Emerald City Coffee - Chicago, Illinois

Juan R. I.

Músicon, decoración íntima y muy cómodo para descansar y tomar café en Chicago.

Angel S.

Exelente lugar para tomar cafe

Michael D.

Very solid artsy & community focused coffee cafe with specialty drinks, sandwiches, and breakfast tacos.

Coffee was great and some of the specialty drinks were very unique. The sandwich and pastry were also both delicious.

Cafe is double wide with additional seating and a piano in the second room. There are ample books, board games, and puzzles scattered about.

Good vibes and good coffee.

Eva R.

Emerald City Coffee is such a cozy little spot—perfect for when you need a chill place to work or catch up with a friend. I grabbed an iced oat milk latte and a chocolate croissant, spent around $12, and both hit the spot. The vibe is super relaxed with cool art on the walls and big windows that let in a ton of natural light. The staff is friendly without being over the top, which I appreciate. Definitely my new go-to for a laid-back coffee run in the neighborhood.

Casey C.

WiFi: 234.5 mbs down 18.6 upload;

Printer: YES!;

Seats: 40 with two inside rooms and outside picnic tables. Couches, tables, benches. Great variety, feels small but cozy. Intimate proximity to each other;

Outlets: lots of power strips throughout;

Lighting: Bright, Natural Sunlight;

Noise: quiet and calm, perfect for calls;

Vanilla Latte: $4.75

Order pressure: none;

I love the big windows and quiet setting. The seating arrangements are ideal and comfy. Really enjoyed working here and had clean bathrooms. However it closes at 4 pm. Wish I could have stayed longer.

Tamara D.

The vibe is very cool but they use ALL disposable cups and dishes - which was very off putting. So if you order a coffee you have to get a single use coffee cup. When we asked if we could bring our own cups next time we were told we needed to “ask the owner”. There are so many cute coffee shops to choose from. I prefer to go places that don’t mind washing the cups & dishes. Seems super lazy to me.

Monica L.

👋🏻 Hey fellow Google Maps users! ☺️ I went to this coffee spot/cafe on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 for a remote work day. I stayed from around 10 am - 3 pm. The lady that took my order was very nice. Unfortunately, they don’t have lemons so they were out of lemonade. I decided to give one of their teas a shot. I tried their apricot black tea. I’m a pretty picky person and didn’t end up liking it. Maybe tea isn’t for me. 😭

☕️ Overall, I had a good experience at this spot. It gave me cozy vibes. They even had board games and puzzles. The music was played at a very good volume, somewhat loud enough for you to hear it as background music, but not too loud. The cushioned bench I sat at wasn’t the most comfortable and didn’t seem to be the most sturdiest. I was able to successfully get my work done and meet 2 of my students in person. I definitely plan on coming back here if I meet with my students again in person.

✨ Extra things that I felt like were cherries on top to my experience being here. I saw the cutest wiener dog ever and the lady that took my order gave the doggie bacon. In the bathroom, the entire wall including the door was a chalkboard. I had to represent the non-profit I work at, College Possible.

💌 I hope this review helps Emerald City Coffee & its current and future customers.

Have a nice day! ☺️

Owen K.

I have been to a few coffee shops and this is the best I have attended in a while. The art work, music and ambience makes it the ideal spot to work, study or relax.

The pesto mozzarella bagel sandwich was good but the iced cafe latte lacked any sugar.

The disadvantages are that this place closes early and their kitchen closes much earlier. One day they were opened till 5 but closed the kitchen at 2 pm which doesn't make sense. This is not an example of good customer service and doesn't look good from a business standpoint.

I would love to come here again to work if they could open late till 6 or 7 pm.