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Bulk coffee with FREE shipping
NEW… 5-pound bags of coffee — shipped FREE! A five-pound bag of coffee weighs 80 ounces — equal to over 6-1/2 regular bags of coffee (at a standard 12 ounces). The coffee in a 5-pound bag at a price of $59 would cost over $79 in 12-oz. bags. That’s an insane 25% savings just by buying bulk! And, best […]
Continue ReadingFREE SHIPPING all the time!
As of today, our online store now offers FREE SHIPPING, all the time, for all orders of $59 or more. Send coffee sets or handmade coffee mugs as gifts, stock up on bulk coffee for your home or office, get green coffee beans for home roasting — all shipped for FREE with every qualifying order. […]
Continue ReadingOpen House Chicago 2018
Open House Chicago is the architectural weekend (October 13 and 14 this year) when some of Chicago’s most interesting private buildings open their doors to the public. Chicago is world-renowned for its architecture, and for one weekend a year we get the opportunity to take a peek into hundreds of buildings that are otherwise inaccessible […]
Continue ReadingBack to School Online Sale – FREE Shipping
Great coffee shipped to school, office or home — for free! September is a time for getting back to reality with school, work, and just about everything else in your life. Be more productive with your favorite Bridgeport Coffee roasts by having them delivered directly to you. Now through September 10, 2018*, apply the code FALL18 […]
Continue ReadingLast call for Route 66
The legendary US highway Route 66, the “Main Street of America,” starts in downtown Chicago and extends all the way to Santa Monica, California, at the Pacific Ocean. Because most Loop traffic is one-way, #Route66 starts and ends in Chicago, but on different streets. US Route 66 begins by heading west on Adams Street (right […]
Continue ReadingFirst Look: Bridgeport Coffeehouse Jackson Loop
Bridgeport Coffeehouse Jackson Loop officially opens on Wednesday August 1, 2018. With Fedex right next door, it’s a great place to work, study, or see all the amazing Chicago sights right around the corner. We opened Jackson Loop exactly one day before Lollapalooza 2018 begins across the street in Grant Park. Now through August 8, 2018, […]
Continue ReadingLollapalooza 2018
Lollapalooza 2018 runs from Thu Aug 2 through Sun Aug 5 — and it’s right across the street from our newest location at Jackson Loop! Located at 73 East Jackson at Michigan Avenue, we are near both the Congress and Monroe/Columbus Lollapalooza entrances. (And the official LollaShop pop-up store is also directly across the street!) […]
Continue ReadingWhat do these Chicago universities have in common?
Q: Each of these Chicago universities, graduate schools, and related educational institutions is within two blocks of something. But what? A: Our newest location at Michigan & Jackson in the Loop.
Continue ReadingWhat do these Chicago landmarks have in common?
Q: Each of these Chicago landmarks is within two blocks of something. But what? A: Our newest location at Michigan & Jackson in the Loop.
Continue ReadingSanta Elena – El Corozo – Bourboncillo
Bridgeport Coffee is proud to offer an extraordinary new coffee — Finca Santa Elena – Bourboncillo — with an important and amazing backstory, recounted by our president and founder: For years Fernando and Ernesto Lima and I have discussed the value of single-variety offerings. Historically, the strategy has been to diversify plantings to manage risk […]
Continue ReadingSanta Elena – Yellow Honey Prep
This year Fernando Lima did some special processing for us of the coffee from his organic farm, Santa Elena. The process is called Yellow Honey. Brief description: instead of removing all the fruit from the coffee seed (what everyone calls the bean) before drying, a little is intentionally left remaining. The seeds are then put […]
Continue ReadingCongo 2018
Good news! The very first shipment of our latest #RelationshipCoffee from the Democratic Republic of #Congo has arrived this morning! Follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter for details about when Congolese roasts will start appearing in shops. You can see photos and the story of our relationship with Congolese coffee producers here.
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