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pHlour Bakery & Cafe

Super GemEdgewater · Bakery/Cafe Community-sourced, unverified
📍 1138 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60660

Founder Surapol Wongkamalasai, also a co-founder of Cafe Baci, spent 20 years running that downtown restaurant before getting obsessed with bread-baking on the side; his daughter Melissa joined as partner in 2016 and the shop opened April 17, 2017, now run by the father-son-daughter trio.

★★★★☆ 4.4 via Google
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The ham and cheese croissant is the savory standard, and the sourdough loaf is the reason to plan a return trip for the bread alone.
📈 Scores in the top 78% of Budget Gems on ChicagoSpecials.com

The bread itself follows a deliberately old-fashioned method — just water, flour, and salt — and the signature pHlour loaf ferments for 36 hours using whole wheat and natural yeast rather than commercial yeast. Rotating unique breads like Japanese milk bread are a highlight; pretzels run weekends only.

Holds a 4.4 Google rating (4.3 on Tripadvisor), and reservations are bookable through Tock.

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pHlour Bakery & Cafe

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  • 4.4 stars — real, distinctive detail: rotating unique breads like Japanese milk bread; weekend-only pretzels.

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Mon-Sun8AM-3PM

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📅Reservations accepted
❔Takeout: unverified
❔Wheelchair access: unverified

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