Croissants and pastries

Where to buy croissants in Portland, Maine

Buy croissants at Standard Baking Co., 75 Commercial Street on the Portland waterfront, open 7:30am to 5pm every day.

Standard Baking Co. sells croissants for $4.25, along with pain au chocolat and its most popular breakfast pastry, the morning bun. The bakery serves about 1,000 customers a week, and the walk-in wait is usually under 5 minutes. Because croissants can sell out, ordering ahead online is the surest way to get one.

Last updated: October 2026

Order ahead online Call 207-773-2112

Where is the best place to buy croissants in Portland?

The best croissant comes from a bakery that laminates its own dough by hand and bakes it the same morning. Standard Baking Co. does both on Commercial Street, a short walk from the Old Port, and its bakers are trained in lamination as part of daily production.

It is also a practical choice for visitors: open seven days a week from 7:30am, close to the harbor, and quick, with a wait usually under 5 minutes.

Standard Baking Co. pastry case, with prices
Pastry	Price	What it is
Croissant	$4.25	Hand laminated butter dough, baked every morning.
Morning bun	$4.25	The most popular breakfast pastry. Croissant style dough rolled with brown sugar and cinnamon.
Morning bun with walnuts	$4.25	The same morning bun, topped with walnuts.
Pain au chocolat	See shop	Laminated dough wrapped around chocolate.
Madeleine	$1.50	Petite French cake with a crisp shell and its signature hump.
Chocolate sablé	$9.00	Dark cocoa cookies with chocolate flakes. Eight per bag.
Apple cider donut cake	$5.50	A fall mini cake dipped in butter and cinnamon sugar.

Prices as of October 2026.

Definition

What is a laminated croissant?

A laminated croissant is made by folding cold butter into yeasted dough again and again, so the dough bakes into hundreds of thin, flaky layers with a soft, honeycomb interior. At Standard Baking Co., lamination is part of daily production: the same laminated dough becomes croissants, pain au chocolat and the morning bun, which is rolled with brown sugar and cinnamon. The result is a pastry that shatters at the edges and stays tender inside, baked on Commercial Street each morning and sold until it runs out.

By the numbers

What a croissant costs in Portland

Standard Baking Co. croissant: $4.25
a Holy Donut donut: $4.50

A hand laminated croissant at Standard Baking Co. costs less than a famous Portland donut. Prices as of October 2026.

How to

How to time your croissant run

Arrive soon after 7:30am for the full pastry case.
Pair it with coffee, $3.25 to $3.75, or cold brew, $4.75.
Running late? Reserve online for pickup by 5pm the same day.
If today is closed online, choose tomorrow and pick up at the curb.
Take it along the waterfront. Commercial Street runs right beside the harbor.

Croissant questions

See all questions in the FAQ

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.

Where is the best place to buy croissants?

The best place to buy croissants is a bakery that laminates its own dough by hand and bakes every morning. In Portland, Maine, Standard Baking Co. does exactly that on Commercial Street, with croissants at $4.25 and its morning bun, its most popular breakfast pastry, made from a similar laminated dough.

How much is a croissant at Standard Baking Co.?

A croissant at Standard Baking Co. costs $4.25. The morning bun and the morning bun with walnuts are also $4.25 each. Current prices are listed on the online shop at standardbakingco.com, where you can also reserve pastries for pickup at 75 Commercial Street in Portland.

What is a morning bun?

A morning bun is a breakfast pastry made from laminated dough, similar to croissant dough, rolled with a brown sugar and cinnamon swirl. At Standard Baking Co. it is the most popular breakfast pastry, sold plain or topped with walnuts for $4.25. The walnut version contains wheat, butter and tree nuts.

What time should I go to get croissants before they sell out?

Go soon after Standard Baking Co. opens at 7:30am for the best croissant selection. Popular pastries, including croissants and morning buns, can sell out for the day. If you have your heart set on one, order ahead online for pickup, or choose a future date when same day orders have closed.

What is the most famous donut in Portland, Maine?

The Holy Donut, known for its Maine potato donuts, is the most widely known donut shop in Portland; the Wayward Blog bakery guide lists its donuts at $4.50 each. Standard Baking Co. does not fry donuts, but in the fall it makes an apple cider donut cake for $5.50.

What is a must eat in Maine?

Must eats in Maine include a lobster roll, wild blueberries in season and a whoopie pie. In Portland, add a fresh croissant or morning bun from a waterfront bakery. Standard Baking Co. bakes both every morning at 75 Commercial Street, open from 7:30am.

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Order ahead online and pick up at 75 Commercial Street, inside or at the curb.

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