The storefront looks unassuming as it is right next to the Belmont station, but Pedestrian cafe is one of the best places for working remotely with plenty of seats and outlets. The menu items are priced higher than average, but the Charlatte and sourdough cinnamon roll are amazing. The workers are all super friendly and attentive. Highly rec! read more

Pedestrian Coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I stopped in because the rosemary grapefruit latte advertised in the window caught my eye. What really made the difference was the staff. The baristas were so genuine and warm, just a pleasure to talk to. They were passionate about the coffee and that was so exciting for me to see. The latte is delicious, btw! read more

Nestled under the L, this coffee shop offers plenty of seating and quality roasts. The food isn't bad either and the service is excellent. We've tried the Bacon Cheddar Chive Drop Biscuit & Oat and Cherry Shortbread. I'm not the biggest fan of Cherry, but it was still quite good. For coffees, we got an Iced Latte and Strawberry Matcha Basil (w/Oat Milk). I will say the Strawberry Matcha Basil is overpriced ($9.50 + $1.25 for oatmilk) and not really worth it. I have no idea why, but to me it tasted like mayonnaise? Could have been mixing with something else I had that day. I've had their ice coffees black before too and it's really good. read more

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This place looked very small and unassuming when we popped in for a beveragino on our Sunday afternoon but it was a very pleasant surprise. It was very cozy and spacious inside with lots of cute seating. There was a very interesting selection of pastry and the sourdough waffle was truly unforgettable as in I'm still thinking about how good it was. I got a chai latte that actually had spices and real flavor in it. It's definitely getting added into our rotation. read more

Been here twice and able to work remotely. The ambient music is a bit loud but my colleagues said they didn't notice it so your devices should be able to suppress the ambient noise from calls. Quality of the coffee is quite good. Recommend. Staff is great and has an awesome neighborhood feel. Metered street parking plentiful most days/times. read more

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Great location under the Belmont red line train stop. Perfect coffee shop if you need to get some work done and enjoy a coffee.

Great cafe right off the brown line and red line Belmont stop. Theres lots of seating with accompanying outlets and the music they play isn't too loud so it's perfect for studying/getting some work done. read more

Pedestrian Coffee - Charlatte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This is a great coffee shop for meeting up with people or remote working - there are so many seating options and a majority of the tables are either next to a plug or have built-in power. There's even a small desk in the back corner if you wanted a quiet workspace! The space is cozy but modern and well lit. And I love the plants. There is also an outdoor seating area too. I got a dirty chai latte which was really good, and the oatmeal cherry shortbread which I LOVED! It tasted very fresh and the oatmeal balanced out the sweetness nicely. Highly recommend! read more

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The ambience is cute, nice outdoor seating, and the staff are very nice. I love going here to study, and I love their cortados. I will say the lighting near the back gets a bit dark though. read more

Pedestrian Coffee - Cortado - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Great little coffee shop to come work in and have some coffee. I enjoyed both the doppio and the latte. The staff were very friendly too. They have wifi and outlets to charge your devices with a decent amount of indoor and outdoor seating. Will definitely come back. read more

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Came here for the sourdough cinnamon roll. It lived up to its hype, albeit a touch expensive for the size. Really tasty and seemed like lots of people there working and having work meetings. Non-caffeinated options as well! read more

The coffee was delicious, the pastries were incomparable and the ambiance was sublime. I'm still thinking about this multigrain bar that had nuts in it, wish I had the recipe. Can't wait to go back! read more

I understand the price of everything has increased, but almost $9 for a 12 oz oat latte is insane. I think I might be willing to splurge if it was really good, but I found my drink to be rather mediocre. I've found much better coffee shops in the area for far less. For me, it's not worth it but there's plenty of other people who are willing to pay that. Not dissuading anyone, but be prepared for price shock. read more

I enjoyed my time at Pedestrian coffee today and had a great coffee. I like that they serve them in glass cups and have free water around the place. The greenery & plants were amazing and I felt like I was in a garden. The food looks fantastic & the coffee is pretty strong in my opinion. I wfh here for a couple hours and if you have headphones, you don't hear anything else mostly at all. Very quaint, and the baristas are so kind. Quick to give you suggestions and will even provide the WiFi password if you're new to the joint! Will be revisiting soon! read more

Pedestrian Coffee - Iced coffee (Almond milk and caramel syrup) - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Current fave coffee shop alert! Pedestrian rocks. I've posted up to work on my laptop a few times and the vibes are always excellent. Great music, clean environment, nice setup with water glasses and clearly marked dish tubs. The staff is incredibly friendly - a few times they've personally walked my drink over to me. Also, once I couldn't get the wifi to work and a barista walked to the back to restart it for me. What a gem :') The coffee is excellent quality. Their iced americano is creamy, rich, refreshing! Espresso never burnt (amen!!!). One time I ordered their lemonade. I think it's made in house, it was absolutely stellar for a hot day. I appreciate that you can get items "for here" in a glass cup (they have 12 and 16 oz for iced drinks! And ofC mugs for hot). This spot is right next to the train but I never notice it honestly- perhaps because it has good sound engineering, or perhaps because the vibey tunes cover it up. It's v chillax and inviting, highly recco! read more

Pedestrian Coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Pedestrian Coffee has been my go-to study place for a while now. Sometimes after work or during week ends I will spend almost the entire day at Pedestrian coffee to get my work done. The staff has always been so sweet and friendly and the atmosphere is always perfect for studying or just sitting down to have a chat. One of my favorite drinks in the menu is the Nutella latte! It's sweet and yummy! Their Matcha latte was decent too! They also have a Japanese style coffee which is a bit strong for my taste but I'm sure people will like! They also sell desserts and pastries which always look so fresh and mouth watering. This place offers free Wi-Fi and clean bathrooms for those wondering! They also sell merch, coffee supplies, and coffee beans which is pretty good! Overall I love this coffee shop! read more

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Easily my favorite coffee shop in Chicago. Really the ideal place for a coffee with friends & is especially great for studying!! All of the baristas here are above & beyond. Everyone is super kind, service is fast, & importantly they're great at actually making drinks. I've gotten coffee and matcha here, iced and hot & everything has always been perfect! My go to there is the matcha with their rose cardamom syrup. They normally tell me the standard is 5 pumps or something & I just ask them to do 1 pump of the syrup. It's honestly still quite sweet and I can taste all the flavors with just the 1 pump so I can't really imagine getting it with their regular added 5. I love that they use ceremonial grade matcha here. So many coffee shops use weird cream/sweetener cut matcha & it just tastes like milk. Here you get that really good true matcha flavor. Also one last thing on the coffeeshop to study at note- they have lots of outlets & normally play instrumental music here so the lyrics aren't distracting if you're reading something else! Overall just 100% recommend the best coffeeshop I've found in Chicago! read more

Pedestrian Coffee - The matcha rose cardamom latte with the cutest for here mugs! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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My partner and I absolutely love the professional service, the fresh and delicious coffee, and the fantastic camomile. It's a perfect spot to relax and unwind! read more

Pedestrian Coffee - Hot camomile!!! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Located at the foot of Belmont station, this coffee shop is a popular gathering place. We loved the nitro cold brew coffee, as it was smooth and not bitter. We ordered one cinnamon roll to eat there and one for later. The topping was gooey and sweet and the roll was hearty and had a tang of sourdough flavor. It is a cozy place to escape the noise of the city and enjoy a delicious coffee and pastry. read more

Pedestrian Coffee - Cinnamon roll glory - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Hands down the best coffee shop in the area if you need to work while having your coffee. I had to hang out in this area for a few hours waiting for someone. I first went to the Starbucks at Belmont and Clark--Starbucks is usually reliable for plugs, but this Starbucks location is somewhat small with only one set of plugs in the floor by the door (at least as far as I could tell). Pedestrian is the opposite--quite a wide range of (mostly shared) work areas with accessible plugs at just about every seat. Coffee options are waaaaay better than Starbucks--I particularly liked the cardamom-rose latte which was so flavorful and not overly sweet. The folks who were working there were also super nice, even though every 20 mins or so they'd get a rush of customers and have to work super hard to get them through quickly. Thank you, Pedestrian for a great place to get work done (and enjoy coffee). read more

I was in the area and stumbled upon this spacious yet cozy coffee shop. I asked the man at the counter what he would recommend and once he informed me that they make their vanilla syrup in house, I was sold and ordered an iced vanilla latte. They have non-dairy options available so I opted for oat milk. Honestly, this was one of the best iced vanilla lattes I have ever tasted. The syrup had a natural sweet flavor and the coffee itself was smooth and robust in flavor. I decided to try out their trail mix scone because it sounded like a healthier option. It was very hearty; I believe I tasted walnuts, dried apricots, and oats. I will definitely be back to try the vanilla latte served hot with a cinnamon roll (it looked so tempting) next time! read more

Pedestrian Coffee - Iced vanilla latte made and a trail mix scone - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I appreciate local coffee roasters and cafes. Pedestrian didnt disappoint. Clean, lots of tables/desk space for working. Whole bean and home brewing accessories are neatly on display with prices marked. I ordered their marketed Honey Lavender Latte. Espresso was smooth, milk foamed just right. Flavor was great! Not too sweet but easy to drink. Service wasn't warm or particularly inviting, but it was efficient and polite enough. You do end up waiting by the entrance/exit door for your hand-crafted beverage, which created a weird cluster with people trying to enter. All in all, I would definitely come here again - glad to see this space being used. read more

Pedestrian Coffee - Honey Lavender Oatmilk Latte! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I love this place. The drinks are great and the staff is super cool but as an autistic person, I wish they'd play the music at a more sensory friendly volume. That's all. Great otherwise. read more

I frequent The Annoyance Theater down the street from this coffee shop a lot. And as such, have walked by this place, countless times. On this day though, I decided to walk in and give it a try. And boy was I blew away! It's nice and spacious inside and has beautiful vibe. Service was quick and friendly and the coffee that I had was so good! I will be back, you can believe that. read more

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Friendly service is a standout here. They have the usual (and some unusual) assortment of espresso-based choices here, but my way of evaluating a coffee shop is with a basic black coffee, and theirs is excellent--strong, rich, and with just a hint of bitterness. read more

Pedestrian Coffee - Exterior - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Perfect space near the Belmont train stop. Calm and energetic instrumental music and lots of plants makes it good for work. There's lots of coffee related equipment to purchase. As a former art student, I loved the black and white photographic prints on display and slideshow of images projected on the back wall. Staff is very sweet and quirky, my order was ready fast. Little side note- no microwave so they can toast us baked goods but cannot nuke em. They offered that it would take a few minutes to heat up my scone but I declined. My Americano (my litmus test for a good coffee shop) was lovely. I got a hitchhikers scone- pretty much granola in scone form, was buttery and hearty, filled with dried apricots YUM. Seating outside, along the side of the building was shady and simplistic. The water filling station is too low to fill a big water bottle. read more

Pedestrian Coffee - Americano and a scone. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

If you're looking for a place to study, get work done, read a book, etc, I genuinely feel this is one of the best or at least better options in the immediate area. The music (when we came in) was not super loud, and their back seating area is modern, relaxing, and has a decent amount of seating. They also have outdoor seating which might actually be shared with the apartment above, but it's just to the side of the coffee shop and building so it might get a little noisy being right next to the train station. The only reason I took a star off is because the girl working behind the counter wasn't really that friendly and welcoming, and I also wanted to order a juice to cleanse my body out, but they were out of both of the items I wanted. I will note that the owner did come over from where he was sitting after he overheard the encounter and tried to rectify the situation but saying they had certain components of each drink that they could blend to make something different. I ended up with an iced tea instead, and I did like my choice of drink. I'd definitely come back here in the future to read a book and relax here. It's a 5 minute walk from the pad, so looking forward to having this place nearby! read more

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Perfect for a quick coffee on the way to work or a good spot to do a bit of work. Inside reminds me of a chill college coffee shop. They have great easy listening music going and dim ish lights. The staff is always soooo nice and friendly and great at giving suggestion. The coffee is truly amazing and there are lots of varieties to choose from. Don't leave without getting a pastry - the bacon scones are phenomenal. If I didn't have to work I'd have stayed all day and just sipped coffee while relaxing. read more

Pedestrian Coffee - Mocha - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Cute spot, lots of seating and plugs for laptops, very nice staff. The baked items are delicious and baked on-site. I loved the creative flavor combinations on the menu. Would definitely come back! read more

I always enjoy trying coffee from local coffee shops and coffee roasters. Pedestrian coffee did not disappoint. I had the iced honey lavender latte and my husband had the pumpkin spice latte. Both did not disappoint. Both had great flavor, smooth and creamy. Service was very welcoming and engaging. The cafe has several tables, and most were taken on a Sunday afternoon. There were customers reading, socializing, and studying. We enjoyed the cafe while sipping on our drinks. read more

Pedestrian Coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Sadly out of pastry when I made it in, but the staff was super-polite, the coffee was great, and I loved the feeling in the place. I'll definitely be back. read more

The cinnamon roll is SO good!!! I need to come back and get it again. Sadly I did not like the peppermint mocha because it was more mint mint not peppermint and I also didn't taste much Mocha read more

Pedestrian Coffee - Cinnamon roll Peppermint mocha - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This coffee spot is cute and friendly. We came here on a cold day to get a few lattes and they were both delicious. read more

Pedestrian Coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Amazing sourdough cinnamon rolls, amazing coffee, amazing baristas. This place gets really popular for all the remote workers/students as you can see so there's not a lot of places to sit but other than that i cant recommend enough! read more

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The vanilla latte had a rather nutty flavor, for some reason it was really hard for me to finish. It was a lot sweeter than expected in the Chicago area (for reference, full sweet vanilla latte from Intelligentsia is almost less sweet than half sweet vanilla latte from Pedestrian Coffee). My girlfriend liked it, so I can't say it was terrible, but personally it was hard to drink. I also ended up trying their normal iced coffee which was not bad. read more

Pedestrian Coffee - Vanilla Latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This coffee shop took the place of another coffee shop (that was a Wisconsin based chain). Loved that space and was so bummed when it closed. Pedestrian has kept the same inviting, spacious interior and the baristas are super nice. This is a great place to meet a friend for coffee or get some work done. Ambience is good and it's very clean. Food and drink are also great - you won't be disappointed! read more

The best coffee in Chicago. Period. Thoughtful at every step, from sourcing to creating the recipes to crafting the drinks. Try the Charlotte, if you're feeling a little adventurous. My favorite coffee drink, ever. read more

Owners are very friendly- the store looks immaculate inside with a really cool layout for getting a coffee and talking or getting some work done. It's a fun oasis in the middle of the business of the city. I got the char latte + the sour dough cinnamon roll and both were really good. The icing might be slightly addicting on the cinnamon roll but while it's legal be sure and scoop one up. As for the rest of the coffee I order beans delivered to me out of state and I love the jaywalker blend. Each bean is roasted in a way that suits the bean best. It's not a generic "light- medium-dark" but some beans have a lighter roast to them than others. The owner of the shop has been doing coffee in chicago for well over a decade and been really successful in it. He puts a lot of his heart and soul into the business and you can tell from just walking in. read more

Awesome matcha but make sure to add a pump of any sweetener otherwise it's pretty savory and bitter

They have coffee for pedestrians, so they live up to their name! You can stand at the outdoor window and ring the bell impatiently while racing to board the L at Belmont or more patiently after departing the station. Either way, the street window is super convenient and quick and more friendly than I am. I liked the plain coffee as well: robust and hot, just like me? Cough! Well, it was good coffee and more than just pedestrian on my elitist ranking scale. read more

Pedestrian Coffee - The cup and logo - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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