Toni Patisserie & Cafe

Toni Patisserie & Cafe has been baking in the western suburbs since 1994 and now works out of 51 S Washington St in downtown Hinsdale. Founder Toni Marie Cox built the business on French-style cakes, and the shop’s core is still the cake case: signature cakes, custom celebration cakes and wedding cakes ordered ahead. The rest of the counter holds pastries, bread and a cafe menu of sweets and savories, served in a room the Chicago Tribune compared to a Paris cafe for its marble and bentwood chairs. Online ordering covers same-day pickup and future pickup or delivery, and the shop caters.

What to know

• The patisserie has sold sweets, savories and cakes since 1994, per its website.
• Founder Toni Marie Cox trained in French pastry, and cakes are the specialty.
• Wedding and custom celebration cakes are ordered in advance; smaller cakes can be ordered online for pickup.
• The Chicago Tribune quote on the shop’s homepage compares the room to a Paris cafe.
• The shop caters and sells gift cards.