Start your day off by getting a cup o' joe and a delectable pastry or doughnut from Bennison’s Bakery, making tummies happy since 1938. The sweet and savory croissants are award-winning, the iced custard-filled bismarcks are beyond sinfully delicious, and who could go wrong with a good ol' cinnamon roll or danish? Oh wait…then there’s the bear claws…

Bennison’s Bakery, 1000 Davis Street (between Maple and Oak avenues); 847-328-9434.

Photographed by Lauren Schiappa