Coffee Lab Roasters & Asian Bake Shop | Filipino, Japanese, Korean, American Pastries

you need a spot where the coffee takes itself seriously but the pastries bring something different to noyes street. coffee lab roasters sits in evanston doing exactly that combination, roasting their own beans while stocking cases with filipino, japanese, korean, and american pastries that most chicago coffee shops wouldn't even attempt. the roastery operation means your cortado comes from beans they've handled from green to cup, which matters when you're settling in for actual work or just want coffee that doesn't taste like everyone else's. the asian pastries change what you'd normally grab with your morning drink. not trying to compete with the loop's bigger names, just doing their thing in a neighborhood that appreciates both serious coffee and pastries that go beyond the usual croissant.