"Nestled in the heart of Logan Square, Daisies is an all-day gathering place designed to move with its patrons. From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., the cafe hums with remote workers and early risers sipping coffee and savoring pastries. Come 5 p.m., the lights dim, the menu shifts, and the space transforms. Laptops are swapped for phones snapping photos of dinner - because the phone always eats first. Mugs become wine glasses, pastries become pasta, and the energy shifts from soft chatter to lively banter."
"From sunrise to sunset, Chicago moves at its own rhythm, and in a trend towards third-place accessibility, its restaurants are doing the same. Across the city, cafes and restaurants are finding new ways to stretch their hours and identities, blurring the line between "let's get a coffee and journal" and "let's get a cocktail and catch up" in one space."
""The more often someone can be here, the more connected they feel to us - and that's the whole point of creating this restaurant the way that we did," says John Frillman, executive chef and owner of Daisies. That connection grew from a lesson learned during the pandemic: Adaptability sustains community, he says. Daisies relocated to a larger space in 2023, reinventing itself in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis."
Daisies creates an intimate, pause-oriented environment where street noise fades upon entry. The Logan Square cafe operates all day, serving remote workers and early risers by morning and transforming into a dimmed, lively dinner spot by evening. Functional elements shift—laptops give way to phones, mugs to wine glasses, pastries to pasta—so the space supports both solitary work and social gatherings. Across Chicago, restaurants are stretching hours and identities to offer third-place accessibility and hybrid experiences. Adaptability and reinvention, including a 2023 relocation to a larger space, reinforce community sustainability after the pandemic.
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