We’re huge fans of The Bear, which steered us here on our Chicago trip - so glad we found this place!
We loved the mushroom adobo and longnanisa breakfast sandwich! The mango tarts were amazing, as were our lattes. We left with an apple hand pie to eat the following morning, which was still had perfectly crispy pastry. Definitely worth the hour wait to get in.
colin penn
Best breakfast sandwich I've ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Anjelica Martinez
This was probably one of the highlights of our trip. We stood outside in the rain waiting for an hour but it was so worth it! The breakfast sandwich with egg, cheese, longanisa and hashbrown blew my mind I had to get two. The pastries were also delicious, I really loved the truffle croissant. The drinks were a hit too - the calamansi lemonade was so refreshing and the ube coffee was sweet. Will keep dreaming about that breakfast sandwich until the day that I’m back!!!
I can confidently say their dinner & drinks portion was phenomenal. I’m definitely going back to try their bakery! There’s a reason why earned 1 michelin star
Andrew Galang
This was worth the 1.5hr wait!!! We came during daytime service which is first-come first serve. You can also skip the line if you order to go. Once you’re in you place your order and then get seated. All the servers are friendly and attentive.
They have a wide selection of pastries but my favorite was the Ube coconut Ensaymada. It has a crunchy top (like a pineapple bun) and had the perfect amount of filling. They actually forgot to pack this in our box and gave us a black sesame coconut macaroon instead, but they were nice about it and got us the ensaymada and let us keep the macaroon!
Get the UBE LATTE. I was blown away, this tops the Hawaiian latte from Honolulu cafe.
The lumpia Shanghai was hot and crispy, so good with the sweet chili sauce.
The Filipino breakfast hit the spot—get the combo meat; longanisa and tocino.
The breakfast sandwich was good, nice size loganisa patty and the bun was sooo soft like a Hawaiian roll.
Love to see Filipino food getting recognition. Definitely one of my favorite places in Chicago!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwiches, Lumpia Shanghai Springrolls, Filipino Breakfast, Ube Latte with Oat Milk, Ube and Huckleberry Basque Cake, Pastries
Soohwa Yu
Food and service are great .even simple coffee was perfect temperature Takes a long time to get into the restaurant, but it's worth the wait
Delicious upscale Filipino food. Creative, innovative & outstanding. Can certainly understand the Michelin star rating. Would definitely go back & recommend to others.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rose Langguth
Kasama was one of my Christmas presents. Let me tell you... the long wait outside just to get in was well worth it! The Filipino breakfast with tocino was mouth watering, flavor-bursting ,and hunger quenching! I paired it with calamansi juice (think tart lemonade). We took some pastries to go. Overall, an unforgettable experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Filipino Breakfast, Pastries
Charles Molleur
It was awesome. The sandwich is as good as they say. I didn’t love the bun. I prefer an English muffin. BUT. The food was top notch. You can’t go wrong. The line was…. Terrible. But hey. Good food means you gotta wait.
As a proud self titled tourist- I obviously needed to see if this place was worth the hype. Ummmm…. It was unbelievably good. Surpassed all expectations that we had for breakfast and coffee. We got the Filipino breakfast & breakfast sandwhich…. Incomparable to anything we have tasted before. Magnificent, definitely worth waiting in line & even then the wait wasn’t very long. Very nice employees. Will return!!!!! 6/5 stars!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elizabeth Breiseth
Everything about this place is perfect! I love the pastries and pick them up often when I visit friends or host parties or get togethers. All the pastries are very creative and unique. Love love love everything
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ashwin Joshua
Kasama is one of my favorites restaurants in Chicago. It’s one of those places where everything you order is good. I’ve been going here for several years and the quality has not dipped as showcased by the fact that the lines outside aren’t getting any shorter. My personal favorites are the breakfast sandwich (with everything), the Filipino breakfast (with longanisa), the ube and huckleberry basque cake, the blueberry tart and the ube latte. On my most recent visit, Hanna was super friendly and attentive and made sure my experience was excellent!
It's soooo good! Loved the pastries, coffee, and breakfast sandwich so much. Worth the wait in my opinion! The people working there were really nice and the ambiance was nice too. Def will be back when I'm in Chicago again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Travel Beyond Serendipity (Hope)
Come Early for the Pastries—but Be Ready to Wait
If you’re planning to visit Kasama, make sure to get there early! I arrived around 8:10, and there were already people waiting in line—even in freezing rain. This spot is definitely popular, so be prepared for a bit of a wait.
When it comes to the savory food, it was good but not particularly memorable. Personally, I don’t think it’s worth the long wait—it’s solid, but nothing that blew me away.
Now, the pastries? Absolutely worth it! I tried four different kinds, and each one was delicious. I’d gladly wait in line again just to get my hands on those pastries. If you’re a fan of baked goods, this is definitely the place to go!
We’re huge fans of The Bear, which steered us here on our Chicago trip - so glad we found this place! We loved the mushroom adobo and longnanisa breakfast sandwich! The mango tarts were amazing, as were our lattes. We left with an apple hand pie to eat the following morning, which was still had perfectly crispy pastry. Definitely worth the hour wait to get in.
Best breakfast sandwich I've ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
This was probably one of the highlights of our trip. We stood outside in the rain waiting for an hour but it was so worth it! The breakfast sandwich with egg, cheese, longanisa and hashbrown blew my mind I had to get two. The pastries were also delicious, I really loved the truffle croissant. The drinks were a hit too - the calamansi lemonade was so refreshing and the ube coffee was sweet. Will keep dreaming about that breakfast sandwich until the day that I’m back!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwiches, Truffle Croissant
I can confidently say their dinner & drinks portion was phenomenal. I’m definitely going back to try their bakery! There’s a reason why earned 1 michelin star
This was worth the 1.5hr wait!!! We came during daytime service which is first-come first serve. You can also skip the line if you order to go. Once you’re in you place your order and then get seated. All the servers are friendly and attentive.
They have a wide selection of pastries but my favorite was the Ube coconut Ensaymada. It has a crunchy top (like a pineapple bun) and had the perfect amount of filling. They actually forgot to pack this in our box and gave us a black sesame coconut macaroon instead, but they were nice about it and got us the ensaymada and let us keep the macaroon!
Get the UBE LATTE. I was blown away, this tops the Hawaiian latte from Honolulu cafe.
The lumpia Shanghai was hot and crispy, so good with the sweet chili sauce.
The Filipino breakfast hit the spot—get the combo meat; longanisa and tocino.
The breakfast sandwich was good, nice size loganisa patty and the bun was sooo soft like a Hawaiian roll.
Love to see Filipino food getting recognition. Definitely one of my favorite places in Chicago!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwiches, Lumpia Shanghai Springrolls, Filipino Breakfast, Ube Latte with Oat Milk, Ube and Huckleberry Basque Cake, Pastries
Food and service are great .even simple coffee was perfect temperature
Takes a long time to get into the restaurant, but it's worth the wait
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Adobo, Filipino Breakfast, Garlic Rice, Pastries
Great good, will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Pastries
Delicious upscale Filipino food. Creative, innovative & outstanding. Can certainly understand the Michelin star rating. Would definitely go back & recommend to others.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kasama was one of my Christmas presents. Let me tell you... the long wait outside just to get in was well worth it! The Filipino breakfast with tocino was mouth watering, flavor-bursting ,and hunger quenching! I paired it with calamansi juice (think tart lemonade). We took some pastries to go. Overall, an unforgettable experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Filipino Breakfast, Pastries
It was awesome. The sandwich is as good as they say. I didn’t love the bun. I prefer an English muffin. BUT. The food was top notch. You can’t go wrong. The line was…. Terrible. But hey. Good food means you gotta wait.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
As a proud self titled tourist- I obviously needed to see if this place was worth the hype. Ummmm…. It was unbelievably good. Surpassed all expectations that we had for breakfast and coffee. We got the Filipino breakfast & breakfast sandwhich…. Incomparable to anything we have tasted before. Magnificent, definitely worth waiting in line & even then the wait wasn’t very long. Very nice employees. Will return!!!!! 6/5 stars!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything about this place is perfect! I love the pastries and pick them up often when I visit friends or host parties or get togethers. All the pastries are very creative and unique. Love love love everything
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kasama is one of my favorites restaurants in Chicago. It’s one of those places where everything you order is good. I’ve been going here for several years and the quality has not dipped as showcased by the fact that the lines outside aren’t getting any shorter. My personal favorites are the breakfast sandwich (with everything), the Filipino breakfast (with longanisa), the ube and huckleberry basque cake, the blueberry tart and the ube latte. On my most recent visit, Hanna was super friendly and attentive and made sure my experience was excellent!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Longanisa Breakfast Sandwich Hash Brown, Lumpia Shanghai Springrolls, Filipino Breakfast, Ube Latte with Oat Milk, Ube and Huckleberry Basque Cake, Sandwich, Pastries
It's soooo good! Loved the pastries, coffee, and breakfast sandwich so much. Worth the wait in my opinion! The people working there were really nice and the ambiance was nice too. Def will be back when I'm in Chicago again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Come Early for the Pastries—but Be Ready to Wait
If you’re planning to visit Kasama, make sure to get there early! I arrived around 8:10, and there were already people waiting in line—even in freezing rain. This spot is definitely popular, so be prepared for a bit of a wait.
When it comes to the savory food, it was good but not particularly memorable. Personally, I don’t think it’s worth the long wait—it’s solid, but nothing that blew me away.
Now, the pastries? Absolutely worth it! I tried four different kinds, and each one was delicious. I’d gladly wait in line again just to get my hands on those pastries. If you’re a fan of baked goods, this is definitely the place to go!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Longanisa Breakfast Sandwich Hash Brown, Ube and Huckleberry Basque Cake, Pastries
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