Publican Quality Bread
19 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/chicagofood, r/AskChicago, r/chicago23 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Publican Quality Bread draws praise for bread, pastries and a ham-and-cheese croissant. Baguettes divide opinion: some rate them highly, while one repeat visitor finds the sandwich crust too tough. Another describes the sandwiches as small and pricey. A customer also reports good coffee at the bakery.
Address
Publican Quality Bread, 1759 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
At a glance
- Price
- Budget
- Signature dishes
- Ham and cheese croissant, Sourdough, Baguette
- 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.
- Mixedu/ifcoffeewereblue in r/chicagofood · Sep 2025consistency
Names Publican Quality Bread with the same caveat that the trend has faded.
- Recommendsu/disasterbee in r/chicagofood · Jun 2025variety
Only place reliably having kouign aman.
- Recommendsu/pbonham in r/chicagofood · Feb 2026taste
Calls the jambon beurre incredible and says it's well worth going out for.
- Recommendsu/Coffee_And_Vinyl in r/chicagofood · Dec 2025taste
Recommends the brownie sundae, praising its warm brownie and homemade ice cream.
- Recommendsu/SupaDupaTron in r/AskChicago · Jan 2025taste
Says Publican's baguettes are the best they've had; unsure about its day-old bread.
- Recommendsu/SorinDiesel in r/chicagofood · Jun 2025wait time
Lines never insane like some places.
- Recommendsu/Thewineisalie in r/chicago · Oct 2026taste
Calls the ham and cheese croissant consistently amazing and says leaving the bakery off a best-of list is a mistake.
- Recommendsu/pennypie13 in r/chicagofood · Sep 2025
Names Publican Quality Bread as a suggestion for the pastry.
Show all 23 cited comments
- Recommendsu/Illustrious_Val in r/chicagofood · Apr 2026taste
Rates Publican's sourdough and bread in general above Bad Butter's.
- Mixedu/HistoricalHost2876 in r/chicagofood · Feb 2026
Likes the bread, but finds the sandwiches small and pricey; the staples still impress.
- Caveatu/zydeco100 in r/chicagofood · Feb 2026taste
Found the sandwich's baguette rock-hard across repeat lunch visits.
- Recommendsu/ActuatorSlow7961 in r/chicagofood · Sep 2025taste
Visited Chicago on a pastry quest and says they enjoyed Publican Quality Bread.
- Recommendsu/PantsyFants in r/chicagofood · Sep 2025taste
Says they love the pastry from Publican bakery.
- Mixedu/ergativity in r/chicagofood · Feb 2026taste
Loves the bakery, but finds its baguettes too like country loaves for sandwiches.
- Recommendsu/hrviolation in r/chicagofood · Sep 2025taste
Adds that the coffee there is also good.
- Recommendsu/newphonenewreddit45 in r/AskChicago · Jun 2025taste
Calls its bread great and its best product.
- Recommendsu/salsarah21 in r/AskChicago · Jan 2025
Confirms the standalone bakery sells day-old bread that goes fast, and says baguettes appear in the early afternoon and sell quickly.
- Recommendsu/Virtual-Garbage4930 in r/chicagofood · Feb 2026taste
Hasn't been blown away by sandwiches here, but calls the bread and pastries excellent.
- Recommendsu/ns1024 in r/chicagofood · Sep 2025taste
Says these are among their favorite pastries and likes Publican Quality Bread's version.
- Recommendsu/Greedy-Bag-3640 in r/chicagofood · Jul 2025
Suggests Publican Quality Bread when asked for pastries.
- Recommendsu/Used-Trick-6011 in r/chicagofood · Jun 2025price
Pastries reasonably priced.
- Recommendsu/HotSweetLightDip in r/AskChicago · Jun 2025taste
Calls the multigrain bread really good and worth a double stop.
- Recommendsu/wellzoc in r/AskChicago · Jan 2025taste
Says Publican makes a great baguette and that it is widely available across the city.
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