Build Coffee is a great coffee shop in Woodlawn.

Hexe is a great coffee shop in Roscoe Village.

Kusanya is a coffee shop in Englewood.

Foxtrot Market is like an upscale mini-mart with booze and breakfast sandwiches.

Pierre Gourmet is a French cafe in the bottom of the Peninsula Hotel.

Katherine Anne's is a sweets shop in Logan Square. Get the hot chocolate.

Bittersweet is a very good pastry shop in Lincoln Park.

Spoken is a small cafe in Ravenswood with great sandwiches and coffee.

Cellar Door Provisions is an excellent cafe and restaurant in Logan Square that’s useful for a lot of situations.

Ipsento 606 is a coffee shop with a full bar that's great for early in the game dates.

Fabcakes is an all-day cafe in River North with specialty pastries and sandwiches.

Nighthawk is a hybrid coffee shop/bar in Albany Park where you can get espresso drinks, cocktails, and cheap beer.

Chiu Quon is a cash-only bakery in Chinatown with fantastic pork buns and sesame balls.

The Spoke & Bird is a cafe in the South Loop near McCormick Place.

Café Colao is a coffee shop in Humboldt Park with sandwiches and Puerto Rican pastries.

Spinning J is an excellent bakery and soda fountain in Humboldt Park that has housemade sodas, fresh baked pies, and sandwiches.