Ceres Cafe

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Ceres Cafe
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Ceres Cafe in the Board of Trade building in 2014
Ceres Cafe
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Location141 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, Illinois, 60604, United States
Coordinates 41°52′41.25″N87°37′56.1″W / 41.8781250°N 87.632250°W / 41.8781250; -87.632250
Website www.cerescafechicago.com

Ceres Cafe is a diner in the lobby of the Chicago Board of Trade Building. [1] [2] It takes its name from the Roman goddess Ceres, which is a statue on the top of the building. [3] It has been known as a place for commodities traders that serves very strong alcoholic beverages. [4] [5]

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History

The restaurant began as Broker's Inn in 1967 [4] and then moved to its current location and changed its name in December 1989. [3] [6] In 2019, Chicago Police superintendent Eddie Johnson was found asleep in his car after having "a couple of drinks" at Ceres. [7] [5]

The bar was mentioned in "Ceres", a season one episode of The Bear . [8]

References

  1. ↑ Nickerson, Matthew; Rausch, Brian (September 26, 2011). "Ceres Cafe a laid-back experience near CBOT". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ Alden, William (March 25, 2015). "As Silence Falls on Chicago Trading Pits, a Working-Class Portal Also Closes". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Pang, Kevin (January 26, 2012). "Ceres Café known for chicken tortilla soup and generous fish sandwich". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "The Essentials: Ceres Cafe in Chicago". RedEye Chicago . September 29, 2014. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Bernot, Kate (December 3, 2019). "Ceres Cafe, Destroyer of Careers". Chicago Magazine.
  6. ↑ "Woman breaks barrier at Inland". Chicago Tribune . July 28, 1989. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ Noel, Josh (December 3, 2019). "'Two or three drinks at Ceres will get anyone in trouble' — Chicago police superintendent's problems allegedly began at legendary downtown bar". Chicago Tribune .
  8. ↑ Swiers, Autumn (September 10, 2025). "This Classic Chicago Bar Was Featured On The Bear, But It's So Much More". Tasting Table. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
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