The Best Coffee Shops & Cafes In Chicago - Chicago - The Infatuation

"Coffee Lab & Roasters in Lakeview takes their coffee seriously. They roast their coffee and espresso on-site, and offer a variety of specialty drinks like Kyoto-style cold brew or a pear-and-yuzu latte if straight-up black coffee isn’t your speed—though it is exceptionally smooth and low on bitterness. We wouldn’t recommend posting up with a laptop unless you can handle sitting on benches for long stretches of time, but the quiet atmosphere makes it the perfect place to have a low-key coffee catch-up with a friend." - adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru