Spring menu

With the arrival of Spring comes warmer weather, longer days, and exciting new flavors on our menu! We’re thrilled to share our Spring Menu with you starting on Wednesday, March 28th.

Keep an eye out for some new and returning favorites in our cafe: Blueberry Cream Cheese Coffeecake, Coconut Mango Muffins, Vegan Chocolate Muffins, Dairy-Free Berry Tea Poundcake, Carrot Cupcakes, and Vegan S’mores Bars, just to name a few! We look forward to seeing you!

Pre-Order

We love to make special treats for any occasion! Please visit our pre-order website above to see a list of all our pastries and desserts that are available to special order. Do note, as a small artisan bakery we require at least 72 hours notice on all special orders.

Looking for just one slice of cake or a couple cinnamon rolls? No problem! We bake fresh daily and have treats available every day of the week on a first-come first-served basis. Just swing by our shop or give us a call same-day to set something aside.

Retail Bakeshop Hours:
Every Day 8:00am - 4:00pm*

*Call or check social media for holiday hours.

COVID-19 & mask policy (Updated 4/1/24)

8:00am - 10:00am - Masks Required
10:00am - 4:00pm - Masks Optional

We have set aside the first two hours of the day as Masks Required hours in an effort to give folks who are immune-compromised a safer shopping option. Masks are optional anytime after 10:00am, but they are preferred. Masks are available for any guests who forget to bring their own.

Indoor Dining
Indoor dining has returned! Please note that dining indoors begins at 10:00am when masks become optional. This ensures folks who are immune-compromised or prefer to shop in a mask-required environment are able to secure their purchases in the first two hours of the day.

About GEM

Gluten Free Gem is an independent, family run bakery located in Portland’s Lloyd District. Owner Anne Miller started baking gluten free at Corbett Coffee Plant in 2006 when her daughter was first diagnosed with Celiac Disease. By April of 2011, the bakery had outgrown its SW Corbett location and moved to N. Hancock St. With this move came a name change, to celebrate the original Gems: Anne’s daughters Greta and Emma Miller.

In 2017 the bakery moved again, to 140 NE Broadway St., to make room for a larger production facility and a retail shop. Stop by the shop to sample our tasty treats, made for everyone!

The bakery is a dedicated gluten free facility, to eliminate any risk of gluten cross-contamination. As part of our commitment to being 100% gluten free, we do extensive ingredient research to ensure that everything we use, as well as our facility, is clean of gluten. In addition to our gluten awareness, we train all our employees about the risk of cross-contamination from other allergens. We are continually educating ourselves on new research and information regarding Celiac Disease, gluten-intolerance, and gluten-free baking. We take the potential health risks of gluten contamination as seriously as the need for our pastries to taste delicious.

Over the last thirteen years, our understanding of eating and baking gluten-free has grown immensely, and so has our menu. We plan on continuing to develop new gluten-free products that help to change the perception of what gluten-free baking can be, all the while maintaining our 100% gluten-free facility, where everything is delicious and safe to eat.

Retail Shop

Retail Bakeshop HOURS

Open Everyday 8:00am - 4:00pm

Takeaway Only 8:00am-10:00am / Indoor Dining 10:00am-4:00pm

We are now offering dine-in service from 10am-4pm! We’d love to have you join us for a pastry and a light lunch in our bright and airy cafe. Please note, masks are required from 8am-10am to give immune-compromised guests a safer shopping experience during these hours.

All our baked goods are freshly made daily in our gluten free production kitchen, located behind our shop. Our retail staff is very patient and knowledgeable about all our products. They are more than happy to answer questions about allergens, ingredients, or their personal favorite treats!

Pastries

Our bakery is a 100% dedicated gluten free facility, which eliminates any risk of cross-contamination. We have researched ingredients to ensure that they are gluten free and continue to educate ourselves on new research and information regarding Celiac Disease and gluten intolerance. We take the potential health risks of cross contamination as seriously as the need for our pastries and desserts to taste delicious.

Our menu rotates seasonally; here is a list of our current pastry offerings. The items in our shop rotate daily, please call in advance to see if we have what you are looking for. We often have minimum order requirements for special orders, so please call ahead or visit our Pre-Order website with at least 72 hours advance notice and we’re happy to see what we can accommodate.

For product ingredients visit our Pre-Order website here.

Select items are available fresh at our bakery location. Click here for a complete list of other locations that are currently selling our products.

Desserts for Pre-Order

Visit our Pre-Order website with at least 72 hours advance notice, and be sure to edit your pickup date during the checkout process to pick your preferred pickup date.

We LOVE decorating Cakes!

Custom decorations, beyond simple writing, frosting flowers/balloons, and sprinkles, are approved on a first-come first-served basis with a minimum of 4 days advance lead time. Simply send us an email with your vision and inspirational photos and we’ll be able to get you a quote for that design. If you have a specific budget in mind let us know that as well, we’re happy to tailor your ideas to fit your budget.

Popular SEASONAL Cake and Cupcake Flavors:

Triple Chocolate Cake: Rich chocolate cake filled with a light and fluffy chocolate mascarpone mousse, decorated in silky chocolate swiss meringue buttercream, and garnished with chocolate shavings.

Vegan Strawberry Rose Cake: Bright and lightly floral, this cake consists of vegan vanilla cake filled with housemade strawberry jam, frosted in pink strawberry rose frosting, and decorated with crushed rose petals.

Tiramisu Cake: Three layers of vanilla cake are soaked in cold brew coffee, filled with sweet mascarpone, and dusted with a traditional cocoa powder. This cake is extra moist and decadent!

Carrot Cupcakes: Perfectly spiced carrot cupcakes, filled with our tangy cream cheese mousse, topped with a Swiss-meringue vanilla buttercream, and sprinkled with carrot cake crumbs. This raisin-free and nut-free classic cupcake is a staple of ours, and often makes guests question "is this really gluten free?"

Vegan Pink Tuxedo Cupcakes: Our delicious and moist dairy-free/vegan chocolate cake, filled with our house-made raspberry jam, and topped with a creamy and naturally pink raspberry frosting.

“Build your own” custom cake options:

Cake Flavors (Choose One):
Chocolate, Red Velvet, Vanilla, Carrot, Vegan Chocolate, Vegan Red Velvet, Vegan Carrot, Vegan Vanilla.

Cake Fillings (Choose One):
Chocolate Ganache, Vegan Coconut-Milk Caramel, Cream Cheese Mousse, Cream Cheese Frosting, Lemon Curd, Mascarpone Mousse, Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse, Vegan Chocolate Ganache, Vegan Lemon Pastry Cream, Vegan Raspberry Jam, Vegan Strawberry Jam, or any Frosting/Buttercream.

Cake Frostings (Choose One):
Chocolate Buttercream, Salted Caramel Buttercream, Vanilla Buttercream, Strawberry Buttercream, Vegan Chocolate Frosting, Vegan Caramel Spice Frosting, Vegan Raspberry Frosting, Vegan Strawberry Frosting, and Vegan Vanilla Frosting.

All Pre-Orders require at least 72 hours notice.

Ingredient Information

Seasonal Flavor ingredients are available on our Pre-Order website.
Custom Cake Combination ingredients can be provided upon request - Call or Email for More Information.

We also make wedding and special occasion cakes, visit our Weddings page for more details.

Wedding Cakes

Our wedding coordinator is available a few days per week to respond to inquiries (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday), so be advised that communication is limited to those days.

Delivery
At this time we are not able to offer delivery outside of the Portland Metro area. Orders would be required to pickup at our retail location in Portland on NE Broadway and 2nd.

Payment
A 50% non-refundable deposit is due upon placing your order.
The remaining 50% and delivery fee are due 2 weeks before the event.

Tastings
Take home tastings available for $30-$35. Email or submit this Wedding form to inquire. Take home tastings require payment at time of order.

Placing an Order
Fill out the form below or contact the bakery to speak with our Wedding coordinator regarding the details of your order.

Weddings