{"id":9118,"date":"2026-08-10T09:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoka.com\/the-wormhole-coffee-chicago"},"modified":"2026-08-10T09:35:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:35:54","slug":"the-wormhole-coffee-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoka.com\/en\/the-wormhole-coffee-chicago","title":{"rendered":"The Wormhole Coffee \u26059.3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"padrino-inject-root\">\n<div class=\"padrino-inject-inner\">\n<div data-padrino-shell=\"1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/top-cafes\">\u2190 Cafes ranking in Chicago 2026: TOP 10 verified<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Caf\u00e9<\/strong> \u00b7 <span>Chicago<\/span> \u00b7 \u2b50 9.3\/10 \u00b7 2107 reviews  \u00b7 <em>updated: 2026-08-10 15:36:39<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong> <span>1462 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622, United States<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex is-nowrap wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:+1773-661-2468\">Call<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/?api=1&amp;destination=41.9084133,-87.6746028\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get directions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<p>There is a DeLorean inside. That is the sentence everyone uses, and it is true \u2014 a full-size time machine sits in the back of the room under a ceiling of movie posters, with a Nintendo nearby and arcade cabinets against the wall. What that sentence gets wrong is the order of importance. <strong>The Wormhole Coffee<\/strong> has been open in Wicker Park since 2010, and two years in it did something no theme caf\u00e9 ever bothers to do: it started its own roastery. The 1980s decor is what brings people through the door the first time. The coffee is why a serious share of the neighborhood is still here on a Tuesday morning with a laptop open.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a7e29c024500\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #090909;color:#090909\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #090909;color:#090909\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 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>Getting there<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoka.com\/en\/the-wormhole-coffee-chicago\/#Good_to_know\" >Good to know<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoka.com\/en\/the-wormhole-coffee-chicago\/#Questions_and_answers\" >Questions and answers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoka.com\/en\/the-wormhole-coffee-chicago\/#Opening_hours\" >Opening hours<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoka.com\/en\/the-wormhole-coffee-chicago\/#Photos\" >Photos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoka.com\/en\/the-wormhole-coffee-chicago\/#Visitor_reviews\" >Visitor reviews<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoka.com\/en\/the-wormhole-coffee-chicago\/#Similar_places\" >Similar places<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Highlights\"><\/span>Highlights<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Open since June 2010 \u2014 one of the founding rooms of Chicago&#8217;s modern specialty scene, and still independently run.<\/li>\n<li>Its own roastery: founder Travis Schaffner launched Halfwit Coffee Roasters in 2012 as the caf\u00e9&#8217;s in-house roasting arm, and it now supplies several Chicago brands from a warehouse on the northwest side.<\/li>\n<li>A rotating guest roaster changes monthly and single origins turn over every few days \u2014 the offer genuinely moves.<\/li>\n<li>Filter treated as a discipline: bulk brew alongside AeroPress, V60 and Chemex, with the method chosen for the coffee.<\/li>\n<li>The most committed 1980s interior in the city \u2014 a full-size DeLorean, a working Nintendo, arcade cabinets, and walls of sci-fi and horror memorabilia.<\/li>\n<li>A genuine work caf\u00e9: free Wi-Fi, actual power outlets, sofas and communal tables, and the longest opening hours of any coffee bar on this list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_in_the_cup\"><\/span>What&#8217;s in the cup<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Start with the roastery, because it is the fact that separates this place from every other themed caf\u00e9 in America. Two years after opening, the founder set up his own roasting operation, Halfwit, initially in partnership with an established local roaster and later merged into a larger Chicago coffee business. It now roasts out of a warehouse on the northwest side and supplies several brands, but the caf\u00e9 was and remains its home bar. The house blends carry the same sense of humor as the room \u2014 the flagship espresso is named after a video game artifact \u2014 and the roasting style leans toward clarity and sweetness rather than the dark, heavy register.<\/p>\n<p>The bar is built for range. The espresso side offers the house blend, a rotating single origin and a decaf, which means you can order the familiar thing or the unfamiliar thing from the same counter without a negotiation. Filter is a real program: alongside bulk brew there is AeroPress, V60 and Chemex, prepared to order, with the method matched to the coffee rather than the other way around. The single origins turn over every few days, and there is a guest roaster slot that changes monthly, so the board is one of the few in Chicago where a regular genuinely cannot predict next month&#8217;s menu.<\/p>\n<p>Then there is the other half of the menu, which is where the caf\u00e9&#8217;s personality lives. The signature drinks are inventive to the point of being provocative \u2014 a latte built on white miso, caramel and black sesame; a pear-and-citrus soda cut with thyme and rosemary; drinks named after cult television and horror films. Milk options and decaf are covered as standard. The unifying idea is that neither half apologizes for the other: you can drink a hand-poured single origin in near silence, or you can order a drink named after a ghost, and the same bar takes both requests seriously.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whos_behind_it\"><\/span>Who&#8217;s behind it<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Travis Schaffner opened the caf\u00e9 in 2010 with an aesthetic nobody else was attempting \u2014 not mid-century, not Scandinavian, not industrial, but the specific visual world of an American childhood in the late 1980s. The gamble was that the nostalgia would carry the room and the coffee would keep it. Two years later he made the second half of that bet permanent by founding a roastery instead of buying beans, which is a far larger commitment than a themed caf\u00e9 needs to make.<\/p>\n<p>That roastery has since become a substantial Chicago coffee business in its own right, merging with another local company and moving into a large production space. What it kept is a reputation for taking training seriously \u2014 the bar has run notoriously long apprenticeships before anyone is allowed to pull shots for customers, which is the sort of policy that does not show up in the decor but does show up in the cup. The caf\u00e9 itself has stayed independent and stayed put, which in a neighborhood that has churned through a decade and a half of openings and closings is its own kind of statement.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_its_for\"><\/span>What it&#8217;s for<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Working on a laptop \u2014 the best case on this list.<\/strong> Everything lines up: free Wi-Fi with a code from the counter, real power outlets, sofas and communal tables as well as small ones, and doors that stay open into the evening while every other caf\u00e9 here closes in the afternoon. Nobody moves you along. The one caveat is that the good seats \u2014 the sofa, the back corner nook, the window bar \u2014 go early, so a session that starts mid-morning is starting late.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tasting coffee properly.<\/strong> Ask what is on the guest roaster and what the single origin is today, and order it as a hand-poured filter. The rotation is fast enough that this question always has a real answer, which is not true in most caf\u00e9s that claim a filter program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A long conversation.<\/strong> The seating mix helps \u2014 a sofa or the back nook gives you a pocket of the room to yourself, and the sound level is moderate rather than restaurant-loud. This is a good place to talk for two hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A first visit to Wicker Park.<\/strong> If you have one coffee stop in the neighborhood, this is the one that will explain the neighborhood to you. It is also, plainly, a photograph: the DeLorean is at the back and nobody minds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sitting alone.<\/strong> Counter stools, window bars and the fact that half the room is doing exactly the same thing make this unusually comfortable for a solo visit with a book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evening coffee.<\/strong> Rare and worth knowing: this is one of the few specialty rooms in the area still serving well after the offices empty, which makes it a real alternative to a bar for an early-evening meeting.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_space\"><\/span>The space<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The exterior gives away nothing \u2014 a plain shopfront on Wicker Park&#8217;s main diagonal. Inside, the room is a densely furnished, warmly lit cabinet of curiosities: movie posters covering the walls, sci-fi and horror collectibles on every shelf, arcade cabinets, a Nintendo that people actually play, and at the back the full-size DeLorean that gives the place its reputation. It should feel like a gimmick and mostly does not, because the collection is deep and specific rather than a set of props bought in bulk.<\/p>\n<p>Seating is unusually varied for a caf\u00e9 this size, which is a large part of why it works as a workplace: a window bar for solo visitors, a six-seat communal table, sofas, a counter with a handful of stools facing the bar, and a corner nook at the back that regulars treat as the prize. Outside there is bench seating separated by planters for the warm months.<\/p>\n<p>The honest weaknesses: it is a small room by absolute standards, and it fills. When it does, the density of furniture that makes it charming also makes it tight, and the sound level rises. If you are coming to work, the difference between arriving early and arriving at midday is the difference between a sofa and standing room.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beyond_coffee\"><\/span>Beyond coffee<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Food is deliberately limited and honest about it: a pastry and cake counter rather than a kitchen. There is no breakfast service, no sandwiches made to order, no brunch. What there is fits the room&#8217;s humor \u2014 including a cereal-and-espresso creation that is exactly what it sounds like, and baked goods themed to the drinks board.<\/p>\n<p>Tea and non-coffee drinks are taken more seriously than in most specialty bars, and the house sodas \u2014 herb-infused, seasonally rotated \u2014 are worth ordering on a hot day. In short: come hungry and you will need a plan; come for coffee and a slice of something, and you are exactly the customer this counter was built for.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_to_come\"><\/span>When to come<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The great practical advantage here is the length of the day. This caf\u00e9 opens early on weekdays and stays open into the evening, seven days a week, which no other room on this list does. That gives you options nobody else offers: an early filter before work, a mid-afternoon session when the rest of the city&#8217;s caf\u00e9s are closing, or a coffee meeting after the offices empty.<\/p>\n<p>The trade-off is competition for seats. Weekday mid-mornings and all of Saturday and Sunday are the busiest, and Wicker Park at the weekend brings a browsing crowd that comes as much for the DeLorean as the coffee. For a working session, the first hour after opening on a weekday is the reliable window. For the full character of the place \u2014 the noise, the games, the neighborhood \u2014 come on a weekend afternoon and accept that you will be sharing. Current opening times are in the schedule block on this page.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting_there\"><\/span>Getting there<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You are in Wicker Park, a couple of minutes from the six-corners junction that is the neighborhood&#8217;s center, and the transit approach could hardly be simpler: the Damen station on the Blue Line is essentially at the door, which also means the caf\u00e9 is a direct ride from both the Loop and O&#8217;Hare. The Flat Iron Arts Building, the park itself, and the neighborhood&#8217;s record shops and bookstores are all within a short walk, so this fits naturally into an afternoon spent on foot. Driving is the poor option \u2014 parking in Wicker Park is competitive at almost any hour \u2014 and cycling is well served, as is the whole neighborhood.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Good_to_know\"><\/span>Good to know<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Three things. First, ask what the guest roaster and the single origin are; the rotation is the point of this bar, and the answer changes on a timescale of days. Second, if you are here to work, come early and aim for the back nook, the sofa or the window bar \u2014 the Wi-Fi code is at the counter and there are genuinely usable outlets, but the good seats do not stay free. Third, yes, you can photograph the DeLorean, and no, you are not the first person to ask.<\/p>\n<p>One piece of context that explains the caf\u00e9&#8217;s standing. In 2010 a coffee shop decorated with childhood memorabilia would have been dismissed as a novelty in most cities. What made this one durable was the decision, two years later, to roast rather than buy \u2014 a theme caf\u00e9 that builds a roastery is making an argument about which half of the business it takes seriously. Fifteen years on, the roastery supplies a chunk of the city and the caf\u00e9 is still the room where its coffee makes the most sense.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Is there really a DeLorean inside?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes \u2014 a full-size one at the back of the room, under a ceiling of movie posters, with arcade cabinets and a Nintendo nearby. It is the most photographed object in any caf\u00e9 in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do they roast their own coffee?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes. The founder started an in-house roastery in 2012, two years after the caf\u00e9 opened. It has since grown into a substantial Chicago roasting business supplying several brands, but this caf\u00e9 remains its home bar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I work here with a laptop?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, and this is the strongest laptop caf\u00e9 on the list. Free Wi-Fi with a code, real power outlets, sofas and communal tables, and hours that run into the evening. Arrive early if you want a good seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Espresso only, or is there filter?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both, and filter is a real program: bulk brew plus AeroPress, V60 and Chemex to order. Single origins rotate every few days and there is a monthly guest roaster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there decaf and non-dairy milk?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes to both \u2014 there is a dedicated decaf espresso option alongside the house blend and the rotating single origin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I eat here?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Only lightly. There is a pastry and cake counter but no kitchen \u2014 no breakfast service, no made-to-order food. Plan a meal elsewhere and come here for coffee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it open in the evening?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, and it is one of very few specialty caf\u00e9s in the area that is. That makes it a genuine alternative to a bar for an early-evening meeting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it a good place for a quiet conversation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reasonably, if you get a sofa or the back nook and avoid the weekend peak. The room is small and densely furnished, so when it fills, sound carries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I get there without a car?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Damen station on the Blue Line is effectively at the door, with direct service from downtown and the airport. Driving is the worst option \u2014 parking in Wicker Park is difficult at almost any hour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Opening_hours\"><\/span>Opening hours<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Day<\/th>\n<th>Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Monday<\/td>\n<td>07:00\u201319:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tuesday<\/td>\n<td>07:00\u201319:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wednesday<\/td>\n<td>07:00\u201319:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thursday<\/td>\n<td>07:00\u201319:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Friday<\/td>\n<td>07:00\u201319:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saturday<\/td>\n<td>08:00\u201319:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday<\/td>\n<td>08:00\u201319:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"entity-gallery\" class=\"padrino-entity-gallery\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photos\"><\/span>Photos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.chicagoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2026\/08\/the-wormhole-coffee-chicago-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Wormhole Coffee\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.chicagoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2026\/08\/the-wormhole-coffee-chicago-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Wormhole Coffee\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.chicagoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2026\/08\/the-wormhole-coffee-chicago-3.jpg\" alt=\"The Wormhole Coffee\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.chicagoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2026\/08\/the-wormhole-coffee-chicago-4.jpg\" alt=\"The Wormhole Coffee\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.chicagoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2026\/08\/the-wormhole-coffee-chicago-5.jpg\" alt=\"The Wormhole Coffee\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments-area wp-block-group\">\n<h2 class=\"comments-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visitor_reviews\"><\/span>Visitor reviews<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"comment-list\">\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-0\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-0\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Sameer Somal<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n29 June 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>\u0426\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u0444\u0435 \u043d\u0435\u0437\u0432\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0439\u043d\u0435 \u0443 \u043d\u0430\u0439\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0449\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0441\u0435\u043d\u0441\u0456, \u0441\u0442\u0456\u043d\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0456 \u0440\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e-\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043c\u0438, \u043a\u0430\u0432\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0447\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438, \u0441\u0445\u043e\u0436\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0456\u0432, \u0442\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0432\u0438\u043c\u0443\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043e\u044e \u0435\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0456\u0454\u044e, \u044f\u043a\u0430 \u043c\u0438\u0442\u0442\u0454\u0432\u043e \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0437\u0431\u0440\u043e\u044e\u0454. \u0417\u0430 \u0432\u0435\u0441\u0435\u043b\u0456\u0441\u0442\u044e \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0457\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0439\u043e\u0437\u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0430\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u044c. \u0407\u0445\u043d\u0456\u0439 \u0444\u043b\u0435\u0442-\u0432\u0430\u0439\u0442 \u0431\u0443\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-1\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-1\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Blake B<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n23 June 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>\u0424\u0435\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u0432\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e. \u0421\u0443\u043f\u0435\u0440 \u043a\u0440\u0443\u0442\u0430 \u0440\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e-\u0430\u0442\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0444\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u0432 \u043d\u0430\u0443\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e-\u0444\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0441\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0456 \u0437 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u043c\u0448\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0438\u043c \u0434\u0435\u043a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043c. \u041d\u0430\u043f\u043e\u0457 \u0432\u0441\u0456 \u0431\u0443\u043b\u0438 \u043d\u0435\u0439\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0440\u043d\u0456 &#8211; \u044f \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0432 \u0457\u0445 \u0443 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044e \u043b\u0430\u0442\u0435. \u041f\u043e\u043a\u0438 \u0449\u043e \u043c\u043e\u0457 \u0443\u043b\u044e\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0456 &#8211; \u0446\u0435 Ghost Trio (\u0441\u0443\u043f\u0435\u0440 \u0443\u043d\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-2\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-2\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Kim Doan<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n16 March 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>MATT IS AMAZING. Love the sweet service and food AND drinks banger<\/p>\n<p>Definitely get their ghostly trio miso\/black sesame latte (hot) it\u2019s so yummy! Matt\u2019s fig matcha is also so comforting and tastes balance each other out\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-3\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-3\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Emily Buerk<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n20 December 2025<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>\u0410\u0442\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0444\u0435\u0440\u0430 10\/10, \u044f \u0434\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0432 \u043a\u0443\u043f\u0443 \u0444\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0444\u0456\u0439, \u0449\u043e\u0431 \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0442\u0438. \u041c\u0435\u043d\u044e \u0442\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0436 \u0441\u0443\u043f\u0435\u0440 \u043a\u0440\u0443\u0442\u0435, \u0431\u0443\u043b\u043e \u0431\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0442\u043e \u043a\u0440\u0435\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0432\u0430\u0440\u0456\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0456\u0432 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u043e\u0457\u0432. \u041c\u0435\u0442\u0442 \u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0432 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0456\u0439, \u044f\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043c\u0438 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438, \u0456 \u0432\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0432 \u0447\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0443 \u0440\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0443! \u041e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0433\u043e\u0432\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0431\u0443\u043b\u043e \u0447\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043c. \u041f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-4\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-4\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Brandon Hunley<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n26 June 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 8.1\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>\u0426\u0435 \u0432\u0435\u0441\u0435\u043b\u0435 \u043c\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u0444\u0435, \u0441\u0442\u0456\u0439\u043a\u0443 \u0431\u0456\u043b\u044f \u0432\u0456\u043a\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0456\u0431\u043d\u043e \u0431\u0443\u043b\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0442\u0438, \u0442\u0430 \u0439 \u0432\u0438\u0433\u043b\u044f\u0434\u0430\u043b\u043e \u0442\u0430\u043a, \u043d\u0456\u0431\u0438 \u0439 \u0443\u0441\u0435 \u0446\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0431\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043b\u043e \u0446\u044c\u043e\u0433\u043e. \u0410\u043b\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u0432\u0430 \u0431\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u0441\u043c\u0430\u0447\u043d\u0430. \u0410\u0442\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0444\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u0431\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u0447\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430. \u0412\u043e\u043d\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430\u044e\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0438\u043a\u0438 Beacon, \u044f\u043a\u0456 \u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e \u043e\u0431\u043e\u0436\u043d\u044e\u044e, \u0430\u043b\u0435\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><small>Reviews last updated: 2026-08-10 15:36:39<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<nav class=\"padrino-entity-related wp-block-group\" aria-label=\"Similar places\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Similar_places\"><\/span>Similar places<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/cupitol-coffee-eatery-streeterville-chicago\"><span>Cupitol Coffee &amp; Eatery (Streeterville)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/sawada-coffee-chicago\"><span>Sawada Coffee<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/caffe-umbria-chicago\"><span>Caffe Umbria<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/hero-coffee-and-bagel-bar-chicago\"><span>Hero Coffee and Bagel Bar<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/tary-chicago\"><span>TARY<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wake-n-bakery-chicago-downtown-chicago\"><span>Wake N Bakery Chicago Downtown<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/ground-up-coffee-bites-chicago\"><span>Ground Up Coffee &amp; Bites<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/gaslight-coffee-roasters-chicago\"><span>Gaslight Coffee Roasters<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/vietfive-coffee-chicago-chicago\"><span>Vietfive Coffee &#8211; Chicago<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><small>Data is refreshed monthly. Sources: chicagoka.com and editorial picks based on reviews.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2190 Cafes ranking in Chicago 2026: TOP 10 verified Caf\u00e9 \u00b7 Chicago \u00b7 \u2b50 9.3\/10 \u00b7 2107 reviews \u00b7 updated: 2026-08-10 15:36:39 Address: 1462 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622, United States Call Get directions There is a DeLorean inside. 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