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Loaf Lounge

Iconic/NotableAvondale · Cafe/Bakery Community-sourced, unverified
📍 2934 N Milwaukee Ave Ste E, Chicago, IL 60618

Loaf Lounge is the bread-centric Avondale café from Sarah Mispagel and Ben Lustbader — Mispagel is the pastry chef whose chocolate cake became the real-world inspiration for a scene in The Bear, and you can order the actual cake here.

$
A basic sandwich, unbelievably good — sometimes the whole review really is that simple.

It's open 8am to 4pm, six days a week, closed Tuesdays, with the kitchen closing at 2pm.

The New York Times named it one of the 22 best bakeries in the country.

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Hours

Mon8AM-4PM
TueClosed
Wed-Sun8AM-4PM
🥡 Takeout unconfirmed 📞 (773) 904-7852

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❔Takeout: unverified
❔Wheelchair access: unverified

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