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Bittersweet Pastry Shop & Cafe
1114 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL | Map it
(773) 929-1100 | View Website
1114 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL | Map it
(773) 929-1100 | View Website
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“went into Bittersweet to order a birthday cake for my roommate (a HUGE chocolate fan) and it was so fun-- you get to pick the kind of cake, the filling and the frosting/glaze and then they garnish with fresh flowers or "confetti”
“The ice cream wasn't particularly outstanding (they had a roasted banana ice cream and then just ordinary flavors).”
“Stop in for a cup of coffee and a rich, buttery, flakey croissant and you'll not be disappointed.”
“Their salads, quiches, sandwiches and coffee are good too.”
“To treat yourself to a gourmet lunch, take home a perfect cake, have delicious homemade icecream on a hot day, marvel at the beautiful display of goodies--from cookies to breads, from tarts of various flavors to numerous gift items, there is no better pla”
“think perhaps they are getting to the point of having so much business that they don't need to provide friendly and helpful customer service anymore?”
“The dark chocolate filling between the layers was pretty good but not worth the effort to maul a piece of cake just to get to the small sliver of "good stuff.”View Less
A beautiful and tasteful creation!.
Last week was our 25th wedding anniversary; I had placed an order with another bakery I had used for 23 years. Saturday morning that bakery called and said they had dropped the cake and wouldn't be
able to replace it.
I called my son, Eric, whose girlfriend Lisa, uses Bittersweet frequently. He made a 3 way conference call to the owner who promised that by 5PM I would have an anniversary cake.
She created a beautiful cake, fresh spray of flowers adorned the top. The cake was chocolate, with creme brulee filling and white butter cream frosting.
Our anniversary dinner was aboard the dinner cruise ship the Odyssey at Navy Pier. Our dinner guests and those seated near by ooh'd and aaahh'd as the cake was wheeled to the table. The cake was not only beautiful, but the flavors blended beautifully as well, truly a taste sensation not to be forgotten.
I want to thank the owner and staff for personally rescuing our anniversary dinner party. Without you it would have just been dinner.
Thank you again for your hard work; you are the best of the best.
Pamela Krause
Glenview, IL…
Bittersweet is great treat!. I'm finding some of the negative reviews of Bittersweet---at least with regards to the bakery goods--- to be quite off the mark. Bittersweet is one of those small bakery/cafe's that make you feel as though you've just walked into Willie Wonka's Chocolate Factory! There are just so many different, decadent treats to choose from! We got our wedding cake from Bittersweet---and guests still comment about how fresh and scrumptous that cake really was. As a result---I've been getting all of our family birthday cakes from Bittersweet for the last four years! Not to mention the various selections of cookies, brownies, custards, breads---and any type of sweet treat that one's heart desires. I recommend Bittersweet Bakery to any and all seeking a place to satisfy a sweet tooth!…
Bitterseet Bakery and Cafe dissappoints. This cafe/ bakery is very clean and pleasing to the eye, however we went there for dinner and ordered a roast beef sandwich and they substituded the multigrain bread that was supposed to be served in with day old white bread without even a word or choice in the matter. For a bakery that is really bad, we had high expectations. Won't go back…
Avoid the French Macaroons!. After spending the last few years living in London and becoming addicted to the macaroons in the London branches of Laduree and La Maison du Chocolat and the numerous patisseries that sell them in Paris, I decided to look for them upon my move to Chicago. I tried them at Bittersweet and they were the WORST macaroons I have ever had. I also tried some of their tarts. awful! They need to send their pastry chefs to France to truly learn the art of making this extremely difficult pastries. However, there is a silver lining for Chicago, I then went to Vanille Patisserie on Clyborne and tried them there. They were phenomenal!! The chef is french and has brought the art of french pastries to Chicago. I wish this store had a more visible location and seating like Bittersweet, because it would then have the atmosphere that Bittersweet has but would have the wonderful pastries that Bittersweet lacks.…
NOT recommended for cakes. I ordered a birthday cake here and I agree while the cake was very pretty on the outside, it was very dry and tasteless on the inside. The icing tasted like paste, it had no flavor. The chocolate cake was dry and not enjoyable. I asked for fresh strawberries on the inside of the cake and I was disappointed when I got little chunks of strawberries in the strawberry gel, exactly what I didn't want. We ended up throwing most of this cake away and eating a deliciously moist cake from Jewel. Very disappointed and I would not go back here.…
