"Few places are more ideal for quick get-togethers than cafes. And one of our favorite cafes for those is Good Ambler in the West Loop. This place has outstanding sweet and savory pastries, and lunch food like BLTs and salads. It’s also open seven days a week, but closes at 4pm, so you can agree to meet someone for an hour on a Monday and hang out with a first-tier friend later that night." - adrian kane, john ringor