Coffee Drop Shop

Fabulous hidden gem we stumbled upon last year. We have used so many varieties of coffee and tea. We always come back to try out the new flavors each season or return to our absolute favorites. We also adore the tea and coffee slushees on hot, summer days! Thank you for being so knowledgeable on your products!

If you like flavored coffees, the Coffee Drop Shop has some amazing flavors. You can buy bags that are ground while you wait or simply buy the beans. The coffee always smells amazing. In fact, since it is located inside a large building near the back of the building, you start to smell the enticing aroma about halfway into the building. Apparently, they also have amazing Tea slushies.

I had a friend visiting from out of state and we went into the Berry House to peruse the various shops located in here - one of which was (going to be) the Coffee Drop Shop. Not even 30 seconds after opening the door, an unmasked woman (this is during the time of the mask mandate in Illinois regardless of vaccination status) glared at us and aggressively asked "Excuse me! Can I help you!?" We explained we were going to look around to which she curtly responded "I don't know what you think you are doing but I am the only store open." As I tend to avoid conflict (and in all honesty, I was still processing why there was this level of hostility from this woman) - I quietly explained that my friend was from out of state and I wanted to show her around. At this point, she raised her voice even more and scolded us by saying that we weren't allowed. We backed away from her and headed upstairs while she continued yelling at us. Interestingly - when we got upstairs, we found a salon to be open (yet she said everything was closed). Even more interesting - after walking around (and within earshot of the Coffee Drop Shop) we encountered another patron who obviously did not receive the kind of treatment we did - I can't help but wonder if it was because we were younger and my friend is not white. Either way - our plans to visit the Coffee Drop Shop after looking at other stores in the Berry House were obviously cancelled. Permanently.

The best selection of loose leaf teas anywhere! And the woman who runs the place is incredibly knowledgeable as she and her husband do all of the sourcing for the teas and coffee beans (plus their own roasting!) Great selection of gifts for tea and coffee lovers alike. Always make sure to stop by when I’m out visiting my parents in Geneva!

This place is easy to miss- but it's fantastic! They roast their own coffee and have a huge selection of very good, very reasonably priced teas. The coffee is fresh and cheap ($10/pound), but, unfortunately, they do not have a good light roast. I'm kind of a coffee nerd though, and I asked for the lightest roast they have, and it was quite dark. So if you like darker roasted coffee (like Starbucks) you should love it.