Guidebook for Chicago
Food Scene
Alliance Bakery
1736 W Division StTheir cheesecakes are amazing! So is the coconut tres leches.
Awesome Spanish tapas restaurant in Wicker Park. The owner is Spanish, so the menu is authentic and everything is delicious!
41 locals recommend
Black Bull
1721 W Division StAwesome Spanish tapas restaurant in Wicker Park. The owner is Spanish, so the menu is authentic and everything is delicious!
Great place for breakfast/brunch. Kanela has a bunch of restaurants in Chicago and it's no surprise why. Great menu, great coffee, great brunch cocktails.
110 locals recommend
Kanela Breakfast Club
3231 N Clark StGreat place for breakfast/brunch. Kanela has a bunch of restaurants in Chicago and it's no surprise why. Great menu, great coffee, great brunch cocktails.
Awesome little cafe from Rick Bayless's Frontera franchise. Don't miss it!
39 locals recommend
Fonda Frontera
1471 North Milwaukee AvenueAwesome little cafe from Rick Bayless's Frontera franchise. Don't miss it!
Great pizza place with an awesome patio in the nice weather!
66 locals recommend
Parlor Pizza Bar West Loop
108 N Green StGreat pizza place with an awesome patio in the nice weather!
Drinks & Nightlife
Great for dinner or late-night drinks. This place is very popular with locals.
100 locals recommend
Bangers and Lace
1670 W Division StGreat for dinner or late-night drinks. This place is very popular with locals.
Incredible cocktail lounge. It's best to make reservations, and plan to break your budget!
77 locals recommend
The Aviary
955 W Fulton MarketIncredible cocktail lounge. It's best to make reservations, and plan to break your budget!
Three Dots and a Dash
435 N Clark StTiki Bar downtown from the Lettuce Entertain You family.
The Violet Hour
1520 N Damen AveTiki Bar
Parks & Nature
The Bloomingdale Trail aka the 606 is a very popular elevated trail for walking, running, and riding bikes.
133 locals recommend
Bloomingdale Trail
Bloomingdale TrailThe Bloomingdale Trail aka the 606 is a very popular elevated trail for walking, running, and riding bikes.
Getting Around
Division & Ashland station
The blue line runs all day/night.
Shopping
Nike Bucktown
1640 N Damen Avelululemon
3556 N Southport AveUrban Outfitters
2352 N Clark StSaint Alfred
1529 N Milwaukee AveGreat store for the sneaker heads
The Mag Mile is a famous Chicago shopping district. You can shop everything from H&M to Louis Vuitton.
598 locals recommend
Hot Tix - Mag Mile Location
The Mag Mile is a famous Chicago shopping district. You can shop everything from H&M to Louis Vuitton.
Arts & Culture
Named the top museum in the world by Trip Advisor! They have a great app which allows you to choose your own tour based on your interests. Yes, you an even choose a Ferris Bueller tour. This museum has works from Picasso, Dalí, Degas, Velazquez, Goya, Matisse, and Magritte. And don't miss American Gothic!
1159 locals recommend
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan AveNamed the top museum in the world by Trip Advisor! They have a great app which allows you to choose your own tour based on your interests. Yes, you an even choose a Ferris Bueller tour. This museum has works from Picasso, Dalí, Degas, Velazquez, Goya, Matisse, and Magritte. And don't miss American Gothic!
Sightseeing
Take a Chicago Architecture Foundation boat tour on the First Lady and see all of the famous skyscrapers from a unique point of view.
55 locals recommend
First Lady Architecture Tour
112 E Wacker DrTake a Chicago Architecture Foundation boat tour on the First Lady and see all of the famous skyscrapers from a unique point of view.