Good cafe and bakery with a good amount of indoor and outdoor seating. The bakery items are good but not the most memorable. It's ok if you're not expecting much and just want a decent snack of meal. They offer the usual menu of cafe drinks and some bottle and canned drinks as well. read more

Came in here for a loaf of sourdough bread and it was absolutely amazing! It tasted so fresh and it was just absolutely delicious! Would love to try different breads/pastries if I ever get the chance to be in the area again! read more

Such a cute cozy vibe and love that they have a parking lot! Our sandwiches were great and the pastries looked so yummy!! read more

Grand Central Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I've been living nearby for years but only recently went to Grand Central Bakery. I'm not sure why, but I always avoided this place but maybe because it always seemed busy. I think there's a good reason they're busy, the bread, sandwiches and drinks are all very good. They have a cafe with sandwiches, salads, soups and delicious baked goods. My daughter loves their latte and I can tell they make it with care. I love their daily soups, especially the potato leek is delicious. And I have been getting their breads in the stores for years. I've also had their ham sandwich on baguette which is simple but very good. It may be my favorite place within walking distance. The prices are good, their service is excellent. Yes, it's always busy but I can usually find a seat. Family friendly. read more

Grand Central Bakery - Latte art - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Was gifted a box of lovely pastries. I am very thankful as it wasn't part of my itinerary, it turned out very memorable. Got a chocolate croissant, blueberry muffin, cinnamon roll, and monkey muffin. Everything was very enjoyable. My favorite was the cinnamon roll, it was amazing! Not too sweet, light milky creamy icing/topping, cinnamon was not overpowering. I think about this every once in awhile and kind of regret not getting more of this to bring home. read more

Grand Central Bakery - a variety of pastries - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Been coming for years for the grilled cheese and tuna melt and never fail to deliver on taste and consistency. Love the Italian panini makers that makes the best crisp texture in the sandwiches read more

First time looking around at the shops on Fremont Street and decided to stop in for a little lunch. It's busy and bustling but the servers are efficient . You stand in line to order and either take out or sit inside or out. My turkey sandwich is the best I've ever had outside making it myself. Fresh bakery items and drinks and coffee, all wonderful. Highly recommend. read more

We went for lunch at 1:20 on a Thursday. We had to wait 40 minutes for our food order of one sandwich and one salad, even though there were seven people working and the restaurant was half full. Then as I was eating I discovered the (inedible) green top of the tomato. Disappointing all around. read more

Grand Central Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Great place for a baked good and a cup of tea or coffee. Quiet ambiance and friendly staff. Nice variety of baked goods

In a later season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David battles with a man named Mocha Joe over scones. Larry believes scones should be "fresh-hard." Mocha Joe prefers a softer scone "like a muffin." If I ever meet Larry David while out and about in Portland (and I hope that I don't meet him), I will tell him to go get a scone at Grand Central Bakery. Their ginger scone embodies my personal scone ideal. It's closer to "fresh-hard" than it's "like a muffin." The ginger puts it over the top for me. read more

We visit often for fresh loaves, light breakfast fare, and pastry. Weekends are usually a long line but it moves fairly fast. Friendly service. We like the outside seating summers, inside on cooler or rainy days. A Casa DeMarco B&B recommend spot. read more

This spot was bustling on a Friday. We managed to snag some counter seats to enjoy our coffee and work a bit. Peeking at other people's orders, their sandwiches looked very delicious. Toasty and generous. Pro tip: they offer unlimited refills on their coffee! What a great deal especially if you wanna hang there for awhile read more

I've been a loyal customer for years: the staff is great (especially during COVID) and they offer a number of excellent items. Their double chocolate cookie is a bite of heaven. However, the Korean soup needs to go! It's basically cabbage, hot water, and maybe a carrot slice; gross. I will put the 4-Star back, but just want this to appear for awhile. read more

Grand Central Bakery - Sausage on a potato bun works best. - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Came here looking for some coffee while we waited to be seated at Little Griddle. Saw the bountiful baked goods and came back to try those a second time! We had the jammer, cheese danish and veggie sandwich. All were lovely, but the jammer was a tad dry. Can't wait to come back and eat the breakfast sandwiches! read more

Delicious, friendly, inviting, fresh! My cousins and I spontaneously chose this place to pick up some breakfast sandwiches from and take with us on the road as we traversed the Historic Columbia River Highway (It was our first time visiting). Boy, we were happily surprised by the quality of the food. So good. It's a wonderful place. They have both savory and sweet options. Everything seems to be freshly baked & the coffee was great, too! read more

This would surely be a top contender for best Cinnamon Bun. The fresh yeast taste and soft, chewy texture really do it for me. The espresso is a good counterpoint to the sticky sweetness of the bun. As is to be expected with a place this impressive, the lines can be a bit long, so plan accordingly. read more

Grand Central Bakery - Classic Cinnamon Bun - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Food is dependably good; avoid crowds at noon hour if possible! A little noisy so no private meetings but heh, it's a sandwich shop!

I love this place so much. Maybe too much. But the people here are so nice and they have the best customer service. I can't tell you how many times they have just surprised me with items or just above and beyond service. The food here is amazing. I highly recommend the everything croissant. I think I will head over there now. read more

Stopped in to pick up some morning pastries ... the line was short and there was a lot of activity going on. We window shopped while we waited in line and had picked a classic cinnamon roll and ham/cheese croissant. Breakfast for 3 for under $10! The only downside is the lack of parking ... or signage for parking. After going around the block a couple of times I tried squeezing into a street spot ... looked over to the right and noticed a small GCB parking lot - about 6 spaces. Did I miss the "parking around the corner" sign ... now I know and knowing is half the battle! read more

Went to Grand Central Bakery, not knowing whether I was able to purchase anything or not. It was convenience to order during a quarantine. The order taker was inside the store and the door was open and you ordered through the door. There was order counter and you could see various pastries, so you could easily select what you wanted. I understand that you could also order sandwiches online, in addition to pastries. Then go over & pick them up. I thought the pastries were great, but the one with chocolate, when my husband heated it up in the micro it was dry like cardboard (didn't seem like it was fresh), but the next day, we tried another pastry this one had cream cheese, heated it up and it was much better & tastier, what pastry I have wished for. We got Coffee Cake (I usually don't like coffee cakes, but I like this one!) Cheese Danish (must have been what we had today). :) Croissant (will update later). Brioche Cinnamon Roll (will update later). Scone (will update later). Chocolate Croissant (dry like cardboard). We put the rest in the freezer for later! read more

My first time in this area, and I absolutely love the atmosphere here! It can get a bit busy, but the energy is great. The lady with the short black hair was especially kind and attentive when taking my order. I would definitely visit again! read more

Excellent food, excellent service, delicious coffee! Also take-home to bake pizza doughs, shortbreads, Marionberry pies and rolled pie crusts!!! read more

I was over at mcpeets and decided to walk across the street to this place. I love how eveything is close by on freemont. When I walked inside the pure bliss of that fresh bread smell! So I ordered two cinnamon rolls and two latte sticks. Throw the cinnamon roll in the microwave for about forty seconds, throw some butter on top and you got hot flashes for the day. That's a good thing by the way lol. The latte sticks were very good, It had alot of flavor in every bite. I still need to give the coffee a try here too, which I heard is pretty good too so of course I'll be back lol. read more

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Everything on the menu is spectacular. Going here on vacation was so sad because everything is freshly baked and there was a line for UNDERSTANDABLE reasons. The croissants are spectacular and so divine throughout the day. We got them in the morning and they were still delicious after long hikes. I could rave about this place over and over. Everyone, every single employee, was so friendly and nice and offered fresh add ons. What more is needed! I will definitely return and I still cannot find anywhere in Texas like this place! read more

I'm a fan of this bakery, and while the baked goods are still spot on, the BLT this year and other items made on site have been underwhelming. The BLT used to be one of the best in town. I tried it three times this summer, and each time it's gotten worse, with tough bacon and mushy tomatoes. With all the turn over in the employees lately, it seems weird for a B Corp to have such little employee satisfaction that they would keep leaving. I hope they can right this ship. It can be a lively place and a good community hub. read more

This location is perpetually running out of menu items early on in the day. If you want breakfast, arrive right when they open or else you run the risk of them running out of key ingredients/items in just a couple hours. I've arrived to this location once at 12:30pm and they were already out of multiple ingredients to make the lunch sandwich I wanted - when they still had over two more hours left in the work day. Someone needs to fire the person who's doing their supply ordering because they clearly don't know what they're doing. On top of this, this is by far the slowest GC location in Portland. I've been to all of them and Sellwood can get pretty backed up and slow on weekend mornings, but the Fremont location is constantly slow. Unfortunately this location is the closest to my work or else I'd completely avoid this location. read more

Great service and delicious, fresh and high quality pastries. The chocolate tarts and Jammers were huge hits with my guests. It's a big and well-lit space with seating a plenty. I took mine to go and made a flaky mess of myself in the car. Worth it! Buy 6 get one free, yes please...hence the mess in the car. read more

Normally once a week my daughter and I stop by the Milwaukee Grand Central Bakery, the employees and service there is fantastic! However today we decided to stop by this location because we were in the area. This is by far is the rudest customer service I have ever received. As I was ordering, my 15 month old daughter behind me was fidgeting with their displayed items. The barista ran to her, grabbed the item out of her hand and started lecturing her. I know I should have been watching her better, but I had just turned around for a second to make an order. It was very unnecessary to come off so aggressive and then to continue being rude to me as I placed my order. I hope you guys do better, because I don't think anyone deserves to be treated so wrongly. read more

Delicious bakery items and coffee all in one place!! Especially love their almond croissants and pecan pullaparts. Also, friendly service.

GCB is a second home to me. When I come home to pdx from college I stop here before I reach my house. Never had anything I didn't like. Special shout-out to grilled cheese & tomato soup, any pastry, and the love of my life the turkey chutney sammy. If you're on the fence, go here, you won't regret it. read more

Grand Central Bakery - Turkey & Chutney - i would sell my right arm for this sandwich - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

There are few things that make an average place stand out or a good one feel like an average spot - and that's the service they provide. We stopped by hoping to get a warm breakfast and coffee on a cold rainy day .The place is takeout only currently so we ordered at the window. They were out of a lot of breakfast stuff so we decided to grab a cheese Danish and a spinach cheese croissant and coffees. Since we were heading some place else we decided to eat in the car and requested to warm up the goods. The person taking our order told us that they cant , without any explanation and then proceeded to bill us .Before he could put the food in the bag , i asked him why can`t they heat it up, his answer was that they don't have anything to warm up stuff in !!!! Imagine a bakery that doesn't have anything to warm up food ? and its not even a small establishment but a full fledged Bakery. I understand it might have been an issue if it was a Covid thing, however they were cooking stuff in there right behind us , so it pretty much was a very weird answer for me and the indifferent attitude made it even worse .The food was good nevertheless but I dont think I am going back, owing to the unfriendly attitude of the staff. read more

Grand Central Bakery - Cheese Danish - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Grand Central on Fremont is a great place to stop in for breakfast or lunch. You order at the counter and find a seat and they'll call you when your order is ready. The breakfast sandwiches are very good on a crispy croissant. The pastries are very good as well. Love the pecan pull aparts! For lunch, the veggie grinder is sooo good! Their breads are wonderful too! Love Grand Central! read more

When you want to get that bakery/bread smell, this is the place to go to. They have multiple locations in the city. Ther inside is spacious and seems to be busy all the time, which is a good sign. We came here at the start of lunch (they also have breakfast items). I ordered the turkey deluxe sandwich. For the most part, the sandwich was good. I think if the was just slightly dry for me, but the pickle that came with it helped out. Definitely a good place to check out and next time I'll try the breakfast items. read more

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Delicious sandwiches, coffee, and baked goods. Comfortable place to sit. Really lovely.

Worst costumer services I've ever dealt with. Online ordering is a joke. You make an online order an hour in advance and still end up waiting over 15 minutes for one sandwich. read more

Very good bread, sold at a reasonably fair price. Given that Grand Central started out as a roadside farm stand up on Lopez Island in the San Juans and over time grew to be a sizeable corporation serving scores of vendors in Seattle and Portland, Grand Central manages to put consistently high quality loaves and pastry treats on its countless shelves. Our favorite breads are the campagnolo, the como, and the peasant levain, and while they're being sliced who can resist asking for a couple of monkey muffins. We're very pleased that their breads and pastries use local and sustainable ingredients. And though we sometimes misplace them, their buy-twelve-get-one-free bread punch cards are an added bonus. read more

I have stopped in for sandwiches nearly all year. Sorry I did not do a review before. They have adjusted the systems for ordering and picking up food through the course of the past year. It seems to improve with each adjustment. It feels almost seamless now. I have learned their online ordering system. It is pretty straightforward. They tell you when the food will be ready. It is generally ready on time. It is always good; it is always correct. Love their tuna salad sandwich; Rebecca likes the German ham. I am very glad they have remained open throughout the process. Looking forward to when we can eat in; one of the good places to support. read more

Not the best customer service, not the worst either. Odd to have someone say they can help me, I walk over to him/cash register and peer at the tea menu and then he walks away before I can place my order? Basic bakery options. Seating both 2/4 top tables and one large community table. read more

The baked goods, the bread, the pie, ALL CONSISTENTLY GREAT! Ask for an extra hot chai, tepid. Today I ordered a bowl of broccoli cheddar soup; not even lukewarm less than a minute after I took it to my table. I took it back and was promptly given a new bowl and the woman was very polite about it. It was slightly warmer, certainly not a bowl of hot soup. However, the clencher was this soup was some of the worst soup I have ever had anywhere! BLAND, where was the taste of cheddar? Big floating chunks of broccoli in a bizarre pasty baby food tasteless soup. Grand Central, come on, you know better! I tossed it and left. read more

Solid food. I'm not sure what happened with our online order. It was placed during Sat lunch time, expected pickup was 50 minutes, which seemed long but reasonable given time of day. We arrived right on time and it took another 25 minutes past our expected time. Order was a bowl of soup and a single sandwich. Soup was hot but a bit low on flavor/salt. We were a bit disappointed as this is one of our favorite neighborhood spots. read more