Overflow Coffee is a Black-owned coffee shop in Chicago’s South Loop serving hand-brewed coffee, espresso drinks, tea, and freshly baked pastries in a community-centered café. Located at 1449 S. Michigan Avenue, Overflow proudly serves Chicago-based Metric Coffee and offers a welcoming space for meeting, working, relaxing, and connecting with others.

The café occupies a building with deep ties to Chicago music history as the former home of Vee-Jay Records, the influential Black-owned record label associated with artists including John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed, and The Four Seasons. Overflow continues that creative legacy by providing space for artists, entrepreneurs, professionals, students, and neighbors to gather.

Beyond coffee and pastries, Overflow Coffee offers catering and event space rentals for meetings, parties, performances, celebrations, and community events. The café has hosted live music, open mics, networking events, workshops, and other cultural programming.

For anyone searching for a coffee shop in Chicago’s South Loop, Overflow Coffee combines specialty coffee, fresh pastries, local history, creative programming, and a strong commitment to building community.