Bakery

Za'atar croissants with labneh, sticky toffee date cake, and "sandweeshes" on flatbread are some of the inventive offerings at Seedo's Levantine Bakery. 

Justin Lerias folds Filipino flavors into laminated dough and drinks at Del Sur Bakery & Cafe, which opens next to the Damen Brown Line on March 29.

Pączki, king cake, Swedish semlor: you can find innumerable varieties all across Chicago and the suburbs for your Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras celebrations. 

Three new artisan cafés and bakeries have opened in the same zip code around McKinley Park in the past couple months, feeding a hunger on the near Southwest Side.

Del Sur Bakery, which has recently been in residence at Side Practice Coffee, will offer creations such as longanisa croissants and calamansi hojicha buns in its own brick and mortar space next to the Damen Brown Line stop. 

For Pan Artesanal in Logan Square, the time leading up to Día de los Muertos is one of the busiest season of the year, as they sell some 2,500 pieces of pan de muerto in numerous varieties.