Del Sur Bakery, Lincoln Square
18 people recommend, 6 warn against itvia r/chicagofood, r/AskChicago26 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Del Sur receives praise for creative Filipino-inspired pastries and coffee. Croissants, basque cake and the adobo brownie have individual fans. Lines are a recurring deterrent: one visitor liked the pastries but would not repeat a long wait. Others find the pastries too sweet or the bakery overhyped. The flavors attract stronger agreement than the queue does.
Address
Del Sur Bakery, 4639 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Basque cake, Croissants, Adobo brownie
- Opinions divided
- Yes
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/CrackerIslandCactus in r/chicagofood · Mar 2025taste
Calls their Filipino pastries delightful and notes the earlier pop-up kept selling out; now they have a shop of their own.
- Recommendsu/redpasserine in r/chicagofood · May 2026variety
Says Del Sur offers more than laminated pastry and is very creative with flavors.
- Recommendsu/Ghost_Venom_ in r/AskChicago · Jun 2025
Loved Del Sur during a visit and wants to try similar bakeries.
- Recommendsu/ThoughtfulZubat in r/chicagofood · Mar 2025taste
Says the pastries are excellent from earlier pop-up days; happy a local business finally filled the long-empty storefront.
- Recommendsu/hectron in r/chicagofood · Mar 2025
Fan since its pop-up days; glad it is getting attention and says the spot beside the train makes it easy to visit.
- Caveatu/pastaroniwhore in r/chicagofood · Apr 2026
Says the hype around this bakery puts them off trying it.
- Recommendsu/buntingbilly in r/chicagofood · Apr 2026taste
Defends the bakery against hype criticism, saying its pastries are great and its flavors unique compared with standard bakeries.
- Recommendsu/bigleroy24 in r/chicagofood · Mar 2025taste
Calls the pastries at this place incredible.
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- Recommendsu/bubbapora in r/chicagofood · May 2026taste
Says the basque cake is the standout pick there.
- Recommendsu/kimnacho in r/chicagofood · Mar 2025taste
Enthusiastically praises the bakery's food.
- Recommendsu/Poolstiksamurai in r/chicagofood · Jun 2025wait time
Line isn't that bad; small inside but moves quickly.
- Recommendsu/annaxdee in r/AskChicago · May 2025taste
Says Del Sur is excellent, pointing to it as a benchmark for high-quality bakeries.
- Recommendsu/aurora_44 in r/chicagofood · Mar 2025taste
Raves about the pastries and good coffee, praising the cute space and creative Filipino-inspired offerings.
- Mixedu/dorothydent in r/chicagofood · Apr 2025wait time
Found the pastries unique and tasty but a two-hour wait and slow single-machine coffee mean they won't queue again.
- Recommendsu/PleasantAccountant87 in r/chicagofood · Feb 2026taste
Calls Del Sur mind-blowing and says its croissants are perfect and worth the wait.
- Recommendsu/leviswift13 in r/chicagofood · Mar 2025taste
Says the wait was worth it and rates its gluten-free brownie among the best gluten-free desserts they've had.
- Recommendsu/marlinmade in r/AskChicago · Mar 2026
Says Del Sur is the only spot they care about, mainly because it is close.
- Mixedu/Glum_Collection_1247 in r/chicagofood · Sep 2025taste
Found the pastries pretty but overly sweet; the oatmeal cream pie disappointed them.
- Caveatu/AdditionalReward6010 in r/AskChicago · May 2025wait time
Says the bakery draws steady crowds and questions why it has gotten so much hype.
- Caveatu/Apartment922 in r/chicagofood · Apr 2025wait time
Notes the queue is still long weeks later and won't join it; says other Filipino spots are available nearby.
- Caveatu/KnockFan in r/chicagofood · Mar 2025wait time
Saw a long queue, decided against waiting, and plans to postpone trying the bakery.
- Caveatu/padild0o in r/chicagofood · Mar 2025wait time
Turned away at midday by the queue length.
- Recommendsu/Slackermomrocks in r/chicagofood · May 2026taste
Disagrees on the top pick, favoring the chai roll and also loving a cupcake and sandwich cookie there.
- Recommendsu/Joie7994 in r/chicagofood · May 2026taste
Calls the adobo brownie and cookies incredible and says they sell out more slowly than laminated pastries.
- Recommendsu/BloodOnTheTeaLeaves in r/chicagofood · Jul 2025taste
Longanisa croissant and banana turon are incredible.
- Caveatu/Proper-Dig-1088 in r/chicagofood · May 2025taste
Found it overhyped; only the banana pastry was decent, and the spam-filled croissant was not worth the cost.
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