Finally got to an Intelligentsia cafe – took myself down to the one in downtown Chicago two mornings in a row. They're refreshingly dorky in there, no pretense, just a really great selection of coffee. Lovely bright fruity espresso and a varied brew bar, even at peak times. The mind boggles at how so many people can walk past that place with venti soy caramel macchachinos or whatever it is they have in the buckets they sip from...
Finally got to an Intelligentsia cafe – took myself down to the one in downtown Chicago two mornings in a row. They're refreshingly dorky in there, no pretense, just a really great selection of coffee. Lovely bright fruity espresso and a varied brew bar, even at peak times. The mind boggles at how so many people can walk past that place with venti soy caramel macchachinos or whatever it is they have in the buckets they sip from...