Deux Chats

Literal rating: 4.3. These pastries are legendary status, truly. They offer the classics as well as unique offerings you rarely see. We have only been there once because of the limited hours, but I actually saw a couple pastries I had never heard of. At the same time, and this may be controversial, but I wouldn’t say they are any better than La Baguette or Mix.
I can’t give them a 5 because their hours of operation are too limited. You just can’t have a perfect rating in my book if I have to literally go somewhere else to get my fix. Two days a week? Come on. At that point its actually infringing on proper customer service, hehe.
I also wish they offered something other than Noble drip as a pairing, but I realize it isn’t a café per se. It is a bakery.

Easily the best bakery in town in my opinion and, that’s saying a lot because, there are a few really good bakeries in Ashland! The service is always efficient and friendly but, the goods is what elevates Duex Chats to elite status. I’ve never had one of their pastries that I haven’t absolutely loved (my faves are the almond croissant and lemon fleur). My only regret is that they’re only opened 2 days per week although, my waist line and pocket book are probably appreciative of that inconvenience.

Totally the best bakery in the hood. Only open Friday/​Saturday mornings, but it’s always worth the effort to slide a visit into that time window. All kind of good yummy things for sale.
Sometimes they can get a bit too innovative for my taste (recently had a torte with fresh lavender in it — interesting, but not really my thing). That said: my fault for pushing the envelope. I’ve never truly been let down. I’m particularly fond of their turnovers.
It’s also simply a happy environment. A family business. Everyone is pleasant and clearly take pride in their work and quality of their product. Definitely worth the visit!

Only open Friday and Saturday mornings has many times left me kicking myself on Sunday when I seem to remember its not open :(
We lived in the European area of Toronto, On. for many years and were exposed to some great bakeries, my family agrees that Deux Chat is up there as one of our favorites. This review is also coming from a girl that makes special trips to San Francisco for cake! I love my baked goods ;)
I will agree with other reviewers, don’t go for the cookies. I was seriously disappointed but that will not change my review for the rest of their goods. We love everything else! ham and gruyère croissants and savory tarts make my mouth water just thinking about them. The croissants are buttery, light and flakey just the way they should be.
Stay away from the cookies and go early, you won’t be disappointed.

Best bakery in Ashland! The baguettes are the perfect balance of crust and crumb, pastries are delicious. Arguably, they make the best croissant this side of the Seine. Arrive early for the best selection. They don’t have much by way of seating, so grab a coffee with your treats and walkabout town window shopping or head over to the park — that is a great way to spend a Saturday morning.

Ever since we tried pastries at Deux Chats bakery, I am not sure if the main reason of our visits to Ashland is the theater or baked bliss from Deux Chats. We plan our visits around their schedule.

Delicious! Now, some will complain about the hours of the bakery (only open on Friday and Saturday), but if you can swing it, check it out. We got there late on Friday and they literally only had one basket left of goodies, but we took our chances and bought at least 6 of the items left — they were all good, but my favorite was a brioche style roll with mango in the dough and filled with a coconut crème — different from most bakeries/​patisseries. My husband had a chocolate dessert that was divine and very chocolaty. We will definitely be back when we are up in Oregon again. We walked our bag of treats down to the Noble coffee shop which is also worth a stop.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
I returned in April, ordered a cookie, and… same as it ever was…
However, I ordered a sweet role which was considerably fresher and delicious. The service was also more engaged and warm. As long as I now pay attention to the specifics of bakery turnover, I should be OK the next time.

My wife and I were rolling through Ashland one Friday morning a few weeks ago when we happened upon Deux Chats about 10 am. We were seriously impressed by the quality and creativity of the pastries. The use of fresh huckleberries in a danish style number and the «Caramel Knot» were our favorites. One tip… get there early as there is a limited amount of product and the popular items sell out quickly.
This will not be just a random stop on our next time through Ashland… We will plan for it! Best of luck to Deux Chats…

As always, simply the best…
I spoiled myself last Friday morning. Since I was running early (woo hoo) that gave me a chance to swing by Deux Chat while the pastries were still on the racks cooling. I ordered an Almond Caramel Knot and headed back to the shop.
On the way I swung into Case Coffee for a pour over then to work.
Once at work I pulled a piece of the almond knot off and just about died on the spot. OMG, gooey, caramel and toasted almond slices with a side of butter goodness.
I think I may have to drag myself out of bed early every week.
Mmmmmmmmmm

This bakery is simply as good as it gets, unless you count Paris bakeries, and that wouldn’t be fair. Really, everything in this bakery is absolutely delicious. You can’t choose anything even medicore here. Add to that the extremely friendly owners and staff, who all seem happy to be there, and happy to answer questions. Bakery heaven! Period.

Best pastries north of San Francisco. Try their brioche or danishes.

Perhaps my expectations were raised too high by the other Unilocal reviews, or maybe everything that was worth buying had already sold out (got there just after noon), but I was underwhelmed by the baked goods here. Don’t get me wrong – they were good, and I finished everything that I bought. But I was expecting more.
Okay, after some thought, I’ll give it a four stars instead of three stars. It’s totally an expectations thing. If everyone had given it three stars and I went in and made the same purchase, I would have said hey, it’s not as bad as people say, and this place is pretty good!
Also, I do recall coming a year ago and really enjoying the cookies.

Planned a trip to Portland and, of course, planned to stop at some places to eat along the way. Fortunately, I arrived early and they still had everything. I got a lemon curd pastry and a chocolate one. Both were absolutely screamin! (No, I didnt eat them both at the same time!) The people there were very sweet and helpful as well. A must visit if you get to Ashland!

I’m a baker, trained in the German tradition of using lots of unsalted butter, and I am very fond of good bakeries. Deux Chats is right up there with the best bakeries I’ve been to in the States and abroad. Lots of buttery, flaky pastry. Fruit filled tarts. Rugelach. Chocolaty chocolate thingies. Excellent bread. This is not cheap hydrogenated and corn syrup goodies like you find at the grocery bakery. This is the real thing and I just wish they were open ²⁴⁄₇.

This is by far the best bakery in Ashland. Their breads are amazing and the pastries are fantastic. If you like big fried doughy things with lots of sugar this is not your place. It is refined, special, and worth every dime, just get there early because things sell out fast.

I am all about the new. The queen of exploration and tasting a little of this and a little of that — compare, contrast and move on. But on my latest trip to Ashland, I could not get enough of Deux Chats. And I wasn’t alone.
My first visit was early afternoon and the items available were reduced to a few small trays on the counter. Even the business hours on their website say «7:30a to we are sold out or 5:00p.»
My next visit was early the following morning. The full French-​style pastry menu was available (croissants, scones, tarts, pain au Chocolat, etc.), but the breads weren’t going to be ready until 11:00a. The funniest part of the visit was that the small bakery was filled with eager shoppers. All well heeled, older and orderly, but it was an upscale mob scene. Three busy employees could barely keep up with the demand.
Everything I purchased during my visits was delightful, but my favorites were the Apple Cranberry Chausson (turnover) and lemon bar.
I was there on the last weekend of operation before they closed for a month to renovate and expand the bakery. Clearly this is needed and hopefully it will allow them to more consistently offer the full menu during standard business hours. They plan to reopen on April 15^th.
Noble Coffee Roasters is just around the corner in the Railroad District and the two made a perfect upscale duo.
Très bien!

So nice to have a great bakery so close and so yummy.
Sweet owners, very friendly.

Mostly wonderful pastries for mucho dinero.
Very nice and friendly owner who’s usually there– Gary
Weird days/​hours

Oooh-​La-​La! A French boulangerie in Oregon that has pastries that taste like they do in France! They even have meringues. We tried the lunettes, meringues, apple tart, and more, all of them tasting like we got them on Les Champ Elysees. This gem of a bakery is located in the railroad district, across the street from Oregon Stage Works. It’s a few blocks east of the main tourist drag in Ashland. (The RR district has other very interesting places to explore. It’s worth the short walk.)