Cafe Sapientia

K wave. You must come here one time.
Cafe's atmosphere is comfortable and it made me calm down.
It is a good place to read books or do something with your laptop.
I strongly recommend you to visit here.
I found a good place to enjoy as like I had enjoyed in South Korea.
Enjoy other food, especially Bing-su (snowlike ice powder with any toppings)
I should try it next time.

Cafe Sapientia is awesome! We have been here several times to try their snow créme, and we’ve always been very happy. We’ve had Korean shaved ice before, in South Korea, Thailand, and elsewhere, and this is still one of the best we’ve had - tastes exactly like traditional Korean shaved ice. You get a huge portion (big enough to share), everything is fresh, sweet, and flavorful, and it is presented very nicely! Sometimes they even have seasonal shaved ice flavors (which I have yet to try but I NEED to try the pumpkin one when it’s available ASAP), and our favorites are the strawberry and mango flavors! If you’ve never had Korean shaved ice, it’s really shaved milk instead of shaved ice, so it’s much sweeter and tastes way better as a dessert than Hawaiian shaved ice or a snow cone. Moral of the story: check this place out because you won’t be disappointed!!

Delicious pour overs. Wonderful lates. Nice medium roast drip coffee, not super dark and over roasted. The avocado sandwich is amazing as is the lox bagel. Nice owner and staff. Very nice to have this coffee shop in Oak Park. 10/10

Food: 5/5
Ambiance: 5/5
Nice restaurant in the middle of Oak Park.

After searching cafes on yelp, me and my friend went to this small cafe. Relatively new area for me.

My order is as shown in the pictures
One shaved cream mango
Muffin (bomb cherries)

Shaved cream was so good on a hot (100° F) day. It tastes good. The order taker also suggested that they’ve got fresh mangoes today so we should totally try mango flavor. No regrets, one of the best shaved ice cream I ever had.

Muffin was good. Perfectly baked. Nice texture, good taste, enough liquid cream so that it didn’t felt dry. Overall recommended piece.

Other food options are also available along with 4-5 more flavors of shaved ice cream 🍨.

Absolutely DELICIOUS! I was sad when I finished eating because my avocado toast was so good. The salad and fruit that came with it was incredible! Everything is fresh and proportioned perfectly. Will be my new "go-to" for avocado toast! Service is friendly and warm. Great place for a meeting, to study, or just sit and relax.

Best cafe in this area! Go to for coffee and avocado toast, you have to try the taiyaki! Nicest owners and workers, such a great place to sit and relax. Couldn't recommend to family and friends enough.

I wasn't sure what to expect, and I was very pleasantly surprised at how good everything is! The staff are so friendly and the Lox Avocado Toast is really amazing. The music is pretty mellow, which is exactly what I was hoping for. Such a relaxing oasis in the middle of Oak Park. I highly recommend you visit! The food menu is fairly limited, but what they have is A+.

An absolute gem of a neighborhood spot, definitely heavy with local regulars most of the time, and busy. We love the coffee selection and always get the Avocado Toast with Prosciutto, assorted Taiyaki, and Mango Snow Cream to go when we can. You can't really go wrong with the menu here.

simply one of the best coffee shops I've ever been too. amazing coffee, relaxed atmosphere, and a beautiful space. true gem. get the gibraltar - halfway between a flat white and a cortado.

Wonderful shaved ice infused in various flavors with beautiful presentation and spacious and bright ambiance. They're so good I can get kids to do anything just to go there....

Great coffee and atmosphere. Met the owners the first time I went in and they are super nice. I got a macchiato and a blueberry artisan pop-tart thing and both were really good

Staff was really nice! Great collection of drinks and snacks. The espresso was excellent!

Our favorite spot in town! The coffee and food is perfect. The staff is super friendly and welcoming. You can’t beat the overall vibe of this place!

The latte was delicious. I like to get it plain with whole milk. I ordered the avocado toast, and i devoured it before I remembered to get a photo.

I always love coming here! Great drinks and it has a nice, cozy vibe to it.

The Avocado Toast! Kind owner & servers. You’v got to try their cooling shaved ice drinks with red beans and flavored.

Great place to get coffee and a quick bite. They use Coava coffee which is absolutely delicious, not only that- they do this amazing shaved ice which is to die for during the hot summer. Staff is friendly, seating is comfortable, its my go-to spot!

This place feels underrated at 4.9 stars. Genuinely nice owner and staff, excellent ingredients, and top tier food and coffee options. And yes, I’m a food and coffee snob, and I found NO fault at all. Genuinely a place I wish could be everywhere

A taste of heaven here in Oak Park! Everything we have tried has been so delicious.

Go have a taste and tell us what you think!

Drinks and food are all delicious! The unsweetened matcha latte had a really rich matcha flavor, the puff pastry taiyaki are unique, and the snow ice (snow creme) is definitely recommended!