Guidebook for Chicago
Food Scene
Great falafel sandwiches that you can take to the park from here. Remember it's cash only though! If you take it to go, check out the cannon south half a block on Hoyne.
99 locals recommend
Sultan's Market
2057 W North AveGreat falafel sandwiches that you can take to the park from here. Remember it's cash only though! If you take it to go, check out the cannon south half a block on Hoyne.
Great tacos and pretty people. Always packed, but you can take them to go from the side window if you're in a hurry.
1176 locals recommend
Big Star
1531 N Damen AveGreat tacos and pretty people. Always packed, but you can take them to go from the side window if you're in a hurry.
The iced coffee "Chocolate City" is on draft and great in the summer, but they also have amazing and creative espresso drinks and very friendly baristas.
135 locals recommend
Star Lounge Coffee Bar (Dark Matter Coffee)
2521 W Chicago AveThe iced coffee "Chocolate City" is on draft and great in the summer, but they also have amazing and creative espresso drinks and very friendly baristas.
Great biscuits and candied bacon with a nice outdoor space.
468 locals recommend
Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits
2051 N California AveGreat biscuits and candied bacon with a nice outdoor space.
Belly Shack
1912 North Western AvenueThe togarashi fries and korean bbq are delicious.
KnockBox Cafe
1001 North California AvenueA laid back coffee spot near the park.
20% alcohol "Root Beers" and giant burgers with a prison theme. The mac and cheese is worth upgrading your side for.
74 locals recommend
Lockdown Bar & Grill
1024 N Western Ave20% alcohol "Root Beers" and giant burgers with a prison theme. The mac and cheese is worth upgrading your side for.
Drinks & Nightlife
Alice in Wonderland vibe with great cocktails behind an everchanging wall mural with a hidden door at the cocktail bar that launched Chicago's craft cocktail scene.
355 locals recommend
The Violet Hour
1520 N Damen AveAlice in Wonderland vibe with great cocktails behind an everchanging wall mural with a hidden door at the cocktail bar that launched Chicago's craft cocktail scene.
An everyman's bar where the pool is sometimes free maybe and you can bring in slices of pizza from Sarpino's next door.
11 locals recommend
Lemmings On Damen
1850 N Damen AveAn everyman's bar where the pool is sometimes free maybe and you can bring in slices of pizza from Sarpino's next door.
A ping pong table and amazing beer garden with a stocked coy pond make this place a favorite. You can bring dogs in the afternoon.
63 locals recommend
Happy Village
1059 N Wolcott AveA ping pong table and amazing beer garden with a stocked coy pond make this place a favorite. You can bring dogs in the afternoon.
Negroni slushies and fried chicken with a huge outdoor space that is always somehow full.
658 locals recommend
Parson's Chicken & Fish
2952 W Armitage AveNegroni slushies and fried chicken with a huge outdoor space that is always somehow full.
Map Room
1949 N Hoyne AveOne of the best beer bars in Chicago with a huge selection.
Sportsman's Club
948 N Western AveCraft cocktails and an amaro slushie machine.
Scofflaw
3201 W Armitage AveCookies if you make it to midnight at this gin based bar.
A 4am bar with a hotdog stand outside and a waterfall behind the bar. There's sometimes live music and it's always a regrettable decision.
106 locals recommend
The Owl
2521 N Milwaukee AveA 4am bar with a hotdog stand outside and a waterfall behind the bar. There's sometimes live music and it's always a regrettable decision.
The Beetle Bar and Grill
2532 West Chicago AvenueBurgers and beer specials.
Everything Else
1492 Cuban Fusion Café
2615 W North AveLarge cuban breakfast sandwiches.
Newly refinished tennis courts, a swimmable lagoon, soccer, bbq, and croquet in the park, usually with live latin music on the weekends.
17 locals recommend
Allstate Field
1440 N Humboldt DrNewly refinished tennis courts, a swimmable lagoon, soccer, bbq, and croquet in the park, usually with live latin music on the weekends.
Western Blue Line Station
Train to downtown and O'Hare airport.
Essentials
Convenience store with craft beer, organic mac and cheese, delicious crackers and the like and very friendly owners.
14 locals recommend
Mango Market
1458 N Western AveConvenience store with craft beer, organic mac and cheese, delicious crackers and the like and very friendly owners.
Sightseeing
Wicker Park
1425 N Damen AveGreat for people watching and picnics.
Arts & Culture
Nerdy-comedy burlesque: Star Wars, Dr. Who, and more with comedic pasties.
8 locals recommend
Gorilla Tango Theatre Bucktown
1919 North Milwaukee AvenueNerdy-comedy burlesque: Star Wars, Dr. Who, and more with comedic pasties.
Regal City North IMAX & RPX
2600 N Western AveIMAX movie theater.