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HoursMon-Thu 07:00-15:00; Fri-Sun 07:00-17:00

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

Location

Address: 177 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101

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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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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

Two Fat Cats Bakery ★ 4.7

east-baysideMon-Sat 08:00-18:00Walk-in onlyAmerican pies, whoopie pies, cakes

Two Fat Cats on Lancaster Street, founded 2005 by the Fore Street team and bought 2012 by Stacy Begin, runs whoopie pies, fruit pies and cakes.

Tip: Open Monday to Saturday. Pre-order whole pies 48 hours ahead via the operator site.

Worth the queue: Wild Maine blueberry pie

195 Lancaster Street, Portland, ME 04101

Forage Market ★ 4.6

east-baysideMon-Fri 07:00-13:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-13:00Walk-in onlyHearth-baked bagels, sourdough breads

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.

Worth the queue: Montreal-style wood-fired bagel

123 Washington Avenue, Portland, ME 04101

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

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