JinJu Patisserie
Bakery in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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JinJu Patisserie is a bakery in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1][2] Established in 2019, the business operates in the north Portland part of the Boise neighborhood.
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_-_08.jpg) The bakery's exterior in 2022 | |
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| Established | April 8, 2019 |
| Location | 4063 North Williams Avenue, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97227, United States |
| Coordinates | 45.5530°N 122.6669°W |
| Website | jinjupatisserie |
Description
The menu includes chocolates and other desserts (including seasonal specials such as cheesecake and pumpkin pie),[3] cookies,[4] croissants and pastries,[5][6] and hot chocolate.[7] The business has also served "brown-kies", described as a cross between brownies and chocolate chip cookies.[8]
History
Reception
Michael Russell included JinJu in The Oregonian's 2019 overview of Portland's best croissants.[13] Willamette Week included the bakery in a list of "12 things that didn't suck" about 2020. A food writer for the newspaper said, "For aficionados of laminated pastries, JinJu is a precious gem. The best known variation is the croissant, which at JinJu is dark, golden-baked, buttery perfection—if you can get your hands on one before they sell out. But the crown jewel of the lot is the weekend-only gianduja kouign amann, a carmelized sugar-encrusted, crown-shaped pastry with a center core of hazelnut-kissed chocolate cream. It is truly world class. Order it and you might forget for a moment that it's still 2020."[14] JinJu was a runner-up in the Best Bakery category in Willamette Week's annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2024.[15] It was a finalist in the same category and won in the Best Sweet Shop / Chocolatier category in the same poll in 2025.[16]
In 2021, Katherine Chew Hamilton included JinJu in Portland Monthly's list of "Our Top 6 Chocolate Croissants",[17] and iHeart's Zuri Anderson included the bakery in an overview of Portland's best breakfast restaurants.[18] Michelle Lopez included the bakery in Eater Portland's overview of "Where to Find Flaky, Crackly Croissants in Portland",[19] and Brooke Jackson-Glidden and Alex Frane included the bakery in an overview of "Where to Find a Real-Deal Breakfast in Portland".[20] In the website's 2022 "Guide to Five Unforgettable Portland Pastries", Natalee Quinn and Jackson-Glidden wrote, "The Vegas tenure of patisserie power couple Kyurim Lee and Jin Caldwell shows in their sliver of a bakery: Every pastry in the case is gorgeous and meticulously constructed, from the heart-shaped yuzu bonbons to the shatteringly flaky croissants. Nothing beats the showstopper that is Jinju’s lemon-raspberry tart, a crown of toasted meringue surrounding a core of silken raspberry-lemon filling, cradled in a buttery pastry crust."[21] Rebecca Roland, Kara Stokes, and Janey Wong included the "brown-kies" in a 2024 list of Portland's best "decadent" cookies.[8] Michelle Lopez and Janey Wong included the business in Eater Portland's 2025 overview of the city's best bakeries.[22] In June 2025, JinJu Patisserie was awarded "Outstanding Bakery" by the James Beard Foundation.[23]
