AREA Coffee

Best local coffee shop! This place is so cute and a great, quiet place to have a really good coffee! They also offer small snack foods such as muffins. Definitely a must-try when in the area! (No pun intended).

Neat little local coffee shop, brewing up delicious coffee and espresso. The owner is extremely pleasant and nice to be around. I'd highly recommend anybody stop in here if they've got the desire for a little caffeine buzz or just want a relaxing place to spend some time.

What a great place for lattes, coffee and fellowship. This is a small coffee shop where the staff and owner, Frank, always great us with a smile. Before COVID, people visited to pick up a coffee for carry out, to meet friends, celebrate high school friends, study and meet for business. They sponsor a weekly coffee for Vets and it's great to see the guys get together and laugh and rehash stories. I know it's been tuff for them with the virus. But they upped their game with a huge tent, plenty of heating devices; and some great looking casual furniture. I hope many people stop for coffee and stay for open mike night, and the other events that are offered.

Their coffee is delicious! It always gets me through a rough morning! Bagels are great too!! They also serve Holcomb Hollow products, like vegan and gluten free muffins! Staff is always really friendly!

A little something new and different every time I stop in. It's a great spot for a cup of coffee, conversation, meet your neighbors, or just chatting with the people there. Rob (owner) is super nice, knows Mundelein inside and out. The cold brew is awesome, best I have had anywhere.

This a great, locally-owned and operated coffee shop - with fresh roasted coffee and gluten-free pastries...also sourced and supplied by local businesses. You can have your coffee brewed, served via french press or a pour over. You can also select your own vinyl records to listen to (enjoyed some Tony Bennett) while you have your coffee. Owner is very friendly and helpful.

I love stopping by AREA. The coffee is always great, the staff is easy to talk to, and they have interesting, unique items for sale from local small businesses. It's the only actual coffeeshop in Mundelein (aside from chains like SB/DD), and a damn good one, at that.

They serve locally roasted coffee and other goods. The atmosphere is cozy, relaxed and not pretentious. Definitely my new regular coffee spot. I wished they would open by at least 6:30 am though (reason for only 4 stars).

Really cute place and kind staff, I recommend. However, there were two other customers chatting with their masks off in the middle of the store so I took off a star because none of the staff were enforcing indoor mask policies which kind of ruined the experience for me

I wandered in on a Monday(not knowing they were closed.) The new owner was there. He welcomed me in and made me a cup of coffee to go even though they were closed! Very friendly guy. The music is played old-school from vinyl and the atmosphere is great. Check this place out if you're in Mundelein.