Emerald City Coffee is located underneath the Sheridan Redline stop at 3938 North Sheridan Road. I went to meet up with a friend who lives in the area. I ordered a cup of their ginger peach tea and they offered me one bag or two. I got one since I don't like my tea [...]
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The Ugly Mug Cafe- Closed
The Ugly Mug Cafe is located in West Town/Noble Square at 1458 West Chicago Avenue. The cafe tends to get pretty busy but has a nice friendly atmosphere. I went on a cold winter day and really just wanted a cup of tea. So I tried two. The King Crimson and 333. At first, standing at [...]
Sip Coffee House
Sip Coffee House is located at 1223 West Grand Avenue. It's nearish the grand blue line stop and right next to a 65 bus stop. They have over 26 flavors of tea and a large variety of coffee drinks. If you order their loose leaf tea for there they'll brew it in a pot and give [...]
Simply Fresh Cafe & Juice Bar
Simply Fresh Cafe & Juice Bar is located at 150 North Michigan Avenue. Located across from Millennium Park this small cafe offers an interesting variety of breakfast and lunch foods from soup and sandwiches to bibimbap (a traditional Korean mixed rice dish. I'm unsure whether or not it's always there or not since it was premade in little [...]
The Book Cellar
The Book Cellar is an independent bookstore located at 4736 North Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Square. The Book Cellar is another one of those bookshops my department talks about a lot. They tend to be the bookstore selling books at author events, especially ones at Storyweek. I went with a friend to just check it [...]
Cafe Mustache
A coworker and I were discussing cafes and Chicago and she mention cafe mustache. I got excited and made plans to go, which were put off until recently. I met up with a friend and we went, Mustache Cafe is located at 2313 North Milwaukee Avenue, in Logan Square and a short walk from the California [...]
Pick Me Up Cafe
The Pick Me Up Cafe is located at 3408 N. Clark Street. The Pick Me Up Cafe is a restaurant/cafe/ and bar open late or until early in the morning. The restaurant serves vegetarian and vegan friendly options. A friend had mentioned it earlier in the day and we found our way there after lunch [...]
Kopi: A Travelers Cafe
Kopi is a cafe in Andersonville located at 5317 N Clark St. The cafe is filled with bookshelves of journals and travel guides, shelves and shelves of Lonely Planet. With a little shop of items for sale in the back. Art lines the walls that rotates and the shop occasionally hosts live music. The cafe [...]
Dollop
There are a couple Dollop coffee shops in Chicago. The one I went to was located at 345 East Ohio Street. Dollop is a cafe that offers a nice variety of food (mostly sandwiches), pies and sweets along with coffee and tea. Their pies are from Hoosier Mama Pie Company. They have a seasonal menu and I [...]
Coffee and Tea Exchange
The Coffee and Tea Exchange is located on 3311 N. Broadway in Lake view. The Coffee and Tea Exchange is a shop packed with coffee beans, tea, spices, pastries and more. You can buy loose leaf teas or coffee beans to take home or have them made for you there. They have a wall filled [...]