visited this fantastic coffee spot in Naperville, Chicago, and I was thoroughly impressed. The place was incredibly clean, with a modern, slick, and urban interior that felt inviting and fresh. There’s also a lovely outdoor seating area where you can bring your pet along, and they even provide fresh water for them—such a thoughtful touch!
The staff were super friendly, which made the experience even better. As for the coffee, it was absolutely amazing, and the macaroons were to die for, especially the salty caramel flavor. If you’re in the area, I highly recommend stopping by. I will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
matthew skarbek
Sparrow is a gem and one of the premiere locations to buy coffee. Highly recommend stopping here is you are in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Aida Pigott
Sparrow Cafe is a jewel nestled in a beautiful river front location in Naperville. I am a repeat customer and a big fan of Sparrow because of its tasty coffee and a delightful, myriad arrays of both savory and sweet food selections; and, equally captivating is Sparrow's prime location and its communal seating arrangement which adds to the overall warmth. That said, I have been struggling with GI issues post-covid and has been very cautious in my pick of foods and drinks and discounting the ones that are notorious in aggravating symptoms. However, I didn't think twice when it comes to hands down satisfying my long held cravings for tall cup of creamy latte because Sparrow's coffee is never too bitter nor too acidic and it tends to exhibit all the right notes in its flavor profile. What can I say but bada (coffee bean) bada boom! Of course, I can't just have the latte alone after travelling for over an hour from the Indiana border to arrive at Sparrow Cafe so tried their avocado toast and, man oh man, I have never tasted anything so scrumptious that the flavors just burst in my mouth; I mean it's hard to argue with the texture of nicely spiced avocado layered with cheese on top of a thick bread served with a side of microgreens. Say No More. My visit to Sparrow is never complete until I indulged in the magic of their macarons. Seriously, I will never pass on a macaron opportunity when presented to me but the ones at Sparrow stand out above the rest in terms of complexity and depth: crunchy, nutty and soft on the outside paired with the oh-so richly flavored tangy fillings in the inside. Their macarons come in many different flavors which are mind boggling to choose from. It's true. I saved the best for last when I dug into Sparrow's samoa cake which is shaped like a donut topped with coconut and ingeniously encapsulated with chocolate filling that melts in the mouth with the perfect level of sweetness. I am a queen of sweets but I have never tasted anything even close like it before. This is a high quality place all around from the location, ambience to the foods and drinks and service; and oh no, not these guys, they are nothing short of extraordinary. Sparrow Cafe always wins my vote every single time!
Mohid Jafri
Great little coffee shop. Nice ambience. Great place to grab a coffee and pastry for a mid-day treat. Friendly staff and clean shop
I can definitely see why this place is so busy! Definitely worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
C MAE
The food and coffee is delicious! I love the ambiance. Feels nice to work here from time to time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Scott Hajer
This is the best coffee in the Chicagoland area and the baked goods and avocado toast are tasty. Wide selection of high quality roasted beans to buy also. Interior is small and generally crowded and uncomfortable. It’s a better place to carry out from than eat in.
Good coffee, snacks and small eats and sandwiches. Coffee arrived luke warm.. so the 3 ? Don't miss their ginger cookies !!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Elizabeth Bowman
I waited twelve minutes for a sandwich (it seemed like they originally forgot to make it). I ordered it vegan but they still made it with the mayo. Not a great experience. Very hectic atmosphere. Cool concept but need to work on customer service. I had tipped $2 where I originally ordered but they didn’t exactly earn it. I do like that they allow dogs and have a wide variety of cute pastries. They were rated best of Naperville several years in a row so possibly I just had bad luck in my order.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Frank E Thompson
Post Saturday wedding attendance this was a great choice for a nice breakfast Sunday morning. Primarily breakfast is finger food but incredibly creative, the egg and cheese with pork belly on a wonderful buttery and quite savory square croissant, simply amazing. Coffee and blueberry scones with cardamom (? I think) were an equally creative recipe and incredibly savory. Very busy and quite "THE PLACE TO BE" based upon the continuously long lines. I highly recommend Sparrow Coffee. I hope to be able to visit again soon.
Parking: Many, many garage spaces. An occasional parallel parking space is found in front of the restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich, Bakery
Kristine R
I’ve always love their coffee and ambiance of the store. Their PB Chocolate smoothie is my current favorite. I wish they can add cakes aside from just cookies and macarons.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Megan Monahan
This place is crazy busy but worth the wait. Even if everyone gave it 5 stars, it would still be underrated for how amazing the food options are. When I was back home, I drove 20 every morning just to get something different. It’s just so good.
Best coffee shop in the Suburbs.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich
Came in for coffee and discovered amazing food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
visited this fantastic coffee spot in Naperville, Chicago, and I was thoroughly impressed. The place was incredibly clean, with a modern, slick, and urban interior that felt inviting and fresh. There’s also a lovely outdoor seating area where you can bring your pet along, and they even provide fresh water for them—such a thoughtful touch!
The staff were super friendly, which made the experience even better. As for the coffee, it was absolutely amazing, and the macaroons were to die for, especially the salty caramel flavor. If you’re in the area, I highly recommend stopping by. I will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sparrow is a gem and one of the premiere locations to buy coffee. Highly recommend stopping here is you are in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sparrow Cafe is a jewel nestled in a beautiful river front location in Naperville. I am a repeat customer and a big fan of Sparrow because of its tasty coffee and a delightful, myriad arrays of both savory and sweet food selections; and, equally captivating is Sparrow's prime location and its communal seating arrangement which adds to the overall warmth.
That said, I have been struggling with GI issues post-covid and has been very cautious in my pick of foods and drinks and discounting the ones that are notorious in aggravating symptoms. However, I didn't think twice when it comes to hands down satisfying my long held cravings for tall cup of creamy latte because Sparrow's coffee is never too bitter nor too acidic and it tends to exhibit all the right notes in its flavor profile. What can I say but bada (coffee bean) bada boom! Of course, I can't just have the latte alone after travelling for over an hour from the Indiana border to arrive at Sparrow Cafe so tried their avocado toast and, man oh man, I have never tasted anything so scrumptious that the flavors just burst in my mouth; I mean it's hard to argue with the texture of nicely spiced avocado layered with cheese on top of a thick bread served with a side of microgreens. Say No More.
My visit to Sparrow is never complete until I indulged in the magic of their macarons. Seriously, I will never pass on a macaron opportunity when presented to me but the ones at Sparrow stand out above the rest in terms of complexity and depth: crunchy, nutty and soft on the outside paired with the oh-so richly flavored tangy fillings in the inside. Their macarons come in many different flavors which are mind boggling to choose from. It's true.
I saved the best for last when I dug into Sparrow's samoa cake which is shaped like a donut topped with coconut and ingeniously encapsulated with chocolate filling that melts in the mouth with the perfect level of sweetness. I am a queen of sweets but I have never tasted anything even close like it before.
This is a high quality place all around from the location, ambience to the foods and drinks and service; and oh no, not these guys, they are nothing short of extraordinary. Sparrow Cafe always wins my vote every single time!
Great little coffee shop. Nice ambience. Great place to grab a coffee and pastry for a mid-day treat. Friendly staff and clean shop
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bakery
Best coffee in town ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast, Breakfast Sandwich, Chocolate Chip Cookie
I can definitely see why this place is so busy! Definitely worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food and coffee is delicious! I love the ambiance. Feels nice to work here from time to time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the best coffee in the Chicagoland area and the baked goods and avocado toast are tasty. Wide selection of high quality roasted beans to buy also. Interior is small and generally crowded and uncomfortable. It’s a better place to carry out from than eat in.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast, Pour Over
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3.5
Good coffee, snacks and small eats and sandwiches.
Coffee arrived luke warm.. so the 3 ?
Don't miss their ginger cookies !!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
I waited twelve minutes for a sandwich (it seemed like they originally forgot to make it). I ordered it vegan but they still made it with the mayo. Not a great experience. Very hectic atmosphere. Cool concept but need to work on customer service. I had tipped $2 where I originally ordered but they didn’t exactly earn it. I do like that they allow dogs and have a wide variety of cute pastries. They were rated best of Naperville several years in a row so possibly I just had bad luck in my order.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Post Saturday wedding attendance this was a great choice for a nice breakfast Sunday morning. Primarily breakfast is finger food but incredibly creative, the egg and cheese with pork belly on a wonderful buttery and quite savory square croissant, simply amazing. Coffee and blueberry scones with cardamom (? I think) were an equally creative recipe and incredibly savory. Very busy and quite "THE PLACE TO BE" based upon the continuously long lines. I highly recommend Sparrow Coffee. I hope to be able to visit again soon.
Parking: Many, many garage spaces. An occasional parallel parking space is found in front of the restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich, Bakery
I’ve always love their coffee and ambiance of the store. Their PB Chocolate smoothie is my current favorite. I wish they can add cakes aside from just cookies and macarons.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
This place is crazy busy but worth the wait. Even if everyone gave it 5 stars, it would still be underrated for how amazing the food options are. When I was back home, I drove 20 every morning just to get something different. It’s just so good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast, Croissants
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