European-Style Cafe Comes to The Gold Coast

A brand new dining option is opening up in Chicago’s Gold Coast. Cafe Sophie is a European-style café from the same owners that brought us Maple & Ash and Etta.

Cafe Sophie is described as an all-day café with wood-fired breakfast sandwiches, pastries and a full bar. This isn’t exactly the kind of place to eat your food quickly and leave.

While service should be fairly quick, the idea if for customers not to feel too rushed. Cafe Sophie is designed as the kind of place people might want to stay for a while, much like the kind of cafes you would find in parts of Italy.

There’s room for about 20 people to eat inside, plus another 60 or so out on the patio. The cafe also includes some space to purchase kitchen supplies.

Cafe Sophie takes the place of the former Little Beet Table in Chicago. It’s named after the aunt of one of the owners. The original name, Delilah’s, created some opposition, as there’s another business in Chicago that’s already called Delilah’s.

As for Cafe Sophie, additional locations could open up in Chicago in the future. The owners have already signed leases to put in a Cafe Sophie in Dallas, and another one in Houston.