Ann Sather is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Chicago.

1. Ann Sather

8.6
909 W Belmont Ave (btwn N Wilton Ave & N Clark St), Chicago, IL
Scandinavian Restaurant · Lakeview · 112 tips and reviews

Diego R.Diego Rufo: Swedish waffles and pancakes with homemade lingonberry sauce, but also decent omelets, sandwiches, and salads. Their their cinnamon rolls are huge and to die for! Read more.

Ven V.Ven Virtusio: Awesome brunch!!! You must try their homemade cinnamon rolls!!

L K.L K: So filling - and excellent cinnamon rolls.

Ann Sather is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Chicago.

2. Ann Sather

8.8
3415 N Broadway St (at W Roscoe St), Chicago, IL
Scandinavian Restaurant · Lake View East · 57 tips and reviews

Dee F.Dee Fyke: Super awesome service! Incredibly friendly staff! They were all friendly and super attentive. Delicious food.. Cinnamon rolls are awesome! And they wrap up your leftovers for you... I like that :)

JenKuduJenKudu: The MOST amazing cinnamon roll I have ever eaten. Life changing :)

Melody L.Melody Legge: Cinnamon rolls are a must to get. The bacon cheddar potato pancakes are so good. It's BYOB.

Oiistar is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Chicago.

3. Oiistar

8.5
1385 N Milwaukee Ave (at N Wood St), Chicago, IL
Ramen Restaurant · Wicker Park · 67 tips and reviews

Dana T.Dana Tedesco: Staff Friendly & Welcoming Oso Oseyo! Contemporary Korean. Duck Bun & Poached Pear Best! Must come back for Hot French Kimchi Soup (over the luke-warm pork ramen).

Lizzie S.Lizzie S.: Can't go wrong with Bao. Tried the Pork Shoulder and Saltimbocca. Excited to try the Bao doughnut!

Amanda G.Amanda Gilmore: Favorites were the roasted pork belly bun, sweet fried chicken and oiistar ramen has unbeatable flavor! This is my type of place!

Ramen-San is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Chicago.

4. Ramen-San

8.5
59 W Hubbard St (btwn Clark & Dearborn), Chicago, IL
Noodle Restaurant · Near North Side · 120 tips and reviews

Kelly S.Kelly Schumann: Chicken mantou buns and the raw tuna app are delicious. If you're up for noodles, get the pork tonkotsu). Also, the aragoshi yuzu sake was a hit.

Matthew M.Matthew McKee: Kimchi Fried Chicken ramen and pork mantu buns are amazing.

Aubrey D.Aubrey Dyer: Had the special fatty ramen bowl. Awesome and the pork belly buns we're the bomb.

Wasabi is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Chicago.

5. Wasabi

9.0
2115 N Milwaukee Ave (at N Maplewood Ave), Chicago, IL
Sushi Restaurant · Logan Square · 140 tips and reviews

Nicole Z.Nicole Zhu: Pork belly buns and tonkatsu ramen are amazing!

Cristina D.Cristina Dordas: Pork belly buns and the tonkatsu ramen were to die for! We also had special valentines day oysters that were amazing too! + It is BYOB. What else can you ask for?

Sarah W.Sarah Waller: I will reiterate everyone else: Spicy garlic miso & pork belly buns! The ArtMex Maki is not bad either. :)

Chiu Quon Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Chicago.

6. Chiu Quon Bakery

8.3
2242 S Wentworth Ave (at 22nd Pl), Chicago, IL
Bakery · Armour Square · 26 tips and reviews

Matthew C.Matthew Conrad: Gotta try the Ham and Egg bun, with an Iced Milk Tea. Good stuff!

Joanne H.Joanne Hung: The bun with pork filling is delicious but i was disappointed on the one with a chicken filling. The taste is good but the filling isn't enough to satisfy your taste buds. I'd go for the pork flavor.

Anamaria H.Anamaria Hernandez: Coconut buns are delicious.

Chiu Quon Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Chicago.

7. Chiu Quon Bakery

8.2
1127 W Argyle St (at N Broadway), Chicago, IL
Bakery · Uptown · 19 tips and reviews

Bethany L.Bethany Lang: Red bean and lotus buns are awesome, and almost everything is under a dollar! Cash only.

KarenKaren: The sponge cakes and BBQ pork buns are so fresh!

Tiffany W.Tiffany Wong: not vietnamese, but favorite bakery of all time. i love everything here. their steamed baos are a must.

Duck Duck Goat is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Chicago.

8. Duck Duck Goat

9.1
857 W Fulton Market (at Peoria St), Chicago, IL
Chinese Restaurant · Fulton Market · 88 tips and reviews

Heather G.Heather G: Soup dumplings, Bone marrow potstickers, the noodles in the chicken chow fun are incredible, and duck fried rice -- all amazing.

C R.C Rey: Everything was delicious! Given the array of dishes we sampled, I suggest Pekan Chicken, Short Rib noodle, soup dumplings and bone marrow potstickers. Based on portion sizes, groups of 2-4 are ideal.

Morgan M.Morgan McKee: 🙌🏼 Must try starters include pork buns (buns are lighter and fluffier than anything you've had). Dan dan noodles with peanuts are perfect sweet and spicy dish. Finish with chicken for your protein.

Wildberry Pancakes & Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Chicago.

9. Wildberry Pancakes & Cafe

9.0
130 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL
Breakfast Spot · The Loop · 481 tips and reviews

Terence S.Terence Steward II: So... Everything we had, and I mean EVERYTHING was superb. Mexicana skillet, cinnamon roll pancakes, biscuits and gravy, then topped off the meal with red velvet French toast. It's worth the wait!

Leslie R.Leslie Richardson: Best Corned Beef Hash Ever! Amazing Cinnamon Roll Pancakes! Everything was good all three times we visited on the four days in Chicago.

Jade W.Jade Wallace: The best breakfast ever I've eaten! Get the cinnamon roll pancakes & wildberry signature pancakes, butcher skillet, and eggs Benedict w/ chorizo sausage! Also the white chocolate mocha was amazing!

Little Bad Wolf is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Chicago.

10. Little Bad Wolf

9.2
1541 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL
Restaurant · Edgewater · 59 tips and reviews

Adam F.Adam F: Amazing craft beer options! Not to mention the food. Do yourself a favor and try the pork bao.

Heidi W.Heidi Wolff: We went with a few friends. Amazing Moscow mules! I've had dreams about the Mac and Cheese. The tacos were great and the baos were more than I expected and were exceptional.

Kseniya M.Kseniya Makarova: Bao is pretty darn good, cocktails are delightful

Butcher & The Burger is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Chicago.

11. Butcher & The Burger

9.1
1021 W Armitage Ave (at Kenmore Ave.), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · North Side · 108 tips and reviews

Trevor H.Trevor Hanson: Pretzel bun is a must, as well as the Kennebec fries!

Nina N.Nina Nirema: All of the meats, all of the buns, all of the choices. Extremely customizable with so many amazing choices. Love the burgers, but don't miss out on the fries. Oh, and did I mention it's BYOB?

EaterEater: Butcher & the Burger has a fully operational butcher shop on premise and is all about customization: choose your meat blend, choose your seasonings, choose your bun, choose your toppings.

Saucy Porka is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Chicago.

12. Saucy Porka

8.3
400 S Financial Pl (Van Buren), Chicago, IL
Asian Restaurant · The Loop · 49 tips and reviews

MattMatt: The short rib is so tender. The Paella is amazing and surprising. Better baos and bahns than the chain down the street!

Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune: Unique menu items include $7 umami nachos (tomato, cheese, scallion, pineapple, and choice of meat) and $3.50 sofrito marinated shrimp (with Asian slaw and served on a bao bun). Read more.

EaterEater: This popular daytime spot recreates the childhood memories of owner Amy Le and chef Rafael Lopez through blended dishes like bao tacos, “Asian-style” paella, pork carnitas pho and more. Read more.

Saigon Sisters Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Chicago.

13. Saigon Sisters Restaurant

8.3
567 W Lake St (btwn Jefferson & Clinton), Chicago, IL
Vietnamese Restaurant · West Loop · 72 tips and reviews

Brad K.Brad K: Love banh mi and ban bao's for lunch. Black pepper tofu, caramel prawns, mussels are great dinner choices!

Vithida S.Vithida Sueblinvong: Love Bun bo hue and baognet so good, the noodle is not too spicy and the dessert is so delicious

ISC C.ISC Chicago: New fall item: Bun Cha Hanoi (Grilled pork lettuce wrap with crispy imperial rolls, vermicelli salad, herbs and nuoc cham broth) - YUM (photo from website) available for delivery or pickup

Sun Wah BBQ is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Chicago.

14. Sun Wah BBQ

8.8
5039 N Broadway St (at W Argyle St), Chicago, IL
Chinese Restaurant · Uptown · 159 tips and reviews

Jake S.Jake Sung: Go for Peking duck dinner. (Roasted duck with buns, soup, and fried rice)

Matt T.Matt Taege: Get the whole duck & steamed buns.

Alex D.Alex Duner: Get the duck feast. It's amazing. A whole duck, plus bao buns, rice, soup, and noodles.

Sunda is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Chicago.

15. Sunda

8.8
110 W Illinois St (btwn N LaSalle Dr & N Clark St), Chicago, IL
Sushi Restaurant · River North · 288 tips and reviews

Laura S.Laura Steiger: Don't miss the kale fritters or steam buns during happy hour. Highlights of our dinner.

Gwen B.Gwen Beattie: Not sure that it's possible to go wrong here. Definitely try anything with pork belly (steamed buns, pig on a stick, & braised pork belly) & the rock shrimp. Cocktails are to die for!

EdEd: Great and tasty pan-Asian food! Amazing Brussel sprout salads, great duck steam buns and drunken noodles. Will definitely come back to try their sushis.