As we told you last week, Chicago was recently named the America’s Most Caffeinated City... just in time for today, National Coffee Day. more ›

Quirky. Eclectic. Homey. Many are the ways we can describe Daily Cup in Rogers Park. The beauty of an indie coffeehouse is that it can literally be whatever it aspires to be, free of cookie cutter corporate rules. Few places better exemplify this freedom of style than this one. A trip to Daily Cup is like grabbing a seat in your mother's kitchen. more ›

Time Out Chicago's dining team focuses on coffee with this week's issue. David Tamarkin and Julia Kramer ranked what they feel are the top 15 coffee houses in town and at the top of the list is our own neighborhood joint, Bridgeport Coffee Company. Tamarkin lists the points we've made about the space over the years, but saves his best praise for the single cup pour-over brew fancied by many places in town these days. Tamarkin calls it "a revelation — bright and clean and smooth." more ›

It's a bit surreal to go into a favorite brunch spot after dark. Many of the smells and feelings one associates with the place are gone; there are no joggers in sweats coming in to get coffee, no lines of yuppies crowding the door, and nothing has run out in the kitchen. Julius Meinl is our favorite coffee shop and makes our favorite sandwich, but there is an entire page of the menu that we have always passed over, dismissing it as "too heavy" for breakfast. more ›

The Café Society program, run by the Public Square at the Illinois Humanities Council, aims to create more informed and engaged communities through weekly coffee shop conversations that tackle relevant social issues. more ›