Guidebook for Chicago
Food Scene
Excellent fried chicken - and you can switch it out for tofu on any sandwich! Check out the pickle of the day, too - and swing by on the weekends for biscuits.
99 locals recommend
Honey Butter Fried Chicken
3361 N Elston AveExcellent fried chicken - and you can switch it out for tofu on any sandwich! Check out the pickle of the day, too - and swing by on the weekends for biscuits.
Upscale Korean small plates - modern, regularly-changing menu. Great date spot!
69 locals recommend
Parachute
3500 N Elston AveUpscale Korean small plates - modern, regularly-changing menu. Great date spot!
Little Bucharest Bistro
3661 N Elston AveRomanian bistro with live music on the weekends
Great coffee shop - locally roasted - on the way to Old Irving Park
22 locals recommend
Backlot Coffee
2006 Central StGreat coffee shop - locally roasted - on the way to Old Irving Park
Cafe Beograd
2933-39 W Irving Park RdSerbian cafe and grocery
Essentials
Local farmers market - on Sundays throughout the season (June - October)
21 locals recommend
Independence Park
3945 N Springfield AveLocal farmers market - on Sundays throughout the season (June - October)
Cermak Fresh Market
1711 W Cermak RdDrinks & Nightlife
Christina's Place
3759 N Kedzie AveNeighborhood bar with TVs and a bar menu
Parks & Nature
Horner Park
2741 W Montrose AveRiver-hugging park with entrances on to the Channel Trail