{"id":9198,"date":"2026-08-10T09:04:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoka.com\/ground-up-coffee-bites-chicago"},"modified":"2026-08-10T09:04:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:04:57","slug":"ground-up-coffee-bites-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoka.com\/en\/ground-up-coffee-bites-chicago","title":{"rendered":"Ground Up Coffee &amp; Bites \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 802 reviews  \u00b7 <em>updated: 2026-08-10 15:36:41<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong> <span>900 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60607, 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:+1312-374-1348\">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=41.8767733,-87.6497474\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get directions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<p>Most coffee shops that sit next to a university turn into study halls by accident. <strong>Ground Up Coffee &amp; Bites<\/strong> did it on purpose, then had the decision taken away from it and won it back. This is the West Loop original of a small Chicago roasting company, it sits within sight of the university campus, and its second identity \u2014 a Greek bakery counter hiding inside an American coffee bar \u2014 is the part nobody expects.<\/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-6a7e29c0243a7\" 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\" 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoka.com\/en\/ground-up-coffee-bites-chicago\/#Getting_there\" >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\/ground-up-coffee-bites-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\/ground-up-coffee-bites-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\/ground-up-coffee-bites-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\/ground-up-coffee-bites-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\/ground-up-coffee-bites-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\/ground-up-coffee-bites-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>A Chicago roasting company, not a caf\u00e9 buying someone else&#8217;s beans: house blends are roasted in small batches and sold by the bag, by the can and to offices across the city.<\/li>\n<li>Greek hand pies made properly \u2014 spinach and feta, three cheese, ham and cheese \u2014 with a laminated crust that is the single best thing in the case.<\/li>\n<li>Built for working and studying: thick wooden tables, benches, bar seating, fast Wi-Fi and an unusual number of power outlets.<\/li>\n<li>Minutes on foot from the university campus, and used accordingly by students, West Loop residents and nearby office workers.<\/li>\n<li>Opens early enough to catch people before the first class of the day.<\/li>\n<li>Students with a valid campus ID get a discount.<\/li>\n<li>Two other locations in the city, so the coffee follows you to River North and the Loop.<\/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>Ground Up roasts. That is the structural fact that separates it from most neighborhood caf\u00e9s of this size \u2014 the beans are sourced abroad and roasted here in small batches under the company&#8217;s own labels, which means the espresso in your cup and the bag on the retail shelf are the same product with the same name on it.<\/p>\n<p>The house range is deliberately readable rather than clever. There is a foundation espresso blend that anchors the bar, a gold-roast version of it for anyone who wants the same character lighter, a straightforward medium for everyday drinking, and a dark roast for people who want their coffee to taste like coffee from across the room. The overall style leans Italian rather than Nordic: chocolate, nuts, body, a sweetness that survives milk. If your reference point is a bright, tea-like Ethiopian filter, that is not what this bar is aiming at, and it is more honest to say so than to pretend otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Where the bar does get interesting is the Greek side of the drinks list. Frapp\u00e9 \u2014 instant coffee whipped cold into foam, the way it is drunk across Greece all summer \u2014 is on offer here alongside the espresso drinks, and there is a frapp\u00e9 cappuccino for anyone who wants the hybrid. The cappuccino freddo, a cold cappuccino with a dense cold foam cap, is the drink regulars single out and the one to order on a hot day. Tea drinkers get a proper leaf selection rather than an afterthought.<\/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>The company belongs to <strong>Alexander Theoharis<\/strong>, who opened the West Loop shop in 2017 and has since built it into a roasting business with retail storefronts, packaged coffee, canned cold brew and a wholesale and office-coffee arm serving customers across the Chicago area. The Greek-American thread runs through everything: the pies, the frapp\u00e9, the pantry.<\/p>\n<p>The story that explains the room, though, is 2020. Watching what was happening elsewhere in the world, Theoharis worked out early that a caf\u00e9 full of students and office workers was about to become a caf\u00e9 full of nobody, and he moved before he had to. The desks and communal tables came out; shelving went in; and the shop spent the worst of that period selling granola, cereal, oat milk, protein bars, honey, jam, pasta, condiments and \u2014 memorably \u2014 dog food to a neighborhood that suddenly needed a grocery more than it needed a study table.<\/p>\n<p>That pivot is why the business is still here and why it has been expanding rather than contracting since: two further storefronts have opened, one in River North and one in the Loop. It also left a trace in the room&#8217;s character. This is a caf\u00e9 that has been, at various points, a study hall, a corner shop and a roastery outlet, and it still carries a bit of all three.<\/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>Studying and laptop work.<\/strong> This is by a wide margin the strongest reason to come, and the room is equipped for it in a way most caf\u00e9s are not. The Wi-Fi is fast and free, the power outlets are genuinely plentiful rather than theoretically present, and the furniture is chosen for the job: heavy wooden tables you can spread out on, long benches, bar seating along the windows for anyone working alone. Nobody counts your hours. Students describe it as a calm room three minutes from campus, and that is exactly what it is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A quiet meeting or a catch-up.<\/strong> The mix of table sizes means two or three people can talk without performing for the neighbors. It works well as a weekday alternative to a restaurant lunch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Breakfast or a fast lunch.<\/strong> The hand pies do double duty as a real meal, and the local office population treats the counter as a lunch stop rather than a coffee stop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Takeaway on the way in.<\/strong> It opens early, it is on the natural path between the transit stops and the campus, and a large share of the morning trade never sits down at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sitting alone.<\/strong> Comfortable. The bar seating by the windows is designed for exactly one person with a book, a laptop or a notebook, and the natural light does the rest.<\/p>\n<p>Less suited to: a big group, a long evening, or anyone hoping for silence at the peak of the academic day. When campus empties into the neighborhood, the room fills and the volume rises with it.<\/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 room is industrial in the honest sense rather than the decorated one \u2014 a wide, high-ceilinged space with large windows down one side that do most of the lighting work through the day. The furniture is heavy and unfussy: thick wooden tabletops, benches, a run of bar seating, enough variation that a solo worker, a pair and a group of four all have an obvious place to sit.<\/p>\n<p>The counter and the case sit front and center, and there is still a retail component on the shelves \u2014 bags of the house roasts, canned cold brew, equipment, the odd pantry item left over from the shop&#8217;s grocery era. The acoustics are what you would expect from hard surfaces and a full room: calm and workable for most of the day, loud when the campus crowd arrives. The staff have a reputation for friendliness that comes up in almost every account of the place, and the room is comfortable enough that people genuinely settle in \u2014 journaling, studying, catching up with someone they have not seen in a while.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beyond_coffee\"><\/span>Beyond coffee<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Yes, and the food is a real reason to come rather than a courtesy. The signature is the Greek hand pie: a golden, properly laminated crust wrapped around spinach and feta, a three-cheese filling, or ham and cheese. The spinach-and-feta version is the one to order first \u2014 flaky, warm, savory, and substantial enough to count as lunch. Ask for it warmed.<\/p>\n<p>Around the pies sits a broader case: croissants, muffins (the blueberry one has a following), cakes and pastries, plus the packaged goods on the shelves. One honest note, because it comes up: the case is uneven. The pies are excellent and consistently so; the wider pastry selection depends on the day and the item, and reheating does not flatter everything in it. Order the thing the kitchen is actually known for and you will not be disappointed.<\/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>Early morning is the best window on every axis. The doors open before the first class of the day, the case is at its fullest, the room is quiet, and if you want a table you can spread out on, this is when you get it. The stretch from mid-morning to early afternoon is the working peak \u2014 students, residents and the surrounding offices all arrive, laptops go up on every surface, and the volume climbs.<\/p>\n<p>Late afternoon settles down again and is the underrated slot: the campus rush has passed, the light through the big windows is at its best, and the room feels like a caf\u00e9 rather than a library. Weekends are calmer and start later, with a residential rather than an academic crowd. This is a daytime operation and does not turn into an evening room. 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 the West Loop, on the stretch where the neighborhood runs into the university campus, a block or so from Greektown and a short walk from the western edge of the Loop. The Blue Line stop at UIC-Halsted is the closest rail option and leaves you a few minutes away on foot; from the eastern side of campus it is about a three-minute walk across the expressway bridge. Several bus routes run past, and the area is flat and easy to cross on foot.<\/p>\n<p>If you are coming from downtown, walking is realistic and often faster than it looks on a map. If you are driving, you are in one of the parts of the city where street parking is a lottery and a garage is the sane answer.<\/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 practical things. First, order a hand pie and ask for it warm \u2014 it is the item the kitchen does better than anyone in the immediate area, and it turns a coffee stop into a meal. Second, if you are working, the outlets here are the genuine draw; you do not need to hunt for the one seat with power, which is rarer in Chicago caf\u00e9s than it should be. Third, if you are a student, bring your campus ID, because it gets you a discount.<\/p>\n<p>Two more things worth knowing. The house coffee is sold by the bag and by the can, so if you like what is in your cup you can take the same roast home \u2014 and the same beans turn up at the company&#8217;s other two locations, which is useful if you move around the city. And if you are hoping for a light Nordic-style filter with fruit acidity, adjust your expectations: this is a chocolate-and-body house, and it is very good at being that.<\/p>\n<p>One last piece of context. This caf\u00e9 spent a year as a grocery store to survive, and it came out of that period bigger rather than smaller. That is unusual, and it is worth knowing when you are sitting at one of those heavy wooden tables \u2014 they had to be carried out and carried back in.<\/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>Do they roast their own coffee?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes. Ground Up is a Chicago roasting company with its own blends, roasted in small batches and sold by the bag, by the can and to offices around the city. The caf\u00e9 is the shop window for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it good for studying or working?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is one of the better rooms in the city for it. Fast free Wi-Fi, a lot of power outlets, heavy tables you can spread out on, bar seating for solo work, and no pressure to leave. It gets loud at the middle of the day when the campus arrives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What should I eat?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Greek hand pie, warmed \u2014 spinach and feta first, then three cheese or ham and cheese. They are the standout item and substantial enough to be lunch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the Greek connection?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The owner is Greek-American, the shop sits beside Greektown, and it shows on the menu: hand pies, frapp\u00e9, cappuccino freddo. It is an American coffee bar with a Greek counter inside it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are there other locations?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes \u2014 this is the original in the West Loop, with a second in River North and a third in the Loop. Same coffee at all of them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is the whole pastry case as good as the pies?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Honestly, no. The pies are consistently excellent; the rest of the case varies by day and by item. Order what the place is known for.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I buy beans to take home?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes. The house roasts are on the shelf in bags, along with canned cold brew and some equipment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I get there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blue Line to UIC-Halsted and a few minutes on foot, or about three minutes&#8217; walk from the eastern side of the university campus. It is also an easy walk from the western edge of the Loop.<\/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>06:00\u201318:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tuesday<\/td>\n<td>06:00\u201318:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wednesday<\/td>\n<td>06:00\u201318:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thursday<\/td>\n<td>06:00\u201318:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Friday<\/td>\n<td>06:00\u201318:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saturday<\/td>\n<td>07:30\u201317:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday<\/td>\n<td>07:30\u201317:00<\/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 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class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Leah Tabor<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n20 May 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>\u041f\u0438\u0440\u0456\u0433 \u0431\u0443\u0432 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u043c\u0448\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0438\u0439, \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043c\u0430\u0441\u043b\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0439 \u0456 \u043b\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0439!! \u042f \u0437\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0448\u0438\u043d\u043a\u0443 \u0442\u0430 \u0441\u0438\u0440, \u0432\u0456\u043d \u0431\u0443\u0432 \u0441\u0438\u0442\u043d\u0438\u0439, \u0430\u043b\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u0434\u0442\u043e \u0432\u0430\u0436\u043a\u0438\u0439. \u041f\u043b\u044e\u0441 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0433\u043e\u0432\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u043a\u043b\u0456\u0454\u043d\u0442\u0456\u0432 \u0431\u0443\u043b\u043e \u0447\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043c! \u0429\u043e\u0439\u043d\u043e \u0437\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0441, \u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043d\u0456\u0447\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0443 \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\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>Mimi<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n19 April 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>\u041c\u0435\u043d\u0456 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0431\u0430\u0454\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0430\u0442\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0444\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u0444\u0435! \u041d\u0430\u043f\u043e\u0457 \u0441\u0443\u043f\u0435\u0440 \u0441\u043c\u0430\u0447\u043d\u0456 \ud83d\ude42 \u042f \u0434\u0432\u0456\u0447\u0456 \u043a\u0443\u0448\u0442\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0432 \u043c\u0430\u0442\u0447\u0430 \u0432 \u0421\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0431\u0430\u043d\u0456, \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0438 \u0431\u0443\u0432 \u0442\u0443\u0442. \u0407\u0445\u043d\u0456\u0439 \u043f\u0438\u0440\u0456\u0433 \u0437\u0456 \u0448\u043f\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0442\u0430 \u0444\u0435\u0442\u043e\u044e \u043d\u0435\u0439\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0440\u043d\u043e \u0441\u043c\u0430\u0447\u043d\u0438\u0439, \u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0432\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0442\u0430\u043c \u0431\u0443\u043b\u0438 \u0434\u0443\u0436\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0456\u0442\u043d\u0456  \u042f \u0437\u0443\u043f\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0432\u0441\u044f \u0442\u0443\u0442 \u0437 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0437\u044f\u043c\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>Katia Stakhiv<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n17 March 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>\u042f\u043a\u0449\u043e \u0432\u0438 \u0448\u0443\u043a\u0430\u0454\u0442\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0448\u043d\u0435 \u043c\u0456\u0441\u0446\u0435 \u0437 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u0456 \u0441\u043c\u0430\u0447\u043d\u043e\u044e \u043a\u0430\u0432\u043e\u044e \u0442\u0430 \u0432\u0438\u043f\u0456\u0447\u043a\u043e\u044e, Ground Up Cafe \u2013 \u0446\u0435 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0436\u043d\u044f \u043f\u0435\u0440\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0430.<\/p>\n<p>\u041a\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0447\u0456\u043d\u043e \u0444\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0434\u043e \u2013 \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0447\u043d\u043e \u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d \u0456\u0437 \u043d\u0430\u0439\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0445, \u044f\u043a\u0456 \u044f \u043a\u0443\u0448\u0442\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0432 \u2013 \u0456\u0434\u0435\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0456\u0436\u043d\u0438\u0439, \u043e\u0441\u0432\u0456\u0436\u0430\u044e\u0447\u0438\u0439 \u0442\u0430 \u0447\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0432\u043e \u0437\u0431\u0430\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\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>Dan LaGuardia<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n22 May 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 4.1\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>\u0423 \u0446\u044c\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043c\u0456\u0441\u0446\u0456 \u043d\u0430\u0439\u0433\u0456\u0440\u0448\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u0440\u0443\u0430\u0441\u0430\u043d, \u044f\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u044f \u043a\u043e\u043b\u0438-\u043d\u0435\u0431\u0443\u0434\u044c \u043a\u0443\u0448\u0442\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0432 \u0443 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0454\u043c\u0443 \u0436\u0438\u0442\u0442\u0456. \u0410\u0431\u0441\u043e\u043b\u044e\u0442\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0435\u0457\u0441\u0442\u0456\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0439. \u0406\u043d\u0448\u0456 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438, \u044f\u043a\u0456 \u044f \u0437\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0432, \u0442\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0436 \u0431\u0443\u043b\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0456 (\u043b\u0438\u043c\u043e\u043d\u043d\u043e-\u043c\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u0442\u043e\u0440\u0442, \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0440\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0438\u043a, \u043a\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0447\u0438\u043d\u043e). \u0412\u043e\u043d\u0438 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0456\u0433\u0440\u0456\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u0457\u0445,\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 15:36:41<\/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\/the-wormhole-coffee-chicago\"><span>The Wormhole 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\/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 802 reviews \u00b7 updated: 2026-08-10 15:36:41 Address: 900 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60607, United States Call Get directions Most coffee shops that sit next to a university turn into study halls by accident. 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