Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

Excellent coffee roastery just down the street with seasonal drinks and pastries - and they open at 6AM!
22 locals recommend
Groundswell Coffee Roasters
4839 N Damen Ave
22 locals recommend
Excellent coffee roastery just down the street with seasonal drinks and pastries - and they open at 6AM!
Breakfast joint that mills its own flour onsite
42 locals recommend
Baker Miller
4655 N Lincoln Ave
42 locals recommend
Breakfast joint that mills its own flour onsite
Dangerously good biscuits and equally good pie
43 locals recommend
Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits Ravenswood
4947 N Damen Ave
43 locals recommend
Dangerously good biscuits and equally good pie
Sweet Virginia is truly talented with smoked meat
Sweet Virginia's Kitchen
5131 N Damen Ave
Sweet Virginia is truly talented with smoked meat
Great ambiance if you decide to eat-in, but the proximity (and quality) makes it an obvious choice for take-out
25 locals recommend
Taste of Thai Town
4461 N Pulaski Rd
25 locals recommend
Great ambiance if you decide to eat-in, but the proximity (and quality) makes it an obvious choice for take-out
Comfort food brunch & lunch, and bakery items available to take away
94 locals recommend
m.henry
5707 N Clark St
94 locals recommend
Comfort food brunch & lunch, and bakery items available to take away
Traditional Coastal Southern cuisine in a modern, beautiful space - a real gem
78 locals recommend
Big Jones
5347 N Clark St
78 locals recommend
Traditional Coastal Southern cuisine in a modern, beautiful space - a real gem

Shopping

A Chicago landmark - in business since 1875, you'll find a selection of upscale toiletries
52 locals recommend
Merz Apothecary
4716 N Lincoln Ave
52 locals recommend
A Chicago landmark - in business since 1875, you'll find a selection of upscale toiletries
One of the more unique shops in all of Chicago - I highly recommend a stop!
28 locals recommend
Woolly Mammoth
1513 W Foster Ave
28 locals recommend
One of the more unique shops in all of Chicago - I highly recommend a stop!

Arts & Culture

Morpho Gallery
5216 N Damen Ave
71 locals recommend
Swedish American Museum
5211 N Clark St
71 locals recommend
Experimental theatre known for "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind"
66 locals recommend
Neo-Futurists
5153 North Ashland Avenue
66 locals recommend
Experimental theatre known for "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind"

Drinks & Nightlife

Classic Chicago neighborhood bar with table-top turtle races (??) (yes, turtle races)
78 locals recommend
Big Jones
5347 N Clark St
78 locals recommend
Classic Chicago neighborhood bar with table-top turtle races (??) (yes, turtle races)
471 locals recommend
The Green Mill
4802 North Broadway
471 locals recommend
Chicago's Tottenham Hotspurs bar - soccer bar that keeps all of the hours that come along with it (it's not unusual to see people drinking at 7AM cheering on their team)
11 locals recommend
The Atlantic Bar & Grill
5062 North Lincoln Avenue
11 locals recommend
Chicago's Tottenham Hotspurs bar - soccer bar that keeps all of the hours that come along with it (it's not unusual to see people drinking at 7AM cheering on their team)

Entertainment & Activities

A distillery right around the corner that does regular tours
23 locals recommend
KOVAL Distillery
4241 North Ravenswood Avenue
23 locals recommend
A distillery right around the corner that does regular tours

Parks & Nature

65 locals recommend
Winnemac Park
5100 N Leavitt St
65 locals recommend