Cafe Jumping Bean

Specialties

Coffee and sandwiches

History

Established in 1994.

Café Jumping Bean, located on the corner of 18^th Street and Bishop has served the Pilsen/​Little Village community and outlying Chicago neighborhoods since 1994. As Pilsen’s first coffeehouse/​gallery, it brings together a mix of local residents, workers, students, and the occasional tourists who come to enjoy coffee, good food, conversation and art. Café Jumping Bean’s menu features soups, fresh specialty salads, gourmet sandwiches, a variety of pastries and a full-​service espresso bar that offers customers both coffee and non-​coffee specialties. It prides itself in providing a healthy menu of fresh food and drinks using the highest quality ingredients at affordable prices, while delivering exceptional customer service in a casual atmosphere. The Café also offers catering services throughout the local community. It’s growing clientele and services have allowed it to remain a vital anchor to its community and local arts scene.

Meet the Business Owner

Eleazar D.

Business Owner

In 1994, hoping to fill the void for local gathering space in the Pilsen/​Little Village neighborhood, Eleazar Delgado opened Café Jumping Bean, Inc. with the simple mission of providing a safe space in the community that offers both cultural arts enrichment, and good, healthy food and drinks. As a lifelong resident of the Pilsen/​Little Village community, Eleazar realized his idea of a coffeehouse/​gallery was far from typical of new businesses in the area. In fact, no such establishments existed at the time. He recognized however, the need for something different in terms of what neighborhood dining had to offer. And he also saw a potential market in the neighborhood’s emerging arts community.

Today, a decade later, Café Jumping Bean continues to thrive, serving over 200 customers daily, and bringing together a mix of local residents, workers, students, and the occasional tourists who come to enjoy coffee, good food, conversation and art. Café Jumping Bean has grown alongside Pils