Where is the Best Bakery in Chicago, Illinois?
Sarah’s Pastries & Candies is the cutest shop in Chicago. Even from the outside, you can tell it’s going to be a great experience. The white picket fence blocks off tables in the heart of the city (on Oak St., between State and Rush) – definitely a great place to grab a dessert and coffee and people watch. Once you walk through the door, you are greated with the friendliest faces and the most amazing aroma of CHOCOLATE. My favorite chocolate is milk chocolate royaltine – it is milk chocolate mixed with crispy Feuilletine wafer pieces and caramelized almonds. SO DELICIOUS. It was voted one of the top things to eat in Chicago by Time Out magazine.But Sarah doesn’t just make chocolate. Her blueberry muffins are incredible, my grandmother is addicted to her warm, soft brownies, and her cupcakes are amazing. I was really excited when she started to carry sandwiches, which she accompanies a free “chocolate delight,” her signature chocolate which is a mixture of nuts and crispy rice, covere
The bread, coffee drinks and service here are phenomenal. It’s just too bad they don’t have a seating area (so you have to take the sandwiches and so on to go). The scones, bagels and baguettes are great, but I advise the garlic ring, which comes with a garlic paste in the middle. Plus, the service is always super friendly, and the folks who work there are great with recommendations if they’re featuring a new item.
I have a mixed review. The pineapple tres leches was a beautiful presentation of a pineapple. The added pineapple leaves was a precise touch. Although, this was not a traditional pastel (cake) de tres leches, I loved the abundance of whipped cream (++). The pineapple flavor seemed to be in the whip cream. I have previously tasted the authentic buñuelos. The bakery’s temperature is extremely warm; air conditioning seems not to exist. The prices are on the high range.
