An awesome, unexpected zen moment that I very badly needed. What a wonderful staff that gave me every bit of a break from wedding planning. AND DANG! I eat cake/ cookies/ everything with sugar on a daily basis, and that cake and take home macaroons literally took my breath away! stoked for my wedding cake!
Me and my best friend went a couple weeks ago for thier afternoon tea party. By far the best experience I've had. The ladies thier were so sweet. We sat in our private room which was very elegant and warm. We enjoyed our great selection of tea and pasteries. Definitely a place to go if your in the area.
Absolutely love love love this place. Been coming here since I was a student, I would get one dessert here for me and my friends to share after exams. They were a perfect choice for my wedding cake. Their team, Nicole especially, has been super helpful in the process of setting up a tasting, ordering my cake, picking a design, and coordinating the delivery. Highly recommend. Got a vanilla with marzipan and strawberry and chocolate with earl grey and orange marmalade. Both were delicious. Honestly loved all the flavors in my tasting, was so hard to choose two!!!
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We knew we were in amazing hands when we told them our cake idea…and they got excited! The team was super organized, professional, and super easy to communicate with. We booked Vanille through a partnership with our venue, but I have experienced one of their afternoon teas before so I was super excited to know they would be making our cake! The tasting was a sugar filled dream (everything tasted so good), and the team was very informed and helpful. We showed them some inspiration ideas, our color palette and we worked together to create something that matched our vision. The fun part for us was instead of a classic cake topper, we used custom D&D mini’s—dragon included. Our cake designer was super sweet, and excited to play around with placements. We couldn’t have been more in love with our nerdy lil cake. We also think it’s genius that Vanille will create a 1 year anniversary cake, so we didn’t have to save the top tier. We can actually enjoy a fresh cake instead of a frozen old one. Thank you Vanille Team!
This place is a gem. Friendly customer service, lots of daylight streams in the window, cozy place to sit & have afternoon tea or coffee. Flaky buttery pastries, decadently rich chocolate desserts, variety of macaron flavors. Obsessed with their potato chip rice crispy & flavored coffees. Chicago-themed treats available too.
Was in Lincoln Park and walked by this super cute patisserie. The service was amazing- so friendly and helpful. We just wanted to try something so we got the coconut lime tart and a couple macarons- pistachio and coconut. The tart was good, I thought the macarons were ok. Would definitely come back!
Vanille created our beautiful and delicious wedding cake! We had a 3 tiered cake (vanilla cake with vanilla and rose custard and a layer of raspberry jam) and accompanying macarons for our gluten free guests. We enjoyed the process with Vanille - we had a cake tasting about 6 months before the wedding and we were able to choose 5 flavor options to taste in their shop. The flavor we ended up choosing was far and away the winner for us, and we had a short design meeting at the tasting as well.
The payment process was smooth and easy. While Vanille is not a budget option for wedding cake, we felt that the cake was a great value and were very happy with the outcome. They were very accommodating as we had to switch up our delivery window a few days before the wedding due to realizing we didn't have the fridge space to store the cake.
Would definitely recommend!
The most incredibly delicious almond croissant 🥐.
The best croissants in Chicago!
Tried all of the options of it , they are the best 😋!
We discovered this patisserie by chance, when seeking refuge from the Windy City's wind and chill. The homemade hot chocolate was absolutely delicious, as was the "Oliver", which we ordered to go. Adorable seating and helpful staff completed a pleasant experience!
Vanille made my dream cake! Not only was it beautiful it was also delicious. My husband and I really enjoyed the cake tasting process and appreciate everyone’s effort in making our special cake for our special day.
We used Vanille for our wedding dessert table and could not have had a better experience! The team was so easy to work with and super helpful in guiding us on what to order and how much we needed. Aside from that, the desserts were SO delicious and everyone loved the treats. The team was wonderful day of and able to drop everything off earlier in the day for set up. 10/10 recommend Vanille for any even dessert needs!
I've had the pleasure of watching Sophie and her team thrive over the past few years. Not only is the staff talented, but Sophie is an amazing leader. It has been awesome to watch their growth, and to see how great leadership inspires others. Oh, and the macaroons and cake pops are delicious too. It's THE place I call when I'm having an event! Love you, Vanille! Keep up the great work!
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