5 days Ago
Cream cakes and macarons at Yuri’s Desserts on Spring Street, which opened at the start of the year. Photo courtesy of Yuri’s Desserts Korean-style pastry shop Yuri’s Desserts opened recently in the former Stars and Stripes Brewing Co. tasting room.
Located at 3 Spring St. in Portland, Yuri’s Desserts serves a selection of baked goods including cream cakes, macarons, tarts, croissants, doughnuts and cookies, along with Korean treats like bingsu, a milk-based shaved ice. The shop’s administrative manager, Daewon Kim, and co-owner and chef Gunsang Park said Yuri’s pastries are Korean-style, which makes them a little less sweet than their American and European counterparts.
“They’re light and just sweet enough,” said Kim. “Not over-sweet.” Yuri’ will sell hot drinks, such as coffee and espresso beverages from North Carolina-based roasters Counter Culture, as well as fruity drinks like yuzu lemonade, grapefruit-ade and green apple & grape-ade.
Park and his wife, Yuri Kim, who bakes alongside him at the shop, have decades of experience working at bakeries like Paris Baguette, a multinational bakery-café chain, both in South Korea and the United States. Yuri’s is open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 7:30 a.
m. to 6 p.m.
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