Hometown Honours

Best Coffee Shop

Chicago · 100 on the ballot · no votes cast yet

Pre-season standings — counts are provisional and audited before the official awards cycle begins. How ranking works

How this works

Nobody has voted in this category yet — the first vote sets the lead. Tap Vote next to one business. You get a single vote here and it can’t be changed once confirmed.

  1. Ambrosia Café

    1963 North Sheffield Avenue

  2. American Girl Cafe

    835 North Michigan Avenue

  3. Back of the Yards Coffeehouse
  4. Backlot Coffee

    3982 North Avondale Avenue

  5. Bambu

    5010 North Broadway

  6. Base Community Cafe

    1200 West 35th Street

  7. Bia’s Café Marianao

    4323 North Lowell Avenue

  8. Big Shoulders Cafe
  9. Big Shoulders Coffee

    1105 West Chicago Avenue

  10. Big Shoulders Coffee
  11. Bitoys Bistro

    5946 West Chicago Avenue

  12. Boon Cafe

    7543 West Montrose Avenue

  13. Brewer Coffee & Custard

    1008 West 79th Street

  14. Cafe El Meson

    4631 South Kedzie Avenue

  15. Cafe Utjeha

    5350 North Lincoln Avenue

  16. Cafecito

    411 West Fullerton Parkway

  17. Cafecito

    215 East Chestnut Street

  18. Cafeteria Marianao

    4825 West Armitage Avenue

  19. Caffè Oliva concession

    550 East East Grand Avenue

  20. Cakes & Beyond

    6126 West Belmont Avenue

  21. Capital One Café

    3425 North Southport Avenue

  22. Cellar Door Provisions
  23. Chicago tea house
  24. Ciao Ciao Gelato Cafe
  25. Cocoa + Co.

    1651 North Wells Street

  26. Corner Bakery
  27. Dollop Coffee

    4181 North Clarendon Avenue

  28. Dollop Coffee

    345 East Ohio Street

  29. Drink Happy Thoughts

    2415 West North Avenue

  30. Elite Boba

    2002 South Wentworth Avenue

  31. Espresso and Milk

    20 North Wacker Drive

  32. Etheria Cafe

    2800 West North Avenue

  33. Fairgrounds Craft Coffee and Tea

    306 West Erie Street

  34. Fat Miilk Uptown

    5018 North Broadway

  35. First Sip Cafe

    1057 West Argyle Street

  36. Fusion Poke

    835 North Michigan Avenue

  37. Goddess and the Baker

    33 South Wabash Avenue

  38. Good Ambler

    216 North Peoria Street

  39. Grand Lux Cafe

    600 North Michigan Avenue

  40. Happy Monday Coffee Roasters

    676 North LaSalle Drive

  41. Haven Lounge

    1329 North Milwaukee Avenue

  42. Healthy Smoothies & Nutrition

    3332 West Montrose Avenue

  43. Heritage Cafe

    1849 East 79th Street

  44. Hero Coffee Bar

    221 North Wells Street

  45. Intelligentsia

    3123 North Broadway

  46. Joe & The Juice

    10 East Delaware Place

  47. La Capannina Coffee

    7547 West Addison Street

  48. Lavazza

    27 West Washington Street

  49. Le Petit Cafe
  50. Leaf and Bean Cafe

    700 South Hermitage Avenue

  51. Little Branch Cafe

    1251 South Prairie Avenue

  52. Loba Pastry + Coffee

    1800 West Addison Street

  53. Lucky Charm Cafe

    3600 West Irving Park Road

  54. M Burger

    835 North Michigan Avenue

  55. Melt n Dip

    8258 South Harlem Avenue

  56. Molly Tea

    2227 South Wentworth Avenue

  57. Monday Coffee Co.

    3243 West 16th Street

  58. Nubar Cafe

    3200 West Lawrence Avenue

  59. Olympic Club

    2615 West Lawrence Avenue

  60. Peet's Coffee

    600 North Kingsbury Street

  61. Peet's Coffee

    1000 West North Avenue

  62. Philz Coffee

    1640 West Division Street

  63. Pick Me Up Cafe

    4882 North Clark Street

  64. Plein Air Cafe

    5751 South Woodlawn Avenue

  65. Rare Tea Cellar

    3701 North Ravenswood Avenue

  66. Razpachos Neveria

    5611 South Pulaski Road

  67. Ritual Coffeehouse

    1821 West Irving Park Road

  68. Roggenart European Bakery & Cafe

    3500 North Halsted Street

  69. Sip & Savor

    5301 South Hyde Park Boulevard

  70. Sip and Savor

    1070 West Bryn Mawr Avenue

  71. Snack Shop

    448-454 West Pershing Road

  72. Southern Cut Cafe

    20 West Kinzie Street

  73. Spinning J

    1000 North California Avenue

  74. Stan's Donuts & Coffee

    1301 West Lake Street

  75. Starbucks

    111 North State Street

  76. Starbucks

    857 North Michigan Avenue

  77. Starbucks

    1001 West Madison Street

  78. Starbucks

    3506 South State Street

  79. Starbucks

    5757 South University Avenue

  80. Starbucks

    39 South LaSalle Street

  81. Starbucks

    819 North Rush Street

  82. Starbucks

    3316 South Cicero Avenue

  83. Starbucks

    7737 West 95th Street

  84. Starbucks

    2301 South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive

  85. Starbucks

    5210 South Cicero Avenue

  86. Starbucks

    3356 North Lincoln Avenue

  87. Starbucks
  88. Starbucks

    200 East Randolph Street

  89. Step Down Café

    2023 South Racine Avenue

  90. Sugary Chicago

    108 South Michigan Avenue

  91. Swadesi Cafe

    328 South Jefferson Street

  92. Sweet Moon

    1964 West Lawrence Avenue

  93. Tary

    111 West Illinois Street

  94. Tastee Corner Cafe
  95. Ten Cafe

    3308 North Western Avenue

  96. The Happy Apple Pie Shop

    226 Harrison Street

  97. The School House

    1065 North Orleans Street

  98. Tiger Sugar

    2116 South Archer Avenue

  99. Vero Coffee & Gelato

    2112 North Ashland Avenue

  100. Zizi's Cafe

    2825 North Sheffield Avenue

Somebody missing?Add them to the ballot — new listings get reviewed within a day.

Read how listings and ranking work to see how the standings are tallied.