Oak Tree is a restaurant and bakery located in the 900 North Michigan Shops at 900 North Michigan Avenue. They serve breakfast all day while their restaurant is open. I went with a friend who has been going there with her family for a long time and ordered tea and french toast. We didn't go [...]
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A Baker’s Tale
A Baker's Tale is a cafe/bakery with a whimsical Alice and Wonderland theme located at 2127 West Division Street in Wicker Park. I met up with a friend for lunch and of course a cup of tea. I loved the story book fairy tale atmosphere with the blooming tree in the window with it's tea cup [...]
Nadoz cafe
There are a couple Nadoz cafes in St. Louis. After some shopping we popped into the one at 12 The Boulevard Saint Louis, Richmond Heights. The Nadoz Cafes serve breakfast, brunch, and lunch with crepes, soup, quiches, sandwiches and drinks. They also make desserts and have a bakery. I ordered their turkey and cheddar quiche and the Grinch [...]
Toni Patisserie and Café
Toni Patisserie and Café is a European inspired pastry shop and cafe located downtown Chicago at 65 East Washington Street and in Hinsdale Illinois. When a friend and I stopped in I decided to try their eggnog macaroons since I love eggnog. It was rather busy for an afternoon on a weekday, but the warmth of the [...]
Mitsuwa
Mitsuwa is a Japanese marketplace in the suburbs of Chicago at 100 East Algonquin Road in Arlington Heights. There are several other Mitskwa's spread out in California and one in New Jersey. Mitsuwa includes a bookstore, video shop, grocery, food court, and bakery. On weekends they tend to have special events. Books Kinokuniya I always [...]
Pompidou
On our last full day in London we only had one tour on our list and ended up with too much time to spend standing around outside waiting for it to start but too little time to go do something else. Since it was cold and we were tired we decided to kill time in the cafe Pompidou [...]
Greggs
One of the places my cousin wanted to go to while we were in London was Greggs. So after getting a bit turned around after leaving Westminster Abbey we searched for the nearest Greggs and went for a bit of a hike. The way my cousin explained Greggs was that it was cheap food, essentially a [...]
Aux pains de Papy
One of the first places I noticed from our hotel was this little bakery called Aux pains de Papy. But the first time I saw it I thought it was closed, due to this building next to it. Aux pains de Pappy is a cute little French bakery located near our hotel. It's open from [...]
La Boulangerie-closed
La Boulangerie is a French Bakery, Crêpe bar, and Cafe. It's located in Belmont/Boystown at 915 West Belmont Street a short walk from the Belmont Red/Brown line stop. A friend and I went on a hot day and were sad that they didn't have any air conditioning but still ordered and sat down. She ordered a sandwich [...]
The Donut Vault
The Doughnut Vault is located at 401 North Franklin Avenue near the Brown/Purple line Merchandise Mart stop. They open around 8am Monday through Friday and 9:30 on the weekends. At Merchandise Mart you have a couple options, you can find stairs and walk down from the platform or follow the majority of the crowd up into [...]