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Beard Papa’s

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Mon–Thu 7:30am–7:30pm; Fri 7am–7:30pm; Sat 10am–7pm; Sun 11am–6pm
Beard Papa’s
41.883365 -87.628176 108 N State St (at Washington St) Loop, Chicago
The brilliantly airy cocoons of choux pastry at this Japanese cream-puff chain (nestled in the Block 37 pedway) hide a copious amount of vanilla custard cream, enough that once the shell is broken, walking and eating is out of the question…
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Each of Hoosier Mama's five best-sellers is off the charts.

More Cupcakes

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Mon-Fri 8am–8pm; Sat 9am–8pm; Sun 10am–6pm
More Cupcakes
41.898891 -87.627983 1 E Delaware Pl (at State St) Gold Coast, Chicago
No cupcake has ever tasted quite like the BLT concoction at this sleek (and tiny) Gold Coast cupcakery: Sweet cake is filled with salty pieces of bacon, smeared with a completely savory ranch “icing” and topped with fresh slices of tomato…
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Sprinkles Cupcakes

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Mon–Sat 9am–7pm; Sun 10am–6pm
Sprinkles Cupcakes
41.900220 -87.626385 50 E Walton St (between Rush St and Michigan Ave) River North, Chicago
The cupcakes at this L.A. export have a homey crumb and are glazed with icing with blessed restraint. There’s no opening wide for these things—these are cupcakes that are, for once, of manageable size. That may convince you that you can eat more than one, which you probably can…
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Sugar Bliss Cake Boutique

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HAVE YOUR CAKE AND DRINK IT, TOO The first cupcakes we saw in 2009 were made of ground meats (looking at you, Meatloaf Bakery), so it came as some form of relief when Teresa Ging assured us there was no veal in sight at her Sugar Bliss Cake Boutique…
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