Belleville
Bakery · Portland ·
Bakery known for flaky croissants, kouign amann, and pizza
Bakery known for flaky croissants, kouign amann, and pizza
"A bakery housed in a historic storefront at the top of Munjoy Hill, Belleville focuses on laminated pastry and thick slabs of margherita, pepperoni, and vegetarian pizzas. We like to grab a coffee and one of their rich cardamom buns or flaky croissants and head a few blocks up to the Eastern Promenade overlooking the ocean. Or, you can soak up the sunlight in their bright cafe that’s across the street from a lighthouse." - Alana Dao
"Portland, Maine may be a city of just 68,000, but its residents take food seriously. That includes baked goods. Walk into any of the city's many coffee shops, and you'll find a shelf of appealing pastries. The city's Zu Bakery is a semi-finalist for a James Beard Award, while Atsuko Fujimoto of Norimoto Bakery nabbed a nomination in the Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker category. One of Portland's most notable bakeries is Belleville, a dream project of husband-wife duo Chris Deutsch and Amy Fuller, who honed their skills in Paris before opening their Munjoy Hill shop, where residents line up for flaky croissants and savory pizzas. And in Onggi, a fermentation market and bakery, patrons enjoy miso scallion scones with chili crisp butter and sourdough chocolate chip cookies." - Dobrina Zhekova
"A bakery housed in a historic storefront at the top of Munjoy Hill, Belleville focuses on laminated pastry and thick slabs of margherita, pepperoni, and vegetarian pizzas. We like to grab a coffee and one of their flaky cardamom buns or croissants and head a few blocks up to the Eastern Promenade overlooking the ocean. Or, you can soak up the sunlight in their bright cafe that’s across the street from a lighthouse." - Alana Dao 2, Team Infatuation
"Perched halfway up Munjoy Hill and known for some of the best laminated pastries and croissants in town, with offerings like pain au chocolat, almond, plain croissants, kouign-amann, and a standout croque-monsieur croissant; cardamom buns appear on weekends. In the evenings (Thursday through Saturday) the bakery turns out a focused pizza night—four or five pizza options by the slice or whole, plus one salad and one pastry—widely regarded as among the city’s best pizza experiences." - Briana Volk
"Carbo-load at Belleville, which is putting out the city’s best and butteriest croissants. Arrive at 11:30 a.m. sharp—that’s when the shop’s other signature dish, Roman-style pizza al taglio, is pulled from the oven with toppings like fig and rosemary or shiitake and Gruyère." - ByAndrew Knowlton