This has been an old, reliable favorite for us for years. Located in a residential street in Lincoln Park, it can be easy to miss.

This has been an old, reliable favorite for us for years. Located in a residential street in Lincoln Park, it can be easy to miss.
This might not qualify as a third place but Metropolis is one of my favorite coffees and that’s the $1 dollar cup of coffee they offer at the Doughnut Vault to accompany their generously-sized and delicious doughnuts.
Dollop is a bit of an institution in Chicago, if independent coffee shops can be institutions. It’s 11 years old and it has eight shops all over town, but my writing group has a special relationship with it because the first meetups used to be held at Dollop Buena Park some years ago. Continue reading