About Us
Remember going to visit your grandma, or maybe a favorite aunt? You walk in the house and it smells great—the coffee is fresh, and bread or cookies just came out of the oven.
That is how it feels when you walk into Café La Fortuna, except you’ll have to imagine the hug shimmering in the air between us, as we are committed to keeping you safe.
Owner, Angela Lavelli, sees the café as an extension of her kitchen, a place where you will find a warm welcome, together with small batch coffee beans roasted daily. Since 2012, she has turned them into wonderfully decadent drinks, like the Café con Leche or Mayan Coffee, and in that time has become one of the treasured jewels in Hinsdale’s downtown.
Angela has always been focused on the community she is so gratefully a part of. She shows her support for her customers by making sure she sources only the best ingredients for her drinks, paninis, and the specialty items in her pastry case.
So, take a seat and enjoy a few peaceful minutes relaxing with your drink, but beware—the smell of grilling paninis will drift by to tempt you just as much as the pastry case did inside.
In-House Roasting
We roast our coffee beans in small batches every day and use them in all of our specialty and coffee drinks. Our beans are single origin and come from small plantations in Mexico.
The coffee bean roasting process is something we enjoy here at Café La Fortuna. A heat process takes the just-picked green beans and turns them into dark brown beans that are then ground and used to make the fragrant coffees and espresso that we all love so much.
The heating process uses high temperatures to cause chemical changes to the beans during the roasting process. When the beans have reached the desired level, anywhere from a light roast to the darkest roast, they are then cooled quickly.
The result is a bean that is crunchy if chewed (like those coated in chocolate that you might have tried) and is then ready to be ground and brewed. We do this in small batches each day because the freshest roast beans make the most fragrant and flavorful drinks.
We are committed to making you the perfect cup of coffee, and that means we need perfectly roasted beans.
Our Menu
Espresso
Espresso Machiatto
Espresso Panna
Espresso Cortado
Espresso Affogato
Americano
Daily Brew
Red Eye
Café Au Lait
Cappuccino
Latte
Flat White
Breve
Mocha
Teas:
Hot Tea
Fruit Tea
Matcha Green Tea
Matcha Green Tea Latte
Chai Tea Latte
Iced Americano
Iced Coffee
Cold Brew
Iced Latte
Cappuccino Frappé
Iced Mocha
Iced Mayan Coffee
Iced Tea
Iced Fruit Tea
Iced Matcha Tea
Iced Matcha Latte
Matcha Frappé
Iced Chai Latte 5
Bubble Tea
Italian Soda
Smoothie
Milkshake
Café de Olla
Our house blend is prepared in Mexican Tradition. Cinnamon quills and sugar cane are infused into our signature roast.
Café con Leche
We combine the sweetly spiced Café de Olla with an even ratio of steamed leche de la casa (our house milk). Café con Leche is typically enjoyed in lieu of breakfast in Mexican Culture, as it perfectly balances the boldness of coffee with the comfort of specialty milk.
Mexican Hot Chocolate
This beverage is created using pure cocoa, sugar cane, vanilla, almond, and cinnamon. We also add notes of several spices, including chili peppers (optional), which distinguish the taste from standard hot chocolate. Our flavor is rich and aromatic, with a well-balanced sweetness.
Mayan Coffee
This pairing of Mexican hot chocolate with espresso creates a warm boost to compliment the encompassing sweetness. Our cocoa is sourced from Mexico, and its use in coffee is ingrained in the culture. The dash of espresso lifts the flavor to a more robust taste, familiar to coffee drinkers.
Fruit Salad
Yogurt Parfait
Oatmeal
Egg Omelette
2 egg omelette. Choice of Chorizo sausage, ham, turkey, veggies, jalapeno pepper jack, mozzarella or cheddar cheese.
Breakfast Panini
2 eggs, black beans, avocado sauce, onion, tomato; Choice of chorizo sausage & jalapeno pepper jack, or ham & cheese, or spinach & cheese.
B.A.T.
Brie, apple, and turkey with mayo and fig spread
Grilled Cheese
Cheddar, muenster, jalapeno pepper jack, provolone, spinach, red bell peppers
Grilled Veggies
Spinach, red bell peppers, eggplant, zucchini, and muenster cheese
Italian
Prosciutto, soppressata, mortadella, provolone, and mozzarella cheese
P.B.J.
Spi Mo To
Spinach, mozzarella, and tomato with balsamic dressing
Build Your Own
Choose 5 ingredients. Meats: turkey, ham, prosciutto, mortadella, sopressata. Cheeses: mozzarella, provolone, muenster, cheddar, jalapeno pepper jack. Veggies: spinach, tomato, eggplant, zucchini, bell pepper.
Quesadilla
Flour tortilla with your choice of cheese
Muffin
Blueberry or Chocolate Chip
Turnover
Apple or Cherry
Donut
Apple Fritter
Cinnamon Roll
Gluten Free:
Banana Bread
Apple Cinnamon Bread
Seasonal Bread
Granola Bar
Brownie
Cranberry White Chocolate Biscotti –
Frooze Balls
Contact Us
Café La Fortuna – Hinsdale
46 Village Place
Hinsdale, IL 60521