Nuvrei
Current ownerMarius Pop
Street address404 Northwest 10th Avenue
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°31′33.7″N 122°40′51.9″W
Websitenuvrei.com

Nuvrei (also known as Nuvrei Bakery,[1] Nuvrei Patisserie and Cafe,[2] and Nuvrei Pastries)[3] is a bakery in Portland, Oregon, United States.[4][5]

Description and history

Nuvrei is a pâtisserie in northwest Portland's Pearl District. The menu has included macarons, pretzel croissants, and sandwiches.[6]

The business is owned by Marius Pop. In 2010, Nuvrei announced plans to open an upstairs cafe.[3] The cafe opened in October 2011.[1] Paul Losch was announced as chef in 2012.[7] In early 2014, Nuvrei announced plans to open Macaron Bar (or "Mac Bar") downstairs.[6] The upstairs cafe closed temporarily for renovations in January 2015; during this time seating was expanded in the downstairs Brioche Week and the business launched Brioche Week to offer additional pastries.[8] In May, Nuvrei reopened with a new aesthetic and a "totally revamped menu with a new, much more intense emphasis on pastries".[9]

Heart Coffee Roasters began serving Nuvrei pastries in 2015.[10] Nuvrei expanded with a second location in 2016; no seating was offered when the new concept Pop Bagel opened in the lobby of the U.S Bancorp Tower.[2]

Reception

Kara Stokes and Michelle Lopez included Nuvrei's walnut cookie in Eater Portland's 2019 list of Portland's "most unforgettable" cookies".[11] In her 2020 overview of "worthy" eateries near TriMet stations, the website's Brooke Jackson-Glidden wrote, "This pristine, charming bakery is the place to be for artful, crispy croissants of countless flavors, pretty little macarons, and one hell of a chewy walnut cookie."[12] She also included Nuvrei in an overview of recommended breakfast and brunch options for delivery or take-out in Portland, which was published in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] In 2021, Lopez included the bakery in an overview of "where to find flaky, crackly croissants in Portland",[14] and she and Jackson-Glidden included Nuvrei in a list of "outstanding" bakeries in the Portland metropolitan area.[15] Kara Stokes and Maya MacEvoy included Nuvrei in a 2022 list of recommended eateries in the Pearl District.[16] Lopez and Janey Wong included the business in Eater Portland's 2025 overview of the city's best bakeries.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2011-10-12). "Nuvrei's Pearl District Cafe Finally Open to Public". Eater Portland. Archived 2015-03-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  2. ^ Bamman, Mattie John (2016-11-07). "Nuvrei Bakery Finally Turns on the Ovens in Big Pink". Eater Portland. Archived 2021-12-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  3. ^ Buskirk, Audrey Van (2010-04-09). "Nuvrei Pastries To Open Upstairs Cafe". Eater Portland. Archived 2015-03-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  4. ^ Perry, Douglas (2008-03-06). "Patisserie Review: Nuvrei Bakery". The Oregonian. Archived 2022-04-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  5. ^ "Nuvrei Patisserie & Cafe | Restaurant Listing". Portland Monthly. Archived 2021-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  6. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2014-01-23). "Nuvrei Debuts Downstairs Macaron Bar, Now Open". Eater Portland. Archived 2015-05-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  7. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2012-05-29). "Kitchen Shuffles". Eater Portland. Archived 2015-09-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  8. ^ Centoni, Danielle (2014-12-22). "Renovations, Added Seating, and Brioche Week Coming to Nuvrei". Eater Portland. Archived 2016-04-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  9. ^ Centoni, Danielle (2015-05-22). "Nuvrei Gets a New Look, New Menu and Gives Away Free Croissants Today". Eater Portland. Archived 2015-09-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  10. ^ Bamman, Mattie John (2015-11-18). "Heart Coffee Busts Out Finnish Pastries by Nuvrei Bakery". Eater Portland. Archived 2022-03-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  11. ^ Stokes, Kara (2019-02-12). "Portland's Most Unforgettable Cookies". Eater Portland. Archived 2021-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  12. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-02-24). "Worthy Portland Restaurants and Bars Super Close to Trimet Stations". Eater Portland. Archived 2021-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  13. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-04-09). "Where to Get Breakfast and Brunch for Delivery or Takeout in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived 2021-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  14. ^ Lopez, Michelle (2021-04-02). "Where to Find Flaky, Crackly Croissants in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived 2021-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  15. ^ Lopez, Michelle (2015-12-01). "Outstanding Bakeries in Portland and Beyond". Eater Portland. Archived 2021-06-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  16. ^ Stokes, Kara (2019-09-09). "Where to Eat and Drink in Portland's Pearl District". Eater Portland. Archived 2020-12-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  17. ^ Lopez, Michelle (2015-12-01). "The Best Bakeries in Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-07-29.