Chicago - Restaurants - Coffee Shop

955 W. Randolph St., Chicago 60607
312-733-0707

La Colombe Torrefaction

Chicago has no shortage of coffee shops, but the Philly-based La Colombe is a welcome addition to the West Loop, no less planted directly across the street from a Starbucks. It’s a bare bones... read more

2313 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago 60647
773-877-3327

Cafe Mustache

As if mustaches weren't everywhere these days, the owners of this Logan Square coffee shop name their venture after the flavor saver. Lucky for us it's just a silly name they liked; luckier for ... read more

228 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago 60654
312-475-1820

Cafe Wha Who?

Julie Palmer (Red Riva) has modeled her new coffeehouse after the famous question-marked one in NYC's Greenwich Village, Cafe Wha? Serving Guglielmo coffee, French-press loose leaf teas, quiches, s... read more

3827 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago
(773) 477-9840

Stubbs Café

Remember the coffee shop you used to go to back in college where you could buy a cheap mug and read free alt-weeklies all afternoon without anyone giving you the stink-eye? That’s this place, excep... read more

3351 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago 60657
(773) 281-0120

Su Van's

Far from causing the demise of the neighborhood coffee shop, the explosion of Starbucks all over the city has spawned a secondary market of old-style coffeeshops where you can actually sit down wit... read more

1957 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago 60622
312-666-2649

Atomix

This is a retro-futurist, spaceman-themed coffee shop and Wi-Fi hotspot, with the usual pile of free alt-weekly papers by the door and a couple Scrabble games for the no-tech. The shop says it repr... read more

1721 N. Damen Ave., Chicago 60647
773-342-6000

caffe De Luca

De Luca has the distressed ambiance of a bombed Italian village that never quite rebuilt itself, including a half-collapsed brick wall and a high-hanging laundry line separating back dining area fr... read more

3123 N. Broadway Ave., Chicago 60657
773-348-8058

Intelligentsia Coffee

A Chicago success story recently introduced into the L.A. market, Intelligentsia is known as much for its green coffee[em]raw, unroasted coffee beans purchased only from socially responsible growe... read more

1733 S. Halsted St., Chicago 60608
312-829-4150

Kristoffer's Café and Bakery

Set in the heart of Pilsen's art district, this cute sandwich shop has something for everyone. Wake up with a cup of Chicago's own Intelligentsia Coffee, satisfy a sweet tooth with tres leches cake... read more

5317 N. Clark St., Chicago
773-989-5674

Kopi Café

The place to get your herbal tea fix and nosh on healthy vegan and veggie eats as well as smoothies, breakfast sandwiches and soups. Peruse the gifts, Indonesian flying spirits and other earthy-cru... read more

2521 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago 60622
773-384-7827

Star Lounge Coffee Bar

Star Lounge Café takes on the Starbucks on the Chicago Avenue strip of Ukrainian Village. But while we all know Starbucks for its predictable line of over-priced lattes, it's time to get familiar w... read more

3408 N. Clark St., Chicago 60657
773-248-6613

Pick Me Up Café

A go-to cafe for teens rocking manic panic hair and hoodies, this sticker-plastered place resembles a college-town coffeeshop. Cheery, unpretentious servers serve massive plates of delicious, surpr... read more