Meli Cafe & Juice Bar

Meli Cafe & Juice Bar is a breakfast spot River North Chicago located in United States.

8 / 10
304
ratings
  • Phone

    (312) 527-1850

  • Website

    melicafe.com

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  • Type

    Breakfast Spot

Address

540 N Wells St Chicago , IL 60654 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch
Drinks Full Bar

Comments / 84


Keywords:

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Mohammed Hassan-Ali

Really delicious brunch . If you want a filling meal make sure to get their breakfast quesdillla. The crepes are amazing. Friendly staff and the place is very bright . Music selection is a little odd.

AFAR Media

Offers more than 50 fresh-squesezed juice combinations. All the usual juice ingredients are available as well as unusual options like oatmeal juice with apples and honey ; avocado paired with cabbage . Read more

Claire Watkiss

So surprised by how amazing / how many choices of food there was for this place. I went with the chicken and waffles and let me just say... mouth watering. Many great juice flavors as well ...

Christine D

Great juices !! Loved the grapefruit and ginger one, excellent for a hangover!! One the photo is the tropical smoothie

Jenna Friedman

Huge menu with great variety of options. Many gluten free and vegan choices too - like French toast !

Shycu

Huge breakfast place on Wells . Great menu. Try the corn beef hash Benedict. Bright and lively vibe. Open early.

Jonathan Warner

Gets a little busy before 9:00am, no reservations , worth the the wait had the cinnamon apple crepes with the fresh squeezed OJ & Grapefruit wicked morning spot for a hangover

Paul Larson

Healthy scramble was great, fluffy and delicious. Cinnamon roll French toast amazing. We ordered both and shared awesome!

Elly Moody

Always busy, but worth the wait. Sit at the juice bar or better yet - walk right up and grab one to go!

Matthew Taub

Jalapeño bowl is great. Also can't go wrong with the French toast . Not as long of a wait as far as brunch places go.

David Spitz

Great breakfast (challah french toast ) and lunch items (chx pesto panini ), coupled w/ the juice bar and friendly staff makes for the best brunch spot in River North.

Mohnish Sani

Really solid breakfast spot . Great cappuccino , menu of 30 fresh juices , and incredible breakfast food . Def a must

Andrea Navarrete

Almost anything will be a great choice. Breakfast till 3 PM (great if you had a good night out the day before).

Stacy Bo Bacy

Call me basic but the benedict on avocado toast is really good.

Joely Lara

Food was great!! Some items are spicy so be careful on that before ordering. Service wasn't the best tho (but I'd say go anyway cause it was yummy)

Catherine Punkt

Try the French Toast , but be aware of the size...it might be better to share it with somebody. ;)

ISC Chicago

Long line for brunch , huge brunch menu , vegan and vegetarian-friendly

Erik Canham

One of my favorite breakfast spots in Chicago! Great coffee & everything always tastes fresh.

Ian

Green Envy was good. The lean and mean burrito was good too but I should have added some bacon to it. Fruit salad was actually a melon salad with pineapple .

Gloria Chin

honey cakes !! made of flour & cornmeal , infused with honey & cinnamon . raw buckwheat honey and whipped cream top it all off

Lenny Lesser

Carrot pecan pancakes are great and vegan . (If you eat honey .)

Christopher Floss

Fantastic omelettes ! A great #breakfast #restaurant that's not overly pricey and close to the #Chicago #Goldcoast neighborhood .

Time Out Chicago

The second location of this daytime spot is bigger, sunnier and shinier than the original in Greektown . Read more

Gyozo Nagy

I have had the best cinnamon roll French toast of my life. Orange juice was also good.

Misao Johnson

Great place to have an early breakfast . They open at 6am! The portions are large so you may want to share...

Dani

Amazing breakfast ... pancakes , omelettes , etc

Emily Clark

Best breakfast place in River North, hands down! Try the detox wrap and homemade soup of the day! PB smoothie is addicting!

AskMen

Drop by to sample some artichoke crepes , banana pecan waffles , honey smoked salmon eggs Benedict , and stuffed apple French toast . Read more

Mark Kim

Share a crepe and and an egg dish so you get something both sweet and savory. I'd recommend the symphony and mani mou.

Michaela Chybowski

Delish! Juice & breakfast are good to cure any hangover munchies.

Kate Schaffer

So many tasty and healthy options here. Make sure to order a juice !

Taylor Lubecke

Anywhere that has homemade ketchup has good breakfast ???? Never had a bad meal at melli

Tamika N.

Food was great and came out fast, but server never came back to table to check on us.

Mario Baby

Try the salmon omelette it's delicious !

Carole Sanek

If you live here you know this is an amazing place, if you visit grab a cab

Paul

Great Breakfast place. Seating is first come first serve in the bar area.

Sarah Falkenthal

The French toast is amazing!

Marich Gonzalez

French toast - Strawberry Banana ! Mmmm Perfect!

Marwan Mz

I remember we ordered a French Toast and it was ????

Eric B.

If you ask for mustard make sure and ask for a bottle. I asked and got 5 small plastic mustard packets even though I could see the mustard bottles lined up. Flipping lazy.

Joseph Guzzetta

Benedict and avocado toast was a hit this morning.

Kostya Kekhaev

Favorite gluten-free breakfast spot in the city !

Anatoly Kisilyov

The food is great very good place for breakfast .

Allison Kaminski

Salads and wraps are a great choice for lunch !

Lisa Wilczak

Get a juice you've never had before. Mmmmmm

Nauman Noor

Great service! Must try any of the omelets ; be sure to taste the home made jams with your toast .

Paul Favorite

Great crepes , orange juice would be a lot better if it wasn't room temp

Jon Waters

Breakfast bowls are delicious.

Bridget Isaia

Great vegan breakfast and juice !

Tonya Tibbs

Great new restaurant ! Fresh seasonal items , expansive menu, delicious frittatas !

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