Swadesi Cafe
Coffee shop · West Loop ·
Indian cafe with croissants, chai & culture-blending pastries
Indian cafe with croissants, chai & culture-blending pastries
"I’m struck by the opulent, boundary-pushing South Asian takes on breakfast: croissants filled with butter chicken and topped with chaat or stuffed with gulab jamun cheesecake, a standout breakfast sandwich with a crackly fried aloo tikki patty and custardy masala eggs topped with American cheese and fiery garlic mayo on a house roll, and a lineup of proper masala chai and inventive lattes like a salty-sweet toasted-peanut version with jaggery and cold cream." - ByBon Appétit Staff & Contributors
"Swadesi has all the components of an ideal West Loop cafe where you can get work done: plenty of coffee, free wifi, printing capabilities, and big windows so you don’t feel like a mushroom after hour three of “per my last email.” And even if the sweet baked goods don't feel representative of the precision and talents of Swadesi's sibling spots, Indienne and Sifr, the savory options are pretty good. Get a breakfast sandwich or a croissant topped with samosa chaat, and come armed with your biggest noise-canceling headset. Between the Bollywood soundtrack and the crowds that show up around meal times, it can get loud." - adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru
"A cafe in West Loop backed by Chef Sujan Sarkar's team." - Ashok Selvam
"A Chicago cafe that foregrounds tea—serving cardamom- and condensed-milk–laced masala chai and a selection of teas—paired with savory and sweet Indian-inspired snacks like paneer bhurji puffs and jaggery chocolate chip cookies." - ByEmily Wilson
"A new West Loop Indian café from chef Sujan Sarkar serving festival-specific offerings like a lavender lychee lemonade with butterfly pea flower alongside menu staples such as chicken tikka toasties, butter chicken croissants, and jaggery chocolate chip cookies." - Lisa Shames
