Sandhill Coffee

you're on the northwest side, somewhere between the grid of milwaukee avenue and the quieter residential blocks that make up wicker park and humboldt park's edges, and sandhill coffee sits in that gap between the city's louder ambitions and its slower, more considered ones. chicago's specialty scene is genuinely competitive, and independent roasters here don't last on goodwill alone. sandhill roasts its own beans, which means what ends up in your cup started as a decision made before the bag ever hit the shelf. that level of control matters more than most people realize. if you're working through the neighborhood on a weekday morning, it's the kind of stop that makes the rest of the day feel less provisional. start with whatever's on the single-origin pour-over menu.