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THE BREWED

hicago has its fair share of craft-coffee-meets-vintage-records spots, and is filled with 1970s and ’80s cinephile memorabilia from the owners’ personal collections. Grab a Firestarter (a Stephen King–themed latte flavored with ancho chile, cinnamon, red chile flakes, and tangerine extract) and head to the back, where you’ll be greeted with pink walls meant to replicate the wallpaper in the 1977 version of

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