Is there anything better than the smell of freshly baked goods? Perhaps the taste? Next time you crave sweet treats or freshly baked bread, head to one of these amazing local bakeries in Highland Park.
1. Breadsmith
This neighborhood bakery makes everything from scratch using only the finest ingredients. Everything is cooked daily in their five-ton European hearth stone oven. Each day they bake a range of artisan breads, including cheddar sourdough, honey oat bran, and cranberry walnut multigrain.
Breadsmith also make a range of sweet treats like brownies, cinnamon buns, and muffins. You’ll find a range of daily specials. Drop in on Wednesdays and grab a Country Buttertop, or Friday for a Honey White Challah.
2. Baker Boys
Baker Boys on St Johns Avenue are a classic Mom and Pop dessert shop. Each day they serve freshly baked sweet treats and hand-crafted frozen custard. Specialties include cupcakes, cheesecakes, cookies, muffins, and scones.
Cookies come in various styles, such as chocolate mudslide, peanut butter cup, and snickerdoodle. Cupcakes come in a range of rotating flavors, like Bailey’s Croissant Bread Pudding, Caramel Toffee ‘n’ Sea Salt, and Hot Fudge Sundae. They also serve a selection of teas, shakes, and espresso-based coffee drinks, such as cappuccinos, caramel mochas, and iced lattes.
3. Sweet Thing Bake Shop
Located at 1480 Old Deerfield Road, Sweet Thing serves a range of cookie treats, brownies, whoopie pies, and rugelach. Their imaginative take on classic bakery treats will have you going back time and time again.
Stuffed Oreo cookies, cookie cakes, red velvet brownies, cake jars, and hot cookie pies are all baked up daily and can even be shipped nationwide. You can order through their website for national delivery or email or phone for local pickup.
4. Bent Fork
This all butter, small-batch bakery bakes fresh treats every day. They bake from scratch a variety of cookies, bars, rugelach, macaroons, biscotti, cupcakes, pies, and cakes. They also design and make wedding cakes and can offer catering for a range of events.
If you’re looking for fun home activities, pick up one of their cookie, cupcake, or cake kits and have fun decorating your own treats. You can find Bent Fork at 335 Waukegan Avenue.
5. That Little French Guy – French Bakery & Café
That Little French Guy is owned and operated by a Parisian-born and trained pastry chef. Everything is made using the best possible ingredients and classic French tradition and technique. They serve a range of café food, including quiches, tartines, soups, sandwiches, French toast, salads, and eggs.
There’s also a range of bakery items like baguettes, brioche loaves, croissants, cookies, and macarons. They offer a large selection of coffee beverages, hot and cold. Plus, iced drinks, teas, soft drinks, and Parisian hot chocolate.
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