Best Nước Mía in Chicago

Nước mía — fresh-pressed sugarcane juice — is Vietnams quintessential street refreshment, and its been gaining popularity in Chicago. The juice is extracted on the spot by feeding sugarcane stalks through a mechanical press, yielding a sweet, pale-green liquid thats served over ice with a squeeze of calamansi or kumquat. Its naturally sweet, hydrating, and packed with electrolytes. In Chicago, nước mía is available at Vietnamese bakeries, sandwich shops, and increasingly at dedicated juice spots.