Alliance Bakery

Good pastries with some staples and some specialized. Coffee is good and if you're looking for a really nice custom cake this is the place to go. However I'm knocking this to four stars as is gone downhill over the years. I'm not sure if they've lost business or there's been a change in ownership, but they've lost two of their three storefronts and their variety isn't what it used it be. There's no longer any seating, so if you're looking for a place to work remotely or read while enjoying your coffee - this isn't it. And even then if you're thinking of making this your daily coffee/croissant there's a lot of other options that are just as good, if not better. Still, this is worth going to, especially if you're looking to get a custom cake.

We used Alliance Bakery for our wedding cake! We actually had 2 cakes- a bride's and a groom's. Stacy was great to work with! There was a lot of back and forth on size, tiers, flavors, etc, but she was patient as I slowly made up my mind. The tasting here was the yummiest out of the approx 4 bakeries we tried. I had been told by another bakery that it is standard to have a faux cutting cake with sheet cake in the back. This was not my preference and thankfully Alliance said their standard is to make the entire cake real! Everything turned out just the way we wanted!

We were celebrating the release of my girlfriend's book, so I reached out to Alliance for a cake and sent over the book cover for inspiration. I thought the cake would just be the same color as the cover or screen-printed on — instead I got an incredible recreation of the entire cover in cake form! They were so creative and added all these thoughtful touches (like a 3D fondant pen!) that made the release party wonderfully special. Plus, it was delicious. Getting the quote was easy — I did all online, it was super transparent and easy to understand, and they got back to me in a timely fashion. Can't say enough good things about Alliance! 10/10 from start to finish

I've had a lot of wonderful treats from Alliance over the years, but only recently ordered my first custom cake from them. I ordered a cake for my mother's birthday and was so happy with how it turned out. Visually, it was so dainty and sweet. The flower design was really pretty and well done. I ordered a banana cake with salted caramel filling and Italian buttercream frosting. It was so *@&#^$ good. I have family members who don't normally care for cake that loved it and actually ate whole entire pieces. :) It was honestly one of the best cakes I've ever had. 6 stars.

This bakery has been here for over 100 years. They are definitely doing something right. Great pastries, cookies and cakes. After 7pm the store is half off. Their cakes are decorated so cute! On the pricey end but worth it. Fresh and tasty. Also the store has a very relaxing let's eat cookies and walk around town vibe.

This bakery has some of the best oatmeal raisin cookie I've ever had. It has nuts in it too. So if you have allergies...make sure it's just oatmeal raisin. Sorry couldn't get a picture...I pretty much snorted that cookie. 🤷🏿 😂😂😂 I got pics of the themed cookies though. The BHM one was dope! If I'm in Wicker Park again... definitely coming back!

I contacted Alliance Bakery 4 days before a surprise birthday lunch to create a cake. They were able to accommodate my requests and the end-result was gorgeous but most of all, it was the most delicious cake I've ever tasted! The flavors were: vanilla cake with lemon curd filling and raspberry rose buttercream filling, with Italian buttercream frosting. This will be my new "go-to" bakery, do not hesitate to order from here!

My mom loved her cake! I was extremely busy during the times I scheduled to drop off flowers and pick up the cake but the staff were courteous enough to call me, and extend the time to bring the flowers and hold the cake until the next day. The cake itself looked pretty and tasted good. Everyone at the gathering enjoyed it.