Guidebook for Chicago

Amy & Holly
Guidebook for Chicago

Sightseeing

Fantastic park overlooking gorgeous Lake Michigan. A short walk from our apartment. The park has a playground and cafe.
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Berger Park
6205 N Sheridan Rd
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Fantastic park overlooking gorgeous Lake Michigan. A short walk from our apartment. The park has a playground and cafe.

Food Scene

The Waterfront Cafe is open in the warmer months and sits on Lake Michigan. It is a great place to grab a bite, have a drink or listen to music.
Dawghaus Cafe
6219 N Sheridan Rd
The Waterfront Cafe is open in the warmer months and sits on Lake Michigan. It is a great place to grab a bite, have a drink or listen to music.
Great restaurant that features amazing locally sourced food and several nights of live music each week. http://www.uncommonground.com/pages/devon_home/35.php
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Uncommon Ground
1401 W Devon Ave
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Great restaurant that features amazing locally sourced food and several nights of live music each week. http://www.uncommonground.com/pages/devon_home/35.php
Metropolis is a famed Chicago brand of coffee and this is their coffee shop. Located near the lake, they serve baked goods and more. http://www.metropoliscoffee.com/
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Metropolis Coffee Company
1039 W Granville Ave
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Metropolis is a famed Chicago brand of coffee and this is their coffee shop. Located near the lake, they serve baked goods and more. http://www.metropoliscoffee.com/
Gino's North is a hidden gem in Chicago. They are famous for Chicago style pizza, have an extensive italian menu and serve it up with old world charm. http://www.ginosnorth.com/
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Gino's North
1111 W Granville Ave
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Gino's North is a hidden gem in Chicago. They are famous for Chicago style pizza, have an extensive italian menu and serve it up with old world charm. http://www.ginosnorth.com/
Located a block away, Nori has great sushi and Asian offerings. It's a BYOB establishment and they have 1/2 price Sushi for dine-in on Monday nights. http://www.norichicago.com/edgewater-nori.html
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Nori Sushi At Edgewater
1235 West Devon Avenue
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Located a block away, Nori has great sushi and Asian offerings. It's a BYOB establishment and they have 1/2 price Sushi for dine-in on Monday nights. http://www.norichicago.com/edgewater-nori.html
This is a fabulous Ethiopian restaurant that has received lots of acclaim for their food. We can not recommend it enough. http://www.rasdashenchicago.com/
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Ras Dashen Ethiopian Restaurant
5846 N Broadway
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This is a fabulous Ethiopian restaurant that has received lots of acclaim for their food. We can not recommend it enough. http://www.rasdashenchicago.com/
A cute bistro where you can enjoy a nice glass of wine and a delicious brunch, lunch or dinner. Features a full bar and live music on Tuesdays. http://www.broadwaycellars.net
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Cellars Bar and Grill
5900 N Broadway
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A cute bistro where you can enjoy a nice glass of wine and a delicious brunch, lunch or dinner. Features a full bar and live music on Tuesdays. http://www.broadwaycellars.net
Est. in 1950 Pete's is another fine Chicago pizzeria. They have an extensive italian menu and even feature gelato. http://www.pizzapetes.com/Pizza-Petes-Granville
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Petes Pizza and Bakehouse
1100 W Granville Ave
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Est. in 1950 Pete's is another fine Chicago pizzeria. They have an extensive italian menu and even feature gelato. http://www.pizzapetes.com/Pizza-Petes-Granville
Serving breakfast, brunch, lunch & dinner. A nice little spot for brunch, coffee, drinks and more http://www.revivalsocialclub.com/home
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m.henrietta
1133 West Granville Avenue
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Serving breakfast, brunch, lunch & dinner. A nice little spot for brunch, coffee, drinks and more http://www.revivalsocialclub.com/home
Devon Ave is known as Little India for it's multicultural feel featuring lots of Indian businesses.Uru-Swati is a fabulous vegetarian/Indian restaurant located off the strip. http://www.uru-swati.net
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Uru-Swati
2629 W Devon Ave
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Devon Ave is known as Little India for it's multicultural feel featuring lots of Indian businesses.Uru-Swati is a fabulous vegetarian/Indian restaurant located off the strip. http://www.uru-swati.net
This is a neighborhood favorite for Thai food and it's super close at the end of our block;) https://www.facebook.com/thaispicechicago
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Pho’s Spicier Thai Cuisine
4638 North Western Avenue
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This is a neighborhood favorite for Thai food and it's super close at the end of our block;) https://www.facebook.com/thaispicechicago
They feature fresh baked goods & hot sauces. Enjoy Stumptown and Dark Matter coffee, baked goods, brunch on the weekends & lunch when open. There is also a monthly dinner. http://sauceandbread.com/
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Mash Kitchen
4535 N Lincoln Ave
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They feature fresh baked goods & hot sauces. Enjoy Stumptown and Dark Matter coffee, baked goods, brunch on the weekends & lunch when open. There is also a monthly dinner. http://sauceandbread.com/

Essentials

Locally owned grocery store and convenient to apartment. Lots of great produce, European items, baked goods, deli, meat and seafood counter and much, much more!
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Devon Market
1440 W Devon Ave
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Locally owned grocery store and convenient to apartment. Lots of great produce, European items, baked goods, deli, meat and seafood counter and much, much more!
Fabulous Latin American grocer. Features a fantastic lunch counter in the back that serves up authentic Latin American favorites and is extremely inexpensive.
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La Unica Food Mart
1515 W Devon Ave
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Fabulous Latin American grocer. Features a fantastic lunch counter in the back that serves up authentic Latin American favorites and is extremely inexpensive.
An Indian/Malaysian market with a wonderful selection of unique items, great produce, naan, a juice bar and more.
Fresh Farms
2626 W Devon Ave
An Indian/Malaysian market with a wonderful selection of unique items, great produce, naan, a juice bar and more.

Everything Else

Loyola University campus is located off Lake Michigan and makes for gorgeous walks alongside the lake. Frequently there are also art exhibits, music, theatre and more. http://www.luc.edu
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Loyola University Bookstore
6435 N Sheridan Rd
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Loyola University campus is located off Lake Michigan and makes for gorgeous walks alongside the lake. Frequently there are also art exhibits, music, theatre and more. http://www.luc.edu
Hahn's is a liquor store and Mr. and Mrs Hahn have a great selection and are fantastic people. Stop in if you need wine, beer or liquor for an area BYOB restaurant.
Hahn Liquors Inc
1410 W Devon Ave
Hahn's is a liquor store and Mr. and Mrs Hahn have a great selection and are fantastic people. Stop in if you need wine, beer or liquor for an area BYOB restaurant.
On Clark in Andersonville there are a slew of restaurants, clothing stores, home decor stores, grocers, bars & more. A trip here is highly recommended. www.andersonville.org
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Andersonville
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On Clark in Andersonville there are a slew of restaurants, clothing stores, home decor stores, grocers, bars & more. A trip here is highly recommended. www.andersonville.org
This is a great little spot if you're into records and record players. Located a block away it's a nice store to browse some classic finds. http://www.audioarchaeology.com/
Audio Archaeology
1324 W Devon Ave
This is a great little spot if you're into records and record players. Located a block away it's a nice store to browse some classic finds. http://www.audioarchaeology.com/

Arts & Culture

Nearby is a great neighborhood movie theater. They show a nice selection of recent films. Movies are inexpensive, especially matinees.And there's a full bar. http://www.thenew400.com/
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The New 400 Theater
6746 N Sheridan Rd
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Nearby is a great neighborhood movie theater. They show a nice selection of recent films. Movies are inexpensive, especially matinees.And there's a full bar. http://www.thenew400.com/

Drinks & Nightlife

This historic bar was once owned by Al Capone & has all the original fixtures. LIVE jazz is performed nightly & from time to time there's even swing dancing. http://www.greenmilljazz.com/
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The Green Mill
4802 North Broadway
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This historic bar was once owned by Al Capone & has all the original fixtures. LIVE jazz is performed nightly & from time to time there's even swing dancing. http://www.greenmilljazz.com/
Local dive bar with a lot of charm and only accepts cash only. Free Wifi, drink specials & you can order delivery food from restaurants in the area. http://www.cunneensbarchicago
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Cunneen's
1424 W Devon Ave
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Local dive bar with a lot of charm and only accepts cash only. Free Wifi, drink specials & you can order delivery food from restaurants in the area. http://www.cunneensbarchicago
Serves up to 12 craft beers on tap & has 50 more in bottles and cans. They make a fantastic cocktail, show sports events, have lots of board games, darts, & free Wii. http://norsebar.com/chicago
Norse Bar
6334 N Clark St
Serves up to 12 craft beers on tap & has 50 more in bottles and cans. They make a fantastic cocktail, show sports events, have lots of board games, darts, & free Wii. http://norsebar.com/chicago

Shopping

If you need to ship, mail or print anything UPS is a block away. For more information http://chicago-il-2850.theupsstorelocal.com/
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The UPS Store
1333 W Devon Ave
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If you need to ship, mail or print anything UPS is a block away. For more information http://chicago-il-2850.theupsstorelocal.com/