I'm in Portland visiting my kid. And I found this place I absolutely dig this joint! The Turkish coffee along with a fresh desert is legendary! All you honky white crackers like me better get you azz to this spot. You will find me hunkered down in the coffee shop main lining caffeine... Good stuff read more

I used to work in the Montavilla area and would head up to the Fred Meyer on occasion when heading home. So I'd pass NE Glisen on 102nd every so often. I'd see the Cyrillic lettering but not know what this place was, well I decided to find out. A Russian bakery!!! Score! One of the first things I saw were the pastries up front and towards the back of the place, the bread. Russian rye bread is where I went right to and grabbed a fresh loaf. $3.49 for the loaf and no caraway seeds. I'll admit, I'm actually starting to use caraway in some of my cooking and I do like it in the bread now, but this had no seeds and I was fine with that. I browsed around and found some chocolate cookies to purchase and at the counter I found a cherry danish type pastry that was HUGE. It was a good thing there were other customers in the store because the woman at the counter was Russian and did not speak a lot of English. So I guess pointing is the way to go. The store is for the Russian population around here primarily. I'm learning it is a rather large group. There were plenty of goods from the motherland and even a few I'd venture to try in the future. They have a deli area with meats and fish and I'd be up for trying some of those options as well. I will make it back soon. Enjoy. read more

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Started work up the road with a number of phenomenal people who hail from around Europe and they were 100% correct this place is a gem. Completely unassuming from the outside, it's like being in a market in Eastern Europe inside. Sooooo many locally made foods, but the bakery is the star. read more

Staff does not wear masks. Cashier licked her fingers, did not sanitize and continued to check out a customer. Absolutely disgusting.

OMG what a rip off. Some food even in LA cost cheaper than here. 1 pound of Russian dumplings cost $10.99 when I buy in LA for $4.99. Be AWARE cookies, candies were expired! Some of them are expired so one has to check everything what you are buying. Some things are so overpriced that I feel ripped off. Bakery was out of goodies so I was upset about that too! read more

Wow....if you're anywhere near NE Glisan, this market and bakery has to be destination. So many different foods from all over eastern Europe. read more

Russian Elegance Food - Piroshkis...of all sorts! - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Service is very nice, but not a food. I bought borsch and it was totally without meat, by restorant price. If you don't know how to make borsch please don't sell it. Also got Russian traditonal salad have no idea how thay made it so bad. There is no way to do it in a bad way, but they did. But they refund me money for salad, and cashier was really care about situation. read more

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Been here several times. Any time I have used a debit card there, I get a notification a few days later from my bank that my account has been breached, and I have to get a new debit card every single time that I use it there. I go with a friend and this has happened three times to him too. So, there is something fishy going on here. I have gone with cash since the third time I had to get a new card. They have some good stuff. In spite of reviews, I haven't noticed anything remotely like friendliness there. I don't expect Russians to be friendly, however. That is an American thing, not a Russian thing and it doesn't bother me. Much of the food that is supposed to be hot, is left to set out uncovered and at room temperature. They have great pastries with chicken and cabbage that are inexpensive. They keep them in a donut case, and I am sure they are supposed to be kept at a certain temperature, since it's chicken. I get a few every time, and have not been sick yet. They have a lot of things you can't find anywhere else. I like to go there for that reason. I suggest you use cash, and be aware that you could be buying food that isn't properly stored, if you get the premade stuff. I would give it 4 stars, in spite of the poor food handling, but the fact that they appear to steal your credit and debit card numbers takes a star off. read more

Great little place. I went here specifically to get some smoked whole whitefish. It was a little confusing since I don's speak russian, and the lady working here didn't speak much english. The fish that I got was great. It was very well priced, it was very tasty. I am just waiting until I can go back and get more. The other stuff that they had there was a huge selection of tea, crackers, and other imported goods. read more

Russian Elegance Food - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

A wonderful little shop/bakery. I didn't have a lot of time but I was hankering for something warm and sweet and flaky. This place fit the bill with a number of options. I ended up with a cherry filled, glazed pastry that was AMAZING! Real Stewed Cherry filling and not something out of a can. While I was there, i was able to grab a few retail items that you can only find in European markets. They also have a small selection of European meats and cheeses. A great little market, incredibly clean and quiet. Not a bustling market so easy to get in and out. I think next time I'll grab a few more pastries! read more

Staff members don't wear masks, including the owner. Major potential for for covid spread here. A shame they don't respect their customers or the Governor enough to comply with basic public health measures. It is here in our community--a neighbor of mine just lost her husband to covid. read more

Bread BREAD, oh wow. As a little boy in Buffalo NY we had a sour rye that I have missed for so many years. I just bought a loaf yesterday and it is excellent, 2lb loaf of dark, not real dark but how rye should be and dense. Eating some now with fresh butter and cuppa coffee. This bread is only missing the caraway seeds in the one from Jewel's Bakery in Buffalo back in the 50's when I was 7 or so. I am going to explore this place as it has so much good to eat, The bake beautiful cakes, breads, homemade salads, like Seaweed Cabbage, Beet/Walnut, and 4 or 5 more. We tasted several of them. Dairy, how about bulk cut Butter wrapped in white paper. Farmers Cheese, Kefir,yogurt (not brand name), fresh beets, carrots, small eggplant, dill. A nice small deli case with sausages and more, huge selection of Teas, not bagged but whole leaf. Never knew there was so much tea variety. Whitefish and Pirozhki still on my list now. But the bread will be my standard. And best of all I can walk here as not a mile from me. I will post photos as I return often read more

I was pleasantly surprised to see a good European store in this area. Bread is always fresh and a very good quality. Piroshki are made daily, if you come in a morning 10ish, they are hot and melting in your mouth. Baked sweets are AMAZING!! My favorite is with cherry and cheese and my husband's are with poppy seeds. Big variety of tea and amazing dairy product. Always fresh European style cottage cheese called tvorog, kefir, sour cream is the best too. I tried to avoid candies but they might be good too.. big variety.. thank you, will definitely come back. read more

What a great little shop. The staff are super friendly and they have a great selection of items from Eastern Europe and even Brazil. We will be back for sure read more

I started looking this place up on yelp and google maps because I needed to pick up emergency cupcakes between work and a birthday get together on Hawthorne. After reading the Yelp reviews, I knew I had to go check it out cupcakes or not! This is the place on Glisan with the Fresh Bread sign. I stopped in yesterday and am so glad i did! I bought a loaf of the dark rye, and some of the salmon from the deli case. I assume it's cold smoked salmon? I don't know but it's AMAZING. The dark rye is incredible also - no seeds, and it's not all sugary sweet like some breads. NEXT TIME I'm going for the deli case with its 4 kinds of mushroom salads, shredded carrot salad, and beets. AND a huge Russian pastry. They were out of pireogies (sp?) this time around alas. If you're in the n'hood go get some bread. They have several different kinds including a white and light rye. No additives. and at $3 - $4 a loaf not a bad deal! Also they have like 10 different types of farmer cheese, all manner of Eastern European cheeses, sausages, health and beauty stuff, candy, chocolate, pastries, cakes, beautiful samovars and even ice cream bars in a bright, tidy, cheerful store. read more

Great place, good Russian/Ukrainian food and sweets, very nice and great people working there! Totally recommend read more

LOVE this Russian/Euro deli, bakery! Everything here is the BEST! The pastries & deli food ROCK. Wish I lived closer!

This used to be our favorite neighborhood grocery store. Wonderful owner and service. This morning when I walked into the store, all the employees were unmasked. In the store there was also a 5, 6 year old unmasked that sneezed around the food. I was shocked by the fact that everyone was unmasked but I thought they will put on the mask when I approach the counter. That wasn't the case. The woman who approached the counter to check out was unmasked and remained unmasked. I was so confused with the fact that she is unmasked that I forgot I have the option to leave my groceries and walk out as soon as I realized that she is going to be unmasked two feet away from me, indoor, with a sneezing child around. I really regret not walking out. I don't know if the store changed the owner (it looks and feels very different inside than pre Covid), but if a business has a large sign on the door asking customers to wear a mask, then the employees should do the same. What a scary experience! read more

I stopped in yesterday for whitefish and also picked up some bread and piroshkis. Haven't tried the fish yet, it's for Xmas day. But the piroshkis were fantastic. The dark rye bread is the best ever. I had some last night with a smoked caviar spread I bought here and I just made the best sandwich ever. I'm going to finish this loaf before it gets stale, no doubt. If you spend $30, you get a free loaf of bread. I was lucky another patron was there when I was to translate my English to Russian for the lady (owner?) helping me. This isn't near where I live but I will be back soon and often. read more

Stopped by to try some Russian food when the smell of fresh baked bread at 3 in the afternoon had me asking about the bread. The lady behind the counter proudly stated that Russian bread is best bread and so I bought a loaf of light rye, took it home and lo and behold; Russian bread IS best bread! Holy crap! It's dense, tasty and has a light crispy crust. Just the best and only $3.49 a loaf. Go here for the bread if for nothing else. So good, so, so good. The small sandwich board outside is easy to miss and say Piroshki Hot Bread so look carefully. read more

I can't believe it took me so long to finally try this place. A loaf of the best rye I've ever had & half a pound of delicious cold smoked salmon for $8. Awesome! read more

My wife brought home some Dark Rye bread from here and it was heavy, hearty and delicious! I raved to her about it and later in the week she stopped to get some more as well as pirozhki (think hotpocket) filled with seasoned cabbage, one with spiced potato and another that was dill (?) chicken. All were AMAZING! This place is not for the Olive Garden Suburbanite but rather someone who appreciates other cultures food. Food is definitely worth the language divide. Show up early for the pirozhki. read more