensive for small cookies also they serve any bakery treat cold. Sadly. I don't recommend it. The coffee is decent at least. read more

Carina's Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

I have always seen this spot at events with their traveling stand but never gave it a fair shot. There are so many great vegan treat spots in this city but I am a major skeptic of GF stuff. NOTHING here disappointed and the staff was so kind- including their store pup! Heres what we got: a coffee, a lavender matcha, chocolate peanut butter brownie, lingonberry coffee cake, and the BEST was the almond cake, which they are known for. I think at other dietary restricted bakeries there is always one item that flops, but that was noooooot the case here! I cannot wait to try more. My brother is Celiac and when he gets home for break we plan on ordering some of the GF bread for the holiday season. Highly reccomend. read more

I need to say I am not vegan nor do I usually like vegan. It's too sweet and so much processed stuff it does not agree with me. My husband was going to have a birthday dinner and we wanted his sister and husband over. They are vegan. Husband loves ice cream cake. I heard about Carina's from a vegan friend so contacted her and asked if one is even possible. She said she was willing to try. Went to pick up the cake and grabbed some killer coffee there. I also grabbed a pastry and a cupcake for my husband and myself. The pastry was a flaky roll with chocolate inside. My husband goes as he was munching down, I thought you went to a vegan bakery. I ate mine and was so shocked. It was so light, flaky, perfect dough and the chocolate inside was not sweet. I loved it! The cupcake was a raspberry coconut one and only got one for my husband. He said it was good but very sweet. The ice cream cake was better than a regular dairy one. All I told her was he likes chocolate and coconut I leave it up to you. She did chocolate ice cream with a nugget layer and vanilla cake with coconut shavings. Not over sweet, sooooooo good. I am going back for my vegan in-laws and just us too. I have addicted my vegan in-laws who are going to spread the word. This is a must go to place vegan or not. Trust me, I don't do vegan and I don't do sweet and I was blown away! read more

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Stopped in Carina's Bakery last week when a search on the internet revealed a Swedish heritage. Got a loaf of limpa bread which was amazing. Also tried several Swedish treats like almond loaf. Will go back and stock up for the holiday! read more

the sweets were good, but our experience (hopefully isolated) was disheartening. I will start by saying that my mom is the most polite asian lady who loves sweets and is extremely respectful to other service workers, as she herself works in healthcare. she especially understands that nowadays everyone can benefit from a little compassion and a little kindness. I brought my family to this bakery after a glowing recommendation. we had never been here before, and I thought it was a quaint and cute bakery. we were shopping for my dad's birthday, and we asked if they had any cakes. quite abruptly we were told that we needed to order ahead of time. that's fine, totally understandable, especially for a family run business. but then the person at the cashier also had to tack on something about only grocery stores selling premade cakes, fairly condescendingly. not sure if we said something to offend her, but we genuinely didn't know. it's our first time here. we thought the other selections looked good, so we bought some sweets anyways. my dad is trying to cut down on his sugar intake, so we asked which desserts were a little lower in sugar. this time we were almost snapped at. "they're all sweet. the only one not sweet is the sausage one". her response didn't really answer the question, but at that point we just kind of wanted to order and leave. I'm pretty sure we were expected not to leave a tip given the level of service we received. but that's not how my family works. we left one regardless, hoping that whoever is working has a better day moving forward, while also taking into account that this interaction could have been much more welcoming. from one essential worker to another. I'll admit that it was tough seeing the cashier instantly perk up and take a significantly nicer tone of voice to the customer who came in while we were on our way out. maybe because this customer looks like the cashier, while we do not. she made us feel like outsiders - I hope that Carina's Bakery can use our experience as a learning opportunity. read more

The customer service here is great and everything item made here food or drink is top of the line good.

Came here for a quick stop to beat the heat... Nice decor and vibe.. Ordered milk chocolate shake and it was bomb.. Not too thick not too watery.. Just perfect.. Will be coming back.. read more

Stop in on Saturday and picked up some of the Almond Snowflake ice cream ... love it! Tons of coconut which is my favorite! Can't wait to try the other flavors! Nice job ... grabbed a couple molasses cookies too... super crispy and so good read more

Cosy little cafe in Beaverton. Swedish items on the menu. Since it is a vegan place, I got to choose between non-dairy options for my coffee which I'd never done before. The choice of coconut for my latte was surprisingly good and I wouldn't mind doing that again. We got the lingonberry coffee cake and the almond cake and they were both great. The other options for the baked items looked just as good and it was hard to pick. Another trip is in order. read more

Heard many good things about this Vegan Cafe ! Love the coffee, yummy coffee cakes...and many more. Incredible friendly and welcome service. The 2 guide dogs are lovely too. Highly recommend to everyone vegan and non vegan. read more

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First visit. Wow that Carmelita Bar was amazing. Wife got the delicious lingonberry coffee cake. Loved chatting with Carina about our overlap in family health issues plus love of baking. I suppose it's silly of me to hope for regular half n half for my coffee, what with this being a vegan bakery. I tried the almond milk and the dairy-free liquid with a bit of sweetener and it worked out! read more

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Carina's is an incredible bakery with a wonderful mission. The food is always tasty, lots of treats you're not going to find in most of the cities around here, plus so many gluten free options (if you're into that!) And EVERYTHING is vegan!! I honestly haven't had a biscuit better than their "cheddar" and scallion ones (gluten free?? Neat!), plus the almond cake and pistachio cakes drive me wild. Definitely come around Mardi Gras and Easter for the semla (semlor). I hadn't had it before, but instantly fell in love. My dad (who is Swedish and lived there for the first 20 years of his life) is obsessed with Carina's semla!! So many seasonal goodies with fresh fruits and familiar flavors. Try it, fall in love, support your community! read more

I came here this evening for a private cooking class and it was a really cool experience!! Carina and her team were super helpful, knowledgeable, kind, and very welcoming. I am not a vegan but the food we made was delicious. Also, she provided us with orange fennel iced tea that was so incredibly good! I'd definitely recommend her class and restaurant to anyone looking for a new experience. read more

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Love her gluten free options and I asked if she could make the almond cake without cane sugar which she responded to with a yes, I just had to order a dozen. I didn't mind that because they are soo good and I ended up delivering them to my family. I had them made with coconut sugar. Will get these again when I am in Portland! read more

Imagine being super busy on a Saturday afternoon. You suddenly realize it's 2pm and all you've had is a greens drink and a raisin sweetened chocolate bar to eat. Oops. On your way into natural grocers, which is your obvious first choice for a healthy snack (or is it just me...) you see what must be a human angel holding a vegan bakery sign. Hallelujah. Obviously you know where you're headed after this. You run in and buy water and an apple, not worrying about any real sustenance because... vegan bakery. You get in your car and lookup this place and they are closing in about 30 mins. You're less than 5 mins away but you drive over the speed limit anyway, obviously. There's no time to waste. While salivating all the way to the bakery and all the way back to the car with your baked goods in hand, you settle into the drivers seat and bite into one of those babies.... and spit it right back out. The taste. The texture. The entire experience. It's awful. You're not sure what it even is, exactly. It definitely cannot be a muffin, as advertised. You move onto the next and last gluten free, refined sugar free item you bought with 50% hope that the first one was just bad luck. You like to stay positive. The next one has to be better, you try to convince yourself. You're not very convincing but you give it a go anyway. The first bite into the next one has you wondering if maybe you could possibly grow to like it... even just a little tiny bit (God, please?) but the ginger (why the F is there so much ginger in this banana bread) is BURNING your mouth like a mother, so you spit that one out too. But take one more bite for good measure and come to the very same conclusion as the first bite. At least you were smart enough to get that water. *pats on the back* You can't decide which one was worse. The hard blueberry "muffin" thing, or the spicy ginger "banana bread". Which was more like insanely sweet gelatin, shaped like a slice of a banana bread loaf. At half the size of any other gluten free vegan banana bread you would find anywhere else. Sigh. You decide they were both equally bad in their own unique ways. And then... then. You look into the sad, mostly empty bag, at your non gluten free, filled with refined sugar cookie you were given for free for signing up for some rewards program (that you're obviously not going to be using now)... and after a very small amount of deliriously hungry deliberation, you decide to go for it. You rebel. And as you take a bite into a cookie that you're willing to throw 50% of your dietary standards right out of the window for... and you chew it for a good 3-5 seconds giving it a chance to mesh with your taste buds and send signals to your brain telling you what you think about it.... you spit that out too. Fortunately you still have that apple. read more

AMAZING. A Swedish-owned and based vegan bakery and coffee shop?! Can it get any better for my hippie, Gen-Z mindset? It can't. This place is super cute and deeply rooted...and DELICIOUS! Wow, their almond cake is superb. No wonder it's a best seller. The owner is super nice too. P.S. there's a cute pup inside. :) read more

Service review: As the website directs customers to call for platter orders, I called the bakery to place an order. The staff answering the phone was gruff and unfriendly. I got my order placed. When it was time to pick up at the bakery, the staff person working was also gruff, unfriendly. Most likely the same person as the earlier call. It is unfortunate to have such service like this! read more

A new favorite! Portland, OR area locals or visitors, this place is a MUST! Come in and read about owner Carina's journey with a brain tumor in childhood and how that didn't stop her from doing what she loved doing since childhood: baking. The vegan and allergy-friendly treats are DIVINE, even to those of us who eat everything! Do be prepared: if you go in for coffee, don't expect regular cream. This is a non-dairy place and they tried putting out regular cream at one point and received backlash for doing so. read more

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Delicious savory food, incredible baked goods and great customer service add up to a fantastic restaurant. I especially loved the carrot lox smorga. This place does not disappoint. read more

Wow, this place has such delicious treats and lunch! I can't wait to go back! We got the almond cake and a brownie and a veggie pot pie. The owner sure has a talent for delicious food! read more

Fantastic. As a plant-focused omnivore, desserts are one place I usually say "give me the eggs and dairy!" We tried a few chocolatey items and the bean sausage. Chocolatey items weren't too sweet, as I prefer, with great flavor and texture. The sausage was an interesting one. It had a great flavor with a texture which was most definitely mashed beans. I like it. Went to the website afterwards and read the owner's empowering story. Best of luck to you! We'll be back. read more