Astoria Café & Bakery

"Locally-run bakeshop & eatery offering Serbian eats, pastries & custom cakes in a comfy interior."

Astoria Café & Bakery is a family-owned Eastern European café and bakery in Lisle, IL, offering Serbian and Balkan savory dishes, pastries, and custom cakes. The bakery is known for its variety of bureks, cookie trays (sitni kolaci) rooted in Serbian tradition, European-style custom cakes, and its number-one-selling komplet lepinja from the Zlatibor region made with homemade kajmak, egg, and pork juice. Originally located on Chicago's Northwest Side, the café relocated to Lisle and notes it has been in operation for 8 years according to staff. Located at 1107 Maple Ave, Lisle, IL, currently operating via curbside pickup and delivery; a Chicago Irving Park location is permanently closed. Customers praise the generous portions, fresh and flavorful Balkan dishes, and the owner's hospitality, though at least one reviewer reported disappointment with a custom cake order and described an unresolved complaint.