PG's pick:

Ceci-Cela(55 Spring St, just east of Lafayette St, on the North Side) has been around for over 15 years. It is a charming little French coffee house, owned and staffed by French folks. Chef Laurent Dupal's pastries and cakes are a knockout. We especially care for their different croissants, and the the slightly sweet eggy bread one uses to make French Toast.

“After tasting any of Dupal’s delicacies, you'll beg him to adopt you.” -plendora.com