Cafe 53

great service! and amazing food. i LOVED that the food was Zabiha which opened up my options. I loved loved the garlic chicken . Cute place with soft music . Great atmosphere.

The oven baked sandwiches are awesome... They are, in my opinion, the best thing on the menu. The tea selection is great too! Very solid Internet speeds and the place is very inviting...!

Baked goods as well as tea selection is as wide as it is good. Decoration and raggedy couches not the best, but the owner is beyond sweet. Hyde Park needs more down to earth places like this one!

Plenty of outlets and a friendly staff make this a great spot to chill with a laptop. Free Wi-Fi is great, too. Wifi password: chocolate

the hazel-eyed blonde female staff has an attitude she wont hesitate to throw at you and the mexican guy will apologetically try to make it up to you. other than that, panini and gelatos are good.

Gelato is delicious! They have a combination that tastes like Nutella !

The gelato is great! Seating is a bit tight, but there's extra toward the back.

Robert G. let me know there are 16 different vegan sandwich options here :)

The gelato is scrumdiddlyumtious! Love the variety of flavors offered which change daily. Not to mention the large portioned baked goods for a decent price.

Great sandwiches of many kinds. Everything is also halal which is a great bonus.

Good gelato , cute atmosphere, backyard sometimes open.

Service can be a little slow, but the owner is really nice and apologetic. He gave us two free macaroons after our panini took a while to come out.

A good cup of Chai , free WiFi & a friendly staff make visiting worthwhile.

Try the vegan banana brownie . So good!

Loves the Gelato and back patio .

Give honest constructive feedback to the owner. He really wants the people of this area to feel as if its they are getting quality food and service.

The vegan options are awesome! Try the Garlic Chicken Sandwich .

Get the sumac with extra garlic sauce added, ????????????

Groovy back patio , psychedelic gelato

I'm a bit thrown off by the neon-colored gelato but the hazelnut one is actually quite tasty. You pay for what you get though, so the single scoop is v small.

Very nice coffee shop

Best patio space in Hyde Park !

Tiramisu gelato is really good.

Getting ready to leave Chicago

this place is no istria in terms of food quality (the savory pie crust is disappointing) music and vibe, but the cheaper prices are attractive :)

Best chai ever.

Decent pastries . Good coffee . I did find a lipstick stain on my cup, though. :-/

They make my T-buds want more.

Terrible service.

Save yourself the trouble and never order from this awful place. Terrible, terrible customer service! Very rude employees who say "it's not their problem" and won't correct the issue.