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Intelligentsia Coffee


4.5 of 5 stars 34 ratings  |  Write a review
  • Cuisines: Café, Café
  • 53 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601
  • (312) 920-9332

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5 of 5 stars
Tacoma
3 Dec 2009

Our hotel did not have a coffee maker --but luckily Intelligentsia Coffee was close by. Their vanilla latte was so delicious--worth the wait more

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4 of 5 stars
wellington, fl
10 Nov 2009

Because I read reviews here, we now drink this coffee at home (we buy it at Fresh Market) and love it. Thought maybe we'd buy a different blend at the "mother ship" but they seemed expensive, so we just had lattes...flavors offerred are just vanilla & chocolate...I was hoping for hazelnut...oh, well. Tables are sort of hard to come by,... more

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5 of 5 stars
Plymouth, Wisconsin
19 Sep 2009

I love the coffee at Intelligentsia. They make each cup individually with a french press. It takes longer than just pouring a cup, but it is worth it. I bought some whole beans to take home with me. more

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5 of 5 stars
London
31 Aug 2009

We found this chain by accident. They take their coffee very seriously, which makes service a bit slow but it was the best espresso we had in Chicago. more

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5 of 5 stars
Glasgow
5 Jun 2009

Having a partner who is a coffee fiend, and after doing the tasting session at there lab in New York (worth doing, very educational) we went to two of there shops. These people are serious about their coffee and you get the experience. So may ways to have a cup -clover, eva solo, drip etc. Also there own brand of... more

Awesome lattes with lots of foam more

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4 of 5 stars
Conway, Arkansas
30 Mar 2009

We stopped by here because they were supposed to have great espresso but instead they only had one kind. So I ended up ordering a mocha coffee and cookie which were both great. There are probably other places with just as good or better drinks. more

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5 of 5 stars
Seattle, WA
18 Mar 2009

This (Randolph) is my favorite location. When I visit Chicago, my days are planned around how to get here and get myself some luscious, perfect Clover-made coffee or creamy, fluffy espresso drinks. This is the only place I will drink coffee black, period. The only thing that sucks about this location is that it tends to get really full, and... more

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5 of 5 stars
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21 Feb 2009

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5 of 5 stars
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23 Jan 2009

By far the best coffee in the city. more

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Intelligentsia Coffee Address

53 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601
Tel: (312) 920-9332
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.