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Surge Coffee Bar & Billiards in Chicago, specialty coffee cafe

surge lives up to its name on montrose avenue, where the energy builds from the first sip. this isn't your corner starbucks clone. the coffee here carries weight, each cup pulled with the kind of attention that keeps 629 google reviewers coming back for more. you taste the difference immediately. that 4.6-star rating doesn't happen by accident in a city that knows its coffee. the billiards tables add something most specialty shops miss: actual community. people linger. they return not just for caffeine but for the space itself, where conversation flows as smoothly as the espresso. locals from the montrose corridor treat this place like their living room, and they're not wrong to. independent coffee done right means caring about every detail, from bean selection to that final crema. surge gets it. completely.

curated by gautam khorana, editor · updated

nri score82
buzz0
local cred88%
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google reviews

629

avg rating

4.6

local cred

88%

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