Bronzeville Coffee & Tea

I Love this place. Great people and prices. I’m glad someone decided to reopen this place.

Quite honestly one of my favorite spots in Chicago.
Their drinks are simply phenomenal. They include numerous combinations and flavors you don’t find at many places, if at all. For example one of my favorites is the banana, caramel, and white chocolate mocha.
And surprisingly, the prices are extremely affordable. Their coffee drinks are considerably better than every franchise I’ve had, and yet considerably cheaper. The place is welcoming with free wifi, live bands, and other events.
It’s easy to pass up, as I only checked it out because a roommate recommended it. But if you’re in the area and want to meet up with friends for studying or clients for coffee, choose this place over traveling to a starbucks or DD.

Great place with outstanding service and not noisy and the fellow customers are very courteous and cordial… If you are in area please stop by you will not be disappointed…

Friendly staff and patrons, and a nice place to have a cup of coffee. And, did I mention the BANANA CAKE with cream cheese frosting is sent straight from heaven? Divine!

This is the best coffee shop in the city. The atmosphere is great and the owners are very knowledgeable about coffee and organic teas. Tons of parking and awesome pastries. One of the owners even let me create my own drink called the Dr. Frankenstein.
Try the drink and tell me what you think!

I love the comfortable atmosphere of this location. The coffee is made well, the staff is friendly, and you can easily have a conversation without feeling like you’re sitting on top of the person next to you. The tables are large and a little taller than most, which unfortunately makes it difficult for me to work on my computer (I’m short). A friend of mine and I meet here often and so this is a great place to meet and chat, not so much for doing work.

I had a horrible experience here. The woman at the counter was completely disrespectful to me… because I asked about the price of a small tea. When I entered she called me ‘girl’ (and not in a ‘heeyy girl’ kind of way), which would’ve been an early indicator that the exchange wouldn’t be pleasant. While taking about me under her breath while she poured my tea I asked for my money back. As she yells that she’s happy I want my money back a customer stopped me on my way out and said he’s only here for the free wi-​fi…
People, know the power of your dollar, presence, voice, and your actions.

Great music, a little dim in lighting & the seating is not too comfortable but other than that its decent. A nice place to network.

I don’t consider myself a coffee drinker per se. However, I do enjoy the more flavorful warm drinks; especially on a cold day. I started drinking Starbucks carmel macchiato until the day that I tried Bronzeville Coffee’s Carmel Royale and I was hooked. I found the carmel royale to be delicious and hands down better than the carmel macchiato.
I also like that Bronzeville Coffee Shop is near my hood and offers a great atmosphere to enjoy an excellent cup.

I had to try this coffee shop since it’s on the way to work. Rough area? I suppose, if you consider that people of color that don’t resemble yourself, make it rough and scary. (Hell, the hipsters @ Swim café, atomix, etc. make me scared since I don’t look alternative enough for most of them) I’d rather say the area is depressed economically and that’s what makes it ROUGH. I have never had problems coming down here on my bike. Maybe if more people weren’t so damn frightened that people (uh, how can I make this a politically correct statement) didn’t resemble northsiders, then they would find a place with good coffee and lots of room to study (wheras alot of coffee places I’ve gone to, you are practically elbowing people out of the way) or just a nice place to chill.
I’ve gotta add, this has the best coffee shop bathroom I’ve ever been to!
The coffee was very good. Not the best in chicago (intelligentsia and metropolis still have those titles!), but still good, although my boyfriend would use the term great. The coffee is definately on par with northside coffee shops. I didn’t try the breakfast sandwich but my boyfriend did and said it was quite filling and he’d have to go back again for more.
The space is huge and very welcoming. Barista was very friendly and was rocking out to Bollywood music!
Are you looking out at an abandoned lot across the street? Pretty much. But keep coming, give places like this business and maybe the empty lot across the street will turn into a gelato place, specialty cupcake store or cute condos just like the northside, and then we can complain about all the yuppie stroller mommies that are taking away the character of the neighborhood .
Until then, I will continue to pass this on my way to my job @ U of C and keep buying my coffee here.

I really love the comedy show they have in the summer. It must be one of the best shows in the city. The host Brian Babylon is sooo funny! Great show outdoors byob great comics!

i really like this place a lot.
coffee & pastries are good, but not the greatest.
what really impressed me was the atmosphere and dynamic of the place; everyone there was very friendly in a really sincere way, beyond the typical friendly-​barista vibe. it seemed like the majority of people there were regulars. i’ll probably be back, since i go through that area a lot.

They don’t even have ceramic mugs.
If they want to call this place «café», they’d better do better action.
Free wi-​fi is good. Comfortable big space.
But drinking my cappuccino from a paper cup is NOT nice, made me feel like I were in McDonald.
And also, the location is not really good.

After a long drive through a questionable area, my friend and I arrived at Bronzeville Coffee & Tea. Parking was great; we found a space right across the street.
The atmosphere of the coffee shop is very welcoming; the barista greeted us with a smile and a couple of police officers on a coffee break were joking around with one of the other patrons. This was a Monday afternoon and the place was full of people quietly typing on their laptops (no seriously; I felt out of place because I didn’t have a laptop in front of me). I ordered the Bullfrog Mocha, which sounded like it would be good (mint & chocolate flavors), but it really wasn’t.
So, stars for the good atmosphere and good parking, but the location is not the greatest and the Bullfrog Mocha is pretty gross.

What a wonderful neighborhood coffee house. I don’t spend a lot of time in Bronzeville, but it was definitely a breath of fresh air after spending time in surrounding neighborhoods that are much less desirable. The owner, Trez Pugh III, was a really great guy, and treated his customers very well. He is a master of customer service, and will go above and beyond to make you feel welcome. The coffee was great, the atmosphere was excellent, and overall, Bronzeville Coffee and Tea is a place that you need to visit sometime. If you want to see how real Chicagoans live their lives, this is the place to see it. You’ll also find some adventurous U of C students in here, but this is generally out of their Hyde Park realm… the croissants are very good.

This place is so relaxed, and the drinks are delish. One day, I tried the Honey Mocha, and it was sooo rich that I thought my head was going to explode. Between the music and vibe, it’s a very nice place to just chill. Also, one Sunday that I went in, there were some women knitting. I think they said they were there every Sunday, so if knitting’s your thing, pop on in and say «Hi!»

Thank you – a million thank-​yous – for opening this lovely coffee shop in Bronzeville. It’s a bright gem on a sad and lonely street. OMG, they should partner with Abundance Bakery… which is one of the only places where I’d actually break down and eat a donut.
Wish they were open earlier and/​or longer b/​c I’d stop by more often.

I had a temp job down the street. On a cold morning, my manager came to take me to work and we stopped in. I had the caramel apple cider thing. It was perfect. I didn’t get a chance to get a pastry because I was dieting at the time but I will be back to get one. That place is really nice, just what Bronzeville needs.

The Bronzeville CoffeeHouse is a destination location. Located in historic Bronzeville (hence the name) it’s in area that is still going through the process of genetrification. Located on the same street as Room 43 and the former location of the internationally known CheckBoard Lounge.
This shop has been open a little over 2 years by three young African American brothers. The serve a good cup of reasonably priced coffee, have a very tasty dessert selection provided by Brown Sugar Bakery, who makes it like grandma would.
The coffee selection is mostly South American and fair trade. It’s a kid friendly spot with an area for children to play. They have a great outdoor patio that is delightful in the warm weather months here in Chicago. They also have several live music/​entertainment nights as well.

* has live soul music on weekend mornings
* serves Alterra (mostly Mexican, fair trade beans)
* if you’re thinking about taking the green line, don’t, unless you want to walk through a Bronzeville war zone. drive. altho… now that i think about it, the 43^rd street station is right by Negro League Café, somewhere i always wanted to try.