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The Understudy Coffee and Books Bookstore

The Understudy offers over 3000 plays and theatre books in the bookshop, and excellent coffee and tea behind our bar.

Website: theunderstudy.com

Phone: (872) 806-0670

Cross Streets: Near the intersection of N Clark St and W Gregory St

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  • Mon 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

5531 N Clark St Chicago, IL 60640 ·514.83 mi

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Amenities

  • Wifi

Reviews

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Monica N. 05/04/26

Love this space! Half of it is a work from home space where a lot of people have laptops out and are working. The other half of the space is a book store with some great books and little trinkets....

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Tara S. 04/16/26

I love books and I love coffee so this seemed like the perfect place. I was a bit disappointed that they didn't have skim milk but my cappuccino was very good. It was very popular place to be as...

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Genna G. 04/23/26

Was so excited to try this highly rated spot. I arrived eagerly and unfortunately the ignorant political sign in the window prevented me from getting past the front door. Such a shame as I had...

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Anna S. 09/12/25

Visited this coffee shop/bookstore on a recent trip to Chicago and thought it was really cute! We only popped in for a quick coffee but I enjoyed the ambiance and browsing the books. I ordered...

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Natasha A. 09/14/25

This is such a cute space, pretty big inside and the book selection is great. As you can imagine they have a lot of playwright books. Several versions of Hamlet, guides to the great comet of 1812,...

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