Piggybacking on an earlier post about wi-fi (see below), I’d just like to mention that Argo Tea, which is right across the street from the hotel, is a Chicago-based institution with several locations throughout the area. All their teas are natural, and their coffees are organic, fair-trade, and shade grown. Read all about it here.
But that’s not the only local option if you’re tired of Starbuck’s. Two other top options are Intelligentsia and Metropolis. Intelligentsia has 3 locations (Loop, Millenium Park, and Lakeview–none of them all that close by, but all in interesting neighborhoods). Metropolis only has 1 location, in Edgewater. You can’t beat Argo Tea if you just need to grab a coffee in between sessions, but the other two are definitely worth the trip if you have the time!
–Benn
