Prequel Cafe & Bakery – Wicker Park

Prequel Cafe & Bakery – Wicker Park

2034 W Division St, Chicago, IL

★★★★★4.7(17 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Prequel Cafe is a bakery-forward coffee destination where you can watch fresh bagels being made in the open kitchen while sipping expertly pulled espresso drinks or carefully poured pour-overs. The space strikes that perfect balance between a serious coffee shop and a cozy neighborhood spot where you'll actually want to linger with your laptop or meet a friend, all while snacking on scratch-made pastries that clearly matter as much as the coffee itself. It's the kind of place that feels like it was exactly what Division Street was missing.

What to expect

Espresso-focused, with a pour-over program. A slow-sit, laptop-friendly spot, good for meetings. Pastries and light food on the menu.

Pour overLight foodSlow sitCraft espressoMeetingsLaptop friendlyTraditional drinksPastries

Google Reviews

julia shklovskaya
★★★★★in the last week

Cool vibes and delicious coffee! Baked goods made from scratch 😋 YUM

Natasha Al-Rafie
★★★★a month ago

The cutest prequel. This little coffee shop just opened on division, it a bakery, a full blown coffee paradise. Definitely recommend coming here for some coffee, a fresh bagel and cream cheese, a pop tart or brown butter banana bread. I would like to see some more vegan…

Michael Damato
★★★★★2 months ago

Solid spot with some good pastries and hot food options along side pour overs and your normal coffee shop options. Everything I got was pretty good, only down side to this spot is the very limited seating. Maybe enough for 4 or 5 people tops. If you're getting anything, it's…

Julian Thompson
★★★★★2 months ago

I saw fresh bagels being made in the back. I didn't order one but that'll give me an excuse to come back. My cortado was excellent.

Annie PlotkinMadrigal
★★★★★2 months ago

So good, so happy they’re here. Perfect addition to Division. Yay Prequel!!!

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