Depoe Baykery

Depoe Baykery is actually outside of Depoe Bay, at Salishan Coastal Lodge in Gleneden Beach.

They have received some great reviews and honors, including "Best Bakery in Oregon" from Taste of Home Magazine.

They sell bread, cookies, and items like chocolate mousse, and seem most known for their eclairs. We ended up mainly getting doughnuts.

That decision was based on concern that some items would not travel well, and having had some very rich cookies at our previous stop. Sadly, we arrived late in the day, and they were out of eclairs.

We could not resist trying a Depoe Dong out of the cold case. Oddly, it feels much more immature to refer to a Depoe Dong than a Ding Dong, even though the connection is clear. This may be why Mod Pizza just calls their version a No Name Cake.

There was still a wide selection of doughnuts left, and the prices were quite reasonable. We were expecting that to be worse, as Salishan in general seems kind of spendy.

And... everything was fine. That is faint praise, but it is still praise. It's not that anything was bad, but at the same time "best in the state" seemed like it might be an overstatement.

Is the deciding factor the eclairs? Or maybe the mousse? I am not hurrying back to find out, but I am also completely willing to stop by if we end up in the area again.

Accessibility: The aisles seem pretty navigable, even with cozy corners set up for lounging. The doors would probably require assistance.

COVID: But of course, these are not great times for lounging, and no, no one was wearing a mask (except us).

https://depoebaykery.com/