Current ranking based on review analysis and technical signals.
At a glance
| # | Place | Score | Reviews | Stands out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cupitol Coffee & Eatery (Streeterville) | ⭐ 9.3 | 2 424 | Editors' pick |
| 2 | Sawada Coffee | ⭐ 9.3 | 2 228 | — |
| 3 | The Wormhole Coffee | ⭐ 9.3 | 2 107 | — |
| 4 | Caffe Umbria | ⭐ 9.3 | 1 104 | — |
| 5 | Hero Coffee and Bagel Bar | ⭐ 9.3 | 1 073 | — |
| 6 | TARY | ⭐ 9.5 | 1 025 | — |
| 7 | Wake N Bakery Chicago Downtown | ⭐ 9.7 | 980 | People's favorite |
| 8 | Ground Up Coffee & Bites | ⭐ 9.3 | 802 | — |
| 9 | Gaslight Coffee Roasters | ⭐ 9.1 | 789 | — |
| 10 | Vietfive Coffee – Chicago | ⭐ 9.3 | 524 | — |
Highlights
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Editors' pick:
Cupitol Coffee & Eatery (Streeterville) -
People's favorite:
Wake N Bakery Chicago Downtown
Full ranking
1. Cupitol Coffee & Eatery (Streeterville) · ⭐ 9.3
(2424 reviews)
+5 photos
455 E Illinois St, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Streeterville is a neighborhood of hotel lobbies, hospital shift changes and families walking east toward Navy Pier — not the obvious addres…
2. Sawada Coffee · ⭐ 9.3
(2228 reviews)
+5 photos
112 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
The story of this café starts in Tokyo, not Chicago. Two restaurateurs from a Chicago hospitality group were in Japan, half-seriously fantas…
«I had an amazing experience here, easy 5 star spot for me.
The drinks were on another lev…»
3. The Wormhole Coffee · ⭐ 9.3
(2107 reviews)
+5 photos
1462 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622, United States
There is a DeLorean inside. That is the sentence everyone uses, and it is true — a full-size time machine sits in the back of the room under…
4. Caffe Umbria · ⭐ 9.3
(1104 reviews)
+5 photos
346 N Clark St Unit 4709, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
Almost every café in this city can tell you which roaster it buys from. This one can tell you which of its own family members built the roas…
5. Hero Coffee and Bagel Bar · ⭐ 9.3
(1073 reviews)
+5 photos
22 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
The Loop is the hardest place in Chicago to be an independent coffee shop. Rents are set by office towers, the customer base evaporates at t…
6. TARY · ⭐ 9.5
(1025 reviews)
+5 photos
111 W Illinois St, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
Most cafés that open in River North are trying to be a slightly better version of something Chicago already has. TARY is not. It is the firs…
7. Wake N Bakery Chicago Downtown · ⭐ 9.7
(980 reviews)
+5 photos
38 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
There is a category of café that exists because of a change in the law, and Wake-N-Bakery is the clearest example of it in downtown Chicago.…
8. Ground Up Coffee & Bites · ⭐ 9.3
(802 reviews)
+5 photos
900 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
Most coffee shops that sit next to a university turn into study halls by accident. Ground Up Coffee & Bites did it on purpose, then had…
9. Gaslight Coffee Roasters · ⭐ 9.1
(789 reviews)
+5 photos
2385 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
On the days it roasts, you smell Gaslight Coffee Roasters before you see it. The shop occupies the sharp end of a wedge-shaped corner buildi…
«Gaslight Coffee Roasters blends local character with refined coffee flair. Its setting fee…»
10. Vietfive Coffee – Chicago · ⭐ 9.3
(524 reviews)
+5 photos
1116 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
Almost every specialty coffee bar in America is built on arabica, and treats robusta as the cheap stuff that goes into supermarket tins. Vie…
Questions & answers
Which place tops the ranking? Cupitol Coffee & Eatery (Streeterville) — score 9.3/10 (Editors' pick).
How many places are in the list and how were they chosen? The selection includes 10 places chosen by our editors based on rating and reviews.
What is the average rating in the top? 9.3/10 — average score of 10 places in the list.
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