Side Practice Coffee
A small coffee shop in the northside of Chicago showcasing the community's side projects, a place to
09/22/2026
filipinomaxxing at Side Practice Coffee
but I think we were something was missing?
09/19/2026
we’re making room for Kathy Vega from A Taste of the Philippines at SPC!
starting at 9am, Chef Kathy will be serving a few of her Filipino favorites on the corner of Damen and Foster
LONGANISA BREAKFAST SANDO
📸 Airam · Chicago Food | Travel | Photo 📸🇵🇭🇺🇸
BREAKFAST (bacon, egg, cheese?
LUMPIA
BAKED UBE DONUT
PANDAN FRANKEN COOKIES
Ate Chef Kathy Vega Hardy is putting on a very special popup here at Side Practice Coffee! 🇵🇭📈
come try a few of her most popular dishes from A Taste of the Philippines
Longanisa Breakfast Sando
Breakfast Lumpia
and a few sweet treats 🍪
Baked Ube Donut
Ube Chocolate Chip Cookie
Pandan Franken Cookies
starting at 9am
5139 N Damen Ave
Ravenswood
PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR 🗓️
Sunday, September 20
a cortado a day…
08/28/2026
disposable snaps of our 9-5
thanks to FILM LAB CHICAGO
rip dolly 💛
08/28/2026
a few disposable snaps of our 9-5 thanks to FILM LAB CHICAGO
rip dolly 💛
kinda chic-ago to try our summer specials before the season ends ☀️
strawberry matcha 🍓
calamansi lemonade 🍋
citrus espresso tonic 🍊
you’re so lucky because if you missed the first one, so we asked Chef Bryan Collante of anak ko to run it back!
“mcgriddle”-style sandwiches are on the menu
Sunday, July 26
11am-3pm
📍Side Practice Coffee
07/09/2026
☀️sunset tea
an SPC refresher
homemade orange syrup 🍊
Jamaica tea 🇯🇲
tonic water 🫧
from our summer specials menu
now available
06/29/2026
not every day a pro Filipino chef hosts a pop up on the corner of a coffee shop, but
yesterday was one of those days 🇵🇭
if you missed it,
go follow anak ko and keep an eye on where Bryan Collante shows up next
smoked trout belly or
smoked pork shoulder
banh mi sandwich
tamarind-ranch shrimp chips
06/26/2026
It’s a Side Practice Summer!
Summer Specials now available
Strawberry Matcha
homemade strawberry syrup
macadamia milk
pandan vanilla cream top
strawberry powder
Citrus Espresso Tonic
homemade orange syrup
tonic water
espresso
orange garnish
Calamansi Lemonade
optional: matcha or espresso
like garnish
Sunset Tea
homemade orange syrup
tonic water
jicama tea
orange garnish
06/24/2026
summer menu sneak peek
an old favorite?
something new?
maybe both?
coming (very) soon
04/14/2026
we loved having over to upgrade our drinkware, and her beautiful, hand-made pieces got to start their new lives in new homes!
follow Annie Kim and and stop drinking out of deli containers
wait i brought my own mug
episode 1
with
guess how many tries
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Address
5139 N Damen Avenue
Chicago, IL
60625
Opening Hours
| Monday | 8am - 2pm |
| Tuesday | 8am - 2pm |
| Wednesday | 8am - 2pm |
| Thursday | 8am - 2pm |
| Friday | 8am - 2pm |
| Saturday | 9am - 2pm |
| Sunday | 9am - 2pm |