Guidebook for Chicago

Kelsey
Guidebook for Chicago

Drinks & Nightlife

Longman & Eagle is a gastropub with excellent food and a top-notch whiskey selection.
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Longman & Eagle
2657 N Kedzie Ave
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Longman & Eagle is a gastropub with excellent food and a top-notch whiskey selection.
A newer addition to Armitage, a gin-focused cocktail bar with great drinks and nice bar food.
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Scofflaw
3201 W Armitage Ave
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A newer addition to Armitage, a gin-focused cocktail bar with great drinks and nice bar food.
Excellent live music, interesting cocktails, a beautiful back patio.
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The Whistler
2421 N Milwaukee Ave
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Excellent live music, interesting cocktails, a beautiful back patio.
Great divey bar with a very nice music room in the back.
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Burlington Bar
3425 W Fullerton Ave
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Great divey bar with a very nice music room in the back.
Surprisingly good cocktails, and open late as the name suggests.
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Late Bar
3534 W Belmont Ave
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Surprisingly good cocktails, and open late as the name suggests.

Shopping

A wonderful local record store that also hosts great local musicians and comedy acts.
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saki
3716 W Fullerton Ave
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A wonderful local record store that also hosts great local musicians and comedy acts.
Charming used book store with a surprisingly large and eclectic selection. Also hosts weekly poetry readings and stand-up comedy nights.
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Uncharted Books
5140 N Clark St
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Charming used book store with a surprisingly large and eclectic selection. Also hosts weekly poetry readings and stand-up comedy nights.

Essentials

An authentic Polish deli and grocery, with an amazing selection of sausages and imported foods.
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Kurowski Sausage Shop
2976 N Milwaukee Ave
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An authentic Polish deli and grocery, with an amazing selection of sausages and imported foods.
Wonderful neighborhood co-op with an enormous selection of fresh produce and dry goods packed into a tiny storefront.
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The Dill Pickle Food Co-op
2746 N Milwaukee Ave
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Wonderful neighborhood co-op with an enormous selection of fresh produce and dry goods packed into a tiny storefront.

Food Scene

Little Clown serves cheap, fast pizza- and it's right around the corner from my apartment.
Little Clown Pizza
Little Clown serves cheap, fast pizza- and it's right around the corner from my apartment.
Intelligensia coffee, founded in Chicago, is a great place to grab an artfully made latte on your way to the el.
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Intelligentsia Coffee - Logan Square
2642 N Milwaukee Ave
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Intelligensia coffee, founded in Chicago, is a great place to grab an artfully made latte on your way to the el.
A wide selection of Mexican dishes, always delicious and reasonably priced. The enchiladas poblanas are excellent, and the margaritas are the size of your head.
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Puebla Restaurant & Taquería
2658 N Milwaukee Ave
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A wide selection of Mexican dishes, always delicious and reasonably priced. The enchiladas poblanas are excellent, and the margaritas are the size of your head.
Always good pizza.
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Dante's Pizzeria
3028 W Armitage Ave
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Always good pizza.
Wildly popular brewery with kickass beer and food. Always busy- prepare for a wait.
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Revolution Brewing - Brewpub
2323 N Milwaukee Ave
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Wildly popular brewery with kickass beer and food. Always busy- prepare for a wait.
A tiny, unfussy restaurant with amazing Cuban food- try the ropa vieja. One of my favorites in the neighborhood. Cash only.
El Rinconcito Cubano
A tiny, unfussy restaurant with amazing Cuban food- try the ropa vieja. One of my favorites in the neighborhood. Cash only.
A neighborhood vegan/ vegetarian restaurant with great salads and shakes. A nice place to hang out and read a book.
Manchester Veterinary Clinic
156 Spencer St
A neighborhood vegan/ vegetarian restaurant with great salads and shakes. A nice place to hang out and read a book.
Brunch and breakfast. Beautiful decor, excellent food.
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Jam
2853 N Kedzie Ave
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Brunch and breakfast. Beautiful decor, excellent food.
An extremely popular breakfast and brunch restaurant right on the boulevard. Prepare for a wait.
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Lula Cafe
2537 N Kedzie Blvd
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An extremely popular breakfast and brunch restaurant right on the boulevard. Prepare for a wait.
A great place to get ice cream in the summer.
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The Freeze
2815 W Armitage Ave
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A great place to get ice cream in the summer.
The best place to cool off in the summer. One block away from Palmer Square Park, and dozens of flavors made from fresh fruit.
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Miko's Italian Ice (Logan Square)
2236 N Sacramento Ave
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The best place to cool off in the summer. One block away from Palmer Square Park, and dozens of flavors made from fresh fruit.
By day, Township serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and coffee- by night, it's a bar with a great music room.
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Township
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By day, Township serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and coffee- by night, it's a bar with a great music room.
Gaslight roasts all their own coffee in the back. A beautifully designed shop where coffee-lovers are welcome to spend the afternoon.
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Gaslight Coffee Roasters
2385 N Milwaukee Ave
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Gaslight roasts all their own coffee in the back. A beautifully designed shop where coffee-lovers are welcome to spend the afternoon.
German cuisine and drinks!
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The Radler
2375 N Milwaukee Ave
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German cuisine and drinks!
Famous for its authentic Polish cuisine- stop by for excellent pierogi, blintchiki, schnitzel, and borscht!
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Staropolska Restaurant
3030 N Milwaukee Ave
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Famous for its authentic Polish cuisine- stop by for excellent pierogi, blintchiki, schnitzel, and borscht!

Arts & Culture

A recently restored 1915 movie theater showing a mix of independent and mainstream films.
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The Logan Theatre
2646 N Milwaukee Ave
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A recently restored 1915 movie theater showing a mix of independent and mainstream films.

Sightseeing

The Basilica of St. Hyacinth, built in 1917, is one of the largest Polish-style cathedrals in the city and is considered to be the center of Chicago's Polish community.
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St. Hyacinth Basilica
3636 W Wolfram St
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The Basilica of St. Hyacinth, built in 1917, is one of the largest Polish-style cathedrals in the city and is considered to be the center of Chicago's Polish community.