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Bittersweet Pastry Shop, Chicago IL

Bittersweet Pastry Shop Blueberry Scone Thumbprint Cookie Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Cherry Clafoutis Pecan Roll A part of Lakeview since 1992 Bittersweet Pastry Shop & Café has made its name by designing Cakes for several famous Chicagoans, and operating at limited … Continue reading →

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Lost Larson Bakery, Chicago IL

Lost Larson Bakery Sourdough Brown Butter Pecan Cookie Trailmix Cookie Bostock with Grapefruit Marmalade Churro Croissant Cardamom Bun Kouign Amann Almond Croissant Lingonberry Almond Cake Carrot Cake To the traveled diner Bobby Schaffer’s resume reads like a bucket list, his … Continue reading →

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Ever, Chicago IL

Ever Canapes – Huckleberry Pâte de Fruit / Jamón Ibérico / Smoked Trout Roe, Lemon Crème Fraîche, Sea Lettuce, Puffed Rice / Peach Kombucha, Tapioca Pearls Osetra Caviar – Crab, Cucumber, Citrus Lace Tomato – Watermelon, Brioche, Arugula Scallop – … Continue reading →

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The Original Rainbow Cone Ice Cream Shop, Chicago IL

The Original Rainbow Cone Ice Cream Shop The Original Rainbow Cone – Chocolate Ice Cream, Strawberry Ice Cream, Palmer House Ice Cream, Pistachio Ice Cream, Orange Sherbet Founded by Joseph Sapp in 1926, The Original Rainbow Cone still stands at … Continue reading →

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Vito & Nick’s Pizzeria, Chicago IL

Vito & Nick’s Pizzeria Small Pizza – Half Cheese/Half Sausage With roots in Sicily, the story of Vito & Nick’s Pizzeria starts around 1923, first a tavern and then another from Vito Barraco before the addition of Pizza when son … Continue reading →

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Aya Pastry, Chicago IL

Aya Pastry Coconut Bun Peanut Butter & Jelly Dino Mac Samoa Cake Biscuit Almond Croissant Kouign Amann Arguably Chicago’s most consistently-excellent Pastry Chef in recent years, stints at Michelin 2* RIA and Sixteen followed by a turn to wholesale in … Continue reading →

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West Town Bakery & Diner (West Chicago,) Chicago IL

West Town Bakery & Diner Chocolate Almond Croissant Carrot Cake Cake Ball Chocolate Peanut Cake Ball French Toast Cake Ball Dark Matter Mocha Donut Homer Donut Chocolate Chip Cookie A concept from The Fifty/50 Restaurant Group, West Town Bakery & … Continue reading →

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S.K.Y., Chicago IL

S.K.Y. Rice Cracker – Edamame Puree, Black Sesame Salt Cod Brandade – Fry Bread, Jalapeno Slaw Cornbread Madeleines – Extra Virgin Olive Oil Butter, Black Pepper Maine Lobster Dumplings – Jade Butter, Soft Herbs Foie Gras Bibimbap – Charred Vegetables, … Continue reading →

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Gino’s East (South Loop,) Chicago IL

Gino’s East 9” Deep Dish Pizza – Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella Cheese, Sausage Patty Originally opened by Sam Levine and Fred Bartoli in 1966, Gino’s East is considered to be one of Chicago’s “Big Four” for Deep Dish, and differentiating themselves … Continue reading →

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Jibaritos y Más (West Fullerton,) Chicago IL

Jibaritos y Más Relleno – Potato Ball, Beef Bacalaito – Cod Fish Fritter Bistec Jibarito – Steak, Fried Plantain, Cheese, Mayonnaise, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Garlic Although Puerto Rican Cuisine has a long and storied history the Jibarito is a relatively … Continue reading →

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Chiu Quon Bakery & Dim Sum (South Wentworth,) Chicago IL

Chiu Quon Bakery & Dim Sum Taro Bun Black Sesame Bun Walnut Bean Paste Cake Egg Custard Tart Lotus Paste Cake Sesame Pork Cookie Lotus Paste Moon Cake Sesame Ball with Bean Paste Peanut Rice Cake Portuguese Milk Egg Tart … Continue reading →

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Baker Miller Bakery & Dinette, Chicago IL

Baker Miller Bakery & Dinette Chocolate Chip Cookie Oat Pecan Jammer Thumbprint Cookie Buttercream Sandwich Cookie Blueberry Oat Muffin Cinnamon Toast Doughboy Biscuit Toast Plate Migrated from Lincoln Square to 4655 North Lincoln Avenue after a lease dispute in 2018 … Continue reading →

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Smyth [2,] Chicago IL

Smyth Tisane of Tomatoes, Garden Herbs, Marigold Eggplant Sorbet, Shiso Uni, Spruce, Habanada Caviar, Green Almond, Melon Tomato & Bergamot Ceviche Kampachi Rib, Geranium Sugar Cube Melon, Borage, Yuzu Butternut Squash, Blood Sausage, Onion, Currant Lobster, Strawberry, Horseradish Barbeque Unagi, … Continue reading →

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Panadería Nuevo Leon, Chicago IL

Panadería Nuevo Leon Yellow Concha Cortadillo Gordita Dulce Mante-Concha La Fresa – Pink Concha, Vanilla Ice Cream, Strawberry Syrup, Chocolate Chips Part of Pilsen since 1973, Panadería Nuevo Leon has continued to serve a largely Hispanic population throughout most of … Continue reading →

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Gaijin, Chicago IL

Gaijin Osaka-style Okonomiyaki – Tempura Shrimp, Corn, Creole Butter, Arare Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki – Yakisoba, Bacon, Egg, Bonito Mochi Donut – Strawberry Glaze Gaijin Seasonal Kakigori – Cinnamon-Gooey Buttercake Ice Cream, Blueberry Lemon Syrup, Lemon Curd, Blueberry Compote, Toasted Rice Brittle, … Continue reading →

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Bridgeport Bakery 2.0, Chicago IL

Bridgeport Bakery Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Danish with Apricot and Cream Cheese Cake Donut with Vanilla Icing Glazed Cinnamon Roll Cherry Slice Rainbow Cookies Now operating under v2.0 designation, Bridgeport Bakery returned to the Windy City’s South Side in time for … Continue reading →

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Scafuri Bakery, Chicago IL

Scafuri Bakery Butterscotch Bombolini Blueberry Yeast Donut Cheese Danish Cherry Brownie Fig + Prosciutto Scone Founded by Luigi Scafuri in 1904 the Bakery bearing his family name has a long and storied history in Chicago’s Near West Side, its location … Continue reading →

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CRAFT Donuts + Coffee at the Metra Station, Des Plaines IL

CRAFT Donuts + Coffee Glazed Old Fashioned Donut Double Chocolate Old Fashioned Donut Gluten Free Vegan Lemon Blueberry Donut Vegan Cookie Butter Donut Vegan Peach Pie Donut Vegan Maple Chai Donut Born in West Dundee, John and Allison Reno’s CRAFT … Continue reading →

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Sepia, Chicago IL

Sepia Cucamelon, Cucumber Gel, Lemon Verbena Foam Parker Roll, Salted Butter Foie Gras Mousse, Sunchoke, Cherry, Shiso Mushroom Chawanmushi, Warm Lobster Salad, Aerated Sauce Nantua Corn Agnolotti, Fermented Blueberry, Sorghum Slagel Farms Duck Breast, Peach, Vidalia Onion, Almond Peach & … Continue reading →

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Pizza Friendly Pizza, Chicago IL

Pizza Friendly Pizza Rapini & Lemon Pizza – Rapini, Argumato, Smoked Black Pepper, Mozzarella Cheese Ruben’s Special Pizza – Fennel Sausage, Giardiniera, Really Good Provolone Pepperoni & Basil Pizza – Ezzo’s Pepperoni, Aged Parmesan, Basil, Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella Cheese Lemon … Continue reading →

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