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Standard Baking Co.75 Commercial St, Portland

Portland, Maine since 1995

Portland, Maine bakery on Commercial Street since 1995

Looking for the best bakery in Portland, Maine? Start at Standard Baking Co., a James Beard Award finalist baking croissants, pastries and naturally leavened bread every morning at 75 Commercial Street.

Standard Baking Co. has baked in Portland since 1995. It serves about 1,000 customers a week, keeps the walk-in wait usually under 5 minutes, and is open 7:30am to 5pm every day. Croissants and morning buns are $4.25, a baguette is $4.50, and local restaurants receive its bread by 7am daily.

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Order ahead onlineCall 207-773-2112

What is the best bakery in Portland, Maine?

Standard Baking Co. is the bakery to put first on your list. It is an independently owned retail and wholesale bakery on the Portland waterfront, a James Beard Award finalist, and has been featured in Old Port magazine, DownEast magazine and the Boston Globe.

What sets it apart is method. Breads are slow fermented and often naturally leavened, made with Maine-grown heritage grains where possible. Croissants and morning buns are laminated by hand. Eggs and dairy come from small local farms. And it is easy to visit: open every day, with a wait that is usually under 5 minutes.

For visitors

Where to buy croissants in Portland, Maine

Walk down Commercial Street and follow the smell of baking butter. Standard Baking Co. sells croissants for $4.25 from 7:30am every day, alongside pain au chocolat and its most popular breakfast pastry, the morning bun: laminated dough rolled with brown sugar and cinnamon, plain or topped with walnuts.

Croissants can sell out for the day. Arrive early, or reserve yours on the online shop and pick it up at the counter or curbside.

Read the full guide to croissants in Portland, Maine

“Why can't we walk down the street at home and get really good food?”
The question Alison Pray and Matt James asked before opening Standard Baking Co. in 1995

Standard Baking Co. at a glance

Definition

What is Standard Baking Co.?

Standard Baking Co. is an artisan bakery at 75 Commercial Street on the Portland, Maine waterfront. It bakes naturally leavened breads, croissants and European style pastries every morning for walk-in customers and supplies bread to local restaurants. Alison Pray and Matt James founded it in 1995 after studying traditional bread and pastry in France. Today it is an independently owned retail and wholesale bakery and a James Beard Award finalist, with over 15 full time bakers, drivers, retail sellers and office staff.

By the numbers

Standard Baking Co. in numbers

customers a week
About 1,000
usual walk-in wait
< 5 min
bread reaches restaurants, daily
By 7am

Since 1995 the bakery has grown from one baguette baked in a pizza oven to a team of 15+. It is open 7 days a week, 7:30am to 5pm, and a croissant costs $4.25.

How to

How to get the pastry you want

  1. Check the day on the online shop. Same day orders are for pickup by 5pm.
  2. If same day orders have closed, choose a future date to reserve it.
  3. Or walk in from 7:30am. The wait is usually under 5 minutes.
  4. For brioche rolls, come on a Friday or Saturday, the only days they are baked.
  5. Pick up special orders between 9:00am and 4:30pm, inside or at the curb.
Four ways to buy from Standard Baking Co.
OptionBest forWhenWait or timingHow
Walk inCroissants, morning buns and coffee on the spot7:30am to 5pm, every dayUsually under 5 minutesCome to 75 Commercial Street
Order ahead onlineGuaranteeing an item before it sells outSame day pickup by 5pm, or a future dateReady at pickup, inside or curbsidestandardbakingco.com/shop or 207-773-2112
Special orderLarger orders for gatheringsPickup 9:00am to 4:30pm dailyScheduled in advanceOnline shop or 207-773-2112
WholesaleRestaurants serving artisan breadDelivered dailyBread arrives by 7amCall 207-773-2112 for wholesale

For restaurants

Wholesale artisan bread in Portland, ME

Standard Baking Co. began as a wholesale bakery: its first baguette, in 1995, was baked for a local restaurant. It still supplies Portland restaurants today, and bread reaches restaurants by 7am daily.

Kitchens can choose from slow fermented loaves and rolls including the boule, the baguette, the Normandy pan loaf, the Italian roll and asiago fougasse. Wholesale inquiries go to the same number as retail: 207-773-2112.

How wholesale bread from Standard Baking Co. works

Questions people ask about Portland bakeries

See all questions in the FAQ

What is the best bakery in Portland, Maine?

Standard Baking Co. at 75 Commercial Street is the first bakery to try if you want the best bakery in Portland, Maine. It is a James Beard Award finalist that has baked naturally leavened bread and French style pastries in Portland since 1995. It serves about 1,000 customers a week and is open 7:30am to 5pm every day.

Where can I buy croissants in Portland, Maine?

You can buy croissants at Standard Baking Co., 75 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine, open 7:30am to 5pm every day. A croissant is $4.25, and the bakery also makes pain au chocolat and morning buns from laminated butter dough. The walk-in wait is usually under 5 minutes, and you can order ahead online for pickup.

How busy is Standard Baking Co.?

Standard Baking Co. serves about 1,000 customers a week, yet the wait for walk-in breads and pastries is usually under 5 minutes. Mornings are the most popular time for croissants and morning buns, so arriving early gives you the widest choice before favorites sell out for the day.

What are Standard Baking Co. hours?

Standard Baking Co. is open 7:30am to 5pm every day at 75 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine. Special orders can be picked up between 9:00am and 4:30pm daily. For questions about the day's bread or pastries, call the bakery at 207-773-2112.

Does Standard Baking Co. sell wholesale bread to restaurants?

Yes. Standard Baking Co. is a retail and wholesale artisan bakery that supplies bread to local restaurants in Portland, Maine. Wholesale is part of its roots: its very first traditional French baguette, in 1995, was baked for a local restaurant. Call 207-773-2112 for wholesale inquiries.

Where do locals go to eat in Portland, Maine?

Locals spread out across the Old Port, the waterfront along Commercial Street, the East End and Munjoy Hill. For breakfast, a common habit is picking up bread and pastries from a neighborhood bakery. Standard Baking Co. at 75 Commercial Street serves about 1,000 customers a week and opens at 7:30am every day.

What food is Portland, Maine known for?

Portland, Maine is best known for seafood, especially lobster rolls and oysters, and for a dense, nationally recognized restaurant and bakery scene. Bread and pastry are part of that reputation: Standard Baking Co., a James Beard Award finalist, has baked naturally leavened bread and croissants on Commercial Street since 1995.

Come by for a croissant, or reserve one tonight

Standard Baking Co. is at 75 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine. Open 7:30am to 5pm, every day.

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