So, let’s take a look at 15 of the coziest coffee shops in Chicago! Editorial credit: Saejun Ahn / 15 Cozy Coffee Shops In Chicago The Wormhole Is A Cool 80’s Themed Coffee Shop In Chicago Some have even been able to open multiple locations across the city, but they still serve unique coffee creations. However, there are also quite a few Chicago coffee shops that have become staples of their neighborhood. So, you’re bound to find some unique roasts, blends, and specialty drinks.īecause Chicago’s coffee scene is still growing, there are tons of new cool coffee shops in Chicago popping up all the time. Many of these coffee roasters in Chicago are small businesses owned and operated by locals.

Hotel Blake (Close to Millennium Park.)Īs you’re exploring the streets of Chicago, one of the most popular things to do is to grab a cup of coffee from a local coffee shop.

Club Quarter Hotels Wacker (Overlooking the Chicago River!).

Eurostars Magnificent Mile (In the heart of Chicago!).

Big Bus Hop on Hop Off Sightseeing Tours (24, 48, or 72-hour options available.).

Navy Pier Centennial Wheel Ticket (Panoramic views of Chicago!).

Willis TowerSkydeck & The Ledge Ticket (Elevator express entry!).

Chicago River Architecture Cruise (Skip the Ticket Office!).Hotels and tours often sell out the closer you get to your trip. Photo via Twitter.Planning your trip to Chicago last minute? If you’re not an espresso lover, become one! 😉 Intelligentsia also hosts several events. My recommendation: if you are an espresso lover, try one Black Cat. It’s worth a visit to try the variety of beans and methods they prepared with great dedication. Illuminating coffee, they say, and one of the best roasters of coffee in Chicago, I say. My recommendation: the Monkey Latte while indoors being amazed, and then a Spicy Hot Chocolate to go out and enjoy the city. You could spend hours looking at every corner of this place while enjoying a distinct selection of different roasters. An ode to architecture and simple but brilliant details.

Without a doubt this place is the best designed one. This place, at this specific location have three important advantages: the great quality of their coffee the charm of the local that is relaxed and cozy and… it’s right next to one of the best donut places in the city! Photos via La Colombe Facebook. My recommendation: A Peanut Butter Koopa Troopa while having a look at the Delorean from Back to the Future 😉 Wormhole from the Delorean via their website. The ideal place to enjoy a delicious coffee surrounded by memorabilia from characters, video games, posters and toys from a time we all cherish (Stranger Things is proof of that 80s nostalgia). WormholeĪs it name suggests it’s a time tunnel straight to the 80s. My recommendation: ask for a Garrison Keillor while enjoying one of these signature drinks: Ipsento latte with coconut milk, Cayenne and honey, Ipsento Nutella Latte, or Cardamom Rose Latte. Their breakfast and lunch menus have famous writers or poets names. Even though everything swirls around coffee, there’s a really cool ambience and they also make their own donuts to enjoy with their coffee-based signature drinks. Photo via Gaslight Coffee Roasters Facebook. My recommendation: grab a book, magazine or newspaper, and order a Latte with Almond Milk with a GasLight Breakfast, and for when you’re running low on caffeine a Kenya Wahundura pour-over. This is one of those places where you go to grab breakfast with a book and without realising is 5pm and you’re still there! They have really good sandwiches, and the perfect mood to lose yourself in a book. My recommendation: try their 3 beans and find out the one you like best! Coffee looking steamy and yummy at Coffee Roasters.

The atomosphere is nice and quiet (in a good way) and it has a very crafty vibe.

This is the case of Passion House, they recently opened their first store offering a nice selection of direct trade specialty coffees they toast and classify: ambient, mainstream and experimental (whoa!). The world of coffee in Chicago is mainly dominated by large groups, however there are small toasters that are opening their own way. In each of the places featured on this minimap you will find my recommendation, but of course, if you’re spending a longer time in the city of if you live there, you’re very welcome to try more, and if you want, please share it with me! I’d really like to know what to drink in my next visit to the Cubs’ house (:Įdited by Gustavo Rubel and illustrated by Marielisa Müller. Maybe is because when we travel days and nights are very long and we need to be wide awake, and maybe is because one of Chicago’s best known icons is called “The Bean” but in any case making a minimap about some of Chicago best cafes, seemed very right, if not necessary! Cover photo: Chicago by Peter Miller via Flickr | Under CC License.

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