Cafecito

215 E Chestnut St, Chicago - 60611
283 reviews
Cuban Coffee & Tea
(312) 643-2242

Visited twice for breakfast on my trip to Chicago, this place was awesome! Reasonably priced and DELICIOUS. The Tres Leches pancakes were the star of the show. Basically dessert for breakfast.

We had a great experience. I would definitely recommend this place to my friends. They have good food for decent prices. Service is good as well.

We were looking for a Latin Restaurant to have a lunch. We found Cafecito and it was a great voice. The Cuban Sandwich was my selection And my wife selected the Chicken Q Guava. Both were delicious!!!

Reasonable price and comfortable. I tried the Jerk sandwich and the Maduros, and they were really good! As a dessert, I took the 3 leches, that was ok! Nice service!!

Went for lunch on a Wednesday and had a perfectly average experience. The service was pretty slow and not very friendly.Their menu isn’t completely accurate. We tried to order mojitos since the menu says $5 mojitos “all day” on Wednesdays. Turns out that deal actually starts at 4pm.The cubano (their signature sandwich) was really nothing special. It tasted like some of the components had been sitting out for a while. For example, the meat was pretty dry.The space is nice, but that wasn’t enough to elevate my experience from just being average.I would not recommend this restaurant based on my experience. I had high hopes based on many other positive reviews.

I come here often mostly because this cafe is conveniently close to where I live and their soups are extremely delicious! You can order salads ? sandwiches and meals to go but I prefer to have a seat inside to relax.Their food is reliably good and if your particular server isn't available just ask another person or the bartender because they all take turns with the orders here.I love their sandwiches and soups and if you do order a panini you can upgrade any sandwich ? with soup and a beverage for an additional charge.This is also a coffee ☕ shop so if you want a coffee or hot chocolate you can get that here too.I prefer coming here in the summer for outside seating and yes dogs are allowed so I used to bring my fur baby here in the summer before she passed away this February.Nice relaxing atmosphere and reliably good Cuban dishes in a casual setting. The prices here are modest and dress casually. Nice slow pace here -- no one rushes you out the door. European vibes ✨

Such a cute spot!Unfortunately we were starving and didn't get a chance to photograph our food. But the cocktails were good, I had a play on the Moscow mule (I think it was called the Cuban mule) it was good but I like my fiancé cocktail better which was the Accidentè, it was yummy!To start we ordered the Yucca frita, and the ham croquettes. The yucca was decent, I think because they weren't hot it made them less enjoyable. But the ham croquettes were delicious!! Hands down the best bite our entire meal...For the entrée I ordered the Steak chimmichuri.. I'd give this a 4 out of 10. I really enjoyed the sweet plantains that it came with but everything else just seemed a bit underseasoned... Had they kicked up the seasoning this would of easily been a 10!My fiancé had the Saltado and he felt the same...For dessert, I wanted the guava and cheese pastry but they didn't have anymore because it was evening, he said they bake them in the morning but usually run out. So we had the guava duce de leche cheesecake, it sounded delicious but I didn't care for it. Overall experience 8/10!

Pallomilla tastes even better than Cubano!Service is short of staff, which resulted in me eating with no water nor napkin

Great coffee

Great coffee