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  1. Side Practice Coffee

    Filipino Coffee Shop

    Eat 81
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    A tiny Filipino coffee shop in Bowmanville where the menu leans on flavors you won't find at any other cafe in the city. Pandan, ube, and macadamia nuts show up where oat milk and brown sugar usually do. The room is small enough that regulars eventually stop ordering off the menu and let the baristas improvise. Its sibling spot, Drip Collective, handles the Fulton Market crowd if you need more elbow room.

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    • Manila matacha

      “Manila Matacha comes with ube syrup”

      Eater

    • Pandan paradise

      “the Pandan Paradise is a blend of matcha, pandan, vanilla, and macadamia nuts”

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    Address
    5139 N Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL · Chicago
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    • Monday 7 AM to 3 PM
    • Tuesday Today 7 AM to 3 PM
    • Wednesday 7 AM to 3 PM
    • Thursday 7 AM to 3 PM
    • Friday 7 AM to 3 PM
    • Saturday 7 AM to 3 PM
    • Sunday 7 AM to 3 PM
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