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Ground up Cafe

In Greektown

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A specialty coffee roaster and Van Buren Street café focused on small-batch, ethically sourced beans, notable for their 'friendship trade' sourcing model that emphasizes direct relationships with growers.

Ground up Cafe appears on these guides and sub-area pages: Best coffee shopsWhere to take a meetingJackson / Van Buren corridor
Address
900 W Van Buren St 1, Chicago, IL, 60607
Hours
Mon–Fri · 6 AM – 6 PMSat–Sun · 7:30 AM – 5 PM from OpenStreetMap — may be out of date · Edit ↗
By L
UIC-Halsted Blue 470 ft · ~2 min walk
By car
Plymouth Partners LP 801-815 W Van Buren St · 640 ft · ~2 min walk

While you’re here

From our curated guides, all within a couple of blocks.

More food & drink nearby: Los Perrones 160 ftPrimo's Chicago Pizza 440 ftGiordano's Greektown 480 ftJimmy John's 490 ftTaco Burrito King 640 ftIthaki Estiatorio 660 ftTamashii Ramen 690 ftZeus Restaurant 730 ft

Recent inspections

Date Type Result Risk
2025-08-13 Canvass Pass · 1 violation 2 (Medium)
2024-11-01 Complaint Pass · 3 violations 2 (Medium)

From the City of Chicago's Food Inspections dataset. Retrieved 2026-08-03. Full history at the City of Chicago ↗.

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