Sweets, Northwest (NW) Portland

Okay, we’ve got amazing bakeries. We’ve got talented chocolatiers. But when it comes to dessert, Portland has been sorely lacking in...candy. But no more, thanks to confectioner Steve Gazda. There are retro favorites like Squirrel Nut Zippers, Pop Rocks, and...

To complement its subterranean kitchen, Nuvrei—artisan bakers of all things sweet—just opened the doors to its new cafe and espresso bar. Included among the many new items Nuvrei now offers are lunch samplings like chicken, tuna, PBJ and Bratwurst sandwiches,...

Well, that didn't take long. Within a year of opening an ice cream cart in northeast Portland, this purveyor of inventive and adventurous ice cream flavors has opened its second brick-and-mortar shop—just in time for summer. Ice cream maker Tyler Malek says to...