Super GemBudget GemChicago Exclusive GemDish Gem$The name comes from a podcast about wolves reintroduced to Yellowstone — Loba is Spanish for female wolf, chosen after she was struck by one particularly fierce alpha female in the story. Right outside the Addison Brown Line stop, with a no-laptop policy that keeps the small space cozy.
It was a 2024 James Beard Award semifinalist for Outstanding Bakery, and beverage director Asia Vo runs a coffee program that gets equal billing with the pastries. Closed Wednesdays.
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