Bridgeport Guidebook

Natalie
Bridgeport Guidebook

Neighborhoods

Bridgeport is a working-class residential neighborhood with diverse food options, art and park space. South Halstead Street’s eateries include bakeries, taquerias and Japanese teahouses. The contemporary Zhou B Art Center features work by international artists. On the site of a former quarry, Palmisano Park highlights the area’s industrial past. Nearby, Guaranteed Rate Field hosts the White Sox baseball team.
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Bridgeport
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Bridgeport is a working-class residential neighborhood with diverse food options, art and park space. South Halstead Street’s eateries include bakeries, taquerias and Japanese teahouses. The contemporary Zhou B Art Center features work by international artists. On the site of a former quarry, Palmisano Park highlights the area’s industrial past. Nearby, Guaranteed Rate Field hosts the White Sox baseball team.

Food scene

Corner cafe serving fair-trade coffee & light fare in a quaint, casual setting. Their beans are roasted just south of us. Our favorite coffee!
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Bridgeport Coffeehouse
3101 S Morgan St
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Corner cafe serving fair-trade coffee & light fare in a quaint, casual setting. Their beans are roasted just south of us. Our favorite coffee!
Casual, colorful spot serving coffee drinks, loose-leaf tea, pastries, wraps & panini.
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Jackalope Coffee & Tea House
755 W 32nd St
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Casual, colorful spot serving coffee drinks, loose-leaf tea, pastries, wraps & panini.
Falafel & shawarma plates & wraps (house made flatbread) We love the herb fries with purple sauce!
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Zaytune Mediterranean Grill
3129 S Morgan St
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Falafel & shawarma plates & wraps (house made flatbread) We love the herb fries with purple sauce!
Seasonal gourmet tacos, Mexican appetizers & margaritas doled out in a counter-service space. Dog friendly patio
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Antique Taco
1000 W 35th St
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Seasonal gourmet tacos, Mexican appetizers & margaritas doled out in a counter-service space. Dog friendly patio
Funky, counter-serve spot featuring Korean-Polish fusion eats with draft beer, cocktails, & wine, plus a patio.
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Kimski
954-960 W 31st St
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Funky, counter-serve spot featuring Korean-Polish fusion eats with draft beer, cocktails, & wine, plus a patio.
Hybrid liquor store & neighborhood tavern supplying a large rotating menu of rare craft beers and bottled craft cocktails. They make and bottle Ginger beer. It’s spicy (non alcoholic) and Natalie loves it.
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Maria's Packaged Goods and Community Bar
960 W 31st St
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Hybrid liquor store & neighborhood tavern supplying a large rotating menu of rare craft beers and bottled craft cocktails. They make and bottle Ginger beer. It’s spicy (non alcoholic) and Natalie loves it.
Featuring a Chicago Tavern Style made by Eat Free Pizza, Fried Chicken by Kimski, and Ice Cream Pops by Pretty Cool Ice Cream.
Pizza Fried Chicken Ice Cream
964 West 31st Street
Featuring a Chicago Tavern Style made by Eat Free Pizza, Fried Chicken by Kimski, and Ice Cream Pops by Pretty Cool Ice Cream.
Retro-inspired place with creative duck dishes & other American eats plus cocktails & local beers. Adorable outdoor garden seating.
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The Duck Inn
2701 S Eleanor St
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Retro-inspired place with creative duck dishes & other American eats plus cocktails & local beers. Adorable outdoor garden seating.
Hip warehouse brewery in a very industrial area just south of us. They make beer for Maria’s Bar Mom’s is Japanese comfort food. Katsu Sando, handmade udon, & weekly rotating specials and pastries. Outdoor seating on nice days. Dog friendly.
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Marz Community Brewing Company
3630 S Iron St
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Hip warehouse brewery in a very industrial area just south of us. They make beer for Maria’s Bar Mom’s is Japanese comfort food. Katsu Sando, handmade udon, & weekly rotating specials and pastries. Outdoor seating on nice days. Dog friendly.
Casual, cash-only joint dishing up pizzas in a small, low-key, counter-serve setting. At the end of our block.
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Phil's Pizza
1102 W 35th St
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Casual, cash-only joint dishing up pizzas in a small, low-key, counter-serve setting. At the end of our block.
No-frills Chinese-food specialist serving dumplings & traditional fare plus less familiar dishes.
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Potsticker House
3139 S Halsted St
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No-frills Chinese-food specialist serving dumplings & traditional fare plus less familiar dishes.
Nicknamed the "Midnight Diner," this Bridgeport restaurant stays open until 1:30am most nights of the week, serving affordable eats and an impressive lineup of ramen.
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Shinya Ramen House - Midnight Diner 深夜食堂
3240 S Halsted St
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Nicknamed the "Midnight Diner," this Bridgeport restaurant stays open until 1:30am most nights of the week, serving affordable eats and an impressive lineup of ramen.
The best fries I have ever eaten. If you see a Sox game this pace is a must stop.
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35th Street Red Hots
500 W 35th St
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The best fries I have ever eaten. If you see a Sox game this pace is a must stop.

Sightseeing

Formerly known as Stearns Quarry, a 27-acre site in the heart of Bridgeport.
Palmisano Park
2700 South Halsted Street
Formerly known as Stearns Quarry, a 27-acre site in the heart of Bridgeport.
A large warehouse space full of artists’ studios and galleries, event space and industrial creative work space. On the third Friday of every month, the public is welcome to peruse the art spaces of painters, sculptors, designers, woodworkers and photographers.
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The Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W 35th St
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A large warehouse space full of artists’ studios and galleries, event space and industrial creative work space. On the third Friday of every month, the public is welcome to peruse the art spaces of painters, sculptors, designers, woodworkers and photographers.
An experimental cultural center that features a wide range of thought-provoking screenings, performances, fairs, installations and exhibitions in its large warehouse gallery space. Lumpen Radio operates in this building. The non-profit, Public Media Institute, or PMI, also finds a home within the space, creating opportunities and awareness for creative endeavors of historically oppressed artists, journalists and creators in a welcoming, safe and uplifting environment.
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Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219-21 S Morgan St
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An experimental cultural center that features a wide range of thought-provoking screenings, performances, fairs, installations and exhibitions in its large warehouse gallery space. Lumpen Radio operates in this building. The non-profit, Public Media Institute, or PMI, also finds a home within the space, creating opportunities and awareness for creative endeavors of historically oppressed artists, journalists and creators in a welcoming, safe and uplifting environment.

Famous Chicago Museums

The largest science center in the Western Hemisphere. We love this museum so much we had our engagement photos taken in the gardens around the building.
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Tiede- ja teollisuusmuseo
5700 S Lake Shore Dr
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The largest science center in the Western Hemisphere. We love this museum so much we had our engagement photos taken in the gardens around the building.
Premier Natural History museum due to its size and quality. Dinosaurs!
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Field-museo
1400 S Lake Shore Dr
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Premier Natural History museum due to its size and quality. Dinosaurs!
America’s first planetarium
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Adler Planetarium
1300 S Lake Shore Dr
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America’s first planetarium
One of the largest indoor aquariums
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Shedd Aquarium
1200 S Lake Shore Dr
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One of the largest indoor aquariums
One of the largest and oldest museums in the United States
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Chicagon taideinstituutti
111 S Michigan Ave
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One of the largest and oldest museums in the United States
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The museum, which was established in 1967, is one of the world's largest contemporary art venues.
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave
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The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The museum, which was established in 1967, is one of the world's largest contemporary art venues.

Local Needs

Cermak is full of fresh produce, small bakery, and deli counter. This is where we do 99% of our grocery shopping.
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Cermak Fresh Market
1711 W Cermak Rd
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Cermak is full of fresh produce, small bakery, and deli counter. This is where we do 99% of our grocery shopping.
Dry cleaners M-F 8am-6pm Saturday 9am-6pm Sunday closed
Xxpress Cleaners Chicago
3026 S Halsted St
Dry cleaners M-F 8am-6pm Saturday 9am-6pm Sunday closed
M-F 7am-10pm Saturday 8am-10pm Sunday 9am-9am
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Walgreens
1931 W Cermak Rd
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M-F 7am-10pm Saturday 8am-10pm Sunday 9am-9am
Open 24 hours
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CVS
6315 S Pulaski Rd
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Open 24 hours
Is located in a strip mall with a Party City, Ace Hardware, Dollar Tree, Sally Beauty, pet supply store and a few others.
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Mariano's
2021 W Chicago Ave
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Is located in a strip mall with a Party City, Ace Hardware, Dollar Tree, Sally Beauty, pet supply store and a few others.
Urgent care M-F 7am-10pm S-S closed
Concentra Urgent Care
3145 S Ashland Ave
Urgent care M-F 7am-10pm S-S closed
Local Vet. Our dog goes here.
Urban PetRx
3113 S Morgan St
Local Vet. Our dog goes here.

Local Fun

Guaranteed Rate Field (Comiskey Park) home of the White Sox. Quick ride east on the 35th street bus or about a mile walk straight down 35th street.
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Chicago White Sox
333 W 35th St
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Guaranteed Rate Field (Comiskey Park) home of the White Sox. Quick ride east on the 35th street bus or about a mile walk straight down 35th street.
31st street beach is the closest beach access to us. Take the 31st or 35th bus east a little past the White Sox stadium and you will see the water. It is about a 10 minute walk to the beach from any CTA stop. Open 6am - 11pm
Margaret T. Burroughs Beach and Park
3100 S Lake Shore Dr
31st street beach is the closest beach access to us. Take the 31st or 35th bus east a little past the White Sox stadium and you will see the water. It is about a 10 minute walk to the beach from any CTA stop. Open 6am - 11pm

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CTA fair card

If you plan on taking public transportation to travel you might want to invest in a Ventra card. Ventra is an electronic fare payment system for CTA and Pace. Ventra cards can be purchased for $5 at Walgreens or most train stations. Ventra has an app and once your card is registered you get your $5 back in credit.
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Masks & Covid

Masks are required on public transportation, ride share, and medical buildings. Many businesses are still adjusting and ask you wear a mask while in their store. Be respectful.