On Fern Lane · since 2021

Slow coffee,
buttery mornings,
a corner that knows your name.

Little Fern is a neighborhood coffee shop & bakery on Fern Lane. We open early, pull small batches, and keep the window seat warm for whoever needs it.

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Checking hours…
A cup of espresso beside a croissant on a wooden café bar
Today
Open
7am — 4pm
Closed Mon · Sun
Latte art rosetta in a ceramic cup
Today at Little Fern

A small window into
this morning's bar.

Hours change with the season, but the croissants are always on by 7.

Hours
Checking hours…
Tue–Thu · 7am – 4pm
Fri · 7am – 5pm
Sat · 8am – 4pm
Sun & Mon · closed
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Out today
  • Butter Croissants (out of the oven at 6:30)(out by 6:30)
  • Almond Twice-Baked
  • Cinnamon Swirl Buns
  • Sea-Salt Shortbread
  • Sourdough Sesame Loaf
Quantities are small. Earlier is better.
Today's pour
Little Fern Iced
Cold-brew, vanilla, oat cream and a whisper of cardamom.
$5.50
Coming out of the oven…
A note from the kitchen

We bake in small trays. When a tray comes out, the radio turns up and the line gets a little longer — that's the best part of the morning.

Featured pastries

Three bakes we'd walk across town for.

Small rotations, seasonal fruit, and a baker who refuses to compromise on butter.

Butter CroissantDaily bake

Butter Croissant

$4.50

72 hours of folding, baked at 6:30 am while the street is still quiet.

Cinnamon Swirl Bun

Cinnamon Swirl Bun

$5.00

Soft brioche, swirled with Vietnamese cinnamon, finished with cream-cheese icing.

Seasonal SconeRotates

Seasonal Scone

$4.25

This week: lemon-thyme with brown butter. Changes every Friday.

Our story

A bookbindery, a fern,
a quiet opening.

We took over the old bookbindery in 2021, kept the wood floors, and learned how to bake on the way.

Little Fern opened in the autumn of 2021 in a former bookbindery on Fern Lane. The first thing we bought was a refurbished espresso machine from a small roaster across the river. The second was a fern.

We open at 7 am most days. The pastries come out first, then the regulars — Dave the carpenter with his thermos, Mira with her sketchbook, the kids from the school across the street on Fridays.

Beans from Mountain Light Roasters, twelve blocks east. Flour from Camas Country Mill. Milk from a small dairy in the valley. We try to keep the truck route short.

The team

Four people, one bar.

You'll probably meet all of us in a single week.

  • 🌿
    Hana
    Baker & Co-owner
  • Ren
    Head Barista & Co-owner
  • 🥐
    June
    Pastry Cook
  • 🎶
    Owen
    Floor & Music
A barista behind the wooden café bar
Ren pulling shots at 7:14 am.
Hands pressing bread dough
Hana folding dough before sunrise.
Our regulars, in photos

Pin your favorite moment to our wall.

Tag @littlefern.cafe on a Sunday morning and you might end up here.

Swipe through photos from regulars.

A person reading at a sunny window seat
Tuesdays with Mira
Two friends laughing over coffee
Saturday catch-ups
Croissant and cappuccino on a sunlit table
A quiet 9 am
A small dog by the window
Mr. Pippin approves
Hands cradling a warm mug
First cup of the day
An open book and a latte
Slow afternoons
A person writing in a notebook
NaNoWriMo, year four
Espresso being poured
The 7:15 ritual
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Visit us

Come in for a cup.

We're easy to find, harder to leave.

The address
18 Fern Lane
Birchwood District · Portland, OR 97214
Getting here
  • Bus 14 stops on Birch & 4th, 2-minute walk
  • Bike rack under the awning on Fern Lane
  • Two-hour street parking on weekends
You are here
Fern LaneBirch St4th AveLittle Fernbus 14you are here
Full hours
Pacific time · last updated July
MondayClosed
Tuesday7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursdaytoday7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday8:00 am – 4:00 pm
SundayClosed
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