Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

Delicious eggs benedict
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Feast Restaurant + Bar
1616 North Damen Avenue
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Delicious eggs benedict
Great atmosphere for watching the game. Go Hawks!
13 molta ag muintir na háite
Lucky’s Sandwich Co.
1635 N Milwaukee Ave
13 molta ag muintir na háite
Great atmosphere for watching the game. Go Hawks!
Really cool new deli/bar/event venue. You'll have to check it out for yourself because it's hard to describe.
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Chop Shop
2033 W North Ave
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Really cool new deli/bar/event venue. You'll have to check it out for yourself because it's hard to describe.
Trendy new restaurant next to the Double Door.
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Trench
2039 West North Avenue
59 molta ag muintir na háite
Trendy new restaurant next to the Double Door.
All you can eat for $19.
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Sushi Para M
1633 N Milwaukee Ave
8 molta ag muintir na háite
All you can eat for $19.
Don't mess around with another Pizza chain. This is the one.
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Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
1120 N State St
513 molta ag muintir na háite
Don't mess around with another Pizza chain. This is the one.
Good tapas in a crowded atmosphere. The bar upstairs is called Bordel and is modeled after a Parisian burlesque house. Unique.
41 molta ag muintir na háite
Black Bull
1721 W Division St
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Good tapas in a crowded atmosphere. The bar upstairs is called Bordel and is modeled after a Parisian burlesque house. Unique.
Chicago's best Italian beef and hot dogs.
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Portillo's Hot Dogs
100 W Ontario St
270 molta ag muintir na háite
Chicago's best Italian beef and hot dogs.
Great Costa Rican BYOB.
109 molta ag muintir na háite
Irazu Costa Rican Restaurant & Catering
1865 N Milwaukee Ave
109 molta ag muintir na háite
Great Costa Rican BYOB.
Great Cuban BYOB. Better atmosphere than Irazu.
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90 Miles Cuban Cafe
2540 W Armitage Ave
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Great Cuban BYOB. Better atmosphere than Irazu.
Classy restaurant, good place to bring a date. Upstairs is an exclusive nightclub with retractable roof.
33 molta ag muintir na háite
Paris Club Bistro & Bar
59 W Hubbard St
33 molta ag muintir na háite
Classy restaurant, good place to bring a date. Upstairs is an exclusive nightclub with retractable roof.
Great Italian in a bustling area of the city.
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Carmine's
1043 N Rush St
36 molta ag muintir na háite
Great Italian in a bustling area of the city.
Famous taco joint/bar. Nice outdoor patio but be prepared to wait.
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Big Star
1531 N Damen Ave
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Famous taco joint/bar. Nice outdoor patio but be prepared to wait.
Good brunch. Big portions. Possible wait for a table.
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Bongo Room
1470 N Milwaukee Ave
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Good brunch. Big portions. Possible wait for a table.
Grab a quick bite if going to a game at the UC.
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Billy Goat Tavern
Michigan Avenue
30 molta ag muintir na háite
Grab a quick bite if going to a game at the UC.
Good BYOB sushi for the midwest.
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Enso Sushi & Bar
1613 N Damen Ave
18 molta ag muintir na háite
Good BYOB sushi for the midwest.
Phenomenal steak. Great location right on the Chicago River. Celebrity sightings too.
29 molta ag muintir na háite
Chicago Cut Steakhouse
300 N LaSalle Dr
29 molta ag muintir na háite
Phenomenal steak. Great location right on the Chicago River. Celebrity sightings too.
Best restaurant to take a date to if you're from out of town. Beautiful city view.
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The Signature Room at the 95th®
875 N Michigan Ave
525 molta ag muintir na háite
Best restaurant to take a date to if you're from out of town. Beautiful city view.
Delicious cheeseburgers, fries, beers and shots right at the end of the block! However be prepared to wait during lunch and dinner. Not inexpensive.
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Small Cheval
1732 N Milwaukee Ave
161 molta ag muintir na háite
Delicious cheeseburgers, fries, beers and shots right at the end of the block! However be prepared to wait during lunch and dinner. Not inexpensive.

Shopping

Just opened in October 2013. Great selection.
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Nike Bucktown
1640 N Damen Ave
7 molta ag muintir na háite
Just opened in October 2013. Great selection.
One of my favorite stores.
6 molta ag muintir na háite
Scotch & Soda
1639 N Damen Ave
6 molta ag muintir na háite
One of my favorite stores.
Another one of my favorite stores.
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Una Mae's
1528 N Milwaukee Ave
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Another one of my favorite stores.

Drinks & Nightlife

One of the coziest bars in the city. It reminds me of a Ralph Loren Polo club mixed with a local tap house.
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Northside Bar & Grill
1635 N Damen Ave
20 molta ag muintir na háite
One of the coziest bars in the city. It reminds me of a Ralph Loren Polo club mixed with a local tap house.
Great live music and beer. Recommended if your trying to avoid the club scene but want to do more than just go to a pub.
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Double Door
62 molta ag muintir na háite
Great live music and beer. Recommended if your trying to avoid the club scene but want to do more than just go to a pub.
Best underground nightclub in the city. Real house music.
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Spybar
646 N Franklin St
19 molta ag muintir na háite
Best underground nightclub in the city. Real house music.
Best steak in the city.
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Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse
1028 N Rush St
146 molta ag muintir na háite
Best steak in the city.
Cheap drinks and just about as hipster as it gets in Wicker Park.
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Rainbo Club
1150 N Damen Ave
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Cheap drinks and just about as hipster as it gets in Wicker Park.
Plenty of TVs to watch the game. Ask about the 10% ABV root beer.
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Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park
2005 W Division St
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Plenty of TVs to watch the game. Ask about the 10% ABV root beer.
Cash bar where the locals drink. Cozy spot with a vinyl DJ booth.
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Dannys
76 molta ag muintir na háite
Cash bar where the locals drink. Cozy spot with a vinyl DJ booth.
Trendy bar that's spawned several other places around the city. No cell phones allowed.
355 molta ag muintir na háite
The Violet Hour
1520 N Damen Ave
355 molta ag muintir na háite
Trendy bar that's spawned several other places around the city. No cell phones allowed.
Best cocktails in Logan Square.
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Billy Sunday
3143 W Logan Blvd
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Best cocktails in Logan Square.
Arguably the best view of the city. A personal favorite if you can get in.
30 molta ag muintir na háite
IO Godfrey Rooftop Lounge
127 W Huron St
30 molta ag muintir na háite
Arguably the best view of the city. A personal favorite if you can get in.
One of the many bars on Hubbard in RIver North, this one isn't as over the top as El Hefe.
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Hubbard Inn
110 W Hubbard St
28 molta ag muintir na háite
One of the many bars on Hubbard in RIver North, this one isn't as over the top as El Hefe.
Sunday Funday.
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El Hefe Chicago
15 W Hubbard St
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Sunday Funday.
Red leather booths make the front a classy bar and the back a decent dance party after 10pm.
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The Revel Room
1566 N Milwaukee Ave
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Red leather booths make the front a classy bar and the back a decent dance party after 10pm.
Dueling piano bar.
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Howl at the Moon Chicago
26 W Hubbard St
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Dueling piano bar.
One of Chicago's most famous nighclubs with good DJ talent. EDM scene.
29 molta ag muintir na háite
The Mid
306 N Halsted St
29 molta ag muintir na háite
One of Chicago's most famous nighclubs with good DJ talent. EDM scene.
One of Chicago's most exclusive nightclubs with a retractable roof.
29 molta ag muintir na háite
Studio Paris Nightclub
59 W Hubbard St
29 molta ag muintir na háite
One of Chicago's most exclusive nightclubs with a retractable roof.
EDM bar/club. Late night spot. You will be hungover if you go here.
20 molta ag muintir na háite
Debonair Social Club
1575 N Milwaukee Ave
20 molta ag muintir na háite
EDM bar/club. Late night spot. You will be hungover if you go here.
Possibly my favorite spot in the city. They make a nice Manhattan in a unique atmosphere.
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Bar Deville
57 molta ag muintir na háite
Possibly my favorite spot in the city. They make a nice Manhattan in a unique atmosphere.
Secret Bar: The entrance is quietly located under a single red light and reveals Chicago's sketchier side, albeit with a cheap cash bar and good music. Hipster hangout.
55 molta ag muintir na háite
East Room
2354 N Milwaukee Ave
55 molta ag muintir na háite
Secret Bar: The entrance is quietly located under a single red light and reveals Chicago's sketchier side, albeit with a cheap cash bar and good music. Hipster hangout.

Essentials

One stop shop.
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Costco Wholesale
1430 S Ashland Ave
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One stop shop.
No booze, but quick and cheap groceries.
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Aldi
3363 N Milwaukee Ave
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No booze, but quick and cheap groceries.

Everything Else

More of a bar than a ballpark. If going to a game get to the neighborhood at least 2 hours early and enjoy all that Wrigleyville has to offer.
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Wrigley Field
1060 W Addison St
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More of a bar than a ballpark. If going to a game get to the neighborhood at least 2 hours early and enjoy all that Wrigleyville has to offer.
Best hockey and bball in the US but not much to do on the West Side after the game, FYI.
200 molta ag muintir na háite
United Center
1901 W Madison St
200 molta ag muintir na háite
Best hockey and bball in the US but not much to do on the West Side after the game, FYI.