Local gem | bright clean interior | friendly This is a cute shop with some delicious treats. It's best when it's fresh and warm, but they even provide instructions on how to specifically warm up your treats for later. Everything about this place is well thought out. The interior is clean, bright and minimal. The salt bread treats are popular and some items tend to run out quickly. We got the garlic butter, strawberry, and a cinnamon sugar salt breads. I think our favorite was the strawberry out of the three. Can't wait to try more next time! The staff are friendly and helpful. Will be back again! read more

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This is a new bakery, opened in 2026. Clean, modern, minimalist interior. Each bread is baked and filled to perfection, so they look great. Savory and sweet flavors available. Drinks and coffee also available. With all that said, I took a star off for taste and price ratio. I've ate every flavor available at Ponto, some more than once. Some flavors are mediocre for what you're paying. I look for the best bakeries all over the world so perhaps my standard is higher. The breads are not large nor dense. You can probably eat 2+ for a snack. Hence I would say this is on the more expensive side for what you're getting. Best to eat the breads fresh. I put the strawberry and cream one in the fridge overnight. The next day, after letting it sit in room temperature for a little bit, it was still soft and a good texture. read more

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After coming back from a recent trip in South Korea, I was craving some salt bread. I finally had the chance to try Ponto on a Friday afternoon and was elated to see that they weren't sold out yet. The place and packaging is very aesthetically pleasing and the service was super sweet. We ordered the original, pure milk cream, berry milk cream, and a matcha cream top. The salt breads were soft and fluffy but it did not have the signature crisp butter-y base that I was expecting. This was even more evident in the cream base salt breads as the cream made the bread a bit too soft and lacked texture in my opinion. The matcha cream top was adequate since the sweet cream top made the overall taste profile too dairy-forward and I wasn't able to appreciate the matcha notes. Since the drink tasted very dairy-forward, it did not offer much contrast with the cream base salt breads that we ordered. read more

Ponto - Pure milk cream and original - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

The sparkling yuzu is DELICIOUS. Probably one of my all-time favorite drinks. The original salt bread is super good too. I can't wait to try it warm next time. Nice, clean minimalist bakery. Really like the way it's designed. Service was nice and friendly too. Great place in a great neighborhood! read more

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Got there about 40 min before opening on a sunday (easter) and probably had about 50 people in front of me. The line moved at a steady pace so wasnt too bad and dont get worried about the limited quantity you see the case as they have more in the back....that being said there was probably another 200 people behind me once they opened and grew to maybe 300 when I left after getting my box (line was stacked down to NE14th) so imagine a good number didnt get any even with the 4 limit per person. The original and berry were the best. The cream is very light and none are too sweet. The mocha and Nutella I'd pass on as their toppings didnt seem to work well with the rest of bun texture and taste. Good yes, questionable for the wait if there early before they open and probably not once the line begins to approach full length at opening time read more

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Stopped by Ponto hoping to try their pastries, but apparently they tend to sell out by around 11am/noon so we just missed them. Honestly though, the smell inside the shop told me everything I needed to know about how good they probably are. I ordered a matcha, and the staff was incredibly kind -- after making it, they even asked if I wanted the sweetness adjusted at all, which I really appreciated. The sweetness level ended up being perfect. My only issue was that the matcha powder wasn't mixed super well, so there were small clumps of powder floating throughout the drink. Overall, really friendly service and I'd definitely come back earlier in the day to finally try the pastries. read more

Ponto - matcha - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Loved the strawberry cream and garlic butter breads. Sausage was more of a Korean hot dog vibe, not my favorite. Drinks are all iced, no espresso machine. The strawberry matcha was good but would be better if the strawberry was pureed. Long line but moves pretty quickly. I hope they will open earlier than 10 in the future! read more

Ponto - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Do you love the warm bread you get at texas roadhouse? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to eat it with various toppings? Look no further than Ponto's salt bread! It is absolutely delicious! I also ordered matcha with a cream top which was delicious but also i couldn't help but want a darker green on the matcha. The vibe inside was sleek, trendy-modern and clean with relaxing music . Service was friendly and fast, they brought my pastry and drink to my table. read more

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Ok, yes, come stand in line and get the bread. It's worth it. So now that your main questions are answered, here's some other details (ha!): -I showed up at 9am on a Thursday for their 10am opening. The line started getting heavy at about 9:30am. So it's up to you if you want to chance it or not, but we got first dibs. -The space is clean and inviting. Seating is limited, and only indoor. It's easy to take these to go! -My recommendations in order from best to least favorite: Plain, strawberry, garlic butter, then sausage. The bread is so light and buttery, it was honestly so delicious on its own. -The maple drip coffee and strawberry match were excellent! read more

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I was in the area and decided to check this place out. The line wasn't long when I got there about 15 minutes before they opened, but by opening time, the line had grown. I ordered a good variety of salt bread to share and try. My favorite would be the garlic butter and pure milk cream one. They are made pretty well and worth trying out. read more

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the salt bread itself was ok. good but I wouldn't go out of my way for it as it wasn't anything special to me and was pretty pricey. I wish they were served warm. the cream inside the strawberry salt bread was really good, rich and creamy. my friends got the matcha and they weren't fans of it. the ube latte was a favorite in our group. read more

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I wish I never found this darn place!!! There goes my diet forever!! I don't know what they put in their pastries... but, OMGEEEEE IT IS AMAZING!!! They're super nice and friendly, super clean and fresh look to the place. I wish I would've taken photos but I devoured them before I even thought about this. My ONLY ONE complaint is, that there was a limit to how much I could buy! lol I wanted to buy more to give to family, but was told I can only buy 2 of each kind. So I only left with 3 boxes! But I will be back for sure! read more

Got to come to ponto at 11am on a Thursday! Everything was pretty much sold out except for a few pieces of two flavors that were left. The bread had a light crunch at the bottom of the bread and was soft and buttery. There was a mixture of slight sweet flavoring in the bread. We got to try the everything bagel flavored salt bread and glazed salt bread. Both were good, but would love to try other flavors next time! There is a restroom inside. read more

Ponto - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Very good bread! Wait times and lines are still significant. Lines started at 9am Bread is very good, and worth it if you can bear the wait! read more

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We came here around 11 on a Thursday morning and just a small line. Super friendly staff, the salt bread was all 10/10 and I got the strawberry matcha which was super fresh. read more

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This place is new and was overwhelmed by the buzz when it initially opened, so they had to close and regroup. But they've reopened and there's still a lot of buzz. Still, after waiting in line for 50 minutes one weekday morning, I would say it's worth the wait. Ponto sells Korean salt bread, which is super popular in Korea (and also in the San Francisco Bay Area). They make the original plain and then an assortment of other unique flavors, some savory and some sweet. Salt bread looks like a croissant but isn't flakey. It is very buttery to give it a soft and light texture. It's airy inside and you get a kick of the salt flavor, but very slight. I tried the "everything" salt bread because they were out of the original and I wanted to try something simple to get a sense of salt bread and it was great. Then I had the strawberry and milk cream, and it was great too although a bit challenging to eat with all the cream stuffed inside, and topped with beautifully large strawberry slices. I also got the strawberry matcha latte and it tasted good (I subbed with oat milk) although tricky to drink because of the strawberry chunks that clogged the straw. The line moves a bit slow, but that's because they put a lot of attention to detail and they treat each guest like you're the only customer. The interior is small with a few tables, but because they're limiting the people going in, it doesn't feel crowded or overwhelming. Right now they're limiting purchases to 4 per person, and lines begin before they open at 9 a.m. Can't wait to go back and try the other flavors. read more

Ponto - Strawberry and cream (below) and the everything salt bread with a strawberry-matcha latte. - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

We finally got to try Ponto on our fourth visit. On other visits, they were either sold out or temporarily closed to recalibrate. Definitely worth the long line. Amazing flavors. The bread is so delicious, reminds me of a croissant. Limited to 4 per person due to demand: got the glaze, milk bread, everything, and sausage. I'm not sure which one was my favorite. They were all amazing. We also want to try the original and the strawberry, but they were sold out today even though we got there right at 9 AM when they opened (already a very long). Very friendly staff who are all clearly very happy to work there and love making salt bread. Also a very cute shop. read more

I have been wanting to try Ponto but haven't been able to brave the line. Today (a Sunday) I walked by around 10:40am and the line wasn't bad so I decided to go for it. By the time I ordered there were only 4 left in everything flavor, the others had sold out. We got two and they were so good! Buttery and savory- a perfect alternative to a croissant. I'm excited to go back and try other flavors. This is a great addition to Alberta street! read more

Tried the milk cream and the garlic butter. So yummy , warm , buttery and amazing. I wish I got more. Will definitely be back. Cute minimalist ambiance. I don't understand the negative reviews on here about selling out and the wait times. If you want your chance at bread either get there earlier or just be happy that our small local businesses are doing well enough to sell out. read more

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So tasty! We got there around 8:15 and were third in line for the 9:00 am bread. They were having some issues that had them limit the supply to only 100 today, and a limit of 2 per person. That said- I see they are hiring and working out the kinks- I'm confident they will have a more robust amount of bread in the coming days! The actually bread was buttery and delicious. The smell was incredible. The staff were very kind and hard working. Looking forward to going again! read more

Ponto - Original and strawberry milk flavors - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Went on a thursday during opening and only a couple of people in front of me. Even though there was only a couple of people in front of me the wait was still about 15+ minutes with 3 workers present... But they're new so i'm sure they're still trying to find what works best for them, there's always room for future improvement! I've never had korean salt bread before, but this was just so so so good. I got 6 flavors to try between me and my family and we loved them, the filling isn't too sweet which is a bonus for me. I would definitely recommend and will be returning. read more

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So yummy and worth the wait. Melt in your mouth yummy. They do some voodoo on this bread.

The salt bread is buttery. The flavor of the butter is good but the bread itself was okay. Also, it was small. Clean and organized. Friendly staff. They seem to be still working out the kinks on the operation since there was a limit of 2 per person. read more

Ponto - Today only had Original, Strawberry on milk cream, P.J., Garlic and Sausage. - Bakeries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Bread was delicious however was in line before opening time on the first day and they had already sold out of some flavors by the time I got to the front. Admittedly disappointing but also understandable considering this place is really popular and is a very small business. They are limiting how many you can purchase per person and seem to be doing two batches in a day (9am & 11am) Will be back soon to hopefully try the other flavors when business catches up to the demand. I appreciate how they are committed to maintaining the quality however as the bread itself is fire read more

Disappointed. In line at 11:30. At 11:45 on second day of business , woman announced out of bread. Sad because they close at 1:00. There were 12 parties that could have had a cash register ring but oh well. Not a good first impression:( read more