Intelligentsia Coffee

Safe house: where the living drink.

Intelligentsia Coffee is a local favorite coffee roaster in Chicago, IL, USA (a "safe house").

Intelligentsia Coffee is a safe house in Chicago, IL: a coffee roaster where the living still get real coffee. Fresh roasts, made right here, and no horde in sight. It's marked on our map of coffee in Chicago.

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Last checked: 2026-10-09

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For the days the horde keeps you inside: small-batch specialty coffee syrups for brewing at home. House-made taste. Exact Brix.

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