The Best Coffee Date Spots in Chicago
Choose between the downtown riverfront and a neighborhood plan. The map helps separate a central-city meeting from a longer trip north or west; there is no need to cross the whole city for a first introduction.
Coffee makes a useful first plan because neither person has to commit to a whole evening. These five cafés give you a specific place to meet, with the option to keep the conversation going afterward. Check the exact branch below, especially when a roaster has more than one location.
This selection includes The Wormhole Coffee, The Lost Hours, Magnífico Coffee Roasters & Coffee Shop, Dark Matter Coffee - The Mothership and Hexe Coffee Co.. Use the map and practical details below to pick the one that fits your date.
The Wormhole Coffee
A Milwaukee Avenue café with an intentionally nostalgic setting. Start with a coffee and let the conversation decide how long you stay. Use the café website for current opening times and the menu.
The Lost Hours
A Broadway coffee shop focused on local community. Keep the invitation simple: a specific branch, a time and a drink together. Use the café website for current opening times and the menu.
Magnífico Coffee Roasters & Coffee Shop
A Colombian-owned family roaster on Milwaukee Avenue. A useful place to begin when you would rather meet in daylight than plan a long evening. Use the café website for current opening times and the menu.
Dark Matter Coffee - The Mothership
A Western Avenue stop from a Chicago coffee roaster. Let the coffee be the first plan, with any second stop left optional. Use the café website for current opening times and the menu.
Hexe Coffee Co.
A Diversey Parkway roaster with its own coffee blends. Choose this for a short introduction that has room to become a longer conversation. Use the café website for current opening times and the menu.
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