Night Moves Bread

Night Moves Bread

695 Broadway, South Portland, ME

★★★★★4.8(99 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Night Moves Bread is a genuine scratch bakery that's earned serious respect from both home bakers and culinary professionals for their exceptional sourdough and pastries made with real artisanal methods and top-tier ingredients. Beyond the stellar bread, it's a proper neighborhood gathering spot where you can linger over coffee and a flaky pastry at breakfast, grab a thoughtful lunch sandwich, or return on Friday nights for pizza—this is the kind of place locals actively seek out on return visits to Maine. The fact that a Boston Globe feature and chef recommendations keep drawing people to this hard-to-find South Portland gem says everything about the quiet confidence of their craft.

What to expect

Classic coffee drinks done right. Slow-sit spot. Full breakfast, pastries, and light food on the menu. Family friendly.

Light foodSlow sitFull breakfastPastriesTraditional drinksFamily friendly

Google Reviews

Chris S
★★★★★2 months ago

This is a wonderful spot for breakfast treats, lunch sandwiches, bread, and dinner with Friday pizza night! Everything I've tried from Night moves has been delicious, including: Coffee cake Granola (some of the best I've ever had!) Ginger molasses cookie Turkey sandwich…

Bob Kozlowski
★★★★★2 months ago

I could not wait to try Night Moves Bread after reading about it in the Boston Globe. During a recent visit to Portland, we sought the place out (not easy to find!). We bought 2 loaves. I tried the Baltic Rye first. I sliced it and thought it was doughy at the bottom, but the…

Jea Kim
★★★★★4 months ago

Excellent loaves and amazing small bites. Highly recommended by a chef at Twelve during our trip to Portland earlier this year. This is one of those scratch bakeries that ignores the trendy stuff and focuses almost entirely on basic loaves, cookies, and shortbreads. They are…

Denise A.
★★★★★8 months ago

I am always excited to visit Night Moves on my visits to Maine; it's a must stop for their sourdough country loaf which is an amazingly tasty, hardy bread with a great crunchy crust and soft inside. This bread makes the best strata ever and great for toast or sandwiches. Their…

Ansel Barnum
★★★★★a year ago

As a sourdough baker, I can say Night Moves knows the moves to produce exceptional loaves—and pastries! Their ingredients are of the highest quality and their methods are true artisanal craftsmanship, using slow fermentation true to the tradition. The bird bread is especially…

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