La Boulangerie, Wilson
37 people recommend, 3 warn against itvia r/chicagofood, r/chicago, r/AskChicago30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 23 threads.
What people say, in short
La Boulangerie receives Chicago bakery recommendations, with several visitors specifically naming Wilson. Croissants receive repeated praise, including ham-and-cheese versions. Baguette opinions are more mixed, and some find the bakery expensive. The enthusiasm is strongest for pastries rather than a uniformly positive verdict on everything in the bakery.
Address
La Boulangerie & Co Wilson, 1945 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
At a glance
- Price
- Premium
- Signature dishes
- Croissants, Baguettes, Ham and cheese croissant
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/dinosaur_0987 in r/chicagofood · May 2024
Names La Boulangerie as a recommendation.
- Recommendsu/CoffeeEconomy96 in r/chicagofood · Jul 2025
Lists it among north side places with strong croissants, without naming a specific dish.
- Recommendsu/AMuonParticle in r/chicago · Oct 2026taste
Says the real croissants taste as good as Paris ones, though pricier.
- Mixedu/vt_vagabond in r/AskChicago · Jan 2025taste
Author rates La Boulangerie fine to good and is unsure whether it carries day-old bread.
- Recommendsu/Useful-Assistant4857 in r/chicago · Sep 2024taste
Calls La Boulangerie a tasty French cafe.
- Recommendsu/flickhuck20 in r/chicagofood · Jan 2024
Names the Ravenswood branch as a croissant pick.
- Recommendsu/holly421 in r/AskChicago · Jun 2025value
Likes its end-of-day blind bag bought through an app, though it sells out fast.
- Recommendsu/bengibbardstoothpain in r/chicagofood · Jun 2025
Names La Boulangerie.
Show all 30 cited comments
- Recommendsu/bubbasaurusREX in r/chicagofood · May 2024taste
Gets one every weekend and says it's really good.
- Recommendsu/ScallionBusiness9400 in r/chicagofood · Nov 2025ambience
Spent whole days on its patio snacking; says it is not open at night.
- Recommendsu/armaghetto in r/chicagofood · Jan 2024taste
Fond of this bakery's ham and spinach-feta croissants.
- Recommendsu/Gloomy-Arugula-2560 in r/AskChicago · Jun 2025taste
Says the croissants are very tasty and the coffee is decent.
- Recommendsu/cattyb1 in r/chicagofood · Feb 2024taste
Says it's the nearest to real French baguettes they've found in Chicago.
- Recommendsu/dcnairb in r/chicago · Oct 2026
Says leaving this bakery off the article is unforgivable.
- Recommendsu/hhvwke in r/chicagofood · Feb 2026
Points out its Logan Square location sits right off Milwaukee, as a suggestion for the request.
- Recommendsu/naymerz9 in r/chicago · Oct 2026taste
Ranks this bakery first for croissants, with no hedging.
- Recommendsu/Virtual-Garbage4930 in r/AskChicago · Aug 2026
Lists this among their go-to coffee spots.
- Recommendsu/sassyredvelvet in r/chicagofood · Jun 2024value
Names La Boulangerie as a latte spot near their workplace when asked about cheap lattes.
- Recommendsu/Much-Brilliant9303 in r/chicagofood · Nov 2025taste
Calls it a great buttery place for snacking through the day.
- Recommendsu/Key-Perspective6566 in r/chicagofood · Oct 2024
Urges trying this Wilson branch, which they describe as tied to a French school.
- Recommendsu/Icy-Yellow3514 in r/chicago · Feb 2025
Lists it among their picks, with no further detail.
- Recommendsu/cleo-banana in r/chicago · Sep 2024
Recommends La Boulangerie in Logan.
- Recommendsu/Comfortable_Ad3981 in r/chicagofood · Feb 2024taste
Says they like it and calls the pastries great.
- Recommendsu/cutlip98 in r/chicagofood · Jan 2024
Names the Wilson Avenue branch in Lincoln Square and shares its location.
- Recommendsu/beeznutspozo in r/chicagofood · Jan 2024
Says the Logan branch is also great, extending the parent's Damen pick.
- Recommendsu/maddy_k_allday in r/chicagofood · Dec 2025taste
Names La Boulangerie's chocolate croissant as an immediate chocolatey pick.
- Recommendsu/TaraKyra in r/chicagofood · Nov 2025ambience
Agrees with the parent's praise of it as a place to sit all day.
- Recommendsu/Glum_Collection_1247 in r/chicagofood · Sep 2025taste
Thinks a nearby bakery makes better-made pastries with more balanced sweetness.
- Caveatu/lizziekap in r/AskChicago · Jan 2025value
Calls La Boulangerie disappointing and pricey; day-olds appear sometimes but usually not baguettes.
- Caveatu/GraveNewWorldz in r/chicagofood · Jul 2025price
Super expensive.
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