Intelligentsia Coffee Millennium Park Coffeebar

Intelligentsia’s Millennium Park Coffeebar is a cafe at 53 E Randolph St in the Loop, directly across Randolph Street from Millennium Park and two blocks from the Washington/Wabash L station. The shop, one of several the Chicago roaster runs downtown, pours espresso drinks and pour-overs made with Intelligentsia’s own roasts. Whole beans and brewing gear are sold at the counter, and there is free wifi and an outdoor patio for warmer months.

What to know

• Wifi is free.
• Whole-bean coffee and brewing equipment are stocked for retail alongside the drink menu.
• Metra’s Millennium Station sits under the park across the street, convenient for riders from the northern suburbs.
• Seating spills onto a sidewalk patio in good weather.