🍰 Best Desserts & Bakeries in Chicago
70 desserts & bakeries spots in Chicago, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Desserts & Bakeries Spots
1
Kasama
The first Filipino restaurant to earn a Michelin star in America, and it operates as a bakery-cafe by day and a tasting menu by night. The longanisa breakfast sandwich in the morning is one of the bes...
95
2
Publican Quality Bread
One Off Hospitality's bakery on Grand Avenue is where the Publican group puts its bread program front and center. Expect serious sourdough and pastries from a kitchen that treats fermentation like a r...
93
3
Forest View Bakery
A neighborhood bakery on Milwaukee Ave in Norwood Park East, out on Chicago's far Northwest Side. It's a local counter for baked goods with a strong following in the area.
91
4
Le French Patisserie
Le French Patisserie is a French bakery in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood, set along the Lake Shore Drive stretch near the lakefront. It deals in the patisserie side of French baking, a pastry-a...
90
5
Coffee Slasticarna Drina
A coffee-and-pastry shop on West Lawrence in Lincoln Square. 'Slasticarna' is the Bosnian word for a sweet shop, and Drina nods to the river running through the Balkans — a clear signal of the Bosnian...
90
6
Loaves & Witches
An Edgewater coffee shop and bakery named Best Coffee Shop 2025 by the Chicago Reader, known for custom cakes, scratch bakes and a witchy, welcoming streak. It's built as a safe, sober 'third space,' ...
90
7
Misericordia's Hearts & Flour Bakery and Cafe
A nonprofit bakery-cafe on Ravenswood run by Misericordia, providing meaningful work for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Everything is baked fresh daily, from doughnuts to swe...
90
8
Hoosier Mama Pie Company
The best pie shop in Chicago and one of the best in America. Every pie is made from scratch with seasonal fillings -- the sugar cream pie is the signature, the sour cherry is transcendent, and the sav...
89
9
Black Dog Gelato
Tiny Ukrainian Village gelato shop with flavors that push boundaries — goat cheese cashew caramel and a rotating lineup that makes every visit different. The texture is impeccable and the portions are...
88
10
Cellar Door Provisions
Logan Square bakery-cafe with some of the best pastries in Chicago and a brunch menu that changes daily on what's fresh. The morning buns are worth the early alarm, the savory galettes change with the...
88
All 70 Desserts & Bakeries Spots in Chicago
Cafe Yaya
88
Publican Quality Meats
88
Justice of the Pies
88
Hewn Artisan Bread
88
Verzênay
88
La Fournette
88
Sweet Moon
88
Pedestrian Coffee & Ice Cream
88
Sawada Coffee
87
Cafecito
87
Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits
87
Mindy's Bakery
87
Lost Larson
87
Floriole Cafe & Bakery
87
Brown Sugar Bakery
87
Intelligentsia Coffee
86
Metric Coffee Co.
86
Do-Rite Donuts & Chicken
86
Spinning J
86
Pretty Cool Ice Cream
86
Schneider Deli
86
Daeji Dough Company
86
All Together Now
86
Sarima
86
Doughnut Vault
86
Loaf Lounge
86
D'Amato's Bakery
86
Jennivee's Bakery & Cafe
86
Hendrickx Belgian Bread Crafter
86
Levain Bakery
86
The Bakehouse Chicago
86
Broadway Cafe
86
Margie's Candies
85
Stan's Donuts & Coffee
85
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
85
Chiu Quon Bakery
85
Del Sur Bakery
84
Map Room
84
Loba Pastry + Coffee
84
Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop
84
Roeser's Bakery
84
Drip
84
A Taste of Heaven
84
La Boulangerie & Co
84
Geraldine's
84
Milli by Metric
82
TRUCE
82
Sweet Mandy B's
82
Good Ambler
82
pHlour Bakery & Cafe
82
Milk Bar Chicago
82
Scafuri Bakery
81
Tel Aviv Kosher Bakery
81
Spilt Milk
80
JoJo's Shake Bar
80
Magnolia Bakery
80
Bittersweet Pastry Shop & Cafe
80
Artopolis Bakery
79
Alliance Bakery
78
Dessert Dealer
78
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