Nuvrei

Nuvrei (also known as Nuvrei Bakery,[1] Nuvrei Patisserie and Cafe,[2] and Nuvrei Pastries)[3] is a bakery in Portland, Oregon.[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 Portland Restaurants and Bars Super Close to 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 "Where to Get Breakfast and Brunch for Delivery or Takeout in Portland", published in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] In 2021, the website's Michelle Lopez included the bakery in a list of "Where to Find Flaky, Crackly Croissants in Portland",[14] and she and Jackson-Glidden included Nuvrei in a list of "Outstanding Bakeries in Portland and Beyond".[15] Kara Stokes and Maya MacEvoy included Nuvrei in a 2022 list of "Where to Eat and Drink in Portland's Pearl District".[16]

See also

References

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