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Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

Really great Indian food. Spicy, savory and well-priced, with generous portions it's great in the cold winter months.
8 locals recommend
The Little India
1109 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
8 locals recommend
Really great Indian food. Spicy, savory and well-priced, with generous portions it's great in the cold winter months.
Pretty good American-style food. Breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner - tons of options. A little pricey but a nice treat.
32 locals recommend
Nookies Edgewater
32 locals recommend
Pretty good American-style food. Breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner - tons of options. A little pricey but a nice treat.
Good coffee, sandwiches & snacks and a great place to snag free wifi! Also amazing ice cream!! I love this place.
11 locals recommend
Zanzibar Cafe
1036 W Bryn Mawr Ave
11 locals recommend
Good coffee, sandwiches & snacks and a great place to snag free wifi! Also amazing ice cream!! I love this place.
It's a Starbucks. Yay, free wifi!
135 locals recommend
Starbucks
6738 N Sheridan Rd
135 locals recommend
It's a Starbucks. Yay, free wifi!
America runs on Dunkin'
126 locals recommend
Dunkin'
2565 W Fullerton Ave
126 locals recommend
America runs on Dunkin'
Nice, mid-scale Italian food - good in the summer when you can sit outside.
27 locals recommend
Francesca's Bryn Mawr
1039 W Bryn Mawr Ave
27 locals recommend
Nice, mid-scale Italian food - good in the summer when you can sit outside.
Good but expensive Mexican - great for their Sunday brunch buffet.
7 locals recommend
That Little Mexican Cafe II
7 locals recommend
Good but expensive Mexican - great for their Sunday brunch buffet.
Good Thai food
12 locals recommend
Jin Thai
5458 N Broadway
12 locals recommend
Good Thai food
REALLYT GOOD Thai & Sushi (Never had the sushi, but the Thai is great).
40 locals recommend
Indie Cafe
5951 N Broadway
40 locals recommend
REALLYT GOOD Thai & Sushi (Never had the sushi, but the Thai is great).
Really awesome breakfasts, baked goods and good coffee
42 locals recommend
A Taste of Heaven
5401 N Clark St
42 locals recommend
Really awesome breakfasts, baked goods and good coffee
Really cheap brunch/lunch - my fave spot in the city for breakfast.
9 locals recommend
Little Corner Restaurant
5937 N Broadway
9 locals recommend
Really cheap brunch/lunch - my fave spot in the city for breakfast.
The best cheap-ish lunch, brunch, dinner place - a Greek/American diner. Great, local atmosphere.
6 locals recommend
Alexander's Restaurant
6158 N Clark St
6 locals recommend
The best cheap-ish lunch, brunch, dinner place - a Greek/American diner. Great, local atmosphere.
Amazing! Southern! Food!!!
78 locals recommend
Big Jones
5347 N Clark St
78 locals recommend
Amazing! Southern! Food!!!
An awesome local coffee shop. Modern & sleek. Pricey but worth it. Serves Intelligentsia coffee.
64 locals recommend
The Coffee Studio
5628 N Clark St
64 locals recommend
An awesome local coffee shop. Modern & sleek. Pricey but worth it. Serves Intelligentsia coffee.
Amazing burgers, fries, salads and much more. Support a local business & eat here!
The Burger Philosophy
1541 W Bryn Mawr Ave
Amazing burgers, fries, salads and much more. Support a local business & eat here!
An insane selection of sandwiches. Over 100!! Great atmosphere too.
42 locals recommend
Jerry's
5419 N Clark St
42 locals recommend
An insane selection of sandwiches. Over 100!! Great atmosphere too.
An enormous menu. Dishes you've never heard of - so cheap too! Be prepared to wait, but it's so worth it!!
81 locals recommend
Tank Noodle
4953-55 N Broadway
81 locals recommend
An enormous menu. Dishes you've never heard of - so cheap too! Be prepared to wait, but it's so worth it!!
This place is legendary. Bring 5 of your friends and order their famous roasted duck. A true Chicago experience!!
55 locals recommend
Sun Wah BBQ
5039 N Broadway
55 locals recommend
This place is legendary. Bring 5 of your friends and order their famous roasted duck. A true Chicago experience!!
Great home-made pies, but also sandwiches and salads. All in the oldest building in the neighborhood!
39 locals recommend
First Slice Pie Cafe
5357 N Ashland Ave
39 locals recommend
Great home-made pies, but also sandwiches and salads. All in the oldest building in the neighborhood!
An Andersonville institution. Great small-batch beers and tasty burgers. A gay diner!
65 locals recommend
Hamburger Mary's
65 locals recommend
An Andersonville institution. Great small-batch beers and tasty burgers. A gay diner!
An Andersonville classic. Around since the dawn of time, this is an amazing brunch place. So old-timey!!
54 locals recommend
Reza's Restaurant
5255 N Clark St
54 locals recommend
An Andersonville classic. Around since the dawn of time, this is an amazing brunch place. So old-timey!!
A nice coffee place. Ice cream and snacks. Wifi too.
11 locals recommend
Chicago Grind
5256 N Broadway
11 locals recommend
A nice coffee place. Ice cream and snacks. Wifi too.
A really nice cafe/coffee place. Good sandwiches, salads & super comfy atmosphere. :)
14 locals recommend
Baker Miller - Berwyn
1107 W Berwyn Ave
14 locals recommend
A really nice cafe/coffee place. Good sandwiches, salads & super comfy atmosphere. :)
The gayest brunch in Edgewater!
111 locals recommend
Tweet
5020 N Sheridan Rd
111 locals recommend
The gayest brunch in Edgewater!

Everything Else

An old-school ice cream parlor & soda shop - also a flower shot too, because why not.
Anna Held Floral Studio
5557 N Sheridan Rd
An old-school ice cream parlor & soda shop - also a flower shot too, because why not.
Best fro-yo in town. Tons of flavors - just don't get too excited, it gets expensive quick!
16 locals recommend
Forever Yogurt
931 W Belmont Ave
16 locals recommend
Best fro-yo in town. Tons of flavors - just don't get too excited, it gets expensive quick!

Shopping

Get your CTA pass and some basics here. 24-hours!
8 locals recommend
Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo
5550 N Broadway
8 locals recommend
Get your CTA pass and some basics here. 24-hours!
Amazing comic book store - a fun nerdy experience.
8 locals recommend
AlleyCat Comics
5304 N Clark St
8 locals recommend
Amazing comic book store - a fun nerdy experience.
A neighborhood institution - a feminist bookstore. Excellent selection.
48 locals recommend
Women & Children First
5233 N Clark St
48 locals recommend
A neighborhood institution - a feminist bookstore. Excellent selection.
A local chain of trendy boutiques. A must for any fashionista!
33 locals recommend
AKIRA
1814 W North Ave
33 locals recommend
A local chain of trendy boutiques. A must for any fashionista!
One of the best resale stores in the city. Come and support AIDS research & score some neat stuff.
29 locals recommend
The Brown Elephant
5404 N Clark St
29 locals recommend
One of the best resale stores in the city. Come and support AIDS research & score some neat stuff.

Essentials

An amazing pan-Asian supermarket! Most Asian countries well-represented here.
6 locals recommend
Park to shop Supermarket
4879 N Broadway
6 locals recommend
An amazing pan-Asian supermarket! Most Asian countries well-represented here.
My favorite Vietnamese market - so much fun to explore on a weekend. Loud, smelly and hectic. It's the best. :)
Tai Nam Food Market
4925 N Broadway
My favorite Vietnamese market - so much fun to explore on a weekend. Loud, smelly and hectic. It's the best. :)
Your typical big-box store. Kind of pricey, but has everything you need.
Dominick's Finer Foods
5201 North Sheridan Road
Your typical big-box store. Kind of pricey, but has everything you need.
The library! New and improved - this is a rebuilt branch. Lots of computers to use.
6 locals recommend
Edgewater Branch, Chicago Public Library
6000 N Broadway
6 locals recommend
The library! New and improved - this is a rebuilt branch. Lots of computers to use.

Sightseeing

The Gay Beach! Bring your Speedo & get ready to ogle. ;) This tends to be the quietest of all the northern beaches too.
96 locals recommend
Kathy Osterman Beach House
5800 N Lake Shore Dr
96 locals recommend
The Gay Beach! Bring your Speedo & get ready to ogle. ;) This tends to be the quietest of all the northern beaches too.
This must be seen to be believed. An other-worldly construct. Not a temple or a church. Trust me - it's amazing!
120 locals recommend
Baha'i House of Worship
100 Linden Ave
120 locals recommend
This must be seen to be believed. An other-worldly construct. Not a temple or a church. Trust me - it's amazing!
A beautiful & derelict building from the roaring twenties. Vacant for decades, it speaks to the decadence of the area's heyday.
Uptown Theatre
4816 N Broadway
A beautiful & derelict building from the roaring twenties. Vacant for decades, it speaks to the decadence of the area's heyday.
A great, non-gay beach!
101 locals recommend
Foster Beach
101 locals recommend
A great, non-gay beach!
This beach comes with a dog-friendly area and a prairie and bird sanctuary - great views of downtown from the pier!!
297 locals recommend
Montrose Beach
297 locals recommend
This beach comes with a dog-friendly area and a prairie and bird sanctuary - great views of downtown from the pier!!

Drinks & Nightlife

Come see where Al Capone used to hang out - this is an awesome historic bar - come Thu night for swing night & see dozens bow on the tiny dance floor.
471 locals recommend
The Green Mill
4802 North Broadway
471 locals recommend
Come see where Al Capone used to hang out - this is an awesome historic bar - come Thu night for swing night & see dozens bow on the tiny dance floor.
An awesome & chill gay-ish bar. Straight people welcome too. :)
70 locals recommend
Big Chicks
5024 N Sheridan Rd
70 locals recommend
An awesome & chill gay-ish bar. Straight people welcome too. :)