Mother’s Day 2025 in Portland

Mother’s Day 2025 is almost upon us! From brunch to take-home meal kits to locally-made syrups, here are a variety of food-focused activities for the day this year. And a great way to celebrate mom this year.

Amaterra

This year is their second annual Mother’s Day Brunch. It’s a buffet and costs $76 for adults and $39 for children 12 and under. Look for classic breakfast items, savory treats, desserts, coffee, and assorted teas. They will also be a custom Bloody-Mary bar, Mimosas, and Amaterra’s wines, available for additional purchase. Reserve here. 

8150 SW Swede Hl Drive, Portland. Amaterra website

Bakeshop

Quiches, cake, pies, and some take-and-bake items are on the menu for Mother’s Day at Bakeshop.

• Key Lime Pie with candied zest and whip cream
• Raspberry Rhubarb pie with buckwheat streusel
• Carrot Cake with honey cream cheese frosting
• Ham and Cheese Quiche
• Goat Cheese, Pea and Spring Onion Quiche

Frozen Take-and-Bake:

• Butter croissant, pack of 6
• Chocolate croissants, pack of 6
• Maple scones, pack of 8
• Figgy buckwheat scones, pack of 6

Pre-order here by Wednesday, May 7 or until sold out. Pick-up online orders on Friday to Sunday, May 9 to May 11 between 8am and 1pm. “In order for us to best keep your orders organized, please select a Mother’s Day pickup date at checkout!”

5351 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland. Bakeshop website

Bergerac Bistro

They are offering a Mothers Day brunch kit to go for $65. It contains re-warm options. Pick-up on Saturday, May 10 from 2pm to 4pm. Order here. 

5520 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland. Bergerac website

Broder Soder

Their popular Mother’s Day brunch buffet—”A smorgasbord of Nordic and brunch favorites for every taste”—is set for three seatings on Mother’s Day. Seatings are at 8am, 10am, and noon (the fourth seating is sold out as of the writing of this article). They’ll offer cold, warm, and sweets items. You can see the menu here. Instructions for reservations are here. 

8800 SW Oleson Road, Portland. Broder Soder website

Gracie’s

They’re doing a high tea service the afternoon of Mother’s Day. It features “an exquisite selection of fine teas, freshly baked pastry with clotted cream and jam, savory finger sandwiches, and an assortment of decadent sweets.” $65 per person. Reserve via OpenTable.

It also looks like they are doing a Mother’s Day brunch, too, “a thoughtfully curated menu of seasonal flavors,” from 7am to 1pm. Give them a call for more information at (503) 208-7845.

729 SW 15th Avenue, Portland. Gracie’s website

Grand Central Bakery

Grand Central is offering quiche, coffee cakes, cookies, pies, and pastry boxes. Order here through May 8 off their Mother’s Day menu. Pick-up is between May 9 and 11. More details (copy by Grand Central):

• Family-Sized Quiche (Bacon or Leek). All-butter pie dough is filled with rich egg custard, cheese, and either caramelized leeks or Jack Mountain bacon. 9 inches. Quantities are limited. 
• Coffee Cake Rounds. A family-sized version of a tender sour cream cake topped with seasonal fruit and a brown sugar oat streusel! You choose marionberry or rhubarb. Quantities are limited
• Cherry Pink Sparkle Shortbread Bag. A special buttery shortbread cookie with a cherry pink sparkle crunch on top.
• Half-dozen and dozen pastry boxes. A blend of their pastries for your breakfast table, including seasonal pastry items. Specify any special requests for mom in your notes when ordering online.
• U-Bake Marionberry Pies. Packed with juicy Oregon berries and topped with flaky pie dough.

Multiple locations. Grand Central Bakery website

Marco’s Cafe

They are offering a Mother’s Day brunch. Reservations are recommended, reserve here. Brunch includes:

• Starters: Spring Vegetable Quiche, Berry Breakfast Parfait
• Main: Dungeness Crab Omelet, Hashbrown Avocado Toast, Smoked Salmon Crostini, Triple Berry Waffle, Chicken ‘n Waffle
• Cocktails: The May Queen-tini Rose Garden Spritz, Mom’s Juice [Sangria], Blushing Mom-mosa, Lavender Lychee Margarita

7910 SW 35th Avenue, Portland, Marco’s Cafe website

Milk Glass Market

They have put together a special menu for Mother’s Day. Pre-order to pick up on Saturday, May 10. Items include a quiche, a spritz cocktail set, gift box, and lemon ginger scones. The Brunch Box, which serves 4 to 6 big people, contains: 

• Ready to bake lemon ginger scones (6 each)
• Marinated Burrata with green garlic and house buttermilk crackers
• Spring vegetable quiche with Gruyere and fresh herbs (6-8 slices)
• Farm greens and citrus vinaigrette

Instructions for baking the scones and reheating the quiche are included. Order here.

2150 N Killingsworth Street, Portland. Milk Glass Market website

Normandie

The folks from Normandie told me, “Not all moms want brunch, so we’re offering a special dinner to celebrate, for moms, or anyone you love, really.” They’ll have a three-course prix fixe dinner for $55 per person, and a special prix fixe for kids (12 and under) for $25. Their regular menu will be available, too. Here is what you can expect for the adult prix fixe:

First course: Little Gems, Shaved Fennel, Green Goddess, Castelvetrano Olives, Belper Knolle
Second course: Spring Chicken, Charred Brocolini, Cured Lemon Vinaigrette, Date Yogurt, 
Sumac Pickled Red Onions, Herbs
Third course: Buttermilk & Lemon Semifreddo, Fromage Blanc Ice Cream, Strawberry Rhubarb Compote, Pink Peppercorn Torched Meringue

And the kids prix fixe:
First course: Cheese Beignets, BBQ Ranch
Second course: Smashburger, Special Sauce, American Cheese. Add bacon $2. Pickles available upon request
Third course: Ice Cream Sundae, Chocolate Ice Cream, Chocolate Magic Shell, Candied Peanuts, Whip Cream, Maraschino Cherry

 1005 SE Ankeny Street, Portland. Normandie website

Portland Syrups

They’ll have special drinks and treats for moms and their guests on Saturday, May 10 from 10am to 3pm. Ranger Chocolate Co. will also be there. Enjoy complimentary spring-themed mocktails, delicious samples of locally made chocolate, raffle prizes, and 20% off all Portland Syrups products. More information.

2025 SE 11th Avenue, Portland. Portland Syrups website

Providore

This Mother’s Day, Providore will launch their inaugural afternoon tea program called Teatelier. Located in the Providore wine room, they will offer “a unique take on an English tea service that will be something special.” During this first tea they will feature the iconic Parisian tea, Dammann Frères. You can see the menu here.

There two seatings—11am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm—and it’s $90 per person (which includes a 20% service charge). Reserve your seat via email at orders@providorefinefoods.com.

2340 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland. Providore website