Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

Chicago deep dish!
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Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
1120 N State St
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Chicago deep dish!
The place is always packed and there’s usually a wait but it’s easy to understand why people love the pies at Piece. The New Haven style thin-crust pizzas can be customized with red or white sauce and topped with an enormous list of ingredients including mashed potatoes, artichoke hearts, broccoli, clams, meatballs, and more. Plus it's basically across the street from Evolution Music!
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Piece Brewery
1927 W North Ave
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The place is always packed and there’s usually a wait but it’s easy to understand why people love the pies at Piece. The New Haven style thin-crust pizzas can be customized with red or white sauce and topped with an enormous list of ingredients including mashed potatoes, artichoke hearts, broccoli, clams, meatballs, and more. Plus it's basically across the street from Evolution Music!
Chicago Deep Dish pizza outside of downtown in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. With exposed brick and plasma-screen TVs, Pequod's is firmly a neighborhood bar. But Pequod's is a bar that serves some of the best pizza in the city.
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Pequod's Pizza
2207 North Clybourn Avenue
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Chicago Deep Dish pizza outside of downtown in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. With exposed brick and plasma-screen TVs, Pequod's is firmly a neighborhood bar. But Pequod's is a bar that serves some of the best pizza in the city.
Artisanal coffee drinks pair with baked goods & sandwiches at this casual cafe with a large patio. I'm addicted to the Nitro Cold Brew!
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Colectivo Coffee - Logan Square
2261 N Milwaukee Ave
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Artisanal coffee drinks pair with baked goods & sandwiches at this casual cafe with a large patio. I'm addicted to the Nitro Cold Brew!
Quite possibly the best burger in Chicago (maybe the world). Very simple menu: Burgers, fries, shakes.
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Small Cheval
1732 N Milwaukee Ave
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Quite possibly the best burger in Chicago (maybe the world). Very simple menu: Burgers, fries, shakes.
Heavy metal themed burger place. I like the "Slayer" burger.
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Kuma's Corner
2900 W Belmont Ave
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Heavy metal themed burger place. I like the "Slayer" burger.
Open for more than 90 years, this vintage candy and ice cream shop allegedly played host to a Beatles ice cream sundae party in 1965.
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Margie's Candies
1960 N Western Ave
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Open for more than 90 years, this vintage candy and ice cream shop allegedly played host to a Beatles ice cream sundae party in 1965.
Classic diner serving up hearty breakfast/lunch right next to the train stop.
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Cozy Corner Restaurant and Pancake House
2294 N Milwaukee Ave
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Classic diner serving up hearty breakfast/lunch right next to the train stop.
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Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits
2051 N California Ave
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Modern farm-to-table fine dining with a great whiskey/cocktail selection
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Longman & Eagle
2657 N Kedzie Ave
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Modern farm-to-table fine dining with a great whiskey/cocktail selection
Inventive, market-driven food in a casual, funky space that hosts an especially popular brunch
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Lula Cafe
2537 N Kedzie Blvd
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Inventive, market-driven food in a casual, funky space that hosts an especially popular brunch
Hippest (non Chicago style) pizza place in town with lots of craft beer, and a great beer garden
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The Boiler Room
2210 North California Avenue
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Hippest (non Chicago style) pizza place in town with lots of craft beer, and a great beer garden
It's very close and convenient.
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Dunkin'
2565 W Fullerton Ave
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It's very close and convenient.
Lively, chef-driven pub fair. If you like dark beers try the Eugene Porter!
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Revolution Brewing - Brewpub
2323 N Milwaukee Ave
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Lively, chef-driven pub fair. If you like dark beers try the Eugene Porter!

Drinks & Nightlife

Nationally recognized, award-winning craft cocktail bar with lots of cozy nooks and comfortable seating.
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Scofflaw
3201 W Armitage Ave
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Nationally recognized, award-winning craft cocktail bar with lots of cozy nooks and comfortable seating.
Live music, comedy & open-mike nights are showcased at this laid-back neighborhood dive
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Cole's Bar
2338 N Milwaukee Ave
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Live music, comedy & open-mike nights are showcased at this laid-back neighborhood dive
Open til 4am most days; 5am Saturdays. Good cocktails, craft beer, hipster dance party in back.
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The Owl
2521 N Milwaukee Ave
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Open til 4am most days; 5am Saturdays. Good cocktails, craft beer, hipster dance party in back.
Red-lit bar with a DJ booth & dance floor plus cocktails in bottles, Skee-Ball & lots of beer.
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Slippery Slope
2357 N Milwaukee Ave
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Red-lit bar with a DJ booth & dance floor plus cocktails in bottles, Skee-Ball & lots of beer.
Plenty of pool tables, pinball, and air hockey
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Emporium Logan Square
2363 N Milwaukee Ave
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Plenty of pool tables, pinball, and air hockey
A 1920s pharmacy with an old-school look sets the stage for crafty takes on classic cocktails
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Spilt Milk
811 South Blvd
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A 1920s pharmacy with an old-school look sets the stage for crafty takes on classic cocktails
Late-night blues club with a casual crowd of adults enjoying music & drinks. Live music 7 nights a week!
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Blue Chicago
536 N Clark St
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Late-night blues club with a casual crowd of adults enjoying music & drinks. Live music 7 nights a week!

Sightseeing

The Mag Mile is Chicago’s premier commercial district. The vibrant, bustling area is home to upscale shops, luxe fashion outlets, cool restaurants and posh hotels. Landmarks include the historic Chicago Water Tower, the neo-Gothic Tribune Tower, the terracotta Wrigley Building skyscraper and the 100-story John Hancock Center, which has a rooftop observation deck with fine dining and panoramic city views.
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Hot Tix - Mag Mile Location
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The Mag Mile is Chicago’s premier commercial district. The vibrant, bustling area is home to upscale shops, luxe fashion outlets, cool restaurants and posh hotels. Landmarks include the historic Chicago Water Tower, the neo-Gothic Tribune Tower, the terracotta Wrigley Building skyscraper and the 100-story John Hancock Center, which has a rooftop observation deck with fine dining and panoramic city views.
Open year-round, Navy Pier's Centennial Wheel is an iconic part of the Chicago skyline.
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Navy Pier
600 E Grand Ave
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Open year-round, Navy Pier's Centennial Wheel is an iconic part of the Chicago skyline.
Crazy awesome view from the Sears Tower (technically called the Willis Tower but will forever be known as the Sears Tower to Chicagoans!)
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Skydeck Chicago
233 S Wacker Dr
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Crazy awesome view from the Sears Tower (technically called the Willis Tower but will forever be known as the Sears Tower to Chicagoans!)
Take the obligatory selfie with "the bean." There are occasional free concerts and movies in the park in the summer and an ice skating rink in the winter.
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Millennium-puisto
201 E Randolph St
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Take the obligatory selfie with "the bean." There are occasional free concerts and movies in the park in the summer and an ice skating rink in the winter.

Parks & Nature

Very nice park for kids right down the street.
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Haas Park
2402 N Washtenaw Ave
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Very nice park for kids right down the street.
A 2.7 mile elevated multi-use trail and park that connects neighborhood after neighborhood in the heart of Chicago
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The 606
1805 North Ridgeway Avenue
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A 2.7 mile elevated multi-use trail and park that connects neighborhood after neighborhood in the heart of Chicago
My favorite Chicago beach!
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North Avenue Beach
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My favorite Chicago beach!
The surrounding neighborhood of this conservatory isn't very nice but inside it's one of the prettiest places in Chicago.
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Garfield Parkin kasvitieteellinen puutarha
300 N Central Park Ave
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The surrounding neighborhood of this conservatory isn't very nice but inside it's one of the prettiest places in Chicago.

Arts & Culture

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Adler Planetarium
1300 S Lake Shore Dr
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Chicagon taideinstituutti
111 S Michigan Ave
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Field-museo
1400 S Lake Shore Dr
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Chicago History Museum
1601 N Clark St
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Shopping

Shameless self promotion. This is my own business. We buy/sell/trade used instruments and gear!
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Evolution Music
2621 W Fullerton Ave
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Shameless self promotion. This is my own business. We buy/sell/trade used instruments and gear!

Essentials

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7-Eleven
958 W Diversey Pkwy
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Fresh Market Place
2134 N Western Ave
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Target
4466 N Broadway
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