The Eco Flamingo

Market Cafe

One door down from the general store! (one business two doors)

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Sustainable

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Local

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Delicious

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Sustainable • Local • Delicious •

At our Market Cafe, we’re all about good food, good vibes, and doing good for the planet.

We support local producers and offer fresh, flavorful goods like local produce, package-free deli items, fresh pasta, ice cream, and other sustainable essentials. Our cafe serves delicious loose-leaf teas, herbal infusions, wellness brews, kombucha on tap, and Chicago-roasted coffee, along with fabulous light bites from local bakers and chefs. Whether you’re stopping in for a snack, a cozy drink, or exploring vegan-friendly options, there’s something for everyone.

We also host folk skills and artistic workshops, offer supplies, and hold community gatherings that bring people together through sustainability, creativity, and shared learning. With a warm, family-friendly atmosphere to relax, connect, or get some work done, our Market Cafe is your neighborhood spot for eco-conscious living and fresh, local goodness.

Our market section offers sustainably packaged farm stand goods, bulk coffee and tea, fresh pasta and pierogi, and a deli that lets you refill your own containers with deli goodies like yogurt, cheese (vegan and dairy), pickles and ferments, and hummus!

Enjoy delicious food and drink while reducing single-use packaging!

Shop Our Sustainable
Market Options

shop our fresh market
Jars of ice cream in a refrigerator, including flavors like chocolate, basil sorbet, and spinach gelato, with eco-friendly, compostable containers stacked on the right side.
An illustration of a pink flamingo wearing glasses and a black hat, standing on one leg.
Clear reusable bags filled with dried pasta varieties labeled with handwritten tags inside a fridge or freezer.
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Two glass jars of kimchi placed on a wooden table, one with cabbage and the other with spicy fermented vegetables.

For take-out and to-go your own cup (BYOC), get a tumbler or reusable/compostable coffee mug from us, or use our convenient Forever Ware deposit program. With Forever Ware, simply borrow a reusable cup and return it when you’re finished!

Forgoing disposable to-go containers helps lower our environmental impact!

Sip Sustainably

Set of stainless steel to-go food containers with black lids on a white surface by a window.
Three tall insulated tumblers with flamingo logos in pink, black, and purple, some with clear lids and straws, placed on a white surface.
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A cartoon flamingo wearing a black hat and glasses.
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MARKET CAFE MENU + OFFERINGS

Pouring coffee from a stainless steel pot into a white ceramic cup on a wooden table, with a plant and sunlight in the background.
Three colorful containers of loose leaf tea on a reflective surface with a rainbow-colored background. The labels read 'Big Red Robe', 'Red Jade', and 'High Mountain Dragon Well'.

Tea

A hand holding a glass jar with a lemon-colored beverage and a sticker that says 'Reco Flamingo' in a bar or restaurant setting.
Open-faced bread slice with creamy spread topped with microgreens on a white plate.

NOW AVAILABLE!

NOURISH BREAD PRE-SALE ORDERS

(ordering in the cafe only)

Pre-sale bread menu from The Eco Cafe, listing various whole loaves such as Suburban, Italian, Lumberjane, Sunflower, Mexican, Ancient, Wheat-Free 7 Grain, Rye Brick, and No Wonder Bread, with descriptions and ingredients, with a photo of two loaves of bread at the bottom right.
 

4754 North Rockwell Street
Chicago, IL 60625


(773) 961-7861
Cafe@TheEcoFlamingo.com

Cafe Location

Tuesday-Sunday 7:30am - 5:00


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