Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

Dark Matter Coffee is Chicago's craft coffee crowning glory. Osmium, their Lakeview location is great for getting work done or for lounging in their back patio. Staff is kind and super knowledgeable about coffee. Three train stops from the apartment- but worth it.
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Osmium Coffee Bar
1117 W Belmont Ave
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Dark Matter Coffee is Chicago's craft coffee crowning glory. Osmium, their Lakeview location is great for getting work done or for lounging in their back patio. Staff is kind and super knowledgeable about coffee. Three train stops from the apartment- but worth it.
Incredible Ethiopian restaurant just two blocks from the apartment. A solid intro to Ethiopian food if you've never had it before. After this, you can venture to the more "hole in the wall" Ethiopian and Nigerian food destinations in Uptown.
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Demera Restaurant
4801 N Broadway
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Incredible Ethiopian restaurant just two blocks from the apartment. A solid intro to Ethiopian food if you've never had it before. After this, you can venture to the more "hole in the wall" Ethiopian and Nigerian food destinations in Uptown.
Bubble tea, mochi, and macaroons. Delicious! My favourite bubble tea spot in Uptown. Just a few blocks from the apartment.
Bambu
5010 N Broadway
Bubble tea, mochi, and macaroons. Delicious! My favourite bubble tea spot in Uptown. Just a few blocks from the apartment.
Only good mexican spot on the North side of Chicago. And that's coming from a gal from South Texas.
Los 3 Panchos
1155 W Diversey Pkwy
Only good mexican spot on the North side of Chicago. And that's coming from a gal from South Texas.
Excellent brunch. Can't really go wrong with anything on their menu.
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The Bongo Room
5022 N Clark St
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Excellent brunch. Can't really go wrong with anything on their menu.
Yum yum yum. Delicious food, creative cocktails, good vibe.
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Little Bad Wolf
1541 W Bryn Mawr Ave
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Yum yum yum. Delicious food, creative cocktails, good vibe.
My favorite brunch spot in the area. Giant menu filled with gluten free, veggie, and vegan options. Everything is so tasty and the space is so cute.
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Tweet
5020 N Sheridan Rd
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My favorite brunch spot in the area. Giant menu filled with gluten free, veggie, and vegan options. Everything is so tasty and the space is so cute.
A staple of "Asia on Argyle" Wonderful Vietnamese food!!!
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Tank Noodle
4953-55 N Broadway
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A staple of "Asia on Argyle" Wonderful Vietnamese food!!!

Drinks & Nightlife

Provisions is the hipster version of a liquor store. Amazing selections of wine, beer, liquor, and snacks. They host regular tastings that are a blast. They also sell hip Chicago souvenirs, if you're in the market for that.
Provisions Uptown
4812 N Broadway
Provisions is the hipster version of a liquor store. Amazing selections of wine, beer, liquor, and snacks. They host regular tastings that are a blast. They also sell hip Chicago souvenirs, if you're in the market for that.
Fat Cat is a short walk down the alley from the apartment. Great for a night when you're too lazy to venture out, but still want something good. Great drink selection, tasty food, EXCELLENT patios, and billiards.
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Fat Cat Restaurant & Bar
4840 N Broadway
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Fat Cat is a short walk down the alley from the apartment. Great for a night when you're too lazy to venture out, but still want something good. Great drink selection, tasty food, EXCELLENT patios, and billiards.
A major spot to hit for Chicago history, drinks, jazz, and a notoriously mean staff all rolled into one.
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The Green Mill
4802 North Broadway
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A major spot to hit for Chicago history, drinks, jazz, and a notoriously mean staff all rolled into one.
If you're a beer person, Beermiscuous is worth the short train trip. It's a craft beer wonderland that boasts that it is a coffee shop but for beer. My absolute favorite place for drinks. If you're someone who actually like to hear the person you're talking to when you drink- this is your spot.
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Beermiscuous
2812 N Lincoln Ave
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If you're a beer person, Beermiscuous is worth the short train trip. It's a craft beer wonderland that boasts that it is a coffee shop but for beer. My absolute favorite place for drinks. If you're someone who actually like to hear the person you're talking to when you drink- this is your spot.
A tiki themed karaoke bar. That's just that.
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Trader Todd's
3216 N Sheffield Ave
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A tiki themed karaoke bar. That's just that.
My favorite North Side bar. Delicious food, amazing drinks, perfect atmosphere.
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Big Chicks
5024 N Sheridan Rd
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My favorite North Side bar. Delicious food, amazing drinks, perfect atmosphere.
Cute little bar-cade right down the street from the apartment. Great games. I like this place much better than the giant chain bar-cades that are popping up everywhere.
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Uptown Arcade
4830 N Broadway
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Cute little bar-cade right down the street from the apartment. Great games. I like this place much better than the giant chain bar-cades that are popping up everywhere.

Parks & Nature

Super quick bus or uber ride from the apartment.
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Montrose Beach
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Super quick bus or uber ride from the apartment.
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Foster Beach
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Essentials

One train stop away.
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Target
4466 N Broadway
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One train stop away.
One train stop away.
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Aldi
3363 N Milwaukee Ave
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One train stop away.

Getting Around

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Lawrence Red Line Station
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Argyle station
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Arts & Culture

Everyone tells you to go to the Art Institute, but for me, the MCA is where it's at. Check out their website to see what exhibits are up and to see if you can catch a live show their.
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I-Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave
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Everyone tells you to go to the Art Institute, but for me, the MCA is where it's at. Check out their website to see what exhibits are up and to see if you can catch a live show their.
A tiny, "pay what you can" museum of folk art. Amazing, rarely seen art. There is usually a cool iterative portion as well.
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee Ave
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A tiny, "pay what you can" museum of folk art. Amazing, rarely seen art. There is usually a cool iterative portion as well.
Another wonderful alternative to the Art Institute. It's FREE FREE FREEEE and full of incredible art, not to mention stunning architecture.
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St
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Another wonderful alternative to the Art Institute. It's FREE FREE FREEEE and full of incredible art, not to mention stunning architecture.
If you want like interesting, thought provoking theatre/comedy and have already done the whole Second City and iO thing, hit up the Neo-Futurists for a more innovative look at comedy and theatre.
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Neo-Futurists
5153 North Ashland Avenue
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If you want like interesting, thought provoking theatre/comedy and have already done the whole Second City and iO thing, hit up the Neo-Futurists for a more innovative look at comedy and theatre.
Another comedy alternative to Second City and iO
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The Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W Belmont Ave
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Another comedy alternative to Second City and iO