Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Essentials

RedBox DVD rentals available as well as great grocery store! The largest Whole Foods in Illinois. Great beer bar, wine bar, cocktail bar inside. Grab a drink and get some produce or simply just hang out! Organic and non-organic produce. PRICEY
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Whole Foods Market
3640 N Halsted St
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RedBox DVD rentals available as well as great grocery store! The largest Whole Foods in Illinois. Great beer bar, wine bar, cocktail bar inside. Grab a drink and get some produce or simply just hang out! Organic and non-organic produce. PRICEY
Local grocery store. Great frozen food selection! Boutique-like grocery store.
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Trader Joe's
667 W Diversey Pkwy
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Local grocery store. Great frozen food selection! Boutique-like grocery store.
New awesome grocery store! Very cute~!
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Newcity
1457 N Halsted St
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New awesome grocery store! Very cute~!
MICHAEL ANTHONY
Spa
Spa
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Urban Oasis
939 W North Ave
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Spa
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CVS Pharmacy
4051 N Lincoln Ave
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They do a good job and affordable. We use them a lot!
Master Cleaners
1814 N Halsted St
They do a good job and affordable. We use them a lot!
Super fun place for a girls day out for cocktails, nails, and pampering! Cute little beer garden in the back to hang out in!
Polish and Pour Old Town
1244 N Wells St
Super fun place for a girls day out for cocktails, nails, and pampering! Cute little beer garden in the back to hang out in!

Food Scene

24 hour coffee shop! Great for studying o getting work done or a late night coffee boost while you continue to party out!
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Starbucks
210 W North Ave
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24 hour coffee shop! Great for studying o getting work done or a late night coffee boost while you continue to party out!
The best neighborhood coffee you can get your hands on! Still a bit like a chain, but if you get the right barista it can be boutique quality!
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Peet's Coffee
1000 W North Ave
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The best neighborhood coffee you can get your hands on! Still a bit like a chain, but if you get the right barista it can be boutique quality!
Personal Favorite! Love their wood fired pizza! Amazing staff too! Price: $$ Attire: Trendy; can dress up but don't have to
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Sono Wood Fired
800 South Clark Street
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Personal Favorite! Love their wood fired pizza! Amazing staff too! Price: $$ Attire: Trendy; can dress up but don't have to
Insane selection of beers and awesome burgers! (Great vegetarian burger option as well!!) No joke, one of my favorite burger bars in Chicago and so lucky it's so close by! Price: $$ Attire: Casual
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Burger Bar Chicago - Lincoln Park
1578 North Clybourn Avenue
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Insane selection of beers and awesome burgers! (Great vegetarian burger option as well!!) No joke, one of my favorite burger bars in Chicago and so lucky it's so close by! Price: $$ Attire: Casual
If you can get a reservations and can afford it - DEF GO! The number one best restaurant in Chicago! Michelin 3 stars! Price: $$$$ Attire: Dress Up; trendy formal
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Alinea
1723 N Halsted St
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If you can get a reservations and can afford it - DEF GO! The number one best restaurant in Chicago! Michelin 3 stars! Price: $$$$ Attire: Dress Up; trendy formal
Awesome michelin rated restaurant. On the pricier side as well! Excellent quality food! Price: $$$ Attire: Dress up
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Boka
1729 N Halsted St
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Awesome michelin rated restaurant. On the pricier side as well! Excellent quality food! Price: $$$ Attire: Dress up
Wonderful Italian food! One of the more moderately priced best restaurants in the city! Amazing ambiance too! Price: $$$ Attire: Trendy and dress up
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Balena - Temporarily Closed
3600 North Clark Street
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Wonderful Italian food! One of the more moderately priced best restaurants in the city! Amazing ambiance too! Price: $$$ Attire: Trendy and dress up
Best Ramen in town! Sister restaurant is in Chinatown and they recently made themselves a home in Lincoln Park across the street! A truly gem of place with freshly made ramen everyday! Price: $$ Attire: Trendy casual
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Strings Ramen Shop
2141 S Archer Ave
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Best Ramen in town! Sister restaurant is in Chinatown and they recently made themselves a home in Lincoln Park across the street! A truly gem of place with freshly made ramen everyday! Price: $$ Attire: Trendy casual
Great Mediterranean food! One of my favorites in the neighborhood! Price: $$ Attire: Super casual
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Dawali Mediterranean Kitchen
1625 N Halsted St
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Great Mediterranean food! One of my favorites in the neighborhood! Price: $$ Attire: Super casual
Offers an array of East Asian cuisines! Good food with great presentation but nothing crazy special compared to higher end sushi places in Chicago! Cute ambiance! Price: $$ Attire: Trendy
Circle Sushi & Grill
1623 N Halsted St
Offers an array of East Asian cuisines! Good food with great presentation but nothing crazy special compared to higher end sushi places in Chicago! Cute ambiance! Price: $$ Attire: Trendy
Italian food! Rustic family owned feel. Old Chicago feel. Price: $$ Attire: Dress up
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Vinci Restaurant
1732 N Halsted St
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Italian food! Rustic family owned feel. Old Chicago feel. Price: $$ Attire: Dress up
Italian Restaurant! Traditional family owned feel. Outdoor seating with twinkly lights. Inside is more old Chicago formal. Price: $$ Attire: Dress up
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Trattoria Gianni
1711 N Halsted St
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Italian Restaurant! Traditional family owned feel. Outdoor seating with twinkly lights. Inside is more old Chicago formal. Price: $$ Attire: Dress up
Amazing Brunch Spot!!! Thoughtful menu. Price: $$ Attire: Trendy; could dress up if you would like but don't have to.
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Kingsbury Street Cafe
1523 North Kingsbury Street
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Amazing Brunch Spot!!! Thoughtful menu. Price: $$ Attire: Trendy; could dress up if you would like but don't have to.
Another great brunch spot with easier wait time (compared to Kingsbury Cafe) Price: $$ Attire: Super casual
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Elly's Pancake House
101 West North Avenue
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Another great brunch spot with easier wait time (compared to Kingsbury Cafe) Price: $$ Attire: Super casual
Some awesome BBQ options here! Rustic, vintage, aesthetic with outdoor seating and twinkly lights! Price: $$ Attire: Super casual
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
923 West Weed Street
Some awesome BBQ options here! Rustic, vintage, aesthetic with outdoor seating and twinkly lights! Price: $$ Attire: Super casual
World famous!! Known for their peri peri sauce! Mmmmm Price: $$ Attire: Very casual
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Nando's PERi-PERi
670 W Diversey Pkwy
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World famous!! Known for their peri peri sauce! Mmmmm Price: $$ Attire: Very casual
Great sunny spot for food! California feel. Price: $$ Attire: Trendy; You could dress up but can wear jeans if you would like
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Summer House Santa Monica
1954 N Halsted St
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Great sunny spot for food! California feel. Price: $$ Attire: Trendy; You could dress up but can wear jeans if you would like
Great Taco's and drinks Casual bar feel. Sometimes there is a wait time. Price: $$ Attire: Casual; trendy
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Taco Joint
1969 N Halsted St
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Great Taco's and drinks Casual bar feel. Sometimes there is a wait time. Price: $$ Attire: Casual; trendy
Spanish Tapas! Been around for a long time. Very cute ambiance Price: $$ Attire: Night out on the town attire
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Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!
2024 N Halsted St
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Spanish Tapas! Been around for a long time. Very cute ambiance Price: $$ Attire: Night out on the town attire
Quaint French restaurant. More intimate environment. Price: $$ Attire: Trendy, dressed up; but not overly formal
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Chez Moi
2100 N Halsted St
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Quaint French restaurant. More intimate environment. Price: $$ Attire: Trendy, dressed up; but not overly formal
Great pasta joint! Super trendy and casual environment. Feels like a bar but it's a restaurant. Affordable Italian food Price: $$ Attire: Casual Night Out on the town
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Pasta Palazzo
1966 N Halsted St
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Great pasta joint! Super trendy and casual environment. Feels like a bar but it's a restaurant. Affordable Italian food Price: $$ Attire: Casual Night Out on the town
Great doughnuts! Price: $
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Glazed and Infused
939 West Armitage Avenue
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Great doughnuts! Price: $
great pizza options! "Lettuce Entertain You" restaurant. Great ambiance Price: $$ Attire: You could dress up for this place if you wanted but don't have to. Trendy!
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Stella Barra Pizzeria & Wine Bar
1954 N Halsted St
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great pizza options! "Lettuce Entertain You" restaurant. Great ambiance Price: $$ Attire: You could dress up for this place if you wanted but don't have to. Trendy!
Thoughtful menu! Great food! Super cute ambiance! Totally a city gem that's not as marketed as it should be! Price: $$$ Attire: Trendy; dressed up
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Perennial Virant
1800 N Lincoln Ave
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Thoughtful menu! Great food! Super cute ambiance! Totally a city gem that's not as marketed as it should be! Price: $$$ Attire: Trendy; dressed up
Super famous for the hot dogs! They even have great vegetarian options! Price: $$ Attire: Super Casual
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Franks ‘N' Dawgs
1863 N Clybourn Ave
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Super famous for the hot dogs! They even have great vegetarian options! Price: $$ Attire: Super Casual
Best Chicago deep dish pizza in the city! Price: $$ Attire: Super casual
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Pequod's Pizza
2207 North Clybourn Avenue
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Best Chicago deep dish pizza in the city! Price: $$ Attire: Super casual
Peeled Juice Bar

Arts & Culture

Best standup comedy in town!
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Zanies Comedy Night Club
1548 N Wells St
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Best standup comedy in town!
Famous improv comedy! Home to Tina Fey, Mike Myers, Chris Farley, Rick Moranis, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, etc! Tons of big names!
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The Second City
230 W North Ave
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Famous improv comedy! Home to Tina Fey, Mike Myers, Chris Farley, Rick Moranis, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, etc! Tons of big names!
Smaller improv group that is well recognized here in Chicago!
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The iO Theater
1501 N Kingsbury St
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Smaller improv group that is well recognized here in Chicago!
World famous serious theater scene!
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Steppenwolf Theatre
1650 N Halsted St
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World famous serious theater scene!
Famous and well recognized comedy theater!
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Royal George Theatre
1641 N Halsted St
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Famous and well recognized comedy theater!
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I-Chicago History Museum
1601 N Clark St
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Entertainment & Activities

Awesome for Zoo lights during the holidays!
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Lincoln Park Zoo
2001 N Clark St
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Awesome for Zoo lights during the holidays!
Independent Theater
Piper's Alley
230 W North Ave
Independent Theater
Rent a kayak and hang out in the Chicago river for the day!
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Kayak Chicago
1220 N Magnolia Ave
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Rent a kayak and hang out in the Chicago river for the day!

Shopping

One of two locations in Chicago
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Apple Lincoln Park
801 W North Ave
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One of two locations in Chicago
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J.Crew
929 W North Ave
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Gap
3416 N Southport Ave
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Anthropologie
3532 N Southport Ave
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SEPHORA
938 W North Ave
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Banana Republic
917 W North Ave
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Victoria's Secret & PINK
913-949 West North Avenue
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Express
913-49 W North Ave
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Nordstrom Rack Lincoln Park
1551 N Sheffield Ave
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Williams-Sonoma
1550 N Fremont St
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DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse
3131 N Clark St
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Restoration Hardware - Closed
938 W North Ave
Great spot for boutique shopping along Halsted St. and along Armitage St (moving west)!!! Gem!
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Halsted & Armitage station
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Great spot for boutique shopping along Halsted St. and along Armitage St (moving west)!!! Gem!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great Neighborhood bar! Kinda divey sports bar Price: $$ Attire: Super casual
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Sullys House
1501 N Dayton St
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Great Neighborhood bar! Kinda divey sports bar Price: $$ Attire: Super casual
Local brewery! One of chicago's oldest brewery! Great beer cheese soup and a staple here in town! Price: $$ Attire: Super casual
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Goose Island Brewhouse
1800 N Clybourn Ave
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Local brewery! One of chicago's oldest brewery! Great beer cheese soup and a staple here in town! Price: $$ Attire: Super casual
Upscale sports bar. Great ambiance Price: $$ Attire: Dress up but can be casual too
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Old Town Social
455 West North Avenue
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Upscale sports bar. Great ambiance Price: $$ Attire: Dress up but can be casual too
quaint small cocktail bar in town Price: $$ Attire: casual but can dress up
Pomp & Circumstance
1400 N Wells St
quaint small cocktail bar in town Price: $$ Attire: casual but can dress up
Sports bar Price: $$ Attire: Super casual
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Old Town Pour House - Chicago
1419 N Wells St
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Sports bar Price: $$ Attire: Super casual
Great rooftop bar! Best views ever! Smaller size so can get crowded at certain peak times. But not always crowded. Maybe call and ask. Price: $$ Attire: Trendy; going out clothes
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The J. Parker
1816 N Clark St
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Great rooftop bar! Best views ever! Smaller size so can get crowded at certain peak times. But not always crowded. Maybe call and ask. Price: $$ Attire: Trendy; going out clothes
another local fav! Rooftop bar! Trendy. Popular place for the sceney-type! Price: $$ Attire: trendy casual
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Benchmark
1510 N Wells St
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another local fav! Rooftop bar! Trendy. Popular place for the sceney-type! Price: $$ Attire: trendy casual

Sightseeing

Cute neighborhood park to Lincoln Park. Try and find all the Wizard of Oz characters scattered throughout!
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Oz Park
2021 N Burling St
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Cute neighborhood park to Lincoln Park. Try and find all the Wizard of Oz characters scattered throughout!