Loaf Lounge is a bakery cafe in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It opened in 2022 and is owned by chefs Sarah Mispagel-Lustbader and Ben Lustbader.
History The cafe's origins date to 2020, when Mispagel-Lustbader and Lustbader developed its recipes as a pop-up at Superkhana International in Logan Square before opening the Avondale cafe. Mispagel-Lustbader was a consulting pastry chef for the FX television series The Bear and created the chocolate cake shown in the series.
Reception In 2023, Chicago magazine placed Loaf Lounge fifth on its list of the city's best new restaurants. In 2024, The New York Times included it in a list of 22 bakeries across the United States.
See also
List of bakeries
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