Denny Lee

Coffee and baked goods during a very quick trip to Portland

I do not get to travel to Portland, Oregon, as often as I like. But when I do, I often savor the eclectic coffee houses and bakeries in its NW district. Fortunately, a few weeks ago, I was fortunate to have a fun chat with my friend Scott Haines. He is a Databricks Beacon, an awesome engineer at Nike, and a fantastic person in general! Even though his meetings were in Beaverton, I convinced him to come over to one of my favorite districts in Portland: the Northwest District.

In addition to enjoying the general vibe of the district, it holds one of my favorite French bakeries – St. Honoré Bakery (the following is a picture from their NW Thurman location).

Ste. Honoré Bakery on NW Thurman with fantastic baked goods
Ste. Honoré Bakery on NW Thurman with fantastic baked goods

They always have a great selection of breads, pastries, and sandwiches. My wife and I love this place so much that I carried an extra bag with Tupperware specifically to carry them back to our home in Seattle!.

Selection of baked goods from Ste. Honoré Bakery in Portland, OR
Selection of baked goods from Ste. Honoré Bakery in Portland, OR

Here’s a small selection, including blueberry lemon Danish (top), tart abricot armande (almond apricot tart, left), and my new favorite – grapefruit pistachio tart (right).

Just outside the Dragonfly Coffee House in the NW district in Portland, OR
Just outside the Dragonfly Coffee House in the NW district in Portland, OR

And to finish things off, a quick stop just a couple blocks away at my new old favorite – the Dragonfly Coffee House. While new to me, the coffee house has been around since 2005 and is one that I will frequent when I pop on down.

Enjoy!

Leave a Reply

%d bloggers like this: