Located in a residential area, this looks like a fairly large establishment but only have a few…read moretables set up. This allows for patrons to wait inside without feeling congested but also means you'll have to be quick whenever a table does clear out. The selection of items here aren't much so most people probably come here for their lunch/entree menu. They assemble everything fresh it appears-- they heat up croissants at the griddle and use the toaster oven to heat up others. The cookie was intensely dense and rich in chocolate. The larger sea salt flakes added such a nice contrast to the sweetness.

After visiting another bakery in town and finding that they had sold out of all their croissants,…read morewe decided to visit Little T American Baker as a backup. In contrast to a lot bakeries that are primarily takeout only, Little T has a much larger footprint with plenty of seating. When we walked in on a weekend morning, there were lots of people sitting around, sipping on drinks, and working. Kouign Amann ($6) - The top of the kouign amann (the bottom while baking) looks nicely glazed with plenty of sugar. They layers look well defined and it looks like a crispy flaky treat. The other side looks like a sad wrinkly croissant. The interior consists of really thick laminated layers that have a ton of air gap in between that has more in common with risen puff pastry than croissant. This makes it thick, bready, and doughy and gives it a wheat flour-like taste rather than sugar or butter. There isn't that much crispness and other than a bit of sugar glaze on top, the pastry isn't very sweet, not is it buttery at all. I didn't like this kouign amann much. (2/5) Chocolate Praline Croissant ($6.25) - This croissant looks like it has decent layering and a great flaky crust at first glance. The croissant is indeed very flaky and crisp on top, making flakes and powdered sugar fly everywhere while eating. The lamination is again a bit questionable, with very thick layers and huge air pockets making the croissant very bready. At least there's no wheat flour taste. There's only a single line of chocolate in the center rather than the more typical two chocolate baton configuration. The chocolate leaks out of the sides of the croissant, caramelizing against the baking sheet and creating different flavors. (3/5) Masa Baguette ($5.75) - This baguette has a great crust combined with a moist and chewy interior. It's much darker in color than a typical baguette and has a very well developed taste, like sourdough mixed with corn. A very interesting take on a baguette that's quite delicious. Also of note is how they serve the baguette - wrapped up in butcher paper with an end of the baguette sticking out. (5/5) Unfortunately, I didn't find the laminated pastries to be very good at Little T. Size-wise, the pastries seem to be a bit smaller than competitors but with similar pricing. Their breads seem to be the superior choice and the only items I would order again if I revisited in the future. Bathrooms - Two unisex rooms

THE ART OF BAKING: Kim Boyce is a special person - the kind who magically reorganizes ingredients…read moreand flavors to make familiar food new again, but still comforting. For accolades, she's an award-winning Chef by the James Beard Foundation, a published author (see: Good to the Grain), a Founder/bustling business owner (wholesale 7d/w, retail Weds-Sun ongoing since 2011), and educator (WAITLIST for the Baking Classes). I accidentally fell into the spot when occupying Rose City Park neighborhood several years ago, and am gratuitously rewarded with the same celebration of delight - absolutely nothing has changed, aside from some new menu items (check out Three-Berry Pie orders and a Summer Seasonal menu including a top-selling Figgy Buckwheat Scone)... Meanwhile I'm just as excited to find their baked goods around town, as much as i was the broader selection here at the source. EXPERT PAIRING - Strawberry Scone w/ Case Study Cortado (next door). Not sweet-not unsweet bready scone encrusted with MELTED (NOT bruléed) white sugar, topped with a dollop of rich strawberry jam (another specialty, check the cookbook). PERFECT DONT CHANGE A THING. I'll be savoring that sweet memory for days. Another gem - (FOUND at Steven Smith, because they sell down early in the retail space) - a Black Lavender Almond Cake. Again, Boyce's signature textural grains sing, this time with a gentle aroma of almond, black sesame, and lavender. Not too floral, not too nutty, it's heavenly with a cup of tea.

For pastries, croissants, quiches, this is a 5 star bakery…read more Everything I've tried has been excellent. Their twice-baked almond croissants are the best in the country. The two seasonal quiches have perfect crusts. The hand pies are also notable, as are the scones. Alittle pricey, but well-worth it. Great staff. PS- Go next door to Case Study for a good coffee to compliment your pastries.

Cute little bakery shop that has wheat and sourdough bread! The service was super friendly and had…read moreenough seats inside and outside. Also spacious parking lot as well. -Bagel: Amazing amazing sourdough bagels with herby cream cheese! Cream cheese was not overwhelmingly cheesy, light and compliment the sourdough bagel well. Probably one of the best bagels I ever had! -Focaccia: yummy, very healthy taste as it's made with wheat. My mom loved the -Mountain Bread: had cheese and tomato inside. Outside was crunchy and inside was dense! Mom loved this one!

I simply don't understand any business in this are (Mt Tabor) that would close at 2 pm…read more Disappointing as hell! I'm from the East Coast. The best areas, the best bakeries would be more likely to open at 11 and close, maybe, at 6 or 7. Even that's not late enough. This area has gotten more . . . ladidah in the 30 years I've lived here. I've seen a lot of businesses come and go. The ones that don't go? Lots of flexibilitiy. BTW, that location seems to be jinxed. Another reason you might want to start out with more "neighborhood" (person?) friendly hours. No matter how good your baked goods are. Just a thought . . .

We visited Twisted Croissant to pick up some treats to tide us over on our drive back up to…read moreSeattle. Walking in less than an hour before closing, we were surprised to see most of the items still in stock! We ended up picking four things to try: Vanilla Bean Kouign Amann ($7) - This pasty has a sweet yet salty exterior that's complementary in flavor rather than clashing. It's accentuated with a crunchy glazed and caramelized sugar layer that's on the sweeter side. The interior is interesting. There's a cavernous gap right in the center that's filled with a sickly sweet melted sugar syrup. It's unpleasantly sweet and very cloying. The puffed and filled area is large enough that it compresses the other layers so the kouign amann is dense. I've never had a kouign amann quite this sweet before. (3/5) Meyer Lemon Olive Oil Cake with Thyme ($5.50) - This cake is so moist and rich, thick and dense, fatty and rich, that it feels like I"m eating a slab of butter. I'm sure it has just as many calories too! It's quite sweet, although not nearly to the level of the kouign amann. Overall, it's just a really rich and decadent cake. (4/5) Blueberry + Vanilla Cream Brioche Donut w/ Earl Grey ($6) - The top of the pastry is dressed with a cream that has an unmistakably strong bergomot earl grey taste. I wish there was way more cream - there's essentially only a dab on top! The rest of the donut is filled with a custardy light blueberry and vanilla jam. It's not too sweet and has an excellent high quality blueberry fragrance, creating an exceptionally strong blueberry taste. The jam is not too thick and is somewhat syrupy from sugar. The donut itself is really soft and extremely airy. It's the fluffiest donut I've eaten in a long time. (5/5) Raspberry Rose Cruffin ($8.50) - This pastry has some fun dehydrated raspberries sprinkled right on top of a light and fluffy cream that's not too sweet. The cruffin base is buttery in taste and great lamination even when filled with the custard and rose/raspberry cream. This is a heavy cruffin that's very filling. (5/5) Twisted Croissant certainly does some some really delectable treats. It's one of my favorite bakeries in Portland!

Twisted Croissant was definitely one of my favorite bakeries in the city, however, they have…read moresignificantly raised their prices, and the pastries are much smaller. I'm not sure that I can justify spending $7 to $12 on a single pastry. This will have to be my special occasion bakery, I suppose. Additionally, I had a less than pleasant exchange with one of the employees. It kind of caught me off guard because that has never happened before. Maybe she was just having a rough day.

Found myself walking into St. Honoré late afternoon so it was a lot calmer in the shop which was…read moredef to my liking. I went in for a double espresso shot and saw the cutest mini croissants you will ever see in your life. Obviously the pastry selection was a bit limited since everything is made fresh, but trust me I can always find something to enjoy. I waited for my rideshare for about ten minutes and it was just a nice opportunity to decompress and relax. Make it a point to come if you're in the area.

Cute French bakery with beautifully displayed pastries and breads. Staff was reluctant to greet,…read morehelp, or provide information other than reading off the card. The pastries... not so good. I got an apricot tart and a vanilla and almond pastry with several sliced caramelized apples on top. Both had crusts that were heavy, dense, with an off putting taste. The inside lacked flavor. I threw both away after 2 bites. Maybe I ordered the wrong thing or went to the wrong location, but I was disappointed with my visit.

Great Harvest has one of the greatest innovations to breakfast that no one knows about. In fact if…read moreyou go to other Great Harvest locations they may not have this item or it may be completely different than the one at this downtown location. Lemme tell you about the amazing Sunrise Roll. I assume it's an original creation but it's a ring of bread with shredded hash brown potatoes that aren't browned at all and 1 or 2 cheeses with an egg on top. Sounds basic right? Well the bread creates this hallow center for the potatoes to rest in...and as you are eating this on the go, you become amazed with how sturdy it is despite the shredded potatoes holding its shape and not falling thru. While you typically your breakfast potatoes/hashbrowns to be crispy or crunchy...the softness of the potatoes are a welcome surprise since they sorta have a consistency of mashed potatoes and that compliments the egg perfectly. Any of you who have had "The Slut" at Eggslut in LA/Vegas know how magical the combination of eggs and mashed potatoes can be. The sunrise roll looks like it would take a lot of labor to bake and then later reheat for customers and at $6.25 or $6.75 with bacon it is a steal since you can't even get a breakfast burrito at this price point these days that aren't even made with the same level of care as the sunrise roll here was. What's sad is I get cravings for these things lol the time and they sell out occasionally, or there have been times I go to other locations and try to order a sunrise roll and they have no idea what I'm talking about or make it completely different. It truly is a bummer when you work yourself up and get excited and hyped up for it only to be met with disappointment.

The food and coffee was just what we needed. Delicious baked goods with local ingredients,read more

I saw online, ordered, and demolished more bread and bagels in one setting that I'd like to admit…read more I actually hadn't heard of Fairbanks Bread/Honey Bagels until I saw an online post and was intrigued. My friend and I had recently started ranking Portland bagel spots and even tried our own bagel-making home attempts so I knew I had to try this place out. I grabbed a variety of bagels for the both of us and giant country loaf as well. The menu/ordering site opens up on Fridays and you pre-order/pick up at Ollini on Mondays between 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm (just down the street from Cafe Olli). I was able to find good street parking nearby and swing by for my order which they put together pretty quickly. Service was quite friendly able to accommodate separating a couple of the bagels so I could more easily hand them off to my friend. I am so so so curious how these bagels taste fresh but I will say they were pretty darn good when we tried them later that day as well. The poppy seed one...did lose a lot of poppy as we ate, but c'est la vie, that's what I expect to begin with. My only qualm was that the bagels were a bit toothsome pre-toasting, but otherwise, good quality and taste. Now the loaf of bread, that's another story altogether. Could wax poetic about how good that is for paragraphs more. I was so excited when I cut it open because I knew I was going to make a set of heirloom tomato stacked tomato toast on this bread. Great taste, texture, flavor. Would absolutely buy again without hesitation. All in all, a really solid spot in Portland for bagels and bread! Put an order in (prices are quite reasonable) and enjoy!!

Now Josh is making baguettes , outstanding. Crusty and delicious. He's more than a great baker, in…read moremy estimation, he's a magician. A week later and my multi grain loaf is still edible. Every other bakery I try, going stale the next day, not at Fairbanks. Can't say enough good things, love his breads and bagels

Love love!!! Amazing baked goods that are gluten free and may other options like vegan and dairy…read morefree. Also large collection of items that are take and bake. The to go cups of tiramisu are one of my favorite things. The staff is always kind and gentle. The space is welcoming and clean. I am overjoyed that this is just a small walk for me to get to every day.

What a sunny, vibrant place to enjoy gluten free baked goods in NE Portland. Located in a lovely…read morehistoric building on Broadway, this is one of my favorite bakeries for those avoiding gluten. There is a wide variety of baked goods, as well as ready-to-bake items located in their cold case. Prices are in alignment with what one would expect to pay elsewhere, and the service is top notch. The staff are friendly, knowledgeable, and super fast. As the bakery is located on a super busy stretch of Broadway, expect street parking to be hit or miss. I've been pretty lucky finding spots in the vicinity when I visit on Saturday or Sunday mornings. Check this place out, I'm sure you'll love it!