Go ahead and believe the hype about the cupcakes here: It’s moist, it’s substantial but not heavy, and the thick, sugary icing hides deep flavors of chocolate and vanilla. If you’re going to pick up a dozen, you may as well stick around for breakfast or lunch. A bright start is the house-made ginger-sage sausage breakfast sandwich. Later, try the Southport Cuban with house-smoked brisket, ham, gruyère, dijonnaise, giardiniera and arugula. Eat up, but save room for one of those cupcakes.

Southport Grocery and Café
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Details
- Address
- 3552 N Southport Ave
- Chicago
- 60657
- Cross street:
- at Eddy St
- Transport:
- El stop: Brown to Southport. Bus info:9,152,154.
- Opening hours:
- Daily 8am-3pm
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