Great selection of gluten free goodies here!…read more My celiac husband was very happy with this place:)

It was honestly love at first sight. They had two large cases of baked goods but not your typical…read morebreads and croissants - they had caneles and tarts, cakes and macaroni, and these lovely yummy shortbread cookies I walked into a dream café and stumbled my way through ordering bc I was so excited (lol) My first day I ordered just their seasonal rosemary brown butter latte, 1 espresso shortbread cookie, 2 vanilla lavender shortbread cookies, a canele, a linzer, and blueberry muffin. The next day I ordered just the blueberry muffin, vanilla lavender shortbread cookie, and a hot latte to go. If you are someone who loves the experience of local coffee shops, this place is absolutely stellar!

Made by Lia was such a cute and cozy coffee shop. The whole place had a really warm vibe that i…read moreloved. I also love that i was able to actually sit back and enjoy the experience of my coffee being made. I tried the Java hazelnut coffee and it was so good. I also thought the cups were really cute with the name printed on them i thought that was a nice little detail. I'd also like to add it's not just coffee they had teas, milk lemonade, apple juice a little something for everyone. Also I love me some plants I loved how they had real plants In the shop also tiny plants on each table was sooo cute. They had a bunch of different pastries you could choose from along with merch that you could shop while waiting for your order I tried the espresso doughnut and it was good, but it was more cakey but they let me know that before I ordered. My daughter got the gooey butter cake and enjoyed it. Another part that i liked was being able to see the pastries getting made off to the side. I even connected with someone else who enjoys visiting different coffee shops, which made the experience a lot better. Overall i would 100% visit made by Made by Lia again I also was able to grab my son a gift card from them for his birthday next week I think he will love it.

So excited to be back in the area and stop by Made by Lia! Busy on a Saturday morning, but we had…read moreto be somewhere else and were taking to go. It felt cheery inside; we weren't ready and let others go in front of us so we could decide on goodies. Staff was friendly and helpful when we had decided. We got a huge blueberry lemon scone, a gooey butter cake slice, and a large chocolate chip cookie. I also got a brown sugar latte made with coconut milk, a first-time milk choice for me. I will probably go with Almond milk next time. The scone was delicious! My husband enjoyed his cookie and gooey butter cake. It will always be a stop when we are in the area.

Everybody there was super nice! They had my Fiancee and I in and out in like 15 minutes after…read morepicking the cake for our wedding!

This is a small local bakery - otherwise known as a hidden gem!…read more I purchased several item for a family activity: Cream horns, little cannolis, apple turnover, and iced cookies. All these sweet confections were scrumptious! Staff were friendly, helpful, and customer service was great. I need to go back. They had cookie cakes, cakes, all kinds of amazing looking pastries, and several types of breakfast stollen that are begging to be eaten with a nice cuppa hot tea. I'll be back!

I was in Florissant for work on a Thursday and had planned on making a stop at another bakery for a…read moretreat to take to a Birthday. I ended up stopping at Helfer's when I saw it and choosing 3 very large cupcakes. They put them in a nice box. Two were white cake with beautiful white icing and one was Strawberry Shortcake with pink cake and crunchies on top like the Strawberry Shortcake ice cream bar. All three looked beautiful and there is someone here who is very talented at piping the buttercream. The top of the strawberry shortcake cupcake was delicious but I didn't care for the pink cake. I found it dry and artificial. The white cupcakes looked much better than they tasted. Again, the cake was dry. These were certainly cake mixes and I just had slightly higher expectations considering it's a place that has been around for several generations.

I absolutely love the strawberry shortcake from Helfer's Pastries & Deli Cafe! It has become a…read morebirthday tradition for me every year. The cake is always fresh, delicious, and perfectly balanced with sweet strawberries and light, flavorful cream. It's one of those desserts you genuinely look forward to year after year. Highly recommend for anyone who loves classic desserts done well!

The CUTEST little dessert and coffee spot on Main Street! I've been in love with their macarons…read moreforever! They also do amazing custom cakes and cookies! They also have the split cups if you're wanting two different flavors

I got really lost coming to this place not because of where it is, but because the GPS directions…read moreto take you every which way, but the right way lol. But in the midst of getting lost, I found some really cool unique things inside of the building that this bakery is located in so it was a win overall. Anyway, I was really excited to try it and I looked it up before I came. I heard they had some very unique things and I was not surprised that unique was exactly what it was. They had so many different flavors of chips so many different sauces, homemade maple, pretty much anything you can think of that can be homemade in a flavor they had it and I loved it. I love how they had an area to sit down if you wanted to enjoy the bakery items or you could take them to go, which is what we opted for since we were having to get back on the road. Got some of the chips to try and they were not bad at all and grabbed some focaccia and a cinnamon roll and I must say everything was immaculate. It was so soft that bread and the cinnamon roll and I cannot wait to go back again. It was also very welcoming everyone was friendly and they moved very quickly in there.

3 words: chicken pot pie…read more It is pot pie season, and sugaree, while they are known for the sweet treats, deliver serious punch with their pot pies. The best part? It is loaded with chicken! Exactly what you need! Super savory, with a beautiful shortbread pie crust that stays crispy even as it absorbs the filling. The interior is quaint. It feels like grandma's house with aged hardwood, antiques, and delicately manicured crown molding. The workers were wonderful. Super friendly, greeting everyone, and just super nice. Definitely a great sweet treat, or take out spot in dog town!

My wife and I hired Sugaree to make two wedding cakes. We booked them four months ahead of the…read morewedding and ordered a tiered cake and a sheet cake, both with raspberry filling. In the weeks leading up to the wedding, we tried multiple times to contact the shop so we could set a delivery time on the wedding day for the cakes. It was very hard to get anyone from the shop to reply to our messages but we were finally able to speak to someone 5 days before our big day. On the day of the wedding, they delivered two cakes that looked really good on the outside. When we finally did the cake cutting, we discovered that they'd delivered two different cakes: one with chocolate filling and one with raspberry. Both cakes were dry. Considering what we paid for these cakes, the difficulty making contact with anyone from the shop, and the utterly unforgivable mistake of getting the order wrong (not to mention that the cakes were dry), we regret ordering from them for what was a really important event. They may shine most of the time but you'd never know it from the experience we had with them.

Another Saturday, another visit to Sarah's Cake Shop!…read more It was later on Saturday, and they didn't have a full pan of gooey butter cake, yes, you can buy a pan of gooey butter cakes! We got three, several glitter cake balls, and a slice of the infamous wedding cake. Love this place!

The hardest part about ordering cupcakes for our wedding was deciding on the flavors. They were…read moreall so delicious and moist. All the guests raved about them. We opted for them to set up the cupcakes and it looked beautiful. The tiramisu was the best, triple chocolate and carrot cake were rich and delicious, and the lemon was lovely on a hot summer day. The communication was easy and the whole team was helpful. Our ceremony cake was delicious and just as I wanted. The next time I need a cake or cupcakes I will definitely order from Sarah's again.

Lydia's is quite lovely. Located in a rehabbed warehouse near the Streets of St. Charles, this is…read morethe kind of place to get away and focus, relax, or visit with friends. Large, airy, and cozily-decorated. Plenty of indoor/outdoor seating and tables, a cute bar, and a beautiful case of sweets. I had the Hello Sweetie Refresher and a couple of macarons, and I'll come back and try more of their menu. The price is good, and the staff is super friendly. Easy to miss. Large black warehouse, semi-tucked away. Use the computer map in your pocket.

Always the best cheesecake - I tried a slice of espresso Irish cream today and it was amazing…read more Also my regular salted caramel oat milk latte The staff is really sweet too :)