Kusanya Cafe

Kusanya Cafe is a nonprofit coffee house at 825 W. 69th St. in Englewood, on the 8 Halsted bus line. The cafe serves coffee, breakfast sandwiches and lunch at prices kept low on purpose, and the room doubles as a performance space for local artists. The organization describes the cafe as a place for the chance meetings and collaboration that happen when neighbors spend time together, and the menu and events are built around that idea.

What to know

• Kusanya runs as a nonprofit rather than a conventional business.
• The Lupe Tobasco, an egg and cheese sandwich with sriracha on ciabatta, is a menu signature.
• Local musicians and performers use the space for shows.
• The 69th Street Red Line station is about a 15-minute walk east.