Great spot for baked goods! Open later than your usual bakery closes at 5PM. Be prepared to wait in…read moreline especially in the morning hours, luckily the line moved fairly quickly. Do not come here expecting to sit at a cafe and eat indoors. There are only a few outdoor tables. This is more of a take out spot. There was a preorder area which had no line seemed like a good option if you want to just drive up and grab your goods without waiting in a long line. The drinks (iced tea/cold brew/hot coffee/tea) are premade and I would say are above average. The pastries we had were unbelievable! Flakey, buttery croissants with simple but punchy flavors. This spot is worth the wait!

Came right when they opened. They already had 20 people in line. Grab and go type place…read more They have specials for the day posted as well as sweets, breads and pastries outside the door to help you decide. Prices for the pastries were reasonable at around $4-5 each. $7.50 for the olive onion focaccia. Got the ham and cheese crossaint which was delicious. Also the sea salt chocolate cookie, focaccia and morning bun. The focaccia was not as soft and airy as I was hoping but had good flavor. The cookie and morning bun were tasty. Coffee is just drip coffee they have premade and you dispense into your cup. Service was good.

These two young women have definitely got themselves a future! I found out about them by accident…read more Saw a post on my FB feed about Macarons. Posted a comment and was asked to send a private message. I am so glad I did. The Macarons I ordered were St Patty's day themed. Lucky charms cereal, Shamrock Shake and Baileys Irish creme! Too die for flavors! The cookie part perfectly baked, the creme filling inside is out of this world flavored! I also order their special box. It is a heart filled chocolate box filled with chocolate and or candy. Hot cocoa bombs (choices of dark, milk or white chocolate) and chocolate dipped strawberries! Which are huge by the way and just as delicious! The best part about this entire thing is I am Gluten free, they double checked the chocolate to verify it was GF! It is by the way, they asked if I had a favorite GF candy for the chocolate box. Which they did add! They have a customer for life! I would strongly recommend checking them out!

Swung into this Belleville location for the first time this morning to try it before they close. If…read moreyou hadn't seen they will be closing tomorrow, Monday June 8th. There is a silver lining though, they will still be operating their Forest Ave pickup location and you'll still find their pastries at many other local establishments. To ensure we did not miss out on anything we arrived right at opening. A line already formed but once we located parking we jumped in. Despite the small space the three workers had such a great system going for keeping the line moving! Despite the line of everyone getting their Belleville fix they had everything in stock and about 9 different pastry options. Since it was our first visit we wanted to get a variety of pastries to try a few. Seeing so much positive talk about their croissants we needed a classic version of that, a Pain au Chocolat, Morning Bun, and lastly a Palmier (they describe it as a caramelized puff pastry cookie). Drink wise my wife got an iced lavender latte and I got an iced chai latte. Drinks were good and all the pastries were phenomenal. My wife has found a new favorite pastry with the palmier. Sad to have this great bakery shutting its doors but I will be seeking out their baked goods at the other location!

Modest little cafe packing a lot of flavor - had the pleasure of eating a cardamom bun along with a…read morenice cup of coffee while I looked out to the rainy street from their high top seating along the windows. The cardamom bun was delicious - it was light, slightly sweet, the cardamom flavor was not overpowering and the brioche was perfectly moist. If you enjoy that flavor profile, don't hesitate to grab one of these! Coffee was also great - simply a drip coffee but they are using a medium-dark roast from tandem coffee roasters that will be a general crowd pleaser. Just be aware they don't have all of the pastry options every day, I went looking for a kouign amann but the cardamom bun I had didn't disappoint, so next time I'm here I'll have to catch 'em.

Very good bakery for take out baked goods. There is no seating in the bakery. It is counter service…read moreonly. The selection of baked goods is very good. On a Saturday morning at 8am it was mostly breakfast items, with a few lunch-ish items sprinkled in. There are some desserts, but only a handful...perhaps those come out later in the day. Every item in the case has its own little sign so it is very clear what everything is and how much it costs. I love that! I tried one of each flavor of the onigiri, the blueberry tart, the lemon ricotta tart, strawberry rhubarb danish, and the cinnamon bun. Honestly...everything was so delicious, so fresh, so unique. The flavors in each item were special in some way, definitely not your typical Panera baked goods...definitely a notch above. Will be back for sure

Lovely bakery with tasty treats. We stopped by late morning Saturday and sadly many things were…read morealready sold out. The stand out favorite for us was the Pasamaquoddy blueberry tart which was densely loaded with flavorful berries. The quiche was nicely made and yummy as well. Sadly the chocolate croissant was on the edge of stale and lacked the flakey, buttery goodness we usually prefer. The No-nigiri sandwich was fine with Chinese sausage and pickled radish.

Delicious Maine blueberry pie Crust was no joke very…read moreunique hearty sweet . Tried Whoopi's pies and lemon cookie. Service was friendly and you could tell bakers put lots of care into their craft !

We kept walking past this bakery and finally stopped in our towards the tail end of our trip…read more Fantastic blueberry pie! Buttery crust and the filling wasn't overly sweet! The jalapeño cheese scone was good also - not too dry, more cake like, maybe an improvement would be to have more pronounced ingredients/flavors? Friendly service, spacious interior with some umbrella'd seating outside too.

Stopped by quick just before noon and its clearly a popular spot - only raisin croissants and…read morefocaccia left (along with some loaves of bread on the back wall). The raisin croissant was great - it was flaky, light, there was a nice simple syrup that created almost a candied undercarriage - this could have also been the sugar that cooked out of the raisins when baking. The croissant didn't exactly have anything particularly standout about it, it just tasted like it was very well executed. Oddly didn't get much of a buttery flavor from this croissant, I also feel like a very small amount of spices could have gone a long way to help pull in some warm undertones for the flavor. If I get back here on another trip, I'll be sure to arrive earlier to get some different options.

Tiny over-the-counter bakery in Portland's West End, in an area that's mostly residential and a…read moretough one to find parking. Upon entry, you'll see the current offerings in a display to the right, and a view into the kitchen through a window in the left. The friendly staff could not be nicer; zero attitude whatsoever even after winning a prestigious James Beard award. Zero seating, too, unfortunately, other than a few benches outside. -- Chocolate Croissant: A sturdy brown contraption with a crusty exterior and a bready interior. Mine was still warm, with a good crackly bite and hints of wood flavor from the oven. Underneath were strong accents of chocolate. Very good and very different. -- Almond Croissant: A swirl shape along the lines of pain au raisins, but with almonds and almond filling. That filling was nicely understated and natural, complementing while deferring to the still-warm dough. Another example of very good and very different. This place strikes me more as a bread bakery that also bakes pastries than a pastry shop that also bakes bread-- not that there's anything wrong with that. And it's a place that's willing to sacrifice breadth of offerings (at least at any one time) for quality of offerings, and there's nothing wrong with that either. Looking forward to many more visits to get that breadth-- and bread-- over time.

We came as a group of 6 and ordered most things on the dinner menu to share. I was so inspired by…read morethe way they put ingredients together, and everything was so delicious. Everyone agreed that it was the best meal any of us had ever eaten. Service was incredible, and our waiter helped walk us through the right amount of food to order. The pacing of the dishes was perfect, and the wine was also great. Go here, order everything, don't ask questions, eat and be merry.

we're only in maine for 4 days and came here twice! i loved the ambiance and indoor and outdoor…read moreseating options the big umbrellas are so fun. i enjoyed watching them make the pastries in the big window. you could get the items to go or be seated for a table for service inside or outside. first time around i got the iced rosemary maple coffee and the ham and cheese croissant. the coffee was great and the croissant was unbelievable. at first i was disappointed it wasn't warmed but man was this croissant SO GOOD. you could tell they made it in house it was fresh and flakey and got everywhere as soon as you took a bite. next day we came back for more pastries we got the sour cherry and pistachio pop tart and the morning bun. these were equally insane and delicious. i think the morning bun was my favorite. it was light and airy and covered in cinnamon sugar it was soft instead and moist would highly recommend giving their baked goods a go!

Seeded feta scone knocked my socks off. They were my favorite socks too but I don't even care…read more That's how good the seeded feta scone was. I expect to lose many more pairs of socks in exchange for seeded feta scones for years to come. This place rocks. Cute little spot with friendly staff. No seating so be prepared to enjoy your seeded feta scone in the car while listening to your favorite song and keep a close eye on those socks. 10/10 Would also like to add that I got a brownie too and it was so incredibly rich and gooey and dense and salty and awesome. But most importantly when I ordered it the employee asked me if I preferred a center or edge piece. Customer service doesn't get much more top notch than that.

Night moves is super close to my apartment so I love walking the green belt trail and grabbing some…read morecoffee! I also love their sourdough bread and the range of different ones they have. Also pictured is a fun hot dog party they had in collaboration with Lambs next door! My only complaint is that it is a little expensive for sopo, but you know the ingredients are clean so it does make sense.

The desserts not only looked amazing, but tasted amazing! I'd go back again and again!read more

Great vibes and desserts! We only got to try the mango bingsoo which was absolutely delicious but…read moretheir cakes and pastries look great as well. Bathrooms available here! Plenty of space to chill and I noticed a lot of people on their laptops here. Street parking only.

It's always unfortunate and sad to write a re-review for a spot that is a favorite that will be…read moreclosing. Gross Confection recently announced on social media they would be shutting down the bar/desserts service while remaining open as a bakery. My wife and I came here many a times for an end cap to the night for one last drink and delicious and beautifully made desserts. From times in their dimly lit space that gave off romantic vibes or even enjoying our desserts in the summer sun outside people watching, every time will be remembered. Timing worked out well and we were doing a staycation in Portland and knew we needed to add a stop here one last time. Thankfully we got our names in on the waiting list early enough Friday and got sat as one of the last tables. We each had one last phenomenal drink; my wife and Apricot 75 that had a great tart kick of apricot and lemon. While I enjoyed their Chai Fashioned which spelt like a chai but had that boozy bourbon warming you'd expect. Dessert wise everything sounded good as always but we settled on two. The Goat Cheesecake and Pineapple Cake. The cheesecake was the perfect sweetness without being cloying and the blueberry sorbet on top paired so well. The pineapple cake was moist and tasted so good we needed to scrap the plate clean. I'm sad that Portland is losing this amazing dessert space but glad it's not a complete goodbye since they'll operate the bakery still! If you somehow read this today and have the chance make it in for one last visit tonight before they close their doors!

It is a bar, but with the highest quality dessert. They do not serve non- dessert food…read more This was my 2nd time there. Loved it again. Great service, cozy atmosphere, open later (we went after 9pm), great selection of desserts.