Shoofly Vegan Bakery
| Shoofly Vegan Bakery | |
|---|---|
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 The bakery's exterior in 2025 | |
 Interactive map of Shoofly Vegan Bakery | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Owner | Shannon Levens |
| Location | 2505 Southeast 11th Avenue #101, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97202, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°30′17″N 122°39′18″W / 45.5048°N 122.6549°W |
Shoofly Vegan Bakery was a cafe in Portland, Oregon, United States. Established in 2016, it was among the city's most popular wholesale bakers and supplied vegan baked goods to Caffe Umbria, Case Study Coffee Roasters, and Stumptown Coffee Roasters,[1] among other businesses.[2] The 11th Avenue location in southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood opened in 2021.[2]
Description
[edit]The vegan bakery and cafe operated in the Ford Building at the intersection of 11th Avenue and Division Street in southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood, near Ladd's Addition.[3][4] Shoofly Vegan Bakery served cinnamon rolls, cookies, cupcakes, muffins, pecan sticky buns, and savory and sweet hand pies,[5] including a cheesecake variety.[2][6] Cupcake varieties included chocolate peanut butter, s'mores, and vanilla raspberry.[7] The brunch menu included biscuits and gravy and egg sandwiches on cornmeal biscuits.[3]
History
[edit]The bakery shared a space with the pizzeria Secret Pizza Society.[8][9]
Shannon Levens was the owner, as of late 2022.[10]
In 2025, employees walked out and expressed a desire to convert the business into a worker cooperative.[4][11][12]
Reception
[edit]Shoofly was included in a Yelp list of Portland's ten best vegan eateries in 2025.[13]
See also
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- List of bakeries
- List of defunct restaurants of the United States
- List of vegetarian and vegan restaurants
References
[edit]- ^ "New Stumptown Coffee opening in downtown Portland". kgw.com. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ a b c Hamilton, Katherine Chew (2025-05-09). "Inside the Worker Walkout That Shut Down Portland's Beloved Shoofly Vegan Bakery". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ a b Williams, Nathan (2022-12-14). "Where to Dine and Drink in and Around Ladd's Addition". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ a b Kustura, Anthony (2025-05-07). "Shoofly workers walk out, bid to make it worker-owned". KOIN.com. Archived from the original on 2025-05-07. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ McLaughlin, Sarah; Pointing, Charlotte. "21 Spots to Grab Tasty Vegan Donuts, Pastries, and More". VegNews.com. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ Pointing, Charlotte. "Feed Your Cookie Addiction at These Vegan-Friendly Bakeries". VegNews.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-27. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ Pointing, Charlotte. "The 15 Best Places to Get Vegan Cupcakes". VegNews.com. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ "Secret Pizza Society Is Making Some of Portland's Best Vegan Pies—and a Crazy-Good Pizza-Gyro Hybrid Called the Pyro". Willamette Week. 2019-06-26. Archived from the original on 2025-01-14. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ "Secret Pizza Society Refresh". Montavilla News. 2024-10-29. Archived from the original on 2025-01-12. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ "Shoofly Vegan Bakery and Café". The Southeast Examiner. Archived from the original on 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ Vaughn, Courtney. "Shoofly Vegan Bakery Employees Locked Out After Disputes With New Owner". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ Griggs, Taylor. "Good Morning, News: Walkout at Shoofly Bakery, Elephant Seal Stabber on the Lam, and the Pope-Picking Has Begun". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ Bourgeois, Michaela. "These are the top 10 vegan spots in Portland, according to Yelp". KOIN.
External links
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- Shoofly Vegan Bakery is baking Portland a better place (April 4, 2025), KOIN
- Shoofly workers walk out, bid to make it worker-owned on YouTube, KOIN
