Backlot Coffee

Come join us this Sunday on Montrose for a little Halloween fun. We’ll have treats for anyone in a costume!

Sunday 10/27 11a-1p

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We are sick and tired of this. It has been 4 months since our last break-in.

We are ok, and will be open normal hours today. Come show our team some love if you can ♥️

In case you missed it…to celebrate our latest and greatest product launch, coffee subscriptions (!!), we are raffling off a one year subscription of our house blend Flying Squirrel! View our latest reel (the post prior to this one) to enter into the raffle. The winner will be selected at random and will be chosen this Thursday 9/19 💙 Head to backlotcoffee.com to see all our various subscription offerings!

Hello I was told this is where a good boy could get some pup cups? 💕

4 more farmers markets to go! See you next Saturday 9a-1p at California Ave x Montrose Ave!

A squirrel for this Friday! Barista always does such a great job on these little cuties! 💕

It’s not too late to enjoy an Iced Blueberry Matcha - one of our favorite Summer specials this year! Try it at our Chicago cafes on this hot day 🥵 Fall specials will be dropping soon 👀 stay tuned!

Sean is the Manager of our Old Irving Park cafe and he is one amazing guy! We chatted with him about all his favorite things 💙

✨ What brings you the most joy in life?
My daughter, Lily. She has down syndrome and she has taught me so much. I’m a proud Fundraising Co-Chair of and everyone should check them out!

✨ Cats or dogs?
Honestly, both. But, we did just adopt a cat - Vanellope! We adopted her from and she is the best! She brings us so much joy every day.

✨ Favorite Backlot Latte?
Oatmeal Cookie Latte, hands down.

✨ Favorite Secret Menu Latte?
Blueberry French Toast Latte. 🫐

✨ You’re DJ’ing behind the bar. What’s playing?
Anything from 2010.

✨ You’re reaching into the cooler - what do you grab for?
The Backlot bar! Not because I’ve been told to say that. It’s honestly just really, really good.

Thanks for playing along, Sean! Say “hi!” next to you see this friendly face at our Irving Park location 👋

We’re open today with regular hours (and we’re at the 9a-1p!). Central Street has regular hours Sunday, special hours Monday. Lincoln Square and Old Irving Park have special hours both Sunday and Monday - let us know if you have any questions! 💕

We value and appreciate the hard work that teachers do each and every day and hope you do, too! Now, until the end of September, you can use code “THANKS2TEACHERS” to receive 10% off your online order and ✨treat your teacher✨ to some freshly roasted Backlot beans, an online gift card, or Backlot merch! Make your teachers and day and start the 2024 school year off right! ♥️ www.backlotcoffee.com

We sat down with our Lincoln Square cafe manager, Hannah, to ask some hard hitting questions! 💪💕

1. What is your favorite drink on our current menu?
Probably the Lavender Fizz because it is sooooo pretty!
2. What’s the last brew method you used?
The classic - drip!
3. Favorite tea flavor?
Definitely Tipsy Garden White Tea from which we have here!
4. Most Underrated coffee drink?
8oz black coffee: either Tabletop or the new Colombia - it is so delicious!
5. What is something about the cafe that people may not know?
We have a mascot! And, no..it’s not the flying squirrel…it’s a tiny little frog that we named Rodger. He sits by the register we dress him up. ☺️

Thanks so much, Hannah! Now, everyone come on over to Montrose and be sure to try one of her favorite drinks. You won’t be disappointed!

90 degree days 🤝 Creamsicle Cold Brew

Try this insanely delicious (okay maybe we’re biased, but really it is so good!) beverage at either of our Chicago cafes today! 🍊☀️

Hey friends - anyone need any burlap sacks? Gardeners perhaps? Crafty folks? We have a surplus of burlap at our roastery taking up space and we'd hate to see it go to waste if it could be used. Please send us a message if you are interested in picking up at our Skokie roastery. Thanks!

🚨NEW COFFEE OFFERING!🚨 We are so excited to introduce you all to our latest offering, Colombia Loma Verde Natural. This delicious light-medium roast has notes of milk chocolate, berries, and pineapple! 🍫🫐🍍

Located in the mountains of Santa Bárbara, south of Medellín, the farm this coffee comes from has an altitude between 5,400 and 6,400 feet above sea level. The perfect combination of warm days and cold nights provides the ideal climate for the slow but constant development of the coffee beans. This coffee is a great example of the sweet, smooth, and bright profiles that best represent the Chiroso varietal.

Purchase a bag at our cafes or online at backlotcoffee.com - subscriptions are available, too! 😋

Interrupting your typical coffee feed with some local art! ♥️ We *love* featuring local artists at all three of our cafes because we believe supporting the makers in our community is so important. At our Lincoln Square cafe this month you’ll find local artist .banaszek who has created three large scale paintings. As soon as we saw these pieces in the space, they instantly transformed the cafe. Come by and take a look and be sure to take a gander up close if you can!

Have you tried the Soul Good Blend? It’s our exclusive blend with our buddies at who have their very own pop-up cafe at in Skokie! We love this full bodied roast which features notes of stone fruit, milk chocolate, and berries! 🍫🫐

We visited last week and had a delicious Soul Good latte with oat milk and tried their new special, the Moonlight Palmer, an iced drink with lavender and butterfly pea flower tea! 🦋

Soul Good is open every Tuesday-Sunday, so stop by and be sure to sample the Soul Good blend. It’s pretty great!

Happy Birthday to us! Our Old Irving Park cafe has turned 7! 🎉🥰 We are so grateful to everyone that comes into this space and helps to make it the inviting, special cafe that it is. ♥️

Back to school season is here! Planning meetings or events? We’ve got you covered! Get 10% off catering orders over $150- just click the link in our bio to get more information💙

Meet Naomi! ✨ She is the Assistant Manager at our Old Irving Park cafe and we’ve been lucky to have her on our team for the past three years!

Her favorite drinks include an iced americano, a cortado, and a matcha with lemonade and lavender 🍵🍋 Her favorite album is It’s Blitz! by 🎶 When she’s not at the cafe, you can find her cooking, baking, reading, or playing some video games. 👾 This Virginia native will never pass up a good rom com or sour candy!

Thanks for all that you do for Backlot, Naomi! 👏

We’re all set up at the - come visit us! We’re here til 1pm with cold brew, hot coffee, lemonade, mallorca melon iced tea, and litchi noir iced tea (pictured as an arnold palmer)!

Not to mention we have burlap (free!) and some new cold cups (not free, but exceptionally cool).

California Ave x Montrose Ave. See ya soon!

Introducing Kennedy Hill, a coffee lover and fierce middle blocker for Northwestern Volleyball. On or off the court, her energy and drive are unmatched. Go Cats! 🏐💜

See you tomorrow!

It’s National Farmers Market Week! Create your own traditions (carrot fireworks? Artisan bread piñata stuffed with berries?), sing celebratory songs (Annalise and the Backsliders will be playing this week!), and join us this Saturday between 9:00 and 1:00!

Orange Cardamom Latte - refreshing and perfect for a sunny summer day 🍊☀️ Available now at our Chicago cafes!

The perfect gift for the coffee lover in your life! Online gift cards are now available for our online shop - visit today ✨ backlotcoffee.com

Iced Matcha with Strawberry Cold Foam 🍓😋