Café

Frida's Breakfast and Lunch — top-tier seafood in Evanston.

Pick Me Up Cafe — reliable brunch & breakfast in Ravenswood.

Loving Heart Vegan Cafe — Uptown deli that sets the standard.

Poke Okie — Avondale cafe that sets the standard.

Back of the Yards Coffeehouse — a Back of the Yards cafe mainstay.

Pho Banh Mi Cafe — a vietnamese spot in Oak Lawn.

Sinya Mediterranean — top-tier mediterranean in River North.

Swadesi Cafe — reliable bakery in West Loop.

The Lanzaga — one of Lakeview's strongest american spots.

VANAM - INDIAN VEGETARIAN — among the best indian in Schaumburg.

Cedar Palace — high-caliber mediterranean in Lincoln Park.

The Polo Inn — Bridgeport american that sets the standard.

Cira — reliable mediterranean in West Loop that keeps people coming back.

Taza Cafe — the Falafels leads at this top-tier River North middle eastern spot.

All Together Now — reliable cafe in Ukrainian Village.

AMP Social (All Meal Prep) | Restaurant | Cafe | Bar — high-caliber italian in.

Cafe Habibi — under-the-radar middle eastern in Portage Park.

October Cafe — among the best cafe in Jefferson Park.

Pho Home 2 — Portage Park vietnamese that sets the standard.

Qamaria Yemeni Coffee — high-caliber cafe in Albany Park.

Alibaba Coffee Shop — under-the-radar cafe in Albany Park.

Polish Pączki Café — one of Jefferson Park's strongest cafe spots.

Szarotka Restaurant Bar Banquets — top-tier polish in Justice.

Opolska Restaurant — one of Schaumburg's strongest polish spots.

Caesar Pierogi & Pizza Potpie — Portage Park italian that sets the standard.

Shokolad Pastry & Cafe — Ukrainian Village bakery that sets the standard.

Mano Modern Cafe — solid, no-fuss filipino in West Town.

Merienda Café — one of Grayslake's strongest filipino spots.

Dulce De Leche Cafe — trusted brunch & breakfast in Albany Park.

Anticonquista Café (Pilsen) — high-caliber cafe in Pilsen.

Goddess and the Baker, 181 W Madison — straightforward american in Loop.

Mojo Coffee — among the best brunch & breakfast in Loop.

Brü Chicago — Loop brunch & breakfast that most people haven't found yet.

Cupitol Coffee & Eatery (West Loop) — among the best bakery in West Loop.

Beatrix Market — clean, consistent cafe in River North.

Goddess and the Baker, 33 S Wabash-Millennium Park — solid, no-fuss american in Loop.

Windy City Cafe — a Fulton Market american mainstay.

Yolk - Marina City — clean, consistent american in River North.

Avanti Caffe — dependable italian in Loop.

Bocadillo Market — high-caliber cafe in Fulton Market.

Do-Rite Donuts & Chicken — among the best cafe in Streeterville.

Bodega Sur — top-tier cafe in Lakeview.

La Catedral Cafe Little Village — dependable mexican in Little Village.

Dulce de leche Cafe — low-key cafe in Edgewater that runs on repeat customers.

Marketplace Café at Nordstrom — Streeterville american that most people haven't.

Savanna Breakfast & Lunch Lakeview — among the best american in Lakeview.

Mulata Kitchen + Coffee — Oak Park cafe anchored by the Empanadas.

Cafe Urbano — reliable cafe in Albany Park.

Capriccio - Artisan Pizza & Coffee — top-tier italian in Lincoln Square.

Citrine Café — high-caliber mediterranean in [patio].

Massa Cafe Italiano — the Gelato leads at this top-tier Elmwood Park italian spot.

Lula Cafe — Logan Square american that sets the standard.

Mid Kitchen — reliable brunch & breakfast in Evanston.

Eli Tea Bar — among the best cafe in Andersonville.

Hero Coffee and Bagel Bar — high-caliber cafe in Loop.

The Bakehouse Chicago — among the best bakery in Roscoe Village.

Gotham Bagels - Magnificent Mile — dependable brunch & breakfast in Streeterville.

Cafe Tola — honest cafe in Lakeview.

Beatrix — top-tier american in River North.

iCafe Chicago — a North Center middle eastern mainstay.

Stay and Play Game Cafe — high-caliber cafe in Irving Park.

Copper Club — one of Loop's strongest cafe spots.

The Breakfast Club and Grill — solid, no-fuss brunch & breakfast in Fulton Market.

Vietfive Coffee - Chicago — top-tier vietnamese in West Loop.

Sauce & Bread Kitchen — high-caliber bakery in Devon Avenue.

Tribu Caffe — North Center brunch & breakfast that sets the standard.

Beatrix — top-tier american in Fulton Market.

Cafe Con Leche — reliable mexican in Logan Square that keeps people coming back.

Cherubs Cafe — among the best mexican in Bucktown.

Marcela's Cafeteria — high-caliber caribbean in Logan Square.

Sun Rey Cafe — one of Wicker Park's strongest filipino spots.

Janik's Cafe — top-tier mexican in Wicker Park.

Brü Chicago — clean, consistent brunch & breakfast in Wicker Park.

Boulevard Bistro — among the best american in Roscoe Village.

Oromo Cafe Bucktown — established bakery in Bucktown with a loyal following.

Esencia Urban Kitchen — one of Lakeview's strongest mexican spots.

Rica Arepa LAKEVIEW | Venezuelan Restaurant — Lakeview american anchored by the.

Mima's Taste Of Cuba — trusted caribbean in Avondale.

Khepri Cafe — among the best cafe in Albany Park.

La Parrilla latin Food — high-caliber cafe in Edgewater.

m.henry — one of Andersonville's strongest american spots.

A Taste of Heaven — trusted bakery in Andersonville.

Kopi Cafe — high-caliber cafe in Andersonville.

Colectivo Coffee Andersonville — well-regarded cafe in Andersonville.

Guzman y Gomez - Evanston — a mexican spot in Evanston.

Ovo Frito Cafe — one of Evanston's strongest american spots.

Habrae Thai dessert cafe & restaurant — Forest Park thai that sets the standard.

SABA Italian Bar + Kitchen — dependable italian in Logan Square.

SOTTOMARINO SANDWICH AND CAFE — among the best cafe in Albany Park.

Jimmy's Pizza Cafe — clean, consistent italian in Lincoln Square.

First Slice Pie Cafe Manor — Lincoln Square cafe anchored by the Pies.

Little Sandwich House — among the best cafe in Bronzeville.

Chicago Diplomat Cafe — top-tier brunch & breakfast in Lakeview.

Eat Fine Design By Khun Kung — one of Bucktown's strongest thai spots.

Oliang — Bucktown thai that sets the standard.

TAO TEA — high-caliber cafe in Wicker Park.

Tous Les Jours — dependable bakery in Noble Square.

Kasama — well-regarded filipino in Noble Square.

Verzênay Chicago — one of Lincoln Park's strongest bakery spots.

Me Dee Cafe — honest thai in Ravenswood.

Sweet Moon — one of Ravenswood's strongest bakery spots.

DaNang kitchen — top-tier vietnamese in Uptown.

Sissy's sandwich — Albany Park brunch & breakfast that sets the standard.

Lost Larson (Andersonville) — trusted bakery in Andersonville.

Ka Cafe — under-the-radar cafe in Andersonville.

Pierrot Gourmet at The Peninsula — high-caliber cafe in Streeterville.

Loaf Lounge — high-caliber cafe in Avondale.

The Wormhole Coffee — among the best cafe in Wicker Park.

Sumo Sushi and Hibachi — a Lakeview japanese mainstay.

Kanela Breakfast Club — straightforward american in Noble Square.

TOMOKOHI — Bucktown cafe that most people haven't found yet.

Spoken Cafe — Ravenswood brunch & breakfast anchored by the Grits.

Evelyn's Food Love — reliable cafe in Bronzeville.

Sawada Coffee — high-caliber cafe in West Loop.

Alexander's Breakfast & Lunch Skokie — solid, no-fuss american in Skokie.

Nettare — among the best brunch & breakfast in West Town.

Goddess and the Baker, 44 E Grand — american in Streeterville.

Metric — West Town cafe that sets the standard.

FARE — honest cafe in Loop. Friendly without hovering. "Their avocado toast is, hands down, the best I've ever had" — Kate Smith [$]

Paris Baguette — honest bakery in Streeterville.

Paris Baguette — honest bakery in Chinatown.

Sweet&Salt Cafe Bakery llc — reliable bakery in Lincoln Park.

Jennivee's Bakery & Cafe — the Cupcakes leads at this top-tier Lakeview bakery spot.

Floriole Cafe & Bakery — top-tier bakery in Lincoln Park.

Blazed Bakery Chicago — among the best cafe in Logan Square.

Kristoffer's Cafe & Bakery — Chinatown american that sets the standard.

Pierre's Bakery Chicago — honest bakery in West Town, where the Cake is worth.

Firecakes Donuts — reliable cafe in River North.

Caffe Umbria — top-tier cafe in River North.

Wake N Bakery Wicker Park — high-caliber cafe in Noble Square.

Hanabusa Cafe — cafe in Loop. Strong visual attention on every plate. Friendly without hovering. Ky: "The fruit is always fresh and the pancakes themselves are perfectly fluffy" [$$]

Helfeld's Delicatessen & Catering — Wicker Park brunch & breakfast that sets.

Gold Coast Cafe — established middle eastern in River North with a loyal following.

Urban Treez Chicago — Pilsen deli that sets the standard.

Serai Cafe & Deli — Lincoln Park deli anchored by the signature sub.

Café Colao — among the best bakery in Ukrainian Village.

Little Goat Diner — one of Lakeview's strongest bakery spots.

Bittersweet Pastry Shop & Cafe — reliable bakery in Lakeview.

Heritage Bikes & Coffee — one of Lakeview's strongest brunch & breakfast spots.

Dark Matter Coffee - Osmium Coffee Bar — one of Lakeview's strongest cafe spots.

Great American Bagel-Free parking — reliable brunch & breakfast in Lakeview.

Kanela Breakfast Club — straightforward american in Old Town.

Cocoa + Co. Coffee and Chocolate Cafe — dependable bakery in Old Town. Feels like it's been there since before the neighborhood changed. The kind of menu that makes you want to order everything. "Flaky, buttery, with that nutty flavor that just goes so well with the hot chocolate" — Moises Treviño Garcia [$$]

Mazala Pizza by Moti River North — reliable italian in River North.

Cafecito — dependable Streeterville caribbean known for the Sandwiches.

Cafecito — established caribbean in Loop with a loyal following.

Yolk - South Loop — reliable american in South Loop.

Little Branch Cafe — dependable brunch & breakfast in South Loop.

Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen — a West Loop deli mainstay.

Pittsfield Cafe — straightforward cafe in Loop.

The Stockyard Coffeehouse — clean, consistent cafe in Bridgeport.

Café Fénix — one of Avondale's strongest cafe spots.

Rivers and Roads Cafe — well-regarded cafe in Rogers Park.

Rickshaw Pakistani & Indian Street Eats — Irving Park cafe that most people.

Chiya Chai Logan Square — dependable indian in Avondale.

Cafe Urbano Avondale — under-the-radar cafe in Avondale.

House of Teriyaki — a japanese spot in Lakeview.

Happy Monday Coffee - Loop — honest cafe in Loop.

Goddess and the Baker, Wacker & LaSalle — an american spot in River North.

Cafe Yaya — straightforward brunch & breakfast in Lincoln Park.

Nighthawk — Albany Park cafe that sets the standard.

Sarkis Cafe — honest american in Evanston, where the Disaster is worth ordering.

Humboldt Haus Sandwich Bar — honest american in Logan Square.

Tempo Cafe — dependable american in Gold Coast.

Good Ambler — solid, no-fuss bakery in Fulton Market.

Boar's Head Cafe — reliable cafe in River North.

Colectivo Coffee Lincoln Park — reliable cafe in Lincoln Park.

Lardon — deli in Logan Square.

Familia Cafe — Ukrainian Village cafe that most people haven't found yet.

Good Funk — solid, no-fuss cafe in River North.

Happy Monday Coffee Roasters — Edgewater cafe that most people haven't found yet.

Cà Phê Dá - Dang Good Wings — reliable cafe in Pilsen.

Rosaisela Tacos Y Mas — straightforward mexican in Bucktown.

Alliance Bakery — Division — a bakery spot in Noble Square.

Yolk - Streeterville — clean, consistent american in Streeterville.

Tsaocaa — a cafe spot in Chinatown.