Lovejoy Bakers is a
bakery
A bakery is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cookies, cakes, donuts, pastries, and pies. Some retail bakeries are also categorized as cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who ...
with multiple locations in
Portland, Oregon
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. The business is owned by Marc and Tracy Frankel.
Description
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Portland Monthly
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'' has described the
Pearl District
The Pearl District is an area of Portland, Oregon, formerly occupied by warehouses, light industry and railroad classification yards and now noted for its art galleries, upscale businesses and residences. The area has been undergoing significan ...
location as "a sun-flooded shop where a dozen types of bread (Griffin’s pride: a caraway rye), superb scones, pastries, pies, and croissants are thoroughly enjoyed by the neighborhood". There are additional locations in the
South Waterfront
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district and in
northwest Portland
Northwest Portland is one of the sextants of Portland, Oregon, United States.
Northwest Portland includes the Pearl District, most of Old Town Chinatown, the Northwest District, and various residential and industrial neighborhoods. A range of ...
. The 2,300-square-foot space in the Pearl District has a seating capacity of approximately 60.
History
Plans for Lovejoy Bakers to open in the Pearl District emerged in 2009. The bakery opened in November.
Kyle MacLachlan
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visited the bakery in 2010. In addition to breakfast and lunch service, the Pearl District bakery began a dinner series in 2011.
A second location opened in
southeast Portland in May 2012. Plans for the South Waterfront location were announced in 2013. The third location opened in 2014. The Pearl District and South Waterfront locations launched Dinners To Go in 2015. The South Waterfront bakery offered coupons for free cookies and coffee during
TriMet
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's 2015 opening of the
MAX Orange Line
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.
Reception
Chad Walsh included Lovejoy Bakers in
''Eater Portland'''s 2016 list of "9 Mind-Blowing Breakfast Bakeries in Portland". Alex Frane included the bakery in the website's 2021 list of "17 Spots to Grab Amazing Breakfast Sandwiches".
See also
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List of bakeries
This is a list of notable bakeries. A bakery is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cakes, pastries, and pies. Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers wh ...
References
External links
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Lovejoy Bakers(Pearl District) at
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{{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon
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Bakeries of Portland, Oregon
Restaurants in Pearl District, Portland, Oregon
Restaurants established in 2009