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7 bakeries in Portland, editor-picked for bakeries open sunday. Bakeries baking on sundays. All bakeries in Portland.
Standard Baking Co ★ 4.8
old-port · 75 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101
Hours: Daily 07:30-17:00
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.
Scratch Baking Co ★ 4.6
west-end · 416 Preble Street, South Portland, ME 04106
Hours: Wed-Sat 07:00-13:00; Sun 07:00-12:00; Mon-Tue closed
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.
Tandem Coffee + Bakery ★ 4.5
west-end · 742 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04102
Hours: Daily 08:00-13:00
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 08:00-13:00. The Anderson Street roastery cafe handles weekday workdays.
The Purple House ★ 4.3
woodfords-deering · 378 Walnut Hill Road, North Yarmouth, ME 04097
Hours: Fri-Sun 08:00-13:00 (sells out earlier)
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).
Forage Market ★ 4.2
east-bayside · 123 Washington Avenue, Portland, ME 04101
Hours: Mon 08:00-13:00, Thu-Sun 08:00-13:00
Forage Market on Washington Avenue, the Portland branch of Allen Smith's 2013 Lewiston bakery, runs hearth-baked Montreal-style bagels in East Bayside.
Tip: Closes 13:00 daily; bagels often sell out by noon on weekends.
The Holy Donut ★ 4.1
old-port · 177 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101
Hours: Mon-Thu 07:00-15:00; Fri-Sun 07:00-17:00
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.
Rose Foods ★ 4.0
woodfords-deering · 428 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME 04101
Hours: Daily 07:00-14:00
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 07:30-14:00. Counter ordering; weekend brunch fills fast.
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