Guidebook for Chicago
Food Scene
It's the OG Intelligentsia location, and I can usually find a table to work and enjoy a cold brew or matcha latte for a couple of hours (even when it's decently busy on weekends!)
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Intelligentsia Coffee Broadway Coffeebar
3123 N BroadwayIt's the OG Intelligentsia location, and I can usually find a table to work and enjoy a cold brew or matcha latte for a couple of hours (even when it's decently busy on weekends!)
They make possibly the best chai latte that I've ever tasted. This is the Bow Truss roastery, so you know the beans are fresh.
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Bow Truss Coffee Roasters
2934 North BroadwayThey make possibly the best chai latte that I've ever tasted. This is the Bow Truss roastery, so you know the beans are fresh.
Vanille Pâtisserie
3243 N BroadwayBest macarons in Chicago.
Come for the beer, stay for one of the best chicken sandwiches in the city.
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DryHop Brewers
3155 N BroadwayCome for the beer, stay for one of the best chicken sandwiches in the city.
Big Star
1531 N Damen AveBecause tacos.
The agave latte is possibly the best latte I've ever tasted in my entire life, and I've tasted a lot of lattes.
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Osmium Coffee Bar
1117 W Belmont AveThe agave latte is possibly the best latte I've ever tasted in my entire life, and I've tasted a lot of lattes.
Shopping
Gather Home + Lifestyle
2321 W North AveAmazingly curated home goods boutique.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Violet Hour
1520 N Damen AveScofflaw
3201 W Armitage AveSuper good - and strong! - tiki drinks. I recommend the painkillers or Bunny's Banana Daiquiri, which comes with a banana that looks like a dolphin.
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Three Dots and a Dash
435 N Clark StSuper good - and strong! - tiki drinks. I recommend the painkillers or Bunny's Banana Daiquiri, which comes with a banana that looks like a dolphin.
The J. Parker
1816 N Clark StClassic Chicago rooftop.
Arts & Culture
I-Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan AveParks & Nature
Lincoln Park
500-5700 N Lake Shore DrSightseeing
Wrigley Field
1060 W Addison StEssentials
Trader Joe's
667 W Diversey PkwyWalmart Neighborhood Market
2551 W Cermak Rd