Bakeries

Cafe Urbano

Open by scheduleMonday · 6:30 AM – 4 PM

Chicago, IL

ⓘ Hours as published by the business

4176 North Elston Avenue, Chicago, IL
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Opening hours

Monday · Today
6:30 AM – 4 PM
Tuesday
6:30 AM – 4 PM
Wednesday
6:30 AM – 4 PM
Thursday
6:30 AM – 4 PM
Friday
6:30 AM – 4 PM
Saturday
6:30 AM – 4 PM
Sunday
7 AM – 4 PM

Holidays and short days are the usual exceptions — call before a long drive.

▤ Contact & details

☎ Phone
+1-773-478-1000
⌖ Address
4176 North Elston Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618
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◆ Category
Bakeries
◎ Country
US

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn one morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Cafe Urbano and noticed something odd wafting from the bakery's chimney—a scent like freshly baked bread mixed with hints of chocolate and lavender. Curious, he peered inside through the window and saw an old man in a chef’s hat dancing around with a giant rolling pin, humming some unknown tune. The delivery driver knocked gently on the door, but the man didn’t notice until his dance took him right past it. With a startled yelp, the old fellow spun around, flour flying everywhere—only to smile warmly when he recognized the delivery guy as a regular.}

2. At dawn one morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Cafe Urbano and noticed an odd message scrawled on the window in chalk: ‘Free pastries for anyone who can guess why our coffee tastes like bubble gum today.’ Curious customers lined up outside, each offering their own theories—from alien abduction to secret flavor experiments. Finally, a regular named Joe guessed that the owner’s kid had accidentally swapped sugar bags. The manager laughed, admitting it was exactly that: a prank gone awry. From then on, whenever someone asked about the bubble-gum coffee, everyone just smiled and said, 'Ask Joe.'

3. At dawn one morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Cafe Urbano and noticed an old umbrella stuck in the parking lot. Curious, he picked it up—only to find a note inside with just one word scribbled on it: ‘Free’. Smiling, the driver took the umbrella home as a lucky charm. Months later, while placing fresh pastries out front, he noticed someone had left another umbrella—and another note reading simply, ‘Free.’ Turned out, a neighbor had seen his good luck and decided to pay it forward. Now, every morning at Cafe Urbano, you might spot a small army of umbrellas standing guard, waiting for their next owner.

4. At dawn one morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Cafe Urbano and noticed an unusual queue forming outside. The line stretched around the block, but no sign of any special event or announcement. Curious, he approached the front and heard someone muttering, ‘Finally, my daily fix!’ Turns out, it was just the usual early risers who’d forgotten that today was Cafe Urbano’s secret ‘brewed with love’ day—when they served their best coffee for free. Everyone erupted in laughter when the owner announced, ‘Welcome to our little experiment!’

Source details

Business attributes

Address

City
Chicago
Housenumber
4176
Postcode
60618
State
IL
Street
North Elston Avenue

Contacts

Phone
+1-773-478-1000

Hours & freshness

Opening hours
Mo-Sa 06:30-16:00, Su 07:00-16:00

What it offers

Shop
bakery

Source: OpenStreetMap, 10 recorded details for this place.

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