Neighbourhoodeast-bayside
HoursMon-Fri 07:00-13:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-13:00

Tip: Closes 13:00 daily; bagels often sell out by noon on weekends.

Location

Address: 123 Washington Avenue, Portland, ME 04101

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Scratch Baking Co ★ 4.7

west-endWed-Sat 07:00-13:00; Sun 07:00-12:00; Mon-Tue closedWalk-in onlySourdough bagels, hearth breads

Scratch Baking Co in South Portland's Willard Square, five minutes from downtown, runs sourdough bagels that draw a Sunday morning queue around the corner.

Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Sunday queues form before 08:00; pre-order via the website is the fast lane.

Worth the queue: Scratch sea salt bagel

416 Preble Street, South Portland, ME 04106

Tandem Coffee + Bakery ★ 4.7

west-endDaily 08:00-13:00Walk-in onlyButtermilk biscuits, scones, croissants

Tandem Coffee + Bakery on Congress Street, since 2014 from Will and Kathleen Pratt, runs buttermilk biscuits, scones and laminated pastries with house coffee.

Tip: Daily 08:00 to 13:00. The Anderson Street roastery cafe handles weekday workdays.

Worth the queue: Buttermilk biscuit sandwich

742 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04102

The Holy Donut ★ 4.5

old-portMon-Thu 07:00-15:00; Fri-Sun 07:00-17:00Walk-in onlyMaine potato donuts

The Holy Donut on Commercial Street is the waterfront branch of Leigh Kellis's Maine potato donut program (Park Avenue original 2012), in rotating flavours.

Tip: Sells out by mid afternoon. The Park Avenue location and Scarborough have the same product, longer queues here.

Worth the queue: Wild Maine blueberry potato donut

177 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101

The Purple House ★ 4.7

woodfords-deeringFri-Sun 08:00-13:00 (sells out earlier)Walk-in onlyMontreal-style wood-fired bagels

The Purple House in North Yarmouth, 20 minutes from Portland, runs Krista Desjarlais's Montreal-style wood-fired bagels from a converted Cape Cod house.

Tip: Friday to Sunday only. Open 08:00, closes when bagels run out (often by early afternoon).

Worth the queue: Everything bagel with house lox

378 Walnut Hill Road, North Yarmouth, ME 04097

Rose Foods ★ 4.5

woodfords-deeringDaily 07:30-14:00Walk-in onlyJewish-deli bagels, rugelach

Rose Foods on Forest Avenue, since 2017 from Chad Conley, runs hand-rolled, hand-shaped bagels, rugelach, babka and challah from a small storefront.

Tip: Daily 07:30 to 14:00. Counter ordering; weekend brunch fills fast.

Worth the queue: Hand-rolled lox bagel

428 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME 04101

Standard Baking Co ★ 4.8

old-portDaily 07:30-17:00Walk-in onlyLevain breads, French laminated pastries

Standard Baking on Commercial Street, since 1995 from Alison Pray and Matt James, is Portland's artisan bakery for levain breads and laminated pastries.

Tip: Open 07:30 daily; the cinnamon-walnut morning bun lot sells out by 11:00, the country sourdough boules around 14:00.

Worth the queue: Morning bun with walnut and cinnamon sugar

75 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101

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