Au Bon Pain

The store is located in the gallery 37 Mall in the lower floor, once you get off the center escalator go straight and it will be to your left. It's a large restaurant that not only sells sweets but soup, sandwiches and beverages. Since the El/Subway entrance and exit is located a couple of steps away this location has a lot of business and is very busy. A lot of people will stop here for a cup of coffee and a pastry before continuing on to their job. There is a nice seating area here although the vast majority of people will just pick up an item to go. Go straight into the restaurant and to your left you will find the display cases with the pastries they offer Bagels, brownies, cinnamon rolls, croissants, macaroons and cookies of different varieties. If you're looking for coffee, soup or sandwiches go straight back to the counter where you can order and then pick up Your food at the end. Check out is fast and easy and the checkout counters are located in the middle of the store. Prices are reasonable and if you order more than one of an item there are some discounts available as I discovered at the checkout. I got a really nice assortment of sweets for around $20.

Nice quiet place to have a meal. They have made to order as well as pre-made food. As their name suggests fresh baked bread and pastries.