Chess Club Coffee

Excellent coffee -they serve Metric here, one Chicago's top serious roasteries. They have chessboards and an impressive selection of literature for purchase. Beautiful craftsman style interior decor. A very refined, high-culture coffee place. I realize that sounds snobby - but I mean it in a good way!

I just visited here for the first time today, what a lovely place! Great vibe, it's nice and spacious. I was able to work easily with the music, the wifi is the strongest cafe Wi-Fi I've worked on! My matcha was yummy, and I got a spiced apricot latte to go for my boyfriend. Drinks were a little expensive, I got 12 ounces with oat milk for each one and I tipped so they were around $9 each. But I had a great experience, I'll be back!

Such a cute cafe! It’s got retro theme throughout its spacious area, it even has a playable piano (that the children who visited loved to play lol). Simple drink menu and a small selection of pastries. The Apple cheese danish was SO GOOD! And so was the iced latte! A nice spot to stop by while wandering town.

First time today and love the space and atmosphere! Had a dirty chai with oat milk and strawberry matcha cream bun- super fresh, soft, and very filled so not just all bread like some other places I’ve experienced. Barista was super helpful and kind. They also have a collection of books, hand made journals, and poetry for sale in the front- great addition! Great space for studying, working remotely etc.

This is a fairly new coffee shop. The interior is large, with tables nicely spaced out, with a large window, which I enjoyed. A couple of people were playing chess when I got there, but I was looking for a place to have coffee and read, and this proved to be a perfect spot for that as well. I had a latte, which I found to be quite good, even without sugar or flavoring, as well as their signature pastry, a Kugelhopf. It was also good, not overly sweet, a big plus in my eyes! I also got a sample of a couple of their other offerings, one of which was a tasty sourdough bread. Please check them out; we need a coffee shop in this location, and because I don’t think you’ll be sorry to do so!