Ambrosia Cafe

by Jason H.

1. free wireless.... 5 stars.2. blaring TVs.... 1 star.3. sandwiches/salads... 2 stars.  really, they could do much better on these.  they are small.  they aren't as tasty as they could be.  they could do much better.4. smoking.... 1 star.  Ok, it is a hookah bar, but i still get home smelling like smoke.  yuck.5. tea selection.... 3 stars.  it's good, but it isn't great.  not compared to argo across the street or cafe bourgeois pig a few blocks away.6. convenient to transport.... 5 stars.  it is around the corner from the armitage el.7. barista.... 5 stars.  she is super fab and she is always there.  i hope they pay her well.when it comes right down to it, i wouldn't go here except that i'm staying a block away from it this month.

by a j.

awesome! went here for the first time last weekend and loved it. casual, friendly, good food, great hookah (try the black grape - it's delicious), very reasonable. with the wifi and cafe menu, i can see this being a great place to study, meet up with a group of friends for hookah, or just hang out on a weekend afternoon. will definitely be going back.

by Marion P.

This place looks really nice, but I'm not sure I love it.The people who work here were grumpy the few times I've been. I've had a sandwich, which was decent, and a smoothie, which was really bad (sugary and flavorless, despite sounding yummy on the menu). I wouldn't come back here if it weren't for my friends who like the hooka.

by Julie H.

Friendly neighborhood BYOB hookah lounge, Ambrosia, I tip my hat to you!Rather than the other impersonal commercial hookah hotspots in the city, I feel welcome and leave happy every time I come visit.BYOB + minimal corkage fee with a 7-11 right at the corner of Sheffield Armitage, you're guaranteed a fun time.Have not tried the food yet, but it all sounds very tempting.Pop in there after a night painting Lincoln Park red, or kick off the evening at 7 when the hookahs come out.I wish the TVs were playing something besides sports or Bad News Bears on TBS, but you can't win 'em all.Very accommodating staff, great location and chill vibe. Even when I move out of LP,  I will be back for more!

by Mastah Y.

Nice atmosphere, not very traditional, good hookah, byob.

by Elena D.

Good sandwiches, smoothies (get the raspberry/berry mix)  and service. Hookahs too! It was a wee bit weird to have a pounding techno beat in a small, cosy cafe, but wotthehell. Very cool joint.

by Jookie K.

This cafe is so practical:  there's food, coffee, tea, and after 6, hookah.  It's spacious enough that you can come in to study, without feeling pressured to constantly be ordering something.  There's free wireless, and you just ask at the counter for the network code.  The food is yummy and reasonable and has a Mediterrenean leaning, so you can order hummus with your smoothie or latte or whatever.  It's centrally located (just off the Armitage stop), and although I'm not crazy about the orange and purple decor, it's such a practical, comfortable space.  Bonus:  the (french?) doors in the front of the cafe open when it's warm.

by Andy S.

I never did try Hookah at all, but its a friendly place.    You can go in there, chill out, have a meal, BYOB, and enjoy the atmosphere.   The employees are friendly.   A couple of cons i had were:  1) Trying to find parking is horrible.  Took me a good 10-15 minutes to do so.   2) The food was a bit stale and lacking in portions.  3) The prices are really out of hand.   Come to this place if you have time and money to spare.

by Jen S.

Free wireless and good food/drinks at reasonable prices.  They're open pretty late so I was always doing work here when I couldn't stand my apartment anymore.  It can get annoying if people are smoking a hookah but you get used to it.

by Susannah H.

Strange combination of a sports bar/hookah bar/caf.  The menu looked alright (although they score major points for having a nutella-banana panini), and my tea was pretty good.  The place was loud and smoky when I was in the mood for more of a lazy hazy chill-out type atmosphere. But the hookah lasted us a long time which was a huge plus.  I would go here, but probably only if Samah was booked again or if I was too lazy to go to Belmont.