Filipino Tasting Menu / Bakery · Ukrainian Village · Michelin 2 Stars (2025)
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...
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Publican Quality Bread
Bakery ·
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...
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Hoosier Mama Pie Company
Bakery / Pie · Wicker Park
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
4
Black Dog Gelato
Gelato / Dessert · Ukrainian Village
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...
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Cellar Door Provisions
Bakery / Brunch · Logan Square
Logan Square bakery-cafe with some of the best pastries in Chicago and a brunch menu that changes daily based on what is fresh. The morning buns are worth the early alarm, the savory galettes are crea...
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Cafe Yaya
Middle Eastern Cafe · Lincoln Park
All-day Middle Eastern cafe and wine bar in Lincoln Park that Resy named one of the 10 that defined Chicago dining in 2025. From Galit chef Zachary Engel. House-made pastries and coffee by day, Medite...
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Publican Quality Meats
Butcher Shop / Café · West Loop / Fulton Market
Paul Kahan's neighborhood butcher shop, café, and market adjacent to The Publican. Responsibly raised whole-animal butchery, house-made charcuterie, and some of the best sandwiches in Chicago — the mo...
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Sawada Coffee
Coffee · West Loop / Fulton Market
West Loop coffee shop inside a military surplus store, founded by world latte art champion Hiroshi Sawada. The Military Latte (matcha + espresso) is the signature that went viral. The space is tiny, t...
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Cafecito
Cuban / Coffee · The Loop
Loop Cuban cafe with pressed Cubano sandwiches and strong cafe con leche that has fueled downtown Chicago since 2009. The Cubano is properly pressed with roasted pork, ham, Swiss, pickles, and mustard...
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Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits
Bakery / Pies · Logan Square
Logan Square pie and biscuit shop that makes everything from scratch daily. The buttermilk biscuit sandwich with fried chicken is the breakfast of champions, the seasonal pies are excellent, and the c...
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All 36 Desserts & Bakeries Spots in Chicago
Mindy's Bakery
Bakery / Pastry · Wicker Park
87
Lost Larson
Scandinavian Bakery · Andersonville
87
Floriole Cafe & Bakery
French Bakery / Cafe · Lincoln Park
87
Brown Sugar Bakery
Bakery · Chatham
87
Intelligentsia Coffee
Coffee · The Loop
86
Metric Coffee Co.
Coffee · West Loop / Fulton Market
86
Do-Rite Donuts & Chicken
Donuts / Fried Chicken · Streeterville
86
Spinning J
Soda Fountain / Bakery · Humboldt Park
86
Pretty Cool Ice Cream
Ice Cream / Pastry · Logan Square
86
Schneider Deli
Bagels / Deli · Lincoln Park
86
Daeji Dough Company
Korean Bakery · Lakeview / Wrigleyville
86
All Together Now
Cafe / Wine Bar · Ukrainian Village
86
Sarima
Filipino-Indian Bakery · Wicker Park
86
Doughnut Vault
Bakery / Donuts · River North
86
Margie's Candies
Ice Cream / Diner · Bucktown
85
Stan's Donuts & Coffee
Donuts / Coffee · Wicker Park
85
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
Ice Cream · Wicker Park
85
Chiu Quon Bakery
Chinese Bakery · Chinatown
85
Del Sur Bakery
Filipino Bakery · Lincoln Square
84
Map Room
Beer Bar · Bucktown
84
Milli by Metric
Café / Pastry · Avondale
82
TRUCE
Coffee + Cocktail Bar · Bucktown
82
Scafuri Bakery
Italian Bakery · Little Italy / University Village