Chiya News & Updates

Chiya Chai Cafe resets the standard for masala chai

There’s nothing so discouraging as a dumpling that falls apart. A dumpling is like a nicely wrappe...

Aug 29, 2016 • Chicago Reader

Chiya Chai Promises to Bring Real South Asian Tea to Downtown

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, i...

Apr 02, 2021 • Eater

Chiya Chai brings Indian cuisine, wide array of tea blends to Logan Square

CHICAGO (WLS) -- If you spend even a few minutes inside Chiya Chai on Milwaukee Avenue, you'll be st...

Apr 14, 2018 • ABC 7 Chicago

Chiya (2020)

The story follows the adventures of Chiya, a little boy who is curious about the world around him. H...

Dec 31, 2019 • Moviefone

Acclaimed Nepalese Chai Tea Cafe Opens on the Chicago Riverwalk

Chiya Chai, the acclaimed Logan Square Nepalese restaurant and tea hotbed, is now open on the Chicag...

Jul 24, 2019 • Eater

Chiya Chai Café Spices Up Logan Square Starting Today

The Shrestha family, with tea industry roots in Nepal, is opening Chiya Chai Café (2770 N. Milwauke...

Jun 16, 2016 • Chicago magazine

Chiya Chai Closes In Logan Square After A Decade, But Owners Promise NW Side Return

The owners opted not to renew their lease due to rising rent, labor and food costs. Chiya Chai's oth...

May 18, 2026 • Block Club Chicago

From retail to selling chiya

Most migrants buy land or build houses with their earning but a Dubai-returnee came back empty hande...

Sep 25, 2023 • Nepali Times

Chiya Chai Closes Logan Square After 10 Years

Chiya Chai, the Nepalese-inspired chai shop that helped anchor a stretch of Milwaukee Avenue, has po...

May 18, 2026 • Hoodline