Loop Coffee

Coffee shop or cafe setup with brewing equipment, cups, and coffee filters on a counter, with a pink and lavender abstract patterned wall in the background.

West Loop - Chicago, Illinois

loop coffee - a specialty coffee experience

Interior of a modern coffee shop or café with people working behind the counter, floral arrangements, and coffee preparation equipment.

Ever wonder what it would be like if two of your favorite coffee roasters teamed up to create a specialty coffee experience? we linked up with theory coffee roasters to offer just that- a coffee lover’s dream. visit our collaboration cafe at 810 W Washington Blvd.

a collaboration between two championship-winning roasters
hyper-dialed pour-over coffee experience with 6 curated selections
single-origin espresso, cold brew & batch brew
bakery provided daily by good ambler

What makes loop coffee different?

Plan Your Visit:

A person with a shaved head, tattoos, and earrings, wearing an orange shirt, smiling and holding a glass, surrounded by multiple ceramic mugs on a table.

A man with a beard, tattoos, and wearing a colorful floral Hawaiian shirt with a camouflage cap, headphones, and tattoos on his neck, sitting at a table with DJ equipment and a laptop decorated with stickers, working or DJing in a cafe with a brick wall and large window in the background.

Explore Our Coffee:

Loop Coffee - Chicago, IL

Hours

sunday: 8:00am-4:00pm

monday: 8:00am-4:00pm

tuesday: 8:00am-4:00pm

wednesday: 8:00am-4:00pm

thursday: 8:00am-4:00pm

friday: 8:00am-4:00pm

saturday: 8:00am-4:00pm

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Email: hello@loopcoffeechicago.com

Carlos Fernandez Morera [Caturra] [Washed Process]

$27.99

Cinnamon Sugar, Vanilla Cream, Apricot

Alajuela, Costa Rica - Finca El Diamante (1100-1350MASL)

Caturra - Washed Process

Carlos Fernandez Morera is an experienced coffee farmer approaching his 70th season growing coffee in San Rafael de San Ramon where his family has lived since 1895. El Diamante is a smaller plot within his larger farm called Finca El Cerro. Many awards have crowned El Diamante including a top-5 finish in Cup of Excellence in 2017. The flavor profile is complex & scratches a particular itch for those in search of a stellar washed coffee. The notes are undeniably like cinnamon sugar, complex fruits like apricot compliment an array of other sugar browning notes like vanilla & gingerbread.

Banko Chelchele [Ethiopia, Gedeb] [Natural Process]

$29.99

Blueberry, Black Cherry, Thyme, Dark Chocolate

Banko Chelchele Washing Station - Gedeb, Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia - Grade 1

A classic fruit-forward profile with just enough richness & depth without going over the top. Quick 24-hour anaerobic fermentation before being dried in the sun adds complexity without funk or off-flavors providing a clean, albeit chuggable cup. Poppy notes of blueberry candy intertwine with a syrupy milk chocolate-like texture - the perfect daily driver.

Bener Meriah [Sumatra, Aceh] [Natural Process]

$27.99

Dried Fruit, Dark Chocolate, Cedarwood

Bener Meriah - Aceh District, Sumatra, Indonesia - Natural Process - Typica

This is a coffee from Aceh Province, Sumatra’s most famous & prolific specialty wet-hulled producing area. Naturals are next to impossible to do successfully in Aceh, where swirling, rich humidity is a defining feature of the mountainsides. (The climate is why the wet-hulled process, which is basically a drying shortcut, is the norm to begin with.) Very limited quantities can be made, however, in exactly the right microclimate.

The cherry from this tiny lot was picked at 1800 MASL - a truly astonishing elevation for an area where most of its coffee is picked much lower, typically between 1200-1400 MASL.

The result of the extra effort is a hugely sweet coffee, thick with fruit flavors but perfectly clean. There are endless tropical & stone fruit flavors to appreciate along with a buttery, chocolately creaminess free of any peat moss grit which Sumatra’s wet hulled coffee is synonymous. A true outlier in every way.

Edinson Argote [Strawberry Co-ferment] [Carbonic Maceration]

$29.99

Strawberries & Cream, Rosé, Gardenia

Oporapa, Huila, Colombia - Edinson Argote - Finca Quebraditas

It’s no surprise that Edinson Argote has quickly climbed to the top of our list of favorite producers. His zeal & love for the industry is expressed through coffee as an art form. Notably, every part of the process is meticulously executed to perfection. Ph, temperature, time & expertise are surely some factors of his success but most importantly the amount of trial & error executed behind his coffees are unmatched. It’s evident in the final cup that his coffees are designed to perfection.

This is a Strawberry co-ferment Caturra variety. It’s a carbonic maceration finished as what Edinson has coined “Advanced Washed” as a descriptor to set it apart from traditionally washed coffees. While the “washed” process might elude to a less fruit-forward profile as one would typically assume - the choice to execute this lot in this particular manner is intentional. Not only is this coffee a fruit-bomb but its depth transcends a singular strawberry-note. Textured, layered & complicated - this multi-dimensional expression of coffee processing is mouthwatering & straight up delicious. Even for the naysayers of co-fermented coffee, we found that this lot shines through multiple contexts, turns heads at the cupping table & has the finesse to be an everyday-drinker regardless of your favorite coffee snobs assumptions.