Nohea Cafe in West Loop

Nohea Cafe opened a few months ago in West Loop at Madison and Ada, and I finally swung in to check it out. This is a cute little place, serving coffee, espresso and the like, along with a large selection of sandwiches, salads, and soup. They also sell deli meat (standard Boar's Head, I believe) and cheese by the pound.

What a nice neighborhood gem this was. Very friendly staff, a few tables to eat inside and out, and some really interesting sandwiches. I ordered the pancetta, blue cheese, arugula, pear and fontina sandwich (the Perfect Pear) and everything was balanced wonderfully.

With the other interesting sandwiches on the menu, I can see this place becoming a huge favorite of West Loop locals for picking up lunch (and I think they also do breakfast). Also, while I didn't get them, I regretted not picking up a bad of what look to be housemade potato chips - regular, bbq, or sweet potato.

Nohea Cafe
1312 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60607
(773) 935-7448
Monday - Friday: 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Saturday: 8:00a.m. - 3:00p.m.

This place used to be in Roscoe Village and they are now in the West Loop. I wish them all the best as the mother and daughter that run the place couldn't be friendlier. I miss such a gem here on the Northside.