Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Arts & Culture

Excellent Chicago Blues!
101 locals recommend
Rosa's Lounge
3420 W Armitage Ave
101 locals recommend
Excellent Chicago Blues!

Drinks & Nightlife

Fancy craft cocktails and reasonably-priced meals
584 locals recommend
Scofflaw
3201 W Armitage Ave
584 locals recommend
Fancy craft cocktails and reasonably-priced meals
Cocktail lounge with a great atmosphere, shuffleboard table and a photo booth!
53 locals recommend
Weegee's Lounge
3659 W Armitage Ave
53 locals recommend
Cocktail lounge with a great atmosphere, shuffleboard table and a photo booth!
"Fancy" fried chicken and fish spot. The food is great but go for the excellent patio and the frozen negronis.
658 locals recommend
Parson's Chicken & Fish
2952 W Armitage Ave
658 locals recommend
"Fancy" fried chicken and fish spot. The food is great but go for the excellent patio and the frozen negronis.
Fantastic patio, fancy drinks. The interior looks like your dad's basement.
45 locals recommend
Best Intentions
3281 W Armitage Ave
45 locals recommend
Fantastic patio, fancy drinks. The interior looks like your dad's basement.
If local dives are more your thing, this is the spot! It's half bar/half liquor store, with tons of craft beer available but also with $2 drafts of Budweiser or PBR. Absolutely nothing fancy about this spot, but the local flavor is fantastic.
28 locals recommend
GO Tavern & Liquors
3219 W Armitage Ave
28 locals recommend
If local dives are more your thing, this is the spot! It's half bar/half liquor store, with tons of craft beer available but also with $2 drafts of Budweiser or PBR. Absolutely nothing fancy about this spot, but the local flavor is fantastic.

Essentials

Super close spot to buy groceries
8 locals recommend
Rico Fresh Market
3552 W Armitage Ave
8 locals recommend
Super close spot to buy groceries

Sightseeing

The Bloomingdale Trail is now known as the 606, and it's a great park path that runs from my neighborhood to Lincoln Park. It is a reclaimed train line but it's a great way to cut due east/west on foot or on bike.
Bloomingdale Trail Access Ramp
Bloomingdale Trail Access Ramp
The Bloomingdale Trail is now known as the 606, and it's a great park path that runs from my neighborhood to Lincoln Park. It is a reclaimed train line but it's a great way to cut due east/west on foot or on bike.

Food Scene

Low key spot with great drinks and sandwiches. Small patio.
57 locals recommend
Wyler Road
3581 W Belden Ave
57 locals recommend
Low key spot with great drinks and sandwiches. Small patio.
Fantastic Cuban food, great atmosphere. Live flamenco show once a week.
182 locals recommend
90 Miles Cuban Cafe
2540 W Armitage Ave
182 locals recommend
Fantastic Cuban food, great atmosphere. Live flamenco show once a week.
Fantastic all-vegetarian restaurant, if that's something you're into.
80 locals recommend
GROUND CONTROL!
3315 W Armitage Ave
80 locals recommend
Fantastic all-vegetarian restaurant, if that's something you're into.
My go-to pizza spot. New York Style thin crust, cash-only, and the best deal in town - slice of pizza, shot of Jameson, and a tallboy of PBR for $8.50
152 locals recommend
The Boiler Room
2210 North California Avenue
152 locals recommend
My go-to pizza spot. New York Style thin crust, cash-only, and the best deal in town - slice of pizza, shot of Jameson, and a tallboy of PBR for $8.50
My favorite local coffee spot. No pretense, fantastic record collection, and plenty of seating.
68 locals recommend
Cafe Mustache
2313 N Milwaukee Ave
68 locals recommend
My favorite local coffee spot. No pretense, fantastic record collection, and plenty of seating.

Everything Else

Walk-up Italian Ice spot right next to a park.
40 locals recommend
Miko's Italian Ice (Logan Square)
2236 N Sacramento Ave
40 locals recommend
Walk-up Italian Ice spot right next to a park.