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A reviewed directory of third places — coffee houses, cafes, bakeries, libraries and pubs — in Chicago, Paris, Amsterdam and beyond.
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Blue Bottle Coffee (Mint Plaza)
Blue Bottle's Mint Plaza cafe in San Francisco, with excellent coffee, a short food menu, seating out on the plaza, and deliberately no wifi.
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The Attic
A quirky, homey coffee shop by Whitney Park in Green Bay, with toasted marshmallow lattes, vegan and gluten-free baked goods, plugs and free wifi.
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Sip of Hope
The world's first coffee shop with proceeds funding mental health education, a Logan Square collaboration between Hope For The Day and Dark Matter Coffee.
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Printer's Row Coffee Co.
Despite the name, this cafe is in Lincoln Park — small-batch single-origin roasting by a couple from Ohio, with pastries and free wifi.
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CityGrounds Coffee Bar
Easy to miss on a residential Lincoln Park street, CityGrounds is a long-standing neighborhood favorite serving Metropolis coffee and pastries.
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Department of Coffee and Social Affairs
The London chain's first Chicago outpost, in Lakeview, serving proper flat whites alongside food, gluten-free pastries, tea and free wifi.
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Maison Marcel
A French newcomer among Lakeview's many cafes, Maison Marcel serves coffee, tea, pastries and food with plugs, outdoor seats and free wifi.
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Caffe Streets
Caffe Streets on Division Street in Wicker Park, a specialty cafe known for quirky signature drinks, with pastries, outdoor seats and free wifi.
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Kaldi's Coffee — KC Power & Light District
Kaldi's Coffee at 12th and Main in downtown Kansas City's Power & Light District — well located and comfortable, with plugs and free wifi.