Chicago Coffees and Teas is proud to partner with Metropolis Coffee Company and become their exclusive distributor to finer restaurants and hotels in the Chicagoland area.

Metropolis Coffee Company is a nationally award-winning father and son owned coffee house and roasteria on Chicago's north side, specializing in hand selected, high quality, small batch craft roasted coffees, with an emphasis on sustainability. Explore the finest quality coffees from across the globe with Metropolis Coffees range of freshly roasted single origin and blended coffees.

When you partner with Chicago Coffees and Teas, Metropolis Coffee will provide you and your organization with an in-depth, hands-on coffee experience. As part of our commitment to superior client service, restaurant and hotel representatives are invited to join us for an exclusive tour and cupping at the Metropolis Coffee roasting facility. View their small batch roasting process, taste their award-winning fresh roasted coffees and cup fresh varietals from around the world.

Metropolis Coffees

• Redline Espresso Producer: Metropolis Coffee Roast: Medium Flavor: Chocolate, Fruit, Spice, Honey Body: Rich, Well Constructed, Neat Acidity: Focused & Centered Origin: Ingredients: Redline Espresso is a truly distinctive and rewarding blend. Its richness runs down the center like a racing stripe, leaving a trail of cocoa, honey, lavender, and a mild merlot-like fruit in the finish. The flavors translate perfectly in milk and are even amplified in sweetness making for a marvelous latte or cappuccino.
• Schweik's Blend Producer: Metropolis Coffee Roast: Light Flavor: Mandarin Orange, Caramel, Shortbread Body: Buttery Acidity: Sparkling and Floral Origin: Ingredients: Delicacy and elegance are what makes this cognac-like blend so unique. The jasmine and orange notes give way to buttery shortbread and a mild caramel ties it all together. This is a light and refreshing spring and summer brew that's nuances, though subtle, can astonish.
• Spice Island Producer: Metropolis Coffee Roast: Dark Flavor: Spice, Cocoa and Herbal like Sage, Walnut Body: Dense and Balanced Acidity: Herbal Origin: Ingredients: Spice Island is a blend of Indonesian and South American coffee that we put together to highlight the mild spiciness and sweet-dry walnut and pecan notes of its components. Spice Island is full bodied, but its dry finish is clean and sweet.
• La Cordillera Blend Producer: Metropolis Coffee Roast: Medium Flavor: Pecan and walnut accented by stone fruit, with a toffee finish Body: Soft yet full Acidity: Focused Origin: Ingredients: La Cordillera is a mountain range running through South and Central America, and some of the world's best washed coffees grow along its steep walls. La Cordillera has flavors of toffee and pecan, with a stone fruit's acidity. This is a terrific breakfast blend and sweetens even more in milk.
• Lake City Blend Producer: Metropolis Coffee Roast: Medium Flavor: Pecan, chocolate Body: Malty Acidity: Mellow Origin: Ingredients:
• Peru Balcones FTO Producer: Metropolis Coffee Roast: Light Flavor: Maple, apricot, tart berry. Body: Unobtrusive, caramel sweetness Acidity: Unobtrusive, caramel sweetness. Origin: Ingredients: Farm/COOP: Balcones, Chirinos COOP Region: San Ignacio Cultivar: Typica, Bourbon, Pache Process: Washed Elevation: 1600m
• Brazil Sitio Serra Leite Producer: Roast: Light Flavor: Tangerine, Cashew, Vanilla Body: Medium Acidity: Subtle Origin: Ingredients: Owner: Luiz Zanetti Farm/COOP: Serra e Leite COOP Region: Pocos de Caldas, Minas Gerais Process: Pulp Natural Elevation: 1200-1350
• Burundi Kayanza Kinyovu Producer: Metropolis Coffee Roast: Medium Flavor: Plum, sweet caramel, apple Body: Soft, Syrupy Acidity: Tart Citrus Origin: Ingredients: Farm/COOP: Various Smallholder Farms COOP Region: SOGESTAL KAYANZA, NORTH CENTRAL BURUNDI Process: Fully washed, dried on raised beds Elevation: 1800MASL
• Colombia Andino AAA Producer: Metropolis Coffee Roast: Medium Flavor: Caramel, Brown Sugar, Sweet Potatoe Body: Big Acidity: Focused Origin: Ingredients: Farm/COOP: Grupo Asociative Cafe Andino Esprecial COOP Region: Corregimiento de Brusales, Huila Process: Fully Washed, Dried on raised beds Elevation: 1500-1950m
• Brazil FAF Lot #62 Producer: Metropolis Coffee Roast: Dark Flavor: Almond, Spicy, Red Wine Body: Large, Syrupy Acidity: Muted Origin: Ingredients: Owner: Joao Hamilton Farm/COOP: Sitio Canaa COOP Region: Caconde, Sao Paulo Process: Natural Elevation: 1200-1350masl
• Decaf Xeno's Blend Producer: Metropolis Coffee Roast: Medium Flavor: Earthy, Mossy, with Dark Chocolate and Almond Milk Body: Full Acidity: Low Origin: Ingredients: The Fair Trade and Organic decaf offering is a full bodied cup with classic Indonesian characteristics. Earthy and herbal flavors give way to deep dark chocolate and a sweet almond milk aftertaste. A little bolder than our Decaf Redline if you are looking for a big bodied decaf coffee.
• Decaf Redline Producer: Metropolis Coffee Roast: Medium Flavor: Dark Cocoa, Berry, Nutty Body: Medium But Long-Lasting Acidity: Balanced Origin: Ingredients: Our signature decaf blend always surprises with its refined sweetness and neat body and its long chocolaty finish. Decaf Redline is a treat for any coffee drinker, and a great pairing with dessert. It also makes an outstanding decaf espresso as either a shot or with milk.
• Decaf Lake City Blend Producer: Metropolis Roast: Medium Flavor: Sugar cane, raisin Body: Weighty Acidity: Low Origin: Ingredients: