tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872868.post8287013261060305216..comments2012-01-17T14:18:14.153-05:00Chris Hootonhttps://profiles.google.com/103507461684082468912noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872868.post-77635167607552611812012-01-17T14:18:14.153-05:002012-01-17T14:18:14.153-05:00Jim, thanks for the tips. Now I can&#39;t wait to get back and try some more shops!Chris Hootonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433532335390961667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872868.post-79464469862165101862012-01-17T09:05:42.361-05:002012-01-17T09:05:42.361-05:00Well, I wrote a long comment, but my failure to be logged into WP caused it to get eaten and now blogger won&#39;t accept by WP credential, so this is the short version. <br /><br />Intelligentia has a cafe of their own, or at least used to, under the L just off the Northwest corner of Millennium Park that is worth checking out. <br /><br />There&#39;s Sip Coffee House &amp; Garden at 1223 W Grand Ave which is super funky and eclectic, but alas I can&#39;t remember which coffee they serve. <br /><br />If you can will you way to go that far south, the shining jewel of Hyde Park is Istria Cafe which is now at 5030 South Cornell Ave having sadly closed their super funky location on E 57th St under the commuter train overpass. They also serve Intelligentia and I always felt did better things with it than the Intelligentia shop itself did. The new space is very chic and is connected to an art gallery.Jim Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13089856223287388179noreply@blogger.com