Illinois boasts a thriving independent coffee scene anchored by Chicago's world-class roasters like Intelligentsia and Metropolis, which helped pioneer the third-wave coffee movement and continue to influence coffee culture nationwide. Beyond the Windy City, college towns like Champaign-Urbana and Carbondale foster vibrant café communities that serve as creative hubs for students and locals alike, while smaller cities throughout the state embrace locally-roasted beans and artisanal brewing methods. The state's coffee culture reflects its Midwestern values of community and craftsmanship, with many shops doubling as neighborhood gathering spaces that prioritize quality relationships alongside exceptional coffee.
Cities in Illinois
Chicago
695 coffee shops
Springfield
39 coffee shops
Evanston
37 coffee shops
Naperville
37 coffee shops
Rockford
36 coffee shops
Peoria
31 coffee shops
Aurora
30 coffee shops
Elgin
28 coffee shops
Champaign
27 coffee shops
Schaumburg
24 coffee shops
Joliet
23 coffee shops
Urbana
21 coffee shops
Oak Park
19 coffee shops
Cicero
19 coffee shops
Quincy
18 coffee shops
Tinley Park
18 coffee shops
Berwyn
17 coffee shops
Orland Park
16 coffee shops
Lombard
16 coffee shops
Wheaton
15 coffee shops
Edwardsville
13 coffee shops
Bloomington
13 coffee shops
Skokie
13 coffee shops
Normal
12 coffee shops
Decatur
12 coffee shops
Moline
12 coffee shops
Arlington Heights
11 coffee shops
Highland Park
11 coffee shops
Palatine
11 coffee shops
Bolingbrook
10 coffee shops
Crystal Lake
10 coffee shops
Elmhurst
10 coffee shops
Belleville
10 coffee shops
Des Plaines
10 coffee shops
Rock Island
10 coffee shops
Oak Lawn
10 coffee shops
Geneva
10 coffee shops
Algonquin
10 coffee shops
Carbondale
10 coffee shops
Mt Prospect
9 coffee shops
Galena
9 coffee shops
Northbrook
9 coffee shops
Wheeling
9 coffee shops
Libertyville
8 coffee shops
Niles
8 coffee shops
Elmwood Park
8 coffee shops
St. Charles
8 coffee shops
Hoffman Estates
8 coffee shops
Woodstock
8 coffee shops
DeKalb
8 coffee shops
Downers Grove
8 coffee shops
Villa Park
8 coffee shops
Mokena
8 coffee shops
Waukegan
8 coffee shops
Lockport
8 coffee shops
Sycamore
7 coffee shops
Frankfort
7 coffee shops
Vernon Hills
7 coffee shops
Lisle
7 coffee shops
Lemont
6 coffee shops
Bartlett
6 coffee shops
La Grange
6 coffee shops
Winnetka
6 coffee shops
East Peoria
6 coffee shops
Westmont
6 coffee shops
Barrington
6 coffee shops
Addison
6 coffee shops
West Chicago
6 coffee shops
Lake Forest
6 coffee shops
Streamwood
6 coffee shops
Glenview
5 coffee shops
McHenry
5 coffee shops
Roselle
5 coffee shops
Elk Grove Village
5 coffee shops
Matteson
5 coffee shops
East Moline
5 coffee shops
Batavia
5 coffee shops
O'Fallon
5 coffee shops
Warrenville
5 coffee shops
Plainfield
5 coffee shops
Loves Park
5 coffee shops
Park Ridge
5 coffee shops
Carol Stream
5 coffee shops
Glendale Heights
5 coffee shops
South Elgin
5 coffee shops
Dixon
5 coffee shops
Buffalo Grove
4 coffee shops
Itasca
4 coffee shops
Deerfield
4 coffee shops
Homer Glen
4 coffee shops
Willowbrook
4 coffee shops
Forest Park
4 coffee shops
Oak Brook
4 coffee shops
Crest Hill
4 coffee shops
Murphysboro
4 coffee shops
Grayslake
4 coffee shops
Freeport
4 coffee shops
Morton
4 coffee shops
Morton Grove
4 coffee shops
New Lenox
4 coffee shops
Glen Ellyn
4 coffee shops
Norridge
4 coffee shops
East Dundee
3 coffee shops
Oakbrook Terrace
3 coffee shops
Wilmette
3 coffee shops
Shorewood
3 coffee shops
Hinsdale
3 coffee shops
Gurnee
3 coffee shops
Alton
3 coffee shops
Cary
3 coffee shops
Hazel Crest
3 coffee shops
Long Grove
3 coffee shops
Lake Bluff
3 coffee shops
Peoria Heights
3 coffee shops
Blue Island
3 coffee shops
Calumet City
3 coffee shops
Lincoln
3 coffee shops
North Aurora
3 coffee shops
Park Forest
3 coffee shops
Romeoville
3 coffee shops
Palos Hills
3 coffee shops
Fulton
3 coffee shops
Glencoe
3 coffee shops
River Forest
3 coffee shops
Lincolnwood
2 coffee shops
Marion
2 coffee shops
Columbia
2 coffee shops
Lexington
2 coffee shops
Warrensburg
2 coffee shops
Germantown Hills
2 coffee shops
Litchfield
2 coffee shops
Highwood
2 coffee shops
Clarendon Hills
2 coffee shops
Chicago Ridge
2 coffee shops
East Dubuque
2 coffee shops
Crestwood
2 coffee shops
South Barrington
2 coffee shops
Burr Ridge
2 coffee shops
North Riverside
2 coffee shops
Wood Dale
2 coffee shops
Washington
2 coffee shops
Woodridge
2 coffee shops
Bannockburn
2 coffee shops
Brookfield
2 coffee shops
Oswego
2 coffee shops
Highland
2 coffee shops
Geneseo
2 coffee shops
Northfield
2 coffee shops
Palos Park
2 coffee shops
Western Springs
2 coffee shops
Granite City
2 coffee shops
Lansing
2 coffee shops
Benton
2 coffee shops
Spring Valley
2 coffee shops
Rosemont
2 coffee shops
Mt Carmel
2 coffee shops
Waterloo
2 coffee shops
Scott AFB
2 coffee shops
Lake in the Hills
2 coffee shops
Melrose Park
2 coffee shops
Oak Forest
2 coffee shops
Fox River Grove
2 coffee shops
Bridgeview
2 coffee shops
Winfield
2 coffee shops
Burbank
2 coffee shops
Genoa
2 coffee shops
Fairview Heights
2 coffee shops
Glen Carbon
2 coffee shops
Homewood
2 coffee shops
Antioch
2 coffee shops
Mundelein
2 coffee shops
Bloomingdale
2 coffee shops
Harwood Heights
2 coffee shops
Huntley
1 coffee shop
Machesney Park
1 coffee shop
Burlington
1 coffee shop
Clinton
1 coffee shop
Morris
1 coffee shop
Steeleville
1 coffee shop
Rockton
1 coffee shop
Anna
1 coffee shop
North Utica
1 coffee shop
Lebanon
1 coffee shop
Posen
1 coffee shop
Maple Park
1 coffee shop
Hoopeston
1 coffee shop
West Frankfort
1 coffee shop
Midlothian
1 coffee shop
Metropolis
1 coffee shop
Forreston
1 coffee shop
Gridley
1 coffee shop
Grafton
1 coffee shop
Jonesboro
1 coffee shop
Red Bud
1 coffee shop
Centralia
1 coffee shop
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Sherman
1 coffee shop
Mendota
1 coffee shop
Schiller Park
1 coffee shop
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Bartonville
1 coffee shop
Rossville
1 coffee shop
Fairbury
1 coffee shop
Cherry Valley
1 coffee shop
Winthrop Harbor
1 coffee shop
Stickney
1 coffee shop
St Joseph
1 coffee shop
Flora
1 coffee shop
Flossmoor
1 coffee shop
Shiloh
1 coffee shop
West Dundee
1 coffee shop
Hanna City
1 coffee shop
Carterville
1 coffee shop
Prospect Heights
1 coffee shop
Big Rock
1 coffee shop
Danville
1 coffee shop
Viola
1 coffee shop
Lyons
1 coffee shop
Manhattan
1 coffee shop
Sterling
1 coffee shop
Forrest
1 coffee shop
Tuscola
1 coffee shop
Piper City
1 coffee shop
Eureka
1 coffee shop
East Alton
1 coffee shop
Gillespie
1 coffee shop
Teutopolis
1 coffee shop
Aurora Township
1 coffee shop
Auburn
1 coffee shop
Fairfield
1 coffee shop
Chicago
1 coffee shop
Lena
1 coffee shop
New Baden
1 coffee shop
Canton
1 coffee shop
Macomb
1 coffee shop
Nokomis
1 coffee shop
Marshall
1 coffee shop
Washburn
1 coffee shop
Franklin Park
1 coffee shop
Rolling Meadows
1 coffee shop
Williamsville
1 coffee shop
Mahomet
1 coffee shop
Kenilworth
1 coffee shop
Darien
1 coffee shop
Metamora
1 coffee shop
Round Lake
1 coffee shop
Westchester
1 coffee shop
Burnham
1 coffee shop
Fox Lake
1 coffee shop
Norris City
1 coffee shop
Milan
1 coffee shop
Riverwoods
1 coffee shop
Peotone
1 coffee shop
Maryville
1 coffee shop
Divernon
1 coffee shop
Lake Zurich
1 coffee shop
Roscoe
1 coffee shop
Richmond
1 coffee shop
Collinsville
1 coffee shop
Willow Springs
1 coffee shop
Monticello
1 coffee shop
Pecatonica
1 coffee shop
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Chicago Heights
1 coffee shop
Wonder Lake
1 coffee shop
Monmouth
1 coffee shop
Elmwood
1 coffee shop
Troy
1 coffee shop
Seneca
1 coffee shop
Edwards
1 coffee shop
Princeville
1 coffee shop
Mt Vernon
1 coffee shop
Goodfield
1 coffee shop
Evergreen Park
1 coffee shop
Bushnell
1 coffee shop
Lindenhurst
1 coffee shop
Harvard
1 coffee shop
Pana
1 coffee shop
Minonk
1 coffee shop
Wauconda
1 coffee shop
Bourbonnais
1 coffee shop
Karnak
1 coffee shop
St Anne
1 coffee shop
Millstadt
1 coffee shop
Byron
1 coffee shop
Knoxville
1 coffee shop
Taylorville
1 coffee shop
Paxton
1 coffee shop
Riverside
1 coffee shop
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Indian Head Park
1 coffee shop
Augusta
1 coffee shop
Lincolnshire
1 coffee shop
Galesburg
1 coffee shop
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Country Club Hills
1 coffee shop
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Hanover Park
1 coffee shop
Jacksonville
1 coffee shop
Hampshire
1 coffee shop
Sullivan
1 coffee shop
Palos Heights
1 coffee shop
Bensenville
1 coffee shop
Sublette
1 coffee shop
Morrison
1 coffee shop
Southern View
1 coffee shop
Grandview
1 coffee shop
Campbell Hill
1 coffee shop
River Grove
1 coffee shop
Manteno
1 coffee shop
Pontiac
1 coffee shop
Lake Barrington
1 coffee shop
Hinckley
1 coffee shop
Erie
1 coffee shop