nubar Cafe
Albany Park • $
A Pinterest-board dream that actually delivers: the cappuccino rivals Chicago's best, the Greek salad is criminally good, and Kurdish music floats through the gorgeous space. Bring your laptop, stay awhile.
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Nomad River North
Nomad-Chicago · Near North • $
Part boutique, part café, part secret office: Nomad hides a Parisian-inspired coffee bar behind its retail shelves, complete with a quiet co-working alcove. The matcha is ceremonial grade and the seasonal lattes get genuinely inventive.
Sada Coffee Co.
Palos Hills • $
Sada Coffee Co treats you like a regular on your very first visit. Come for the creative lattes, ube macchiatos, and golden lattes, stay for the genuinely warm service and quiet study nooks.
Sip of Hope Coffee
Logan Square • $
Sip of Hope is the world’s first coffee shop where 100% of proceeds support proactive suicide prevention and mental health education. Every cup helps break the silence of stigma surrounding mental health.
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Pop-up Happy Hour
Switchyards Logan Square · Logan Square
Kellogg Global Hub
Evanston
Milli by Metric
Avondale
$$
Ipsento 606
Ipsento 606 · Bucktown
Bagel & Bean
Chicago Loop
$
Dark Matter Coffee - Caravanserai
Avondale
$
Ipsento 606
Bucktown
Piccadilly Pub
Lincoln Square
$$
Two Shades Cafe
Little Italy
$
Rest + Recreation
Near North Side
Kellogg Wieboldt Hall
Streeterville
Mustafa Coffee House
Hoffman Estates
$
Heritage Bikes & Coffee
Lake View
$$
BUILD, Inc
Austin
The Qahwa
Orland Park
$
Galter Health Sciences Library
Streeterville
Emerald City Coffee
Sheridan Park
$
Switchyards Logan Square
Logan Square
Norris University Center
Evanston
Haraz Coffee House
Orland Park
$$
Cafe Jumping Bean
Lower West Side
$$
Standing Passengers
West Town
$
Tasa Coffee Roasters
Humboldt Park
$
W Coffee & Tea
Niles
$
New Wave Coffee
Logan Square
$
Sakrid Coffee Roasters - Chicago
Lincoln Park
Free
The Book Cellar
Lincoln Square
Chique°Latte Chicago
Chique°Latte Chicago · Logan Square
$$
Soul Good Coffee
Skokie
$
Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center
Streeterville
Newport Coffee House
Evanston
$
West Town Branch, Chicago Public Library
West Town
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