Chicago-Area Restaurants

Logan Square specialty roaster-cafe since 2012; cafe and roaster share building.

A cafe and specialty grocery offering breakfast and lunch all day, scratch-baked goods, and locally-sourced artisanal products including house-made preserves, pickles, and mustards.

Wholesale page partners with cafes, restaurants, hotels, offices, grocery; free partner training classes and equipment help.

A roaster, retailer, and importer of fine coffees from around the globe with a coffee house located on Chicago's South Side. They import directly from farmers they have cultivated relationships with since 2004.

A craft bakery producing superior loaves made with heritage grains and natural fermentation, with locations in West Town and Oak Park serving customers directly and through wholesale retail partnerships.

Kikwetu Kenya Coffee Company is a Kenya-born, Chicago-made specialty coffee roaster sourcing direct-trade Kenyan coffee and tea. The company small-batch roasts in Chicago and sells beans, brewed coffee, tea, and Kenyan pastries through farmers markets, catering, partner locations, and online.

Chicago specialty roaster founded 2007 with public wholesale program (bulk bags, draft cold coffee, chocolate, training/equipment consultation) and multiple branded cafes citywide.

Middle Brow is a natural winery and brewery that operates a sourdough pizzeria and bakery. They operate a farm-to-city manufactory and offer dine-in service, takeout, and private event hosting.

Chicago specialty roaster since 2013 with public wholesale page for cafes, restaurants, offices, grocery, hospitality (beans, cold brew cans/kegs/concentrate, equipment).

First Slice Pie Cafe is a Chicago-based bakery and cafe known for homemade pies including apple pie, key lime pie, and French silk pie, along with soups, salads, quiches, and sandwiches. The business operates a subscriber meal program and extensive community outreach serving approximately 4,000 meals monthly to people experiencing food insecurity.

French bakery and café in Hyde Park, baking breads, croissants, and pastries daily with flour imported from France. Part of a multi-neighborhood Chicago bakery-café group.

Chicago bakery known for the Original Supreme Bean Pie — a navy-bean dessert baked fresh and sold from South Shore, online nationwide, and at partner markets across the region. Proceeds support Black independent education.

Southside Grinds Coffee Co. is a Black woman-owned Chicago coffee roaster and mobile espresso bar founded to fill caffeination gaps on the South Side. The company sells roasted coffee online and books on-site coffee catering for events across Chicagoland.

A Latina-owned coffee roaster in Humboldt Park that sources coffee beans mainly from women-owned farms, roasts them meticulously, and offers an assortment of food including empanadas and Cuban sandwiches.

A South Side bakery opened in 2004 by Stephanie Hart using her mother's recipes. Brown Sugar Bakery makes custom cakes for events, sells packaged cake slices in-store, hand-pours and boxes candy daily, and ships nationwide.

Pleasant House Bakery opened in 2011, offering British-inspired, locally sourced menu with Royal Pies—their signature award-winning savory meat and vegetarian pies—as the centerpiece.

A handmade ice cream company founded by award-winning pastry chef Dana Cree and hospitality entrepreneur Michael Ciapciak, specializing in frozen novelties including ice cream bars, vegan pops, ice pops, and ice cream sandwiches. All products are hand-dipped, decorated, and individually packaged using high-quality ingredients, with artwork designed by local artists.

A wholesale bakery producing cookies, pies, and brownies made from scratch in small batches using natural ingredients, no GMOs, with real butter and real vanilla.

Tempesta Artisan Salumi produces cured pork products, with a five-generation heritage of making 'Nduja, a spicy spreadable salami from Calabria. They have expanded their product line to include various salamis, pâtés, porchetta, and other prepared pork items.

An employee-owned coffee roaster in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood that roasts a medium roast blend sourced from family-owned farms in Brazil, Colombia, and Indonesia. They operate a cafe and roastery and ship coffee nationwide.

A Chicago-based coffee roaster specializing in Latin American beans from Guatemala, Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil. With every 12 oz bag purchased, $1 is reinvested into programs promoting peace and education in local communities.

Chef D'Andre Carter / Heather Bublick BBQ brand: restaurant/takeout locations plus packaged Original BBQ Sauce and OG Rub sold via site grocery page and previously all Mariano's (Tribune).