The Waterfront Cafe

The Waterfront Cafe The Waterfront Cafe, located on N Sheridan Road, is a unique and historic American restaurant and cafรฉ nestled in beautiful Berger Park, just minutes from downtown Chicago. Housed in a landmark coach house attached to one of the city's remaining mansions overlooking Lake Michigan, it features an outdoor patio with stunning lake views and weekend live entertainment for up to 100 guests. With its perfect location by the shoreline, The Waterfront Cafe is an ideal spot for intimate gatherings.
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The Waterfront Cafe is worth the wait, but donโ€™t wait too long, there are only ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ left. โš“๏ธ Open ๐๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ— ๐๐Œ.
09/08/2026

The Waterfront Cafe is worth the wait, but donโ€™t wait too long, there are only ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ left. โš“๏ธ Open ๐๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ— ๐๐Œ.

Thereโ€™s still a little bit of time to check us out ! Now open until ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก!
09/06/2026

Thereโ€™s still a little bit of time to check us out ! Now open until ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก!

After a few hot & humid days ( and biting ๐Ÿชฐ๐Ÿชฐ๐Ÿชฐ ) its finally cooler on the lake again! Join us tonight (09/03) for the ...
09/03/2026

After a few hot & humid days ( and biting ๐Ÿชฐ๐Ÿชฐ๐Ÿชฐ ) its finally cooler on the lake again! Join us tonight (09/03) for the last full week of live music: ๐€๐๐š๐ฆ ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ก @ ๐Ÿ• ๐๐Œ. โš“๏ธ

๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐‹๐€๐๐Ž๐‘ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ - ๐๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ“ ๐๐Œ.

๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐จ๐ง ๐›๐ฒ. Join us tonight for live music, featuring the ๐€๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐‹๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ณ ๐‰๐š๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ญ ๐ŸŽถ @ 7 PM
08/22/2026

๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐จ๐ง ๐›๐ฒ. Join us tonight for live music, featuring the ๐€๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐‹๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ณ ๐‰๐š๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ญ ๐ŸŽถ @ 7 PM

๐“๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ โš“๏ธ ๐–๐€๐“๐„๐‘๐…๐‘๐Ž๐๐“ ๐’๐”๐๐๐Ž๐‘๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐’๐“๐€๐†๐„๐’ For the past nineteen years, part of our organizational mission has been fosteri...
08/17/2026

๐“๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ โš“๏ธ ๐–๐€๐“๐„๐‘๐…๐‘๐Ž๐๐“ ๐’๐”๐๐๐Ž๐‘๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐’๐“๐€๐†๐„๐’

For the past nineteen years, part of our organizational mission has been fostering growth opportunities and sharing new experiences.

Please join us, ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก @ ๐Ÿ• ๐๐Œ for live jazz from the ๐’๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ญ, an incredibly talented group of students from Glenbrook North High School. Nate Szmuilowicz (bass), Olivia LaCerra (trumpet), Hunter Keith (guitar), and Ethan Erlich (drums).

โ€œThese four young people are outstanding musicians and humans and Iโ€™ve loved getting to be their band director. You donโ€™t want to miss out on hearing these guys play.โ€ - Alex Vaxmeyer, GBN High Schoo

๐“๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ (๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ–/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’): ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐‹๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ณ ๐‰๐š๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ญ @ ๐Ÿ• ๐๐ŒRain, Rain, Go Away - Come Again Some Other Day! โš“๏ธ
08/14/2026

๐“๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ (๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ–/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’): ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐‹๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ณ ๐‰๐š๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ญ @ ๐Ÿ• ๐๐Œ
Rain, Rain, Go Away - Come Again Some Other Day! โš“๏ธ

Today, our youngest crew member is off to college! ๐ŸŽ“ We wish Davis all the best as he begins this exciting new chapter!H...
08/12/2026

Today, our youngest crew member is off to college! ๐ŸŽ“
We wish Davis all the best as he begins this exciting new chapter!

His departure is bittersweetโ€”and also a reminder that there are only ๐…๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐„ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š๐’ of summer at the Waterfront Cafรฉ. โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒŠ

The season always seems to sail by far too quickly.
As Oleta once said "๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง!" Noon to 9 PM.

๐“๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ: ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ: Monday through Friday. ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ: 11 AM to 4:30 PM. ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐ž: Guaranteed $27...
08/12/2026

๐“๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ: ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ฅ๐ฒ

๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ: Monday through Friday. ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ: 11 AM to 4:30 PM. ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐ž: Guaranteed $27/hr. ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: Food Handlers Permit. ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: End of September. ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค-๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ: Thursday (08/13) and Friday (08/13) from Noon to 5 PM
6219 North Sheridan Road (Berger Park).

08/11/2026
08/11/2026

๐Ÿ‘€ yaโ€™ll, foodwithibraham recently stopped by!
Thanks for the visit and shout out. We appreciate you โš“๏ธ

Address

6219 N Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL
60660

To get to the cafรฉ and American restaurant located on N Sheridan Road in Chicago, you can take public transport by using the bus or train. There are multiple bus stops along N Sheridan Road and the nearest train station is Wilson Station. If you prefer to drive, there is parking available on N Sheridan Road and nearby streets. Please note that parking may be limited during peak hours.

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 9pm
Tuesday 12pm - 9pm
Wednesday 12pm - 9pm
Thursday 12pm - 9pm
Friday 12pm - 10pm
Saturday 12pm - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 9pm

Telephone

(773) 761-3294

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The Waterfront Cafe is a hidden gem located in the heart of Chicago's N Sheridan Road. This historic landmark coach house turned cafe offers a unique dining experience with its breathtaking lake views and intimate atmosphere. The cafe is perfect for gatherings of up to 100 guests, making it an ideal spot for special occasions or simply a relaxing meal with friends and family.

The menu at The Waterfront Cafe features classic American cuisine with a twist, offering something for everyone. From hearty breakfast options to delicious sandwiches and salads, the food is always fresh and flavorful. And if you're looking for some entertainment while you dine, the outside patio features live music on weekends.

What sets The Waterfront Cafe apart from other cafes in the area is its prime location just 20 feet from Chicago's beautiful shoreline. You can enjoy your meal while taking in stunning views of Lake Michigan, making it a truly unforgettable dining experience.

Overall, The Waterfront Cafe is a must-visit spot for anyone looking for great food, beautiful scenery, and an intimate atmosphere. Whether you're a local or just visiting Chicago, this cafe should definitely be on your list of places to check out.