The best local coffee shops in Chicago, IL
44 independent shops. No chains. Picked and reviewed by people who actually go.
Most loved
- Caffe Umbria · Near North Side
- OUD Coffee & Cafe · Near North Side
- Standing Passengers · Noble Square
- Cafe Tabeeb · Printer's Row · Bakery
- Dayglow Coffee · Chicago
- Discourse Coffee · Fulton Market
Best for getting work done
- OUD Coffee & Cafe · Near North Side
- Standing Passengers · Noble Square
- Ground Up Coffee & Bites · Greektown · Good for work
- Brothers K Coffeehouse · South Evanston · Good for work
- Central Station Coffee & Tea · Wilmette · Good for work
Quiet spots
- Cafe Tabeeb · Printer's Row · Bakery
- Factotum Coffee · Kelvyn Park · Roasts their own
- Ground Up Coffee & Bites · Greektown · Good for work
- Loop Coffee · West Loop Gate · Bakery
By neighborhood
Downtown (2) · Greektown (2) · Lincoln Square (2) · Logan Square (2) · Near North Side (2) · Near West Side (2) · Palmer Square (2) · South Evanston (2) · West Town (2) · Avondale (1) · Beat 2535 (1) · Bowmanville (1)