by Ehmely, Grade 3
Dear everyone,
This message is to help you be a pro at hide-and-seek.
Dear Honorable and Respected Literary Agent / Patron. Hope this email finds you in mesmerizing happiness and prosperity . At the outset, a triumphant privilege to be writing to you. I am emailing you my entire Poetry Book which is 607 pages as an attachment.
Obviously I’m in mesmerizing happiness and prosperity. I’m a literary agent. Duh.
Chicago Coffee Shop Personal History
Unbold=unvisited. Unbold, italic=will visit soon. Bold=visited. Bold, italic=recommended. See color-coded Google map here.
Top 40 Most Reviewed for “Coffee” on Yelp
- Bourgeois Pig Cafe (738 W Fullerton)
- Cafecito (26 E Congress)
- Julius Meinl (3601 N Southport)
- Alliance Bakery and Cafe (1736 W Division)
- New Wave Coffee (3103 W Logan)
- Intelligentsia (3123 N Broadway)
- The Wormhole Coffee (1462 N Milwaukee)
- Metropolis Coffee Co. (1039 W Granville)
- Kopi Travelers Cafe (5317 N Clark)
- Dollop Coffee and Tea (4181 N Clarendon)
- Intelligentsia (53 E Randolph)
- Iguana Cafe (517 N Halsted)
- Dinkel’s Bakery (3329 N Lincoln)
- Filter (1373 N Milwaukee)
- Ipsento (2035 N Western)
- Lovely: A Bake Shop (1130 N Milwaukee)
- Caffe de Luca (1721 N Damen)
- Star Lounge Coffee Bar (2521 W Chicago)
- Swim Cafe (1357 W Chicago)
- The Grind (4613 N Lincoln)
- The Coffee Studio (5628 N Clark)
- Julius Meinl (4363 N Lincoln)
- Intelligentsia (53 W Jackson Blvd)
- Cornerstone Cafe (2753 N Western)
- Sweet Cakes Bakery (901 N Damen)
- Sip Coffee House and Garden (1223 W Grand)
- Kanela Breakfast Club (3231 N Clark)
- Ch’ava Cafe (4656 N Clark)
- Pierrot Gourmet (108 E Superior)
- Argo Tea (16 W Randolph)
- Crepes a Latte the cafe (1840 W Irving Park)
- The Book Cellar (4736 N Lincoln)
- Atomix (1957 W Chicago)
- Bridgeport Coffee Company (3101 S Morgan)
- Beans and Bagels (1812 W Montrose)
- Peet’s (1000 W North Ave)
- Sunrise Cafe (2012 W Chicago)
- Argo Tea (819 N Rush)
- Savor the Flavor (2545 N Sheffield)
- The Perfect Cup (4700 N Damen)
Top 20 Best Match for “Coffee” on Yelp (excluding those above)
- Efebina’s Cafe (1640 S Blue Island)
- Overflow Coffee Bar (1550 S State)
- Eva’s Cafe (1447 N Sedgwick)
- Caffe Streets (1750 W Division)
- Knockbox Cafe (1001 N California)
- Cafe Jumping Bean (1439 W 18th)
- Zaleski and Horvath MarketCafe (1126 E 47th)
- Do-Rite Donuts (50 W Randolph)
- Next Door Cafe (659 W Diversey)
- La Colombe (955 W Randolph)
- Whispers Cafe (1031 N State)
- Cafe 57 (1520 E 57th)
Top 30 Highest Rated for “Coffee” on Yelp (excluding those above)
- The Coffee and Tea Exchange (3311 N Broadway)
- Starbucks (2023 W Roscoe)
- Asado Coffee (1432 W Irving Park)
- Senem’s Coffee and Tea House (3508 N Broadway)
- Coffee Tree and Tea Leaves (3752 N Broadway)
- TeaGschwendner (1160 N State)
- Saugatruck Coffee Company (3344 N Halsted)
- Dolce Casa Cafe (4947 N Damen)
- Miko’s Flipside (1846 N Damen)
- The Artisan Cellar (222 Merchandise Mart)
- Hendrickx Belgian Bread Crafter (100 E Walton)
- Aje Cafe (2942 N Clark)
- Nada Tea and Coffee House (1552 W Fullerton)
- Kitchen Sink (1107 W Berwyn)
Others (recommend some!)
- Cafe Ballou (939 N Western)
- Istria Cafe (5030 S Cornell)
- My Soul Cafe (7201 S Exchange)
- Beverly Bakery and Cafe (10528 S Western)
- A Place For Us (5629 W 63rd)
- Cafe El Meson (4631 S Kedzie)
- Cafe Mestizo (1738 W 18th)
- Catedral Cafe (2500 S Christiana)
- Wan Shi Da Bakery and Cafe (2229 S Wentworth)
- Cafe Mustache (2313 N Milwaukee)
- Robust Coffee Lounge (6300 S Woodlawn)
- Cafe 53 (1369 E 53rd)
- Grounds of Being (1025 E 58th)
- Hallowed Grounds (5706 S University)
- Ex Libris (1100 E 57th)
- Third World (1301 E 53rd)
- Classics Cafe (1010 E 59th)
- Regents Cup (5050 S Lake Shore)
- Kickstand (824 W Belmont)
- Royal Coffee (6764 N Sheridan)
- Regulus Coffee House Company (6032 W Irving Park)
- Cafe Soroni (4945 N Milwaukee)
The top five Google Image results for “cowblast,” the name I hereby give to the beat in the El Paso black metal band Obeisance’s “BlackLustHog Squad.”
Come buy some Treehouse Swing EPs at my solo guitar show tonight, Thursday, 3/15, from 6-8pm at Boulevard Bikes (2535 N Kedzie). No cover, free food and beer.
(Source: lyzidiamond, via anomolly)
The first media coverage of our trip. They called me a “Chicagoan” :-D