A golden butter croissant dusted with a cloud of icing sugar on a dark wooden board

Baked at dawn.
Gone by noon.

A tiny neighborhood bakehouse turning stone-milled flour, patient time and a wood-fired oven into the best morning of your day.

4.9 · 812 reviews
Wood-fired daily
A baker's marble bench dusted with flour, fresh rolls and a rolling pin
4amOvens on
Our craft

Slow dough,
honest hands.

We keep it small on purpose. A single wild-yeast starter, flour milled from grain grown two counties over, and dough that's given the time it actually needs — up to three days. No shortcuts, no improver, nothing you can't pronounce.

Small batch

Baked in tiny runs so every loaf gets attention.

Wood-fired

A brick hearth for deep crust and real char.

Locally milled

Grain grown & stone-ground within 40 miles.

72-hour dough

Slow ferment for flavor that's worth the wait.

The Baker's Dozen box

Thirteen of the morning's best — croissants, danishes, buns and a surprise from the oven. Perfect for the office or a lazy Sunday. Order by 8pm for next-day pickup.

$34
13 pastries · feeds 6–8
$46 à la carte
Kind words

Loved by the neighborhood

We ordered my sons birthday cake and a Mother’s Day cake for my wife from her and all came out fantastic, better than we could have hoped for. All the cakes were incredibly flavorful and moist, absolutely…
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Scott Plichta5 years ago
Sam’s Designer Cakes and More, INC is absolutely incredible! Samantha is truly talented and her cakes are beyond amazing. Not only do they look stunning with flawless designs, but they taste even better than…
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Shaun D'Arcy10 months ago
Absolutely phenomenal! The cake came out gorgeous and Sam even found a way to make Minecraft girly which isn’t easy. Lol The cake was so moist and decadent. Everyone commented on how cool it was and how…
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Kathleen Kollen4 years ago
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218 Alder StreetBuckman District, Portland, OR 97214
Open Tue – Sun · 7am til sold outWeekends from 6:30am · Closed Mondays
(503) 555-0148Pre-orders & catering welcome
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