Eastside Café - Coffee & Wine Bar

09/29/2026

☕ A little update for our Stars Hollow friends…

Our Gilmore Girls Trivia Night originally planned for October 1 is being moved to October 14! Henry is having knee surgery, and I’ll be with him. ❤️

Thank you for understanding and for always supporting the family behind this little café.

Think of it this way, I just gave you two extra weeks to study—Kirk alone could fill an entire trivia round. 😂☕

Love,
Kate

09/29/2026

☕ HAPPY NATIONAL COFFEE DAY! ☕

Which feels particularly appropriate considering yesterday we announced that we require approximately 47 cups of it. 😂

Thankfully, we know a place.

Today we're celebrating the magical little bean that gets us out of bed, gets us through work, gives us an excuse to meet a friend, and has somehow convinced all of us that spending $7 on something topped with cold foam is a perfectly reasonable life choice.

And frankly? We stand by it. 😂

So come celebrate National Coffee Day with your favorite neighborhood coffee shop. ❤️

☕ Hot.
🧊 Iced.
🍂 Pumpkin-y.
🍫 Chocolate-y.
✨ Ridiculously topped with something delicious.

Tell us: what's YOUR Eastside coffee order?

Bonus points if our baristas already know it when you walk through the door. 😂

09/28/2026

🍂 LAST CALL FOR SEPTEMBER DRINKS! 🍂

As the month winds down, I do one of my favorite things...make up drinks for the next month!

I realize that October is literally 5 minutes away, so if you’ve been loving the Pumpkin Chai, Caramel Pecan Matcha, Pistachio Cold Foam Vanilla Cold Brew, or Toasted Marshmallow Mocha, consider this your official reminder to grab one before the month ends.

BUT — because I'm not a monster — we’ll still have the ingredients around to make your September favorites for a while. 😉 So if you come in October whispering, “Can I still get that pumpkin chai?”…

The answer is probably YES. 😂

Come give September one last sip before we start getting into a little October mischief. 🍂☕️🎃🍬

And trust me…October’s drinks are going to be FUN. 👀

09/28/2026

We are tired.

Like… TIRED tired. 😂

But mostly, we are incredibly grateful.

You guys SHOWED UP for Oktoberfest this weekend. And then apparently nobody got the memo that we needed a recovery day, because you showed up AGAIN yesterday for what was supposed to be just a regular ol' Sunday at Eastside. ❤️

And you know what?

Our town rocks.

Thank you for drinking the coffee, sipping the w**e, supporting the events, bringing your friends, sitting on our patio and continuing to support this little business of ours.

We’re exhausted. Our feet hurt. We may require approximately 47 cups of coffee.

But our hearts are very, very full.

East Dundee, you're pretty freaking great. ❤️☕🍷

09/27/2026

Good morning, friends! It’s another beautiful day in East Dundee! We’re so excited to have East Edwards playing on the patio from 12p-2p!

Thank you to everyone who came out to Oktoberfest this weekend and helped support our great local businesses!

09/26/2026

Didn’t get a chance to come out for Oktoberfest? Or are you just aching to do something since the bears aren’t playing! Come on down to the Cafe and listen to one of our favorites East Edwards as he plays acoustic music from 12-2pm!

This Sunday come over and grab yourself a pumpkin spice whatever if that’s your thing or enjoy a cocktail, a fine glass of w**e or a tasty b**r. I’ll be playing from 12-2.🍁🍂

09/25/2026

🍷 OKAY, Y’ALL. CHANGE OF OUTFIT.

We’re going from Dolly Parton to Oktoberfest in approximately 0.2 seconds today. 😂

After Dolly Day wraps up, come find Eastside at the Depot for Oktoberfest TONIGHT!

We’re bringing:

🍷 Our beloved Glühwein
🥃 Bourbon — obviously.
🍹 Specialty canned cocktails
🍷 And plenty of w**e because…well…we’re Eastside.

You handle the lederhosen. We’ll handle the beverages. 😂

🍻 OKTOBERFEST — TONIGHT!
📍 Downtown East Dundee
⏰ Festivities kick off at 5 PM

From rhinestones to steins, baby. LET’S GO. 👢➡️🍺

09/25/2026

💖✨ IT’S DOLLY DAY, Y’ALL! ✨💖

We’re kicking things off at 9 AM TODAY with a whole lotta Dolly, a little extra sparkle, and drinks inspired by the queen herself. 🌸👢✨

Come dressed in your Dolly best, grab one of our Dolly-inspired specials, sing along with us, and help us spread a little of that famous Dolly kindness.

📚 DON’T FORGET THE BOOK DRIVE!
Bring a new or gently loved children’s book and help us fill up our donation collection for local kiddos. Because if there’s one thing Dolly has taught us, it’s that books can change lives. ❤️

🌸 Dolly Day
⏰ TODAY | 9 AM–5 PM
☕ Coffee • Cocktails • Dolly • Sparkle • Shenanigans

And remember…

It costs a lot of money to look this cheap. 💅😂

See y’all at Eastside! 💖

09/24/2026

PSA: You do not actually need an event, special occasion, birthday, book club, breakup, promotion, or national holiday to come have a glass of w**e.

You can literally just decide:

“I would like a glass of w**e.”

And then come have one. 🍷

We fully support this level of spontaneity.