Restaurants and bars line Division Street and nestled between them is Alliance Bakery, beckoning passerby to stop and appreciate the spectacular artistic cakes on display in their front window. Walk inside the small space to a colorful dessert selection behind glass windows, making the decision to choose just one nearly impossible. Once a choice is made, add a cup of coffee to your order, walk outside and back indoors through the next door where you can sit and enjoy your pastry in peace. Alliance Bakery is well-known in Chicago for their desserts, cakes and pastries, including their European-styled desserts like macarons and tortes. In addition to this location, the bakery supplies many of the city's best restaurants, hotels, caterers and sweet shops.