Dark Matter Coffee - The Mothership

Ukrainian Village based coffee shop bringing some of the best coffee to Chicago.

Dark Matter Coffee - The Mothership is a coffee shop in Chicago, Illinois. It is listed at 738 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60612, which places it among the local businesses of Chicago that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Google also lists it under cafe, which is worth knowing if you are comparing several options in the area.

Coffee in the United States is served by three kinds of places: national chains with drive-thrus and mobile ordering, independent neighborhood cafes that double as a workspace or a meeting spot, and specialty shops that roast their own beans or buy single-origin lots and brew them by pour-over, espresso or cold brew. Most open between 6 and 7 a.m. on weekdays, slightly later on weekends, and the busiest hour is the commute rush before 9. A drip coffee runs a few dollars, espresso drinks and specialty pours more, and tipping a dollar or a percentage on the card reader is customary but not required. Nearly every cafe offers free Wi-Fi, though some limit laptop seating at peak times or on weekends, and outlets are often the scarce resource.

The business lists hours on 7 days of the week. On most of those days it is open 6 am–6 pm. As with most places, expect changes around holidays; the phone number below is the fastest way to confirm. The listed phone number is (773) 697-8472. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. Its website is darkmattercoffee.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

Customers rate it 4.8 out of 5 on Google across 1,323 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded coffee shops in Chicago.

Chicago is in Illinois, in the Midwest, where summers are warm, winters are cold and snowy, and most errands are done by car; businesses keep steady year-round hours with the usual holiday changes. Traffic in Chicago peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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