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.