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

I honestly only get cuban bread & ham croquetas. I'm not a fan of cuban style cakes the filling is not my forte. But the bread & croquetas are always great. There's $5 minimum if purchasing with a card.…
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MAENAILDESIGNS7 years ago
Good prices on croquetas and pastelitos if you by more you get a better price I always buy here when all my family wants since I get more for money and the quality is great.cuban bread always fresh very good…
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bananiz6 years ago
Ok place whn im on a quick bite hunting. I knw this place for 35 plus years best cuban bread
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RandomVibez3 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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