Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

close by, good Thai and sushi, full bar, outdoor seating
Thalia Spice
833 West Chicago Avenue
close by, good Thai and sushi, full bar, outdoor seating
Good location, good food, good beer, good vibe, and coffee!
Jerk. Jamaican Barbecue
811 W Chicago Ave
Good location, good food, good beer, good vibe, and coffee!
Great sushi, hipster space with no windows and manga videos projected on the wall. BYOB
19 locals recommend
Sushi X
1136 W Chicago Ave
19 locals recommend
Great sushi, hipster space with no windows and manga videos projected on the wall. BYOB
One of the best old school Italian restaurants in the city
45 locals recommend
La Scarola
721 W Grand Ave
45 locals recommend
One of the best old school Italian restaurants in the city
Great outdoor space.
63 locals recommend
The Dawson
730 W Grand Ave
63 locals recommend
Great outdoor space.
Italian
48 locals recommend
Piccolo Sogno
464 N Halsted St
48 locals recommend
Italian
local coffee roated on site. Pour over and traditional brew
68 locals recommend
Big Shoulders Coffee
1105 W Chicago Ave
68 locals recommend
local coffee roated on site. Pour over and traditional brew
coffee when you need a quick fix
126 locals recommend
Dunkin'
2565 W Fullerton Ave
126 locals recommend
coffee when you need a quick fix
wood burning oven pizza
97 locals recommend
Coalfire
1321 W Grand Ave
97 locals recommend
wood burning oven pizza
Best burger! get ready for a long wait though
620 locals recommend
Au Cheval
800 W Randolph St
620 locals recommend
Best burger! get ready for a long wait though
Great BBQ & bar. Extreme hipster vibe
107 locals recommend
Green Street Smoked Meats
112 N Green St
107 locals recommend
Great BBQ & bar. Extreme hipster vibe
Great Cuban food. BYOB
19 locals recommend
Habana Libre Restaurant
1440 W Chicago Ave
19 locals recommend
Great Cuban food. BYOB
Thai and Sushi
60 locals recommend
Butterfly Sushi Bar
1139 W Grand Ave
60 locals recommend
Thai and Sushi
Cafe and coffee
26 locals recommend
Iguana Cafe
517 N Halsted St
26 locals recommend
Cafe and coffee
Great burgers & bar
23 locals recommend
Grange Hall Burger Bar
844 West Randolph Street
23 locals recommend
Great burgers & bar
upscale brunch diner
159 locals recommend
Little Goat Diner
3325 W Randolph St
159 locals recommend
upscale brunch diner
Great, hard to get reservations, but may be able to walk in earlier.
496 locals recommend
Girl & The Goat
809 W Randolph St
496 locals recommend
Great, hard to get reservations, but may be able to walk in earlier.
Ramen and really cold beer
34 locals recommend
RAMEN-SAN
219 N Green St
34 locals recommend
Ramen and really cold beer
Good, standard diner
31 locals recommend
Windy City Cafe
1062 W Chicago Ave
31 locals recommend
Good, standard diner
Best donuts in town. Really!
20 locals recommend
Do-Rite Donuts & Coffee
50 W Randolph St
20 locals recommend
Best donuts in town. Really!
Next to Montgomery Park, nice walk along river
25 locals recommend
Peet's Coffee
1000 W North Ave
25 locals recommend
Next to Montgomery Park, nice walk along river
GREAT tacos and burritos
26 locals recommend
Carbon Live Fire Mexican Grill
810 N Marshfield Ave
26 locals recommend
GREAT tacos and burritos
Sushi and Robata!
111 locals recommend
Yuzu Sushi & Robata Grill
1751 W Chicago Ave
111 locals recommend
Sushi and Robata!
Old school Italian. Pizza is decent for delivery.
9 locals recommend
Salerno's Pizza of Chicago
1201 W Grand Ave
9 locals recommend
Old school Italian. Pizza is decent for delivery.
Thicker dough, decent pizza delivery
7 locals recommend
Nancy's Pizza
2930 N Broadway
7 locals recommend
Thicker dough, decent pizza delivery
Really good taqueria. Delivery as well.
Dona Naty's Taco
1815 W Chicago Ave
Really good taqueria. Delivery as well.
Game meats. hipster vibe.
62 locals recommend
Frontier
1072 N Milwaukee Ave
62 locals recommend
Game meats. hipster vibe.
Great local coffee option with local pastries as well. Great place to hang out.
Cafe Blue Coffee
811 W Chicago Ave
Great local coffee option with local pastries as well. Great place to hang out.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good wine and beer selection, wine bar food, great music and outdoor space
694 Wine & Spirits
694 N Milwaukee Ave
Good wine and beer selection, wine bar food, great music and outdoor space
Chicago institution
56 locals recommend
Matchbox
770 N Milwaukee Ave
56 locals recommend
Chicago institution
Irish bar and restaurant
15 locals recommend
Emmit's Irish Pub
495 N Milwaukee Ave
15 locals recommend
Irish bar and restaurant
biker theme, good bar, good food, late night menu
50 locals recommend
Twisted Spoke
501 N Ogden Ave
50 locals recommend
biker theme, good bar, good food, late night menu
nice space
Monty's Tap
nice space

Essentials

Drug store with groceries and booze
142 locals recommend
CVS
771 N Ogden Ave
142 locals recommend
Drug store with groceries and booze
Full grocery store
675 locals recommend
Jewel-Osco
3531 N Broadway
675 locals recommend
Full grocery store
One of the largest
836 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
3640 N Halsted St
836 locals recommend
One of the largest
Great alternative to Whole Foods. They have an oyster bar.
866 locals recommend
Mariano's
2021 W Chicago Ave
866 locals recommend
Great alternative to Whole Foods. They have an oyster bar.