Hands scooping freshly roasted beans into a Back of the Yards bag

Back of the Yards

Specialty coffee inside Mercado San Juan de Dios

We're back in the market where our family's story began, serving the flavors we grew up on: café de olla, dulce de leche, xoco, and horchata.

A bag of Back of the Yards coffee held up at the San Juan de Dios market entrance

Our story

A homecoming

Back of the Yards Coffee was born in 2016 in Back of the Yards, an immigrant neighborhood in Chicago. Now we're back at the market where our founder's parents met, working at a fruit and vegetable stand.

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Flavors that taste like home

Café de Olla, Dulce de Leche, Xoco, and Horchata. We make specialty coffee with the flavors we grew up on.

House favorites

What you have to try

Café de Olla

Coffee with piloncillo and cinnamon, just like home.

Xocolatte

Espresso with Mexican chocolate.

Mazapán Latte

The latte people order the most.

Atole Vaporizado

Thick, sweet, and served hot.

Chemex

Brew methods for the true coffee lovers.

Cajeta Latte

A latte with cajeta, sweet the way it should be.

Bottle of Back of the Yards Café de Olla syrup

Coffee that builds community

We believe that every cup can create a positive impact, driving peace, education, and development in our communities.

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Find us at the market

We're inside Mercado San Juan de Dios, in downtown Guadalajara.

Mercado San Juan de Dios · Entrance #14

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · every day

+52 33 1339 8992
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Our locations

Guadalajara · Mexico

Our café inside the market, open every day from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Mercado San Juan de DiosC. Dionisio Rodríguez 52, Entrance #14, Local #1664, San Juan de Dios, 44360 Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico

Chicago · Illinois

Our original coffeehouse, open since 2016 in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.

Goldblatts Coffeehouse1621 W 47th Street, Chicago, IL 60609

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