Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

Super cheap, delicious and vegetarian friendly Middle Eastern fare. A Wicker Park classic!
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Sultan's Market
2057 W North Ave
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Super cheap, delicious and vegetarian friendly Middle Eastern fare. A Wicker Park classic!
Amazing food, beer, and nice atmosphere, also very close
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Handlebar
2311 W North Ave
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Amazing food, beer, and nice atmosphere, also very close
Great pastries, cookies, sandwiches and coffee drinks just 5 min walk away! Free Wi-Fi also!
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Letizia's Natural Bakery
2144 W Division St
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Great pastries, cookies, sandwiches and coffee drinks just 5 min walk away! Free Wi-Fi also!
The closest restaurant is also a great spot for breakfast or brunch. Interesting variations on breakfast classics, affordable prices and a friendly atmosphere.
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Hash Chicago
1357 N Western Ave
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The closest restaurant is also a great spot for breakfast or brunch. Interesting variations on breakfast classics, affordable prices and a friendly atmosphere.
Pizza by the slice with ecclectic topping options.
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Dimo's Pizza Wicker Park
1615 N Damen Ave
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Pizza by the slice with ecclectic topping options.
Tasty, inexpensive takeaway tacos and burritos with some outdoor seating. Open late.
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Picante Taqueria
2016 W Division St
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Tasty, inexpensive takeaway tacos and burritos with some outdoor seating. Open late.
One block away, this taqueria has decent food and is very, very cheap.
El Paisano Tacos
2429 W Division St
One block away, this taqueria has decent food and is very, very cheap.
Refined American comfort food at reasonable prices. Next door to the Empty Bottle.
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Bite Cafe
1039 N Western Ave
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Refined American comfort food at reasonable prices. Next door to the Empty Bottle.
Coffee expertly prepared by caffeine geeks. Cool 1980s-themed decore and classic video game consoles.
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The Wormhole Coffee
1462 N Milwaukee Ave
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Coffee expertly prepared by caffeine geeks. Cool 1980s-themed decore and classic video game consoles.
The best place to get a Chicago-style hot dog and some fresh-cut fries in the neighborhood. Cheap and open late.
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Fatso's Last Stand
2258 W Chicago Ave
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The best place to get a Chicago-style hot dog and some fresh-cut fries in the neighborhood. Cheap and open late.
Pleasant bakery and coffee shop that makes beautiful pastries. Come early because it closes in the early afternoon.
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Bake
2246 W North Ave
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Pleasant bakery and coffee shop that makes beautiful pastries. Come early because it closes in the early afternoon.

Essentials

Little grocery store with lots of organic and healthy foods. They also have beer, wine and spirits with many craft options.
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Go Grocer
2060 W North Ave
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Little grocery store with lots of organic and healthy foods. They also have beer, wine and spirits with many craft options.
Neighborhood organic and natural food grocery with a small deli, local produce and bulk grains and spices.
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Plenty Grocery & Deli
2036 West Division Street
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Neighborhood organic and natural food grocery with a small deli, local produce and bulk grains and spices.
Inexpensive full service grocery with lots of Mexican items.
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Cermak Produce
2701 W North Ave
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Inexpensive full service grocery with lots of Mexican items.
Corner store with a pretty decent beer, wine and spirits seelction.
Crespo Foods
2157 W North Ave
Corner store with a pretty decent beer, wine and spirits seelction.

Shopping

Great bookstore and zine store showcasing lots of local talent.
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Quimby's Bookstore
1854 W North Ave
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Great bookstore and zine store showcasing lots of local talent.
The closest pharmacy.
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Walgreens
3646 North Broadway
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The closest pharmacy.
The Wicker Park outpost of one of Chicago's best independent record stores.
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Reckless Records
929 W Belmont Ave
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The Wicker Park outpost of one of Chicago's best independent record stores.
Another neighborhood institution, this is an interesting used book store where you can get lost browsing its stacks.
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Myopic Books
1564 N Milwaukee Ave
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Another neighborhood institution, this is an interesting used book store where you can get lost browsing its stacks.

Sightseeing

Farmer's market on Sundays 8-2. Get a fresh croissant, strawberries and enjoy them in the grass. Good place for pickup basketball and people watching.
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Wicker Park
1425 N Damen Ave
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Farmer's market on Sundays 8-2. Get a fresh croissant, strawberries and enjoy them in the grass. Good place for pickup basketball and people watching.

Drinks & Nightlife

Little Polish dive bar with nice juke box and cheap beer
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Ola's Liquors
947 N Damen Ave
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Little Polish dive bar with nice juke box and cheap beer
A Chicago institution, known to be the favorite watering hole of many 90s icons of the city's alternative music scene. It still has great drink prices and beautiful vintage decor.
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Rainbo Club
1150 N Damen Ave
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A Chicago institution, known to be the favorite watering hole of many 90s icons of the city's alternative music scene. It still has great drink prices and beautiful vintage decor.
Just down the street, this is one of the city's best venues for live music.
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The Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave
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Just down the street, this is one of the city's best venues for live music.

Arts & Culture

Regarded as one of the best neighborhood museums in the city, it exhibits work by contemporary artists as well as members of the Ukranian diaspora.
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Ukranian Institute of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave
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Regarded as one of the best neighborhood museums in the city, it exhibits work by contemporary artists as well as members of the Ukranian diaspora.