Kairos
Fresh this morning
Whatever came out of the oven — laminated, iced, and still warm.
Baked from
scratch in a
stone church.
Strawn, Illinois · est. 2025
A neighborhood bakery and coffee shop where the pastries are made by hand, the menu turns with the season, and the coffee is roasted by Metric.
Open 6am–2pm · Monday through Saturday
On the board
Everything is made from scratch, and the board turns with the season. Here's what's pouring now — and ask what came out of the oven this morning.
Blackberry cruffin
Laminated, sugar-crusted, crowned with cream and fresh berries.
Jalapeño-cheddar bun
Buttery and flaky, with just enough bite for the morning.
Elote galette
A savory free-form tart: sweet corn, cotija, a little heat.
Cinnamon roll
Slow-proofed overnight and iced while still warm.
Blood-orange pavlova
Crisp meringue, soft cream, bright winter citrus.
From scratch, every day
There's no freezer shortcut here. Doughs are mixed and proofed in-house, syrups are cooked down by hand, and matcha is whisked to order. It's slower — and you can taste it.
A few of the syrups we make ourselves:
- Vanilla
- Caramel
- Dark chocolate
- White chocolate
- Toasted marshmallow
- Strawberry
A 1930s church, given a second life
Kairos lives inside a restored stone church, with arched windows, stained glass, and thick limestone walls that keep the room cool in summer and hold the smell of cinnamon in the morning.
kai·ros [ˈkīräs] · noun, Greek the perfect, delicate, crucial moment; the fleeting rightness of time and place that creates the opportune atmosphere for action, words, or movement.
It felt like the right name for a room built for gathering — now pouring coffee where it once rang bells.
Roasted by Metric
Our espresso and drip start with beans roasted by Metric Coffee out of Chicago: clean, dependable, and a good match for house-made syrups and honest milk.
Grabbing coffee to go? We keep bagged beans and canned cold brew on the shelf, next to a small corner of handmade local pottery, books, and finds.
Beans & cold brew to go
Find us in Strawn
Hours—
- Monday6am – 2pm
- Tuesday6am – 2pm
- Wednesday6am – 2pm
- Thursday6am – 2pm
- Friday6am – 2pm
- Saturday6am – 2pm
- SundayClosed
Stop in for the morning
Counter service, open early. Come for a pastry and a pour, stay for the room.
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Address206 S 1st Street, Strawn, IL 61775
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Hours6am – 2pm, Monday through Saturday
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Instagram@kairos_bakehouse
Say hello
Questions, a custom order, or catering for a crowd? Send us a message on Instagram, or just stop by — we're easiest to reach at the counter.
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