New Bakery / Cafe Businesses in Chicago

28 new bakery / cafe businesses were licensed in Chicago in the past year. Sourced from City of Chicago license records, updated daily.

Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued.

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In the past year, 28 new bakery / cafe businesses were licensed in Chicago — 3 in the last 30 days, outpacing the past year’s average. Recent licenses cluster in Near West Side, North Center, and Loop.

Most recent license on file: September 3, 2026. Data refreshed daily from the City of Chicago open data portal.

How to read this data

"New businesses" = accounts receiving their first-ever Chicago business license, excluding pop-up/transient permits. Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued. Every count on this page comes from that same daily City of Chicago license feed.

Recently licensed

Where bakery / cafe businesses are opening

Neighborhoods ranked by their share of the 52 newest bakery / cafe licenses, issued since July 29, 2024.

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Common questions

How many new bakery / cafe businesses are there in Chicago?

BizPulse has 52 bakery / cafe businesses on file that were newly licensed in Chicago, including 28 in the past year and 3 in the last 30 days. Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued.

Where are new bakery / cafe businesses licensed most often in Chicago?

Among the 52 most recently licensed bakery / cafe businesses BizPulse has on file, licenses cluster in Near West Side, North Center, Loop, West Town, and Near South Side.

What share of new Chicago businesses are bakery / cafe?

Bakery / Cafe businesses made up about 0.7% of all new business licenses issued in Chicago in the past year (28 of 4,040).

What counts as a "new" bakery / cafe business?

"New businesses" = accounts receiving their first-ever Chicago business license, excluding pop-up/transient permits. Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued.

How often is this data updated?

BizPulse re-ingests the City of Chicago business-license feed every day. A newly issued license is typically searchable here within a week of being licensed.