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Lost Larson

Super GemAndersonville · Bakery / Scandinavian Community-sourced, unverified
📍 5318 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640

Lost Larson carries real pedigree for a neighborhood bakery — chef Bobby Schaffer came up through Grace (Chicago's closed 2-Michelin-star dining room) and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York before opening this Andersonville Scandinavian bakery, which went on to win the Chicago Reader's Best Bakery in its 2025 Best of Chicago poll.

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Cardamom buns that sell out by 11am, plus a nighttime transformation into Vinbar natural wine bar — Chicago Reader's Best Bakery 2025

The cardamom buns are the thing to know about and plan around — they reportedly sell out by 11am most weekends — alongside cardamom-scented chocolate croissants, lingonberry almond cakes, and a traditional Limpa loaf that only shows up on weekends.

The real twist comes after dark: once the pastry counter closes, the same room becomes Vinbar, a natural wine bar serving composed plates built on farmers-market ingredients, turning one daytime bakery into two genuinely different destinations.

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Lost Larson

Super Gem
Cardamom Buns
AndersonvilleCommunity

Hours

Wed-Sun~7/8am-3/4pm (sources conflict slightly on exact days/times)
🥡 Takeout unconfirmed 📞 773-944-0587

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❔Takeout: unverified
❔Wheelchair access: unverified

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