ButterCloud Bakery – Food article

The Arrival

That’s not a metaphor. You’re walking down Front Street, minding your own business, probably running through your mental to-do list or wondering if you remembered to reply to that email, and suddenly there’s butter and coffee and something caramelizing in the air. Your brain just shuts off the noise and says: yes, we’re doing this now. You don’t argue with that voice. That voice has never steered you wrong.

The Atmosphere

The building doesn’t scream for attention. White cinder block, big industrial windows, a blue awning, and a little red “OPEN” sign. That’s it. No neon, no influencer murals, no aggressive branding. Just a door and the faint promise of carbohydrates.

But step inside and something shifts. Warm yellow walls, exposed wood beams overhead, string lights draped across the ceiling, blue pendant lamps. There’s a chalkboard by the door that says “We Support Local,” and they mean it. The bakery case sits front and center, glowing like a shrine to butter and sugar. Don’t look at it until you’ve ordered. Trust me.

The Food

I met up with a buddy for a business meeting, which is really just an excuse to eat somewhere good and call it productive. He went with the Zuke & Bell: roasted zucchini and red bell pepper, housemade romesco sauce, goat cheese, and spinach, all stacked on one of their signature biscuits. The thing arrived held together with a toothpick, which should tell you something about the ambition happening in this kitchen. He took the first bite and his eyebrows went up. That’s the review right there.

I ordered the Rogue Scramble: two scrambled eggs with Rogue Creamery rosemary cheddar on a biscuit. Simple. Perfect. The eggs were soft, the cheese was sharp and herby, and the biscuit did what a biscuit should do: held everything together without turning to mush or crumbling in my hands.

We both got loose leaf tea from Full Leaf Tea Company. He went Earl Grey, I went chamomile-peppermint, and we sat there pretending to talk business while mostly just eating.

The Service

The service, by the way, was excellent. Friendly without being performative, attentive without hovering. The kind of service that makes you feel like a regular even on your first visit. That’s harder to pull off than it sounds, and they make it look easy.

The Details

If you need more reasons to come back (and you will), the orange-pecan sticky bun is legendary for good reason. Warm, impossibly gooey, the kind of thing you eat slowly because you’re genuinely sad when it’s gone. The Biscuits & Gravy comes smothered in housemade black pepper-bacon gravy that’ll make you wonder why you ever settled for the packaged stuff. The Beef & Blue stacks slow-cooked brisket with Rogue Creamery blue cheese and housemade tomato chile jam. And yes, they serve alcohol at brunch. Mimosas, Bloody Marys, and a house Maple Porter on tap brewed by Arch Rock Brewing down in Gold Beach. Nobody’s judging.

The Story

Buttercloud has been doing this since 2011, first on Genessee Street before moving to this Front Street location in 2019. They even bounced back from a fire next door in early 2025, reopening after five months of rebuilding. Everything is made from scratch. They source locally where it counts: Rogue Creamery cheese, TerraSol microgreens, Full Leaf Tea Company, Cerberus Coffee for espresso. The scrappy, we-give-a-damn energy from the early days is still here, baked into the walls.

I brought Emily back a Zuke & Bell to go. She’s a tough critic when it comes to vegetarian options that aren’t just an afterthought, and this one passed. The romesco alone is worth the trip.

Ship Nationwide

One more thing: if you’ve got friends or family who left the valley and keep talking about how much they miss it, you can ship them a box of biscuits and jam. Baked fresh, shipped same day, delivered anywhere in the country. It’s not quite the same as sitting inside watching Front Street wake up, but it’s close. And it’s a lot better than whatever sad pastry they’re settling for wherever they landed.

Open daily, 8am to 2pm. Come hungry. Leave happy. Tell your friends.