Four Letter Word Coffee

Why it’s on the route

Four Letter Word roasts its own coffee, with a roastery in Chicago's Back of the Yards and an outpost in Istanbul. Its Diversey Avenue café on the Logan Square–Avondale border is anchored by a heavy brick-and-brass bar, where espresso is pulled on a Kees van der Westen machine alongside pour-over, batch brew and Turkish-style coffee. Art books and objects fill the room, and Four Letter Books sits next door.

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