City News Cafe
$ • Cafe, Coffee Shops
Hours:
4018 N Cicero Ave, Chicago
(773) 545-7377
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City News Cafe Reviews
A cute local shop to stop into before heading to work or to study. Cheaper than the coffee chains and good quality. A small chai, which comes with a free chocolate turtle, and a pecan sweet roll comes out to about $7. The chocolate is homemade and rich. They have a variety of expected syrups like vanilla, plus rose and lavender. No extra charge for the nondairy milk is nice! The polish pastry Pazki are very sweet and creamy. Occasional live performance. Can get cramped but they...read full review
City News Cafe is straight outta the 90s for me and I couldn't love that more. Coffee is the best price in town and you can browse all of the reading options available. It feels like when all of the Barnes and Nobles disappeared, they took a piece of them and put it in City News Cafe. Our clerk was so friendly and informative about coffee options... Not to mention the free chocolate truffles that are made in house. This place has a the appeal of an old school cafe without the...read full review
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Hours
Monday | 8AM - 8PM |
Tuesday | 8AM - 8PM |
Wednesday | 8AM - 8PM |
Thursday | 8AM - 8PM |
Friday | 8AM - 8PM |
Saturday | 8AM - 8PM |
Sunday | 8AM - 8PM |
This place carries a huge variety of magazines, including in foreign languages. That said, my favorite area to browse is the wall of books on Chicago; the various neighborhoods, unique bits of history, architecture and on & on. The cafe area excels in its own right with coffee & pastries - even vegan options. Enjoy a great cup of coffee and live music on weekends. Just a wonderful place.