Best Coffee Shop, Reader's Choice: Metropolis

Reader’s Choice

Metropolis Coffee Company

I hang out at Metropolis so much that when I ran into co-owner Tony Dreyfuss in another cafe recently, I felt like some kind of coffeehouse whore. (“I just ran in to use the bathroom! I swear!”) But he brushed off my rare instance of infidelity. He can afford to. Four and a half years after opening just down the street from the Granville el stop, Metropolis is still a major magnet for both java geeks and those who come just for the free Wi-Fi or filled-to-overflowing pastry case. Whether or not you give a crap about how much crema is in your espresso, the comfy atmosphere, capable baristas, and quirky community events—you have to love a neighborhood coffee shop that hosts its own talent shows—will keep you from straying.  1039 W. Granville, 773-764-0400, metropoliscoffee.com. —Anne Ford

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Intelligentsia Coffee

53 W. Jackson, 312-253-0594; 3123 N. Broadway, 773-348-8058; 53 and 55 E. Randolph, 312-920-9332, intelligentsiacoffee.com.

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