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Blue Box Cafe

176 E Chicago St, Elgin, IL 60120

Coffee Shops

Blue Box Cafe is a locally owned and operated cafe featuring premium coffees, meats and cheeses. The best part, we have a Doctor Who theme!

We have partnered with Metropolis Coffee Company and Boar’s Head Meats to provide downtown Elgin with some of the freshest and best products on the market.

Of course, we’re are also huge fans of Doctor Who and similar genres as well. We have a nice collection of memorabilia!

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