A Listening Room
Media house · Washington Park
305 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637
Highlights
Cafe with art, music, rotating chefs, and DJ happy hours
Cafe with art, music, rotating chefs, and DJ happy hours
"Retreat is a long-term pop-up (the plan is for it to last a year) happening at the Currency Exchange Cafe in Garfield Park. It’s a spot for BIPOC creatives to showcase their food (as well as art and music), with a rotating list of chefs and artists. In October, they’re hosting Black Cat Pizza, a Neapolitan pizza spot, on Fridays and Saturdays." - adrian kane
"We lied, this is the last reopening on this list. The Currency Exchange Cafe in Bronzeville promotes local artists, musicians, and chefs, and on Thursday they’re throwing a grand reopening Happy Hour. It’s from 5:30-7:30pm, and will feature food from their new cafe, Retreat. The party will be hosted by DJ Sean Doe." - adrian kane
"We lied, this is the last reopening on this list. The Currency Exchange Cafe in Bronzeville promotes local artists, musicians, and chefs, and on Thursday they’re throwing a grand reopening Happy Hour. It’s from 5:30-7:30pm, and will feature food from their new cafe, Retreat. The party will be hosted by DJ Sean Doe. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Team Infatuation
"On Garfield Boulevard just west of Washington Park, the Retreat at Currency Exchange Cafe has become a space for South Siders to explore their culinary passions and hone their craft through artist Theaster Gates’s Rebuild Foundation." - Brandon Summers-Miller
"Monday Coffee Company serves as a hub for Black- and queer-owned businesses, offering a space to support one another." - aimee.levitt
