Polish Pączki Café Chicago

Polish Kitchen & Bakery · Chicago

Authentic Polish Food.Made Like Home.

Fresh pączki, traditional Polish favorites, and homemade comfort food served in Chicago.

7210 W Foster Ave, Chicago Open Tuesday–Sunday · Closed Mondays
A full baking tray of two dozen freshly glazed pączki, each topped with citrus zest, in the café kitchen.
Close-up of a single pączek on a white plate, the sugar-citrus glaze running down its sides.

Our Signature

Meet the Pączki

Our signature pastry, handmade and filled with mixed fruit jam, topped with a sugar-citrus glaze.

$2.95 each

Polish Favorites

More Than Pączki

Traditional Polish plates, cooked the way they're meant to be. Here are a few from the kitchen — the full menu has plenty more.

A plate of pierogi topped with crisp bacon and sauteed onion.

Pierogi

$13

12 pierogi stuffed with your choice of sauerkraut & mushroom, meat, or potato-cheese.

Dania

Two stuffed cabbage rolls in tomato sauce with mashed potatoes and dill.

Gołąbki w Sosie Pomidorowym

$18

Stuffed cabbage in a tomato sauce, served with mashed potatoes.

Dania

A breaded pork chop topped with mushrooms and onion, with mashed potatoes.

Kotlet Schabowy

$19

Breaded pork chop.

Dania

Two fried chopped steaks with mushrooms and onion, served with potato dumplings.

Kotlety Mielone

$18

Two fried chopped steaks.

Dania

Three golden potato pancakes served with a spoon of sour cream.

Placki Ziemniaczane

$8

3 potato pancakes served with your choice of sour cream or applesauce.

Dania

Two rolled blintzes dusted with icing sugar, with cream and blueberries.

Naleśniki

$7.50

Two blintzes, stuffed with our delectable sweet cheese filling.

Tradycyjne

A plate of pierogi topped with crisp bacon and sauteed onion.

Hand-stuffed

Pierogi, Twelve to a Plate

12 pierogi stuffed with your choice of sauerkraut & mushroom, meat, or potato-cheese.

  • Sauerkraut & mushroom
  • Meat
  • Potato-cheese
$13 per plate of 12

The Traditionals

Stop In for Coffee and Something Sweet

You don't need to be here for a full meal. Pull up a chair, order a pastry and a coffee, and stay a while.

  • Pączki$2.95
  • Naleśniki$7.50
  • Sernik$4.00
  • Jabłecznik$4.00

Coffee & Tea

  • Coffee $2.50
  • Latte $4.00
  • Cappuccino $4.00
  • Hot Tea $2.50

The Experience

A Little Taste of Poland in Chicago

There's a particular kind of comfort in Polish food — warm plates, familiar flavors, and pastry that tastes like someone made it that morning. That's what we serve.

Come in hungry for a full plate, or just for a coffee and a pączek. Either way, take your time.

Homemade cooking

Traditional Polish plates and pastries, made in our own kitchen.

Coffee & dessert too

A café as much as a kitchen — good for a quick stop, not just a sit-down meal.

On W Foster Ave

Right here in Chicago at 7210 W Foster Ave — easy to find, easy to park nearby.

From Our Guests

What People Say

4.6 from 403 Google reviews

Find Us

7210 W Foster Ave, Chicago

Address

7210 W Foster Ave
Chicago, IL 60656

Hours

Tue–Fri 10am–6pm
Sat 9am–6pm · Sun 9am–5pm
Closed Mondays

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