Guidebook for Chicago
Essentials
Call it "Hope & Produce", because small, indie-owned places like this offer hope in the midst of the big-box corporate march into every community. Small, funky, friendly, jammed full of good stuff.
13 locals recommend
Open Produce
1635 E 55th StCall it "Hope & Produce", because small, indie-owned places like this offer hope in the midst of the big-box corporate march into every community. Small, funky, friendly, jammed full of good stuff.
Whole Foods Market
5118 S Lake Park AveWhole Foods
Restaurants
The neighborhood institution. Quality ingredients, real cooking know-how. The best burgers around, plus a nice range of sandwiches, entrees, and pizza. The Bakery next door has the best croissants.
99 locals recommend
Medici On 57th
1327 E 57th StThe neighborhood institution. Quality ingredients, real cooking know-how. The best burgers around, plus a nice range of sandwiches, entrees, and pizza. The Bakery next door has the best croissants.
Great coffee, outstanding meat pies. Go here for lunch and browse books next door at the Seminary Coop Bookstore, or walk through Robie House next door on the other side.
44 locals recommend
Plein Air Cafe
5751 S Woodlawn AveGreat coffee, outstanding meat pies. Go here for lunch and browse books next door at the Seminary Coop Bookstore, or walk through Robie House next door on the other side.
Salonica Restaurant
1440 E 57th StGreat Greek diner food.
A cafeteria-style restaurant with great food. Always busy in the morning, but there's always a table open for you when you get through the line. It's an aleph null restaurant.
90 locals recommend
Valois Restaurant
1518 E 53rd StA cafeteria-style restaurant with great food. Always busy in the morning, but there's always a table open for you when you get through the line. It's an aleph null restaurant.
La Petite Folie
1504 E 55th StBespoke French cuisine.
Everything Else
A great bookstore. You can spent many pleasant hours wandering the shelves. Great selection of new books, plus the used collections of many UofC students and profs. Always worth stopping in.
28 locals recommend
Powell's Books Chicago
1501 E 57th StA great bookstore. You can spent many pleasant hours wandering the shelves. Great selection of new books, plus the used collections of many UofC students and profs. Always worth stopping in.
Sightseeing
Promontory Point
5491 South DuSable Lake Shore DriveGreat for visiting Lake Michigan's shore, swimming, picnics.