| Botanical Bakeshop | |
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 Exterior of Daphne's Botanicals, 2024 | |
 Interactive map of Botanical Bakeshop | |
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| Food type | Filipino |
| Location | 4981 Southeast Woodstock Boulevard, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97206, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°28′47″N122°36′42″W / 45.4796°N 122.6116°W /45.4796; -122.6116 |
Botanical Bakeshop is the collective name of the plant shopDaphne's Botanicals and thebakeryShop Halo Halo, which operated from a shared space in the Novus Apartments, amixed-use development in theWoodstock neighborhood ofPortland, Oregon, United States.[1][2][3] Daphne Peters opened Daphne's Botanicals in March 2023, and Geleen Abenoja opened Shop Halo Halo on June 10. The two Filipina-owned businesses intended to serve as a community hub for the local Filipino community. The bakery'sFilipino cuisine such asbibingka,biko,cassava cakes, andpandesal have garnered a positive reception.
Portland Monthly has described Botanical Bakeshop as a "hybrid" bakery and plant shop.[4] The space shared by Daphne's Botanicals and Shop Halo Halo, intended to serve as a community hub for the local Filipino community,[5][6] has a living plant wall, wood paneling of various colors, rattan ceiling lamps, and a seating area.[4] Botanical Bakeshop operates from the Novus Apartments, a four-story, 84-unitmixed-use development on Woodstock Boulevard at the intersection of 50th Avenue insoutheast Portland'sWoodstock neighborhood.[7]
In addition tohouseplants, Daphne's Botanicals offers "houseplant design service".[2] Customers can create their ownterrariums on site and the shop hosts plant workshops.[4]
The Oregonian andEater Portland have described Shop Halo Halo as aFilipino bakery and coffee shop.[2][8][9] The owner has described the interior as a "warm, living and breathing space” with foliage and other natural features to "pay homage to [her] family's ancestral land between the sea and the mountains".[8]
The menu includes orange glazed cardamom buns, lavender calamansi shortbread, salted tahini chocolate chip cookies, ube cheesepandesal,[10] and various vegancheesecakes with fruit such as lilikoi andpassionfruit. Shop Halo Halo also servesbibingka,biko, black sesame butter mochis, andcassava cakes. The drink menu includesbarakocold brew with pandan cheese foam, guava lime spritzers, andmatchalattes.[2] ForThanksgiving, the bakery has offered buko pie, leche flan, peach mango cobbler, and ube cheesecake.[11]
The Novus Apartments development was designed by Kyle Rodrigues of Scott Edwards Architecture. Construction took place from June 2021 to December 2022 at a cost of $24 million.[7]
Daphne Peters opened Daphne's Botanicals in March 2023. Geleen Abenoja opened Shop Halo Halo on June 10, 2023. Before moving into the Novus Apartments, Abenoja operated the business as apop-up restaurant. She launched aGoFundMe campaign in an effort to raise $75,000 for the bakery's start-up costs, permits, construction, and kitchen equipment, and hosted a series of pop-up fundraisers prior to opening.[8][12] The two Filipina-owned businesses co-hosted a grand opening in July.[2] Upon opening, Shop Halo Halo was one of only two brick-and-mortar Filipino bakeries in Portland.[4] The business has hosted night markets and other cultural events.[13]
In 2024,Eater Portland's Krista Garcia included Shop Halo Halo in an overview of recommended eateries for "fantastic" Filipino cuisine in thePortland metropolitan area.[14] Additionally, the website's Michelle Lopez included the business in a list of the area's "outstanding" bakeries.[15] Rebecca Roland, Kara Stokes, and Janey Wong included the ube crinkle cookies in a 2024 list of Portland's best "decadent" cookies.[16] Lopez and Wong also included the business inEater Portland's 2025 overview of the city's best bakeries.[17]
