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Home bakeries and microbakeries in Chicago, Illinois

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An order form going live is what kicks the week into gear. chicago sourdough co runs a microbakery out of Lincoln Park where the form opens every Monday morning, so the people who want a loaf learn to set a reminder. That weekly rhythm shows up across the city's home bakers: Lyn DiFilippo posts fresh sourdough, homemade cookies, and seasonal treats on a weekly drop and takes orders by message, and Anthony’s Bread Shop bakes focaccia in house off a single named starter. Sourdough is one anchor here, but it is far from the only thing coming out of these kitchens.

Pickup is local and worked out one porch shop at a time. Bloom Berries bakes from Brighton Park and takes orders for Sunday only, with a day or two to answer a message. Sammy J hands off handcrafted bagels and schmears around the neighborhood, and Jennie’s Cookies sets up local pickup in Roscoe between popups. Some bakers route pickup through a spot they trust: FenBakedGoods stages mostly vegan and gluten-free pre-orders at a Grand Avenue coffee shop, while others run drops on Hotplate or set up at farmers markets and shops around town the way betty alper, a South Shore vegan and gluten-free baker, does. You message the baker, you arrange the handoff, you pay direct.

What the page covers is wide. There are custom cakes and macarons, German Plätzchen with a modern turn, bagels, pies baked for the queer stoops of the city, focaccia, pan dulce, and small-batch cookies from neighbors who entered them in local competitions. Several kitchens lean entirely vegan, gluten-free, or both, and the bakers behind them carry their own roots into the work, from Filipina American to Palestinian to a baker raised in New Orleans. Every one of these is somebody's home kitchen, and listing a porch shop here is always free.

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How many home bakeries are in Chicago, Illinois?
We list 23 home bakeries in Chicago today. The number grows as new sellers register and as we add ones we have found from public sources.
Do home bakeries in Chicago do porch pickup?
Yes. Pickup at the porch, pay direct. The Front Porch helps you find them; you pay the seller directly at the porch.
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