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Great coffee shops with delicious coffee and unpretentious Baristas in the Chicago's Northside.

 1. The Grind

4613 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 271-4482

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhoods: Lincoln Square, Ravenswood

4.0 star rating
  12/5/2008

I am going to make it easy with 6 simple words.  Great Coffee, Amazing Staff, Friendly Patrons.

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 2. Red Eyes Coffee

4164 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 327-9478

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Restaurants

Neighbourhood: North Center

4.0 star rating
  3/23/2009

I was on a mission to find a sandwich one Saturday afternoon and decided I would give Red Eyes a shot.  Knowing it was a coffee shop I didn't expect much of a choice of food options, but when after looking over the menu I saw that this small coffee…More »

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 3. Kickstand Espresso Bar

824 W Belmont Ave
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 248-6300

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhood: Lakeview

4.0 star rating
  12/7/2010

Kickstand Espresso Bar is a great little neighborhood independent coffee shop. Kickstand used to be a currency exchange. I used to get quarters and bus passes there. And surprisingly, being right across the street from, big brother, Starbucks,…More »

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 4. Delicious Cafe

3827 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 697-4857

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Vegan, Sandwiches

Neighbourhood: North Center

4.0 star rating
  2/2/2010

Delicious Cafe you are quite cute and delicious. With your Intelligentsia Coffee, kombucha, vegan sandwiches and pastries and a great chill vibe, you are one of my favorites. I can't help but stop by on my way home from work at least twice a week.…More »

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 5. Filter

1373-75 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60642
(773) 904-7819

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhood: Wicker Park

4.0 star rating
  6/22/2010

I really did not think I would like this place. I am not much of a coffee-shop-hanging-around kind of guy. Just give me my coffee and let me go for a walk around the park or something. Filter intrigued me to want to stay and drink there. Not Filter,…More »

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 6. Jimmy's Pizza Café

5159 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 293-6992

Categories: Pizza, Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhood: Lincoln Square

5.0 star rating
  7/31/2011 ROTD 8/13/2011

Jimmy's Pizza Cafe is just what my neighborhood needs. Slices, Slices, more Slices and Beignets. That is right, powdered sugar dusted Beignets. What more could you want in a neighborhood Pizza Cafe?
I walked into Jimmy's for a slice one smoldering…More »

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 7. Julius Meinl

4363 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 868-1876

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Breakfast & Brunch

Neighbourhood: North Center

4.0 star rating
  1/29/2010

Julius Meinl is a wonderful Austrian coffee shop sandwiched between Lincoln Square and North Center. This place is a little piece of Vienna with it's delicious, rich and hot black coffee, scrumptious and flaky pastries, spectacular and succulent…More »

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