Espressamente illy

Delicious soy latte. Clean cafe with calm, quiet ambiance. The barista was polite and efficient.There were many drink options and several pastry-style food options!

HOW sweet are the ladies at illy?! Well WAY sweeter than my Vanilla Oatmilk Latte ;) but that was okay because my drink was PERFECT!! This illy is located in the NBC tower, where my friend works, so she is a regular. And the staff was just the kindest. 5 star service. Super good location. Clean inside. Warm and out if that dang wind and welcoming. Thanks for a great coffee y'all!!!

If you haven't tried Illy, you should start here. When I'm in the mood for ethiopian, I sometimes like Illy's Ethiopian beans. Very smooth and hard to beat for a daily grind. The coffee is packaged in metal tins which is useful. This cafe location is not as touristy as you might think. It's much less popular with tourists, suprisingly, so you can have a pretty good experience on average. It is 9/10 for suggestively plush spots to take your coffee date to, and cityscape walkability score is 10/10. The cafe is not huge, is modern, stylish, and well appointed, could still definitely could handle groups.

This place knows Italian coffee! Excellent communication to ensure you get your perfect cup! Love the options and the mocha was on point as well as the cappuccino!

I'm not sure why the lower star reviews. The place is great. Excellent Italian coffee, oasis location with indoor outdoor seating with large windows . Fun cheerful staff. Decent and high quality selection of pastries / panini's. The fresh Amaretto paste and almond flake croissant was one of the best croissants I've had in recent memory!

A great little coffee shop for a quick stop during conference. Wish the outdoor seating space is larger.

Needed a place to hang before my Apple appointment. Thought I'd check this place out, since I'd never been. I was disappointed. The decor is nice, so is the view. The fact that it's in the NBC building is also pretty cool. My coffee, however, was not. It was overpriced, for one. I got an iced cafe mocha. There was this grainy chocolate sand sludge at the bottom that made it utterly unpleasant. None for me thanks.

I always love an authentic Italian double espresso, which is my absolute go-to drink whenever I'm in Italy, and so I was super excited to find Espressamente Illy right by NBC Tower and the University of Chicago's Gleacher Center, as Illy is a well-known Italian espresso brand. As soon as I walked in the cafe, I was immediately reminded of the unique casual espresso bar atmosphere in Italy, where you can just walk in and immediately get a fresh espresso from the counter. The flavor of the espresso was dark and robust, with just the right amount of crema on top--exactly how it is in Italy. I also got an almond croissant to pair with my espresso, which had a decent amount of almond paste inside, but I would have liked a more buttery/flaky pastry instead -- the croissant layers were just a bit too dry for me. But regardless, I will be back to enjoy more espresso! The views of Cityfront Plaza are also an added bonus to the experience.

I love that Espressamente can whip up a legit cafe latte (unlike Starbucks). They use the perfect amount of foam, along with excellent texture, and even do latte art which I can always appreciate :). The only reason I didn't give five stars is because I also had a regular croissant and it was relatively dry.

Today my husband and I decided to do something for a change. We normally go to Eataly/cupitol/Peet's/Starbucks for a latte. We have been here many other times and we always get the same poor customer service and vibe from both the barista and the cashier. But since it was a nice day out we decided to come in and enjoy the patio. We were so disappointed and dissatisfied with our experience. First of all the cashier was having a lengthy conversation with (what it seemed to be a regular) and refused to acknowledge us or even ask us to wait a minute nothing. Finally after a long while he just looked at us and I guess expected us to start placing our order. So that was a bad start, but again we already knew what type is customer service was to be expected. I ordered a double caffe latte with almond milk, they told me that THEY DO NOT OFFER THAT CHOISE only none dairy is SOY MILK. Ok,so I settled with soy. When I got my drink it was poorly made, the froth was thin and I was not happy at all. My assumption to this place is that unless you are an NBC employee or just a daily regular, you are not gonna get the same customer service. I can now understand why this place has very little reviews.