Oro Chocolate & Coffee

slow saturday mornings on milwaukee avenue have a particular rhythm, and oro chocolate & coffee fits right into it. the wicker park stretch of milwaukee is dense with options, but this roaster has built a local reputation that doesn't need propping up with hype. you're getting chocolate and coffee under one roof, which sounds like a gimmick until it isn't, and the combination draws people back in ways that a single-focus shop sometimes can't. the sourcing and roasting happen in-house, which means what's in your cup has had fewer hands between origin and you. it's the kind of spot that suits a weekday afternoon just as well as a weekend, but the cortado on a cold chicago morning is probably the best argument for making the walk.