The Coffee & Tea Exchange

The Coffee & Tea Exchange is an independently owned and family operated coffee roaster, retailer, and wholesaler based in Chicago. We opened our doors in 1975 with the goal of providing the freshest coffee possible at an affordable price. That goal has never changed. We believe that quality coffee doesn’t need a lot of bells and whistles, it just needs to taste damn good. Our wholesale and mail order businesses are located at our warehouse and roastery in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood. We provide cafés, restaurants, and retailers throughout the Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana areas, and even one café in the British Virgin Islands with our signature blends and phenomenal single-origin coffees, loose-leaf teas, café supplies, flavored syrups and sauces, coffee and tea equipment, training and equipment support. Our retail shop and café are located in the Lakeview East neighborhood. The shop has a very nostalgic feel to it, filled with barrels of coffee beans, jars of teas and spices, candy, and coffee and tea makers and accessories. Our café offers our locally roasted coffees, loose-leaf teas, and pastries.