Ken's Artisan Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Bread in Portland.

1. Ken's Artisan Bakery

8.9
338 NW 21st Ave (at Flanders St), Portland, OR
Bakery · 96 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Ken's Artisan Bakery offers expertly crafted breads by the loaf, as well as sandwiches that highlight baker Ken Forkish's products.

Renee T.Renee T: Best bread in Portland! Monday night is pizza night.

Rory P.Rory Parness: Ken's book taught me how to make great bread so made a pilgrimage here and wow. Just get everything and leave with a couple of loaves

Hale Pele is one of The 15 Best Places for Bread in Portland.

2. Hale Pele

9.1
2733 NE Broadway St (btwn 27th & 28th Ave.), Portland, OR
Tiki Bar · 45 tips and reviews

Lee R.Lee R: The grilled Hawaiian bread with guava jam is absolutely to die for. Snack or dessert or just have it twice for both.

Amanda I.Amanda Isberg: I had the Shark Tooth and Port Light from the happy hour menu. They were stuffed with ice and still kinda expensive for $6 with such a small glass. The best thing is the Hawaiian bread & sliders!

Sydney W.Sydney Williams: The Hawaiian bread is legit. Any cocktail is a winner, I prefer the high-octane ones. :)

Grassa is one of The 15 Best Places for Bread in Portland.

3. Grassa

8.8
1205 SW Washington St (SW 12th Ave), Portland, OR
Italian Restaurant · 131 tips and reviews

JaredJared: One of my favorite spots for pasta downtown. Cool spot with a variety of pasta dishes that will fill you up. Also, get garlic bread.

Ryan G.Ryan Gray: Garlic bread, Kimchi Mac and cheese with pork belly

Hayley M.Hayley Mackay: The rigatoni was delicious and the garlic bread was incredible.

Best Baguette is one of The 15 Best Places for Bread in Portland.

4. Best Baguette

8.8
8308 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR
Vietnamese Restaurant · Lents · 42 tips and reviews

Paul L.Paul Lewandowski: Don't be afraid to try the Vietnamese Tacos...less bread to get in the way of that awesome meat.

Brandon P.Brandon Pescrille: This place is so great!!Gotta get that chicken real nice and spicy then cool off with a chilly boba drink! Love the bread turtles!!!

Ginny B.Ginny Blankenfeld: No.4 is the best bahn mi! I also like tuna croissant for lunch, and take home some yummy coconut bread.

Podnah's Pit BBQ is one of The 15 Best Places for Bread in Portland.

5. Podnah's Pit BBQ

8.1
1625 NE Killingsworth St (at NE 16th Ave), Portland, OR
BBQ Joint · 120 tips and reviews

Shawn V.Shawn Vitt: Consistently superior 'que, esp the pork ribs - great "bark" - and brisket (moist but fatty, natch). Super salty tho otherwise delish cornbread & collards. Relocating to Killingsworth mid-Feb 2011

John M.John Moyer: Dip the cornbread in the BBQ beans. Super delicious. The collard greens are tasty as well.

Peter C.Peter Chin: Pit boss is a good sampler. Ribs, sausage, brisket, chili is all good...and the corn bread too!

The Observatory is one of The 15 Best Places for Bread in Portland.

6. The Observatory

8.6
8115 SE Stark St (at SE 81st Ave), Portland, OR
Gastropub · 76 tips and reviews

CheapismCheapism: For only $7 you can order eight ounces of creamy chicken pate, with crackers, bread and a lot of good mustard—enough for a half-dozen people. It’s a trendy spot, but the food is quite affordable. Read more.

Emily B.Emily B: Bread putting dessert. Yum.

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Oregano Fry Bread is an absolute must to start. Tom Kha cocktail is fantastic if you like some heat, otherwise the lavender gin lemon drop is where it's at.

Lovejoy Bakers is one of The 15 Best Places for Bread in Portland.

7. Lovejoy Bakers

8.1
939 NW 10th Ave (at NW Lovejoy St), Portland, OR
Café · 93 tips and reviews

Reid B.Reid Beels: Arrive early in the morning (around 7) and try a ciabatta roll fresh from the oven with butter and homemade jam.

Tom H.Tom Hamilton: Try the Multigrain Loaf

FoodspottingFoodspotting: Try the Multigrain Loaf

Cameo Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Bread in Portland.

8. Cameo Cafe

8.7
8111 NE Sandy Blvd (btwn NE 81st & Mason), Portland, OR
Diner · 36 tips and reviews

Tim U.Tim Unger: The strong bread is incredible. It's house made and goes perfectly with butter and jam.

Gordana K.Gordana Kokich: Try the club with strong bread. DO IT!

Sarah B.Sarah Brown-D'Elia: Strong bread was delish with home-made raspberry jam. Mmmmm!

Ava Gene's is one of The 15 Best Places for Bread in Portland.

9. Ava Gene's

9.0
3377 SE Division St (at SE 34th Ave), Portland, OR
Italian Restaurant · 69 tips and reviews

MLOMLO: Late night reservations have the added perk of being able to take home a gratis loaf of bread from Roman Candle Bakery...just in case you aren't already full.

Benjamin C.Benjamin Chait: Great wine paired with garlic bread. Pastas were delicious!

Josh M.Josh Mitchell: Foccosia and pea with bread

Little t American Baker is one of The 15 Best Places for Bread in Portland.

10. Little t American Baker

9.4
2600 SE Division St (SE 26th), Portland, OR
Bakery · 29 tips and reviews

Janet J.Janet Johnson: best French bread, butter, jam! Read more.

Fran G.Fran Gardner: Focaccia to die for. Salty. Yum!

Mike W.Mike Waleke: Very nice and tasty breads , they serve Coava coffee as well.

Grand Central Baking Company is one of The 15 Best Places for Bread in Portland.

11. Grand Central Baking Company

8.1
2230 SE Hawthorne Blvd (btwn SE 22nd & SE 23rd Ave), Portland, OR
Bakery · 19 tips and reviews

Larry W.Larry Williams: Buy bread! Their Seeded Piccolo and Potato Loaf rock. Read more.

AnnaAnna: Buy the bread! Avoid the coffee (not worth the price)

James D.James Drage: Leave some bread in the jar for the hard working staff.

Providore Fine Foods is one of The 15 Best Places for Bread in Portland.

12. Providore Fine Foods

8.6
2340 NE Sandy Blvd (NE Hoyt St.), Portland, OR
Food and Beverage Retail · 15 tips and reviews

Benjamin C.Benjamin Chait: Delightful selection of bread, miscellaneous imported foodstuffs and freshly-made sandwiches.

H. C.H. Colbert (@hrsch): They cut the home made focaccia based on how much you want. It's the only thing there that's decently affordable, but I can't see it as replacing a full meal.

AD N.AD Nys: Kids love the sea salt & olive oil focaccia.

Nicholas Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Bread in Portland.

13. Nicholas Restaurant

7.9
318 SE Grand Ave (SE Pine St), Portland, OR
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Buckman · 67 tips and reviews

Basmah R.Basmah R: just had lunch there, the bread is fantastic and the hummus amazing. I got the kafta kabab w/ rice have SO much leftover for lunch tomorrow

Abhishek M.Abhishek M: Good food - big portions. Liked the pita bread + hummus. Saffron rice was too oily though.

Sasha A.Sasha Antman: This place is waaaaay overrated. It's decent but nothing special. I don't get why people rave about it. Must be the giant bread gimmick. There is so much better middle eastern food in this town.

Ken's Artisan Pizza is one of The 15 Best Places for Bread in Portland.

14. Ken's Artisan Pizza

8.8
304 SE 28th Ave (at SE Pine St), Portland, OR
Pizzeria · 51 tips and reviews

Portland MonthlyPortland Monthly: French-style bread baker Ken Forkish helped lead Portland into pizza’s promised land in 2005 with experiments at Ken’s Artisan Bakery. Read more.

Courtney S.Courtney Shannon: You usually have to ask for it, but bread and olive oil are free.

Angela W.Angela Wangela: Ask for table bread; it's pillowy soft and is Ken's original expertise. Served with olive oil, sea salt and red pepper flakes.

Swiss Hibiscus is one of The 15 Best Places for Bread in Portland.

15. Swiss Hibiscus

8.8
4950 NE 14th Ave (at NE Alberta), Portland, OR
Swiss Restaurant · 16 tips and reviews

Akemi I.Akemi Ishikawa: Get the mushroom appetizer! It is buttery, garlicky deliciousness! Use your bread to soak up the leftover butter. Yum!

Rene W.Rene Wolfensberger: The Bread and dipping sauces are great. Service is outstanding.

Tom M.Tom Moore: Super friendly service and loved the schnitzel and the ham cheese toast. Fun little casual spot.