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Saturday, November 25, 2023Café Selmarie prepares to shut its doors in 2024, after 40 years in business
by ABC-7 Chicago / November 25, 2023 CHICAGO (WLS) -- After 40 years, Café Selmarie, a beloved restaurant and bakery in the Lincoln Square neighborhood, plans to close in early 2024. Owner Birgit Kobayashi will be retiring. The café was founded by Kobayashi and Jeanne Uzdawinis, who met as neighbors on Giddings Street. In September 1983 they created Café Selmarie just down the street from where they lived with their families. They started out in a tiny storefront with a handful of tables serving
Tuesday, November 14, 2023Historic Café Selmarie Closing After 40 Years In Lincoln Square
by Amy Rutledge and Tonya Francisco / WGN Daytime Chicago / November 14, 2023The beloved and historic Cafe Selmarie will be closing after four decades in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. Here in our Studio 41 Kitchen to share one of the desserts that helped start Cafe Selmarie is Owner Birgit Kobayashi. Watch HERE
Tuesday, September 19, 2023Popular Lincoln Square restaurant announces plans to close after 40 years
by NBC-5 Chicago / September 14, 2023 A popular restaurant on Chicago's North Side has announced plans to closed its beloved café after 40 years in business. Café Selmarie, a staple in the Lincoln Square neighborhood, known for its bakery and restaurant, revealed that it will close in early 2024, just after the establishment celebrated its 40th anniversary this month.The restaurant's owner and co-founder, Birgit Kobayashi, will retire as the restaurant closes. “Since my business partner Jeanne passed
Wednesday, September 13, 2023Café Selmarie Closing After 4 Decades In Lincoln Square
by Alex V. Hernandez / Block Club Chicago / September 13, 2023The owner plans to retire and close the restaurant early next year. The Café Selmarie name and recipes will not be sold.LINCOLN SQUARE — Café Selmarie is closing after four decades in Lincoln Square.Owner Birgit Kobayashi announced Wednesday she plans to retire and is closing the restaurant, 4729 N. Lincoln Ave., in early 2024.Kobayashi said in a statement she is “ready for that new chapter in our lives.” “After cooking and baking for decades,
