Portland's bakery culture runs in two directions at once: serious laminated pastry and a doughnut scene that helped put the city on the map. The shops spread across the inner east side and downtown rather than clustering in one district. Ken's Artisan Bakery in Northwest Nob Hill anchors the croissant-and-bread end, Lauretta Jean's on Division works the pie and biscuit side, and Voodoo Doughnut in Old Town remains the city's best-known doughnut name, with Blue Star Donuts, Doe Donuts and Pip's Original Doughnuts spreading the style across town.
