Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

Yummy, traditional Italian cuisine. Love the rolls!
Oggi Trattoria
1461 W Grand Ave
Yummy, traditional Italian cuisine. Love the rolls!
Neat and delicious coffee house. Two great outdoor spaces.
38 locals recommend
Sip Coffee House
1223 W Grand Ave
38 locals recommend
Neat and delicious coffee house. Two great outdoor spaces.
Cool restaurant with a patio
63 locals recommend
The Dawson
730 W Grand Ave
63 locals recommend
Cool restaurant with a patio
More traditional Italian, some of the best!
45 locals recommend
La Scarola
721 W Grand Ave
45 locals recommend
More traditional Italian, some of the best!
A restaurant in a train car as featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.
19 locals recommend
The Silver Palm
768 N Milwaukee Ave
19 locals recommend
A restaurant in a train car as featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.
OUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT!! Always a wait unless you get there right when they open (even a little before) or around 4:50pm before dinner starts. Voted BEST burger in country and best kept secret is their blueberry muffin served on Sat and Suns. Get there early before they sell out!
620 locals recommend
Au Cheval
800 W Randolph St
620 locals recommend
OUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT!! Always a wait unless you get there right when they open (even a little before) or around 4:50pm before dinner starts. Voted BEST burger in country and best kept secret is their blueberry muffin served on Sat and Suns. Get there early before they sell out!
Cubano/Mexicano combination - I love everything here. It's great for lunch. The guy at the counter will be memorably friendly!
41 locals recommend
Nini's Deli
543 N Noble St
41 locals recommend
Cubano/Mexicano combination - I love everything here. It's great for lunch. The guy at the counter will be memorably friendly!

Drinks & Nightlife

Featured in Ocean's Eleven
15 locals recommend
Emmit's Irish Pub
495 N Milwaukee Ave
15 locals recommend
Featured in Ocean's Eleven
Cool champagne lounge in the best neighborhood.
44 locals recommend
RM Champagne Salon
116 N Green St
44 locals recommend
Cool champagne lounge in the best neighborhood.
Unique cocktail menu and cool vibe. Also, check out their sister restaurant attached called Saint Lou's. Very, very good all around menu including brunch. Fun back patio with Bocce Ball.
15 locals recommend
Moneygun
660 W Lake St
15 locals recommend
Unique cocktail menu and cool vibe. Also, check out their sister restaurant attached called Saint Lou's. Very, very good all around menu including brunch. Fun back patio with Bocce Ball.

Getting Around

CTA BLUE LINE STOP. Can take this from O'Hare
65 locals recommend
Chicago & Milwaukee station
65 locals recommend
CTA BLUE LINE STOP. Can take this from O'Hare

Essentials

142 locals recommend
CVS
771 N Ogden Ave
142 locals recommend

Shopping

Cute boutique for excellent birthday and special occasion gifts.
The Fig Tree
1037 W Madison St
Cute boutique for excellent birthday and special occasion gifts.
Cool boutique with unique items and jewelry.
Tribeca Boutique
1035 W Madison St
Cool boutique with unique items and jewelry.
71 locals recommend
Target
4433 S Pulaski Rd
71 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

Hold Maggie Daley Park and the Bean
1243 locals recommend
Millennium Park
201 E Randolph St
1243 locals recommend
Hold Maggie Daley Park and the Bean
Neat conservatory perfect in the winter! Beautiful
258 locals recommend
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N Central Park Ave
258 locals recommend
Neat conservatory perfect in the winter! Beautiful
176 locals recommend
Oak Street Beach
176 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

1159 locals recommend
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave
1159 locals recommend