Save room for dessert, especially at one of these bakeries in the Wheaton area. From crepes and macaroons to cake jars and cinnamon rolls, here are the best places in the area for some sweet treats.
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Suzette’s Creperie
- Address: 211 W. Front Street, Wheaton
Located in historic downtown Wheaton, Suzette’s brings high quality French desserts to the west suburbs in sweet and savory varieties. Fan favorite sweet crepes include hot fudge and banana, while customers love the savory beef bourguignon and spicy coconut shrimp. Looking for a unique date night spot? Suzette’s also offers cooking classes and wine tastings.
The Lilac Bakery
- Address: 348 Main Street, Lombard
A sweet neighborhood bakery in Lombard, Lilac is known for its unique pastries that you can’t find at the grocery store: cream horns, apple coffee cake, chocolate eclairs, hot cross buns, kolachky’s and more. If you’re looking to keep it a bit more simple, Lilac makes delicious cakes, muffins, donuts and breads.
Astoria Cafe & Bakery
- Address: 1107 Maple Avenue, Lisle
Run by a mother and daughter team, this cozy Eastern European Cafe features fare from Serbia and the surrounding regions — Balkan desserts you can’t find anywhere else in the Chicagoland area. They’ve got komplet lepinja (house made buns covered in roasted pork juice), gibanica (feta cheese pie) , classic Russian cakes and simple but delicious desserts including cookies and tarts.
Sweet Reserve
- Address: 625 East Roosevelt Road, Lombard
The owners of Sweet Reserve opened their business after the success of selling cake jars during the pandemic to avoid COVID transmission. Now, while their eatery offers much more than cake jars — macaroons, cakesicles and cheesecake – they are still widely known for those delicious cake jars. Nearly a dozen flavors include red velvet, pistachio tres leches, while chocolate raspberry and cookie butter.
Blackberry Market
- Address: 401 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn
This fast-casual cafe and coffeehouse offers arguably the best cinnamon rolls you’ll find anywhere. Made fresh daily, each bite of the buttery dough packs the perfect punch of warm, rich cinnamon sugar. The icing on top is to die for. Pair them with your favorite latte or bring a four-pack home for the family.
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