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Cafés in Lakeview & Wrigleyville

Belmont Avenue from Dark Matter’s Osmium to a mental-health coffee shop, a Broadway tea and coffee merchant since 1975, and early openers on Greenview Avenue and Halsted Street.

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Lake View was an independent township, with its first election in 1857, until its population, about 2,000 in 1870 and 45,000 by 1887, pushed it into Chicago in 1889.1 Broadway, once the Lakeview Plank Road, is now part of the Chicago Pride Parade route, and Northalsted, renamed in 2021, was the first gay village in the country officially recognized by a big-city government.1 Wrigleyville is the nickname for the blocks around Wrigley Field.1

Coffee here follows three streets. Belmont Avenue has Osmium Coffee at 1117, Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health at 1051, Ancient Grounds at 1022 and Pedestrian Coffee at 939; Broadway has Cafe Korzo at 2919, Maison Marcel at 3114 and The Coffee & Tea Exchange at 3311; and Lincoln Avenue has Vigo Coffee at 2800, Coffee Lab & Roasters at 2823 and Kazka at 3056.

Local tip: For coffee after dinner, Osmium on Belmont Avenue serves until 21:00 every day, two blocks from the Belmont station; The Coffee & Tea Exchange on Broadway closes at 19:00 on weekdays.

At a glance

44Cafés listed
16With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
21:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Doppio Coffee House, from 06:00 (Mon–Fri 06:00–16:00 · Sat–Sun 07:00–15:00).
  • Closes latest: Osmium Coffee, until 21:00 (Daily 06:00–21:00).
  • Most listed streets: North Lincoln Avenue (5), North Broadway (5), West Belmont Avenue (5).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (9%), bakery café (9%), vegetarian options (7%).

Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health

  • 1051 West Belmont Avenue
  • Tue–Wed 07:00–17:00 · Thu–Sat 08:00–18:00 · Sun 08:00–15:00
  • +1-773-661-2987
  • Laptop work
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Belmont station and Osmium

Belmont station, near the Belmont Theater District, is served by the Red, Purple and Brown lines.1 Two blocks west, Osmium Coffee at 1117 W. Belmont Avenue was Dark Matter’s first bar outside Humboldt Park and Ukrainian Village, designed with walls that seem to ooze chocolate, painted third eyes and a chrome and blue interior.2 It keeps long hours, 06:00–21:00 every day, and has Wi-Fi.

The Coffee & Tea Exchange, since 1975

The Coffee & Tea Exchange has sold coffee and tea at 3311 N. Broadway, at Aldine Avenue, since 1975.3 Beans sit in squat wooden barrels and tea in hand-labeled jars, and teas such as milk thistle or a blood-orange black blend can be bought in small amounts, a cheap way to try pricier varieties.3

It opens 07:00–19:00 on weekdays, 08:00–19:00 on Saturday and 09:00–18:00 on Sunday. The nearest ‘L’ stop is Belmont.3

Broadway between Diversey and Belmont

Broadway north of Diversey Parkway has a run of cafés: Cafe Korzo at 2919, Owen’s Famous Coffee & Provisions at 2945, Maison Marcel at 3114 and OMI Cafe at 3135. Intelligentsia’s Broadway café at 3123 opens daily 07:00–19:00, and Mini Donut Factory at 3151 opens at 07:00 from Tuesday to Saturday.

This stretch was also where a Chicago roaster grew up. Bow Truss opened its first roastery and café in Lakeview in June 2012, named for the bow truss ceilings of the space, and by March 2016 had eight shops, then the largest independent coffee chain in the city.45 In January 2017 all ten of its cafés closed after unpaid employees walked off the job.7

Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health and the early openers

Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health, at 1051 W. Belmont Avenue, is a nonprofit coffee shop centered on the Black community and open to everyone as a place to gather, work and study; its revenue funds music-centered mental health programs and group therapy for adults.6 It opens at 07:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday and at 08:00 from Thursday to Sunday.

For the earliest coffee in the area, Doppio Coffee House at 3054 N. Greenview Avenue opens at 06:00 on weekdays. Roggenart European Bakery & Cafe at 3500 N. Halsted serves daily 07:00–18:00, and Two Hearted Queen at 1201 W. Roscoe Street daily 07:00–15:00.

Sources

  1. Lakeview, Chicago, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Introducing Meddle (the story of Dark Matter’s cafés), Dark Matter Coffee, accessed October 2026
  3. The Coffee & Tea Exchange, Time Out Chicago, accessed October 2026
  4. 40 Hours of Chicago Coffee Part 2: Bow Truss & The Wormhole (Alex Bernson, December 16, 2013), Sprudge, accessed October 2026
  5. Bow Truss Is the Biggest Indie Coffee Shop in Chicago. Now What? (David Matthews, March 1, 2016), DNAinfo Chicago, accessed October 2026
  6. Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health: about, Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health, accessed October 2026
  7. Chicago Coffee Shops Closed As Investment Deal Sours (January 2017), CBS News Chicago, accessed October 2026
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Lakeview & Wrigleyville cafés: questions

How old is The Coffee & Tea Exchange in Lakeview, Chicago?

The Coffee & Tea Exchange has sold coffee and tea at 3311 N. Broadway, at Aldine Avenue, since 1975. Beans are kept in wooden barrels and tea in hand-labeled jars, and teas can be bought in small amounts. It opens 07:00–19:00 on weekdays, and the nearest ‘L’ stop is Belmont.

What is Osmium Coffee in Lakeview, Chicago?

Osmium Coffee, at 1117 W. Belmont Avenue, is a Dark Matter Coffee bar designed with walls that seem to ooze chocolate, painted third eyes and a chrome and blue interior. It was the company’s first bar outside Humboldt Park and Ukrainian Village. It opens daily 06:00–21:00, has Wi-Fi and is two blocks from the Belmont station.

Which cafés are on Broadway in Lakeview, Chicago?

Broadway north of Diversey Parkway has Cafe Korzo at 2919, Owen’s Famous Coffee & Provisions at 2945, Maison Marcel at 3114 and OMI Cafe at 3135. Intelligentsia at 3123 N. Broadway opens daily 07:00–19:00, and The Coffee & Tea Exchange, at 3311 N. Broadway since 1975, opens 07:00–19:00 on weekdays.

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