Papagalino is an excellent bakery in Niles. I saw they have a dine in/restaurant and bar area as well with a patio, but I only tried their bakery section for take out so far. The bakery is excellent. I tried their Mocha Cappuccino cake - delicious and big portion! Maybe one of the best kinds of these cakes I've tried before. I love all the parrot decor inside the bakery as well. The employees I encountered were very helpful and friendly. I definitely recommend the bakery section of Papagalino for their cakes, and I will be back to try the restaurant piece in the future. read more

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We were in Chicago for a few days in November of 2025. Love Greek food. Found Papagalino place and enjoyed our souvlaki with salad, etc. The pastry was great too! In a day we were driving near Papagalino again and decided to have lunch since we are nearby. Unfortunately, souvlaki which were so fresh and flavorful just a day ago were not very fresh. Hard to take from a skewer. Too bad. You could do a better job! read more

You walk into a little taste of Greece. The staff is friendly, the fireplace in the middle of the restaurant is very cool and there's a vibrancy to the whole look and feel of the place. There's plenty of seating and there's always TVs going with news or games. It is always a hustling and bustling type of environment and the pastry case has a lot of phenomenal offering such as the three milk cake. They have a lot of Greek specialties, but for me, the spinach pie is great and baked fresh daily. The amount of cheese to spinach ratio is perfect and the thin crispy layers on top add for a nice finishing taste. They put time in effort into all of their creations and you can tell because the food is very fresh. I would highly recommend this local place for anyone in the area. read more

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First time visiting, such a great selection of pastries and sweets! All the great stuff on display definitely brought back memories of pastry shops in Greece and the taste did not disappoint! The Bougatsa is what brought us here, but we left with so much more! Friendly service with a smile was the cherry on top. read more

My friend is local to the area and loves this place so she took me while I was in town! We both got the pork souvlaki plate, tiropita, and ek mek to share. Everything was fantastic. Service was a little slow as I think they only had one server for the whole restaurant while we were there but we enjoyed our time. Before we left we got a few things from the bakery to take home. Definitely a great spot in town for Greek food and pasteries! read more

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Fast service and seating. Excellent coffee choices. Great place to catch up w family and friends. Friendly staff. They also have other refreshments and alcoholic beverages. You can't go wrong. Lots of food options both savory and sweet. We opted for sweets today. Usually will get appetizers and other yummy menu items and we'll finish off with desserts. Large enough to share. Will be back again real soon. Try them I'd you haven't tried them already. read more

Papagalino Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Niles, Illinois

My friend and I met after work at Papagalino Bakery. Do not get it confused (as I did), with Papagalino Express which is just a few doors down and is closed in the afternoon. There is limited parking, and lots of covered seating (for warmer weather) and we dined in the restaurant. There is a bakery and some packaged items off to the right. The menu has lots of Greek items on the menu, in addition to salads, wraps and burgers. I ordered a Greek Villager Salad with Greek fries. My salad was bright and fresh with colorful veggies and blocks of feta and olives. The Greek fries had some shredded cheese and vinegar -- fantastic and so addicting. We finished with coffee and dessert -- I had a latte and we shared a nougatina -- Greek almond cream cake. Service was relaxed and friendly -- my friend knew the staff and a lot of the patrons. They let us linger undisturbed -- it wasn't that crowded -- but my friend said that people come later and it gets very crowded. Good food, generous portions and delicious desserts. read more

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My boyfriend really liked this place. He liked the ambiance and dated decor. He enjoyed his food too. My pasta (the Greek Makaronada) was okay. Not pictured was our spanakopita. It was average. I love spanakopita so I was disappointed. The service was fine. We were visiting family in the area, this place was recommended to us but I wouldn't return for dinner. The bakery seems to be more popular. I heard good things about the coffee! read more

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The place is ok. It seems like an old-school place that may have been here for a while but I'm not sure. I stopped in and picked up a couple pieces of tiramisu which were not bad, but I've certainly had better. The service was... weird, I guess? The woman barely spoke to me but oh well. They also sell some prepared foods, potato chips (never saw oregano potato chips before) and other things. They seem to have a lot of seating in their vestibule. There's parking for the strip mall but make sure to enter from the entrance drive, as it's diagonal one-way. I don't think it's likely I'll return; although it's not terribly out of the way it's also not particularly convenient and I think I can find anything I'd get here elsewhere. read more

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Soooo many cakes and varieties!!!! I came on a weekday and it was not very busy at the bakery. I tried to come during one of the weekends, parking lot was packed! I picked up couple of slices to try and it was delicious! Will be back to order some full size cakes. read more

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This is not "fresh" review. I visited this place few months ago, but here I am now with review. The friend who invited me to come here was their former employee, and told me all the best about this place. She was thrilled about the place, their food, atmosphere, service... literally everything. She also mentioned she is visiting them as a guest quite often. The place as a place has a nice atmosphere (when I say it- it means it reminds me on my home country). Service was fast and good. Food as food is nothing spectacular. One average greek gyro. It is definitely 3/5. The portions are big, that is what I can say, but nothing else. I haven't tried anything else besides that. I might visit them in the future to try something more, because I don't like to write off the places based on one impression. read more

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My review is for the bakery and cafe. I have been to Papagalino a couple of times. Once was for a takeout of some pastries and more recently for dine in. In both of my visits, I had a good experience. On my recent visit, my party and I came here for desserts (only). The cafe was busy and the parking lot was near full. We were seated promptly. The restaurant was happening and lively. A lot of patrons were enjoying their food and drinks and seemed to be having a good time. Our server was friendly and helpful. She provided good service. We ordered five pastries and five drinks. For the drinks, we ordered two Machiattos, two Baileys coffee, and one Greek coffee. For pastries, we ordered the following pastries (see their menu for details): 1) Menelik Layer of Chocolate and Yellow Cake, Filled With Vanilla Custard & Chocolate Mousse With Roasted Almonds 2) La Orange Layers of Yelllow Cake Filled With Orange Custard Cream 3) Galaktoboureko A traditional Greek dessert featuring a custard in a crispy phyllo pastry shell. 4) Ek Mek Kataifi Strudel phyllo with Custard and Walnuts. 5) Cheesecake I ordered the Menelik. I also tried the other pastries (except for cheesecake). All the drinks and pastries were good in taste. We all liked what we had. My favorites were the La Orange and Ek Mek Kataifi. I liked their flavors and texture a lot. They have a good variety of desserts and drinks on their menu. They are reasonably priced in today's times. Before leaving the cafe, we swung by their bakery shop, and some of us purchased other sweet treats to go. We were helped by the manager of the shop and she was helpful. I saw more variety of pastries that drew my attention, which I hope to try on my next visit. I would recommend checking out this establishment, especially if you like dessert and drinks. It is definitely worth a visit and more. read more

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Quiet when we started around 11am on a Sunday, but got busier though not packed by the time we left about 90 minutes later. Service was fine, we enjoyed ourselves and weren't rushed, very much allowed to finish our visit even though we didn't order much. I learned that many items can have a different name depending on how the same ingredients are shaped or cut, but they're basically still all baklava ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I have more learning to do. Would visit again. read more

Papagalino Bakery - l'orange cake - Bakeries Near Me - Niles, Illinois

This is my new go to spot for getting work done or bringing friends or dates. I love the atmosphere and the staff is so friendly.

Wow this place is so fun! I love that they have a massive layout for the restaurant as well as a whole bakery! We just went to the bakery section this time but it was just filled with desserts to try! Service was so fast and they answered any questions we had! And the pricing was fabulous compared to normal prices where we are from! We had the tres leches cake and the casino chocolate cake! Can't wait to go back and try more! read more

This is the first time I ever visited this bakery so I didn't know what to expect. The woman that helped me was so lovely. I came at 8pm looking for breakfast items for my church breakfast group the following morning. I ended up buying a special Easter bread that was topped with almonds and had an "egg" in the center. My church gals loved that! The walnut cake is super moist and delicious. My daughter picked the chocolate mousse cake decorated like a lion. So far I liked what I tried and I plan to go back and try other items. read more

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Delicious cakes, late night server woman was kind. Tres leches cake is FIRE, and they have this chocolate on top that I've never seen another bakery do and I'm obsessed read more

They made a custom cake for me last week and it was not only beautiful but delicious as well. I texted them a picture and they duplicated it perfectly on the cake. It was a sheet cake, chocolate and vanilla with white chocolate mousse between the layers. While picking up the cake I tried some of their other treats like fresh made Baklava with walnuts! My favorite. They had so many Greek and Italian pastries it was tough to choose. I bought some traditional almond cookies in powdered sugar. Excellent. Love this place. read more

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The best place to get all your favorite Greek desserts If you are in that area you have to stop and try the bite size baklava. They also have amazing and delicious Greek food!! read more

First stop on my trip to Chicago. The place was large and spacious and plenty of seating. We seated ourselves and waited for the waiter. Menu had a decent amount of options and I opted for the hot pikilia for 2. The platter definitely had a good assortment of options and is a great way to try multiple different meat options. We also grabbed some dessert to go, as we left. Overall i would the service was adequate, nothing exceptional but also not poor. The seating and area was spacious with plenty of outdoor lighting which was appreciated. The food, imo, was nothing that stood out. Will have to decide if I'd want to return to try more things from here. read more

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Racist. I'm a black woman. I came in late one night needing coffee and a pastry. 2 men walked past me, not acknowledging me. I walk over to the bakery. Again, 2 men there who don't acknowledge me. I say hello and ask about coffee. On the other side. Ask about the bathroom, also on the other side. They go back to their conversation. I go to the other side. The man walks past me again, I'm clearly looking a little lost and guess the bathrooms are straight ahead. I use the restroom and stand back at the door because you have to wait to be seated. I'm waiting there looking at the menu. These men servers walk past me again. Then 2 other men customers come in, they're greeted and asked where they want to sit. I ask them, "so I've been standing here this whole time and you just ignored me?" The dude says yes and keeps walking with the men. Then the other server asks me how he can help. At this point that was done on purpose and I'm actually good. I didn't even try the food. Have a sign saying "No blacks" so we know not to come here, because you shouldn't treat people like that. read more

Excellent just perfect in every possible way!!! Food, ambience, and service everything is extremely special. The waitresses and waiters go above and beyond the call of duty!! read more

I don't live too far from Papagalino's Cafe and I can't believe it to me so long to finally try this place. It reminded me of the food I had in Greece. From their souvlaki to their Freddo Cappuccino. This place is as authentic Greek as it gets! Prices are inexpensive which made me love this place even more. I cannot wait to come back here again! read more

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As a fellow Greek, this is a Greek family run business and quite delicious. It's a large space, with a nice atmosphere for some really good food. The chicken slouvlaki platter was just enough. Chicken was well cooked and flavored. Save some room for Loukoumades, Greek deep fried honey balls, that are just like when I'm in Greece. Service isn't super fast, but it's meant to be a time to enjoy company and food. Prices are great compared to Greek restaurants in the city. read more

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Was craving a chocolate cake and I looked up this place! The desserts looked pretty good, so I was expecting a good chocolate cake. This cake was very underwhelming. I don't think the strawberries and chocolate went well together. Also, the cake was dry and somewhat crumbly. The chocolate mouse might've been over whipped and definitely could've had a stronger chocolate flavor too. Basically, this cake tasted like 4 completely separate ingredients just topped on each other. In one bite, I could taste the separation of the strawberries, chocolate cake, chocolate mousse, and the fondant/frosting. I think the workers were really friendly, but I don't know if I'd come back to try other desserts. read more

Papagalino Bakery - Chocolate strawberry cake...meh - Bakeries Near Me - Niles, Illinois

We came to bakery for a traditional new year cake . they were out , she sold us a cake that she claimed was almost exactly the same ~ only with syrup . it was the worst cake ever , soaking wet like a drippy sweet pudding . read more

I'm so furious I can't speak right now. My daughter and her three friends were just asked to leave the restaurant because they were ordering dessert. It's 1130 at night and the restaurant is filled with people drinking coffee only. They literally told her and her friends to "get out". This is no way to run a restaurant. I will be calling the owner tomorrow. read more

Great food, great drinks, love the look. 1 visit of many in the future totally loved the place. read more

Papagalino Bakery - Love the place, the food, the look... can't wait to go back... - Bakeries Near Me - Niles, Illinois

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Great bakery. I drive almost an hour each way to get Greek baked goods from what I consider one last quality freak bakeries in Chicagoland (I used to go into Greek town to the bakery on Halsted until they were forced out). Everything was fresh and made with quality and craftsmanship. The place is not inexpensive but not but not crazy expensive and you actually get the quality you pay for. So few Greek bakeries left and this one is absolutely worth a try. read more

The bakery has some of the best Tres Leche around! Their other pastries look amazing too! So hard to choose!

Great food and service. The tres leches and the teramasu is amazing. Favorite dish would have to be the lamb chops.

Very nice place for real coffee. Food is also very good. Downside: too many outdoor sitting tables occupied by smokers, I think is very bad for business, at least for me opinion. We were sitting near group of smoked and we have to change our table to be away from heavy cigaret clouds. I hope owners will reconsider smoking tables options read more

AMAZING restaurant! One of my favorite European restaurants in the Chicagoland suburbs! The food was absolutely delicious, so accommodating for our holiday party and keeping safety a priority during COVID. All of our leadership team said they enjoyed this restaurant so much they will be coming with their families. That alone speaks volumes for how wonderful the service is, pricing is great, and very accommodating. Big thank you for helping make our holiday party a success. I would give this place a 10 star if I could. read more

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Amazing Greek food!!! Pasticho and Gyro were so good! Home made French fries and all the desserts are delicious!! read more

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This place has been one of my go to spot for years because of their late open hours. They serve a wide range of foods from salads, sandwiches, teas, to desserts. It's a great place to meet up with friends when everything else is closed for a quick bite. The atmosphere inside is very unique and almost gives a tropical vibe. I would say the quality of food isn't 5/5 though. It's just average tasting, but I would say it's a great place to go to catch up with friends after dinner time. Whenever I go, it's always filled with people and chatter! Very sociable place with nice workers. read more

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Even though we had an agreement with the manager at Papa Galindo Cafe for a birthday party, after we sat down and our guests arrived, we were asked to leave because we don't consume alcohol. We even offered to pay for the alcohol without drinking it, but this was not accepted. This situation overshadowed our special day and caused an upsetting experience for both us and our guests. A more respectful and hospitable approach could have been taken. read more

Such a cute place! Came here yesterday, and the atmosphere is very cozy. My friend and I came here for dinner, and we didnt try any dessert seeing as it is a bakery, so I can't provide any info on their pastries. I felt like I was in Europe when I walked in. The decor is beautiful, and they had the coziest chairs. There is also an outdoor patio. The food was very good, as well. I ordered saganaki which was very good, but I wish they set it in fire in front of the customer like they do in most places. I also ordered a chicken souvlaki pita wrap which was pretty good, and I love how much tzatziki sauce they put on the wrap and then they put an extra cup on the side. The fries here are so crispy and amazing, and to me, that means a lot because I normally hate fries from places and I wont even touch them. My friend got a gyro, and although I didn't try it, she loved it. Though she said she wished it had more meat inside the pita. Overall, I'd come again for the saganaki alone, but I'd love to try the coffee! read more

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Wow, this place has great pastries and tons of options. We came by on a Saturday night after dinner and it was hopping. We almost couldn't find a parking space. We had a food allergy in our group and the waiter was really diligent and friendly about making sure pastries were safe. read more

I went to Papagalino Bakery after searching on Yelp for specific cake criteria. I wanted to find a bakery with a good selection of cakes since I didn't know exactly what I wanted. I wanted to find a bakery which prepared cake in a non-American style since I was looking for something less sweet, more moist, and had more fresh fruits or nuts (I was thinking Asian bakery to meet this criteria). I was also looking for a good price, as many premium bakeries can easily run over 40, 50, or 60 dollars for small to medium sized cakes. Fortunately, Papagalino met all this criteria. I was originally skeptical as it was difficult to park, the shop wasn't that well lit, there were only a few cashiers, the display cases were foggy, prices seemed a bit low, and labels were hand written. Fortunately, I was able to see past this mediocre first impression to enjoy some delicious cakes. I tried 4 types of cakes on my visit and all were good in their own way. 3 milk cake: Very rich and very moist with a nice cream top. The thin layer of fudge adds a nice contrast to the dominant milk flavors. This is comparable in richness to the Tres Leches cake you can find at Sam's Club and is sure to put a smile on your face. Atomic cake: The light layer of custard matches well with a layer of yellow cake and a layer of chocolate which don't detract from the flavor of the strawberries. Mango mousse cake: Nice mango flavor, although not as refined as the mango cakes I've had in Asia - but very good for Chicagoland. But this costs a lot less and is provided in a generous portion. The mousse is very fragrant and matches well with the other components, particularly the coconut shavings. Strawberry torte: It's a tossup between this and the three milk cake for my favorite. This was a total surprise as I expected it to taste similar to the numerous strawberry shortcakes I've tried. To my surprise, they added a good amount of milk inside to make the cake extra moist and creamy. Mix this with delicious cream on the outside and tons of fresh strawberries and it creates a wonderful combination on your palate. The sliced almonds on the outside just add additional flavor to contrast and a bit of extra texture. Overall, good prices with lots of choices for cakes and baked goods. Full size cakes are also very reasonably priced at about 28 for fresh fruit, 30 for regular size, and 43 for large at the time of this writing. The only thing really keeping this from 5 stars for me is how the bakery section seems old and uninviting compared to the nicely decorated dining room. One seems upscale and comfortable while the other feels like my basement. If the bakery could be remodeled to match the splendor of the dining room, Papagalino Bakery definitely deserves 5 stars. read more

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It was one of the worst service I ever experience in my life. Me and my girlfriend went to get some coffee and we waited for 20 minutes. When we waited for 20mins nobody came to our table to take our order. So I waved at the one of the waiter to come, he looked at me and gave me a thumbs up and never came. I asked the person who appears to be a bus boy and asked who is taking our order and he said yes and give me a minute and he also never came back. I felt very mistreated because people who came after us got their order in and not us. So me and my girl friend got up and left and never coming back to spend my money there. read more