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Polish Bakery

Delightful Pastries

About

Delightful Pastries is a family-run Polish and European-style bakery at 5927 W Lawrence Ave in Jefferson Park, at Lawrence and Austin, about a mile west of the Blue Line and Metra stations. The bakery makes home-style European pastries, cakes, breads, iced cookies and savory baked goods without preservatives. Pączki are the draw: WTTW reported in February 2026 that the shop makes 13 varieties and around 40,000 each season.

What to know

  • The bakery has made pączki year-round since 1998, not only on Fat Tuesday.
  • The 81 Lawrence bus from the Jefferson Park transit center stops nearby.
  • Street parking on Lawrence is easy on weekdays.
  • Nothing in the case is made with preservatives.
  • Expect a line out the door on Fat Tuesday.

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