Guidebook for Chicago
Drinks & Nightlife
The Corner Bar
2224 N Leavitt StGreat dive bar!
Cheap drinks.
Arcade bar plus Foosball, pool, air hockey, booze and more!
139 locals recommend
Emporium Logan Square
2363 N Milwaukee AveArcade bar plus Foosball, pool, air hockey, booze and more!
Map Room
1949 N Hoyne AveExcellent beer bar
Gallery Cabaret
2020 N Oakley AveCool dive bar that often has free live performances.
Josh can be found here most Fridays and Saturdays between 10:30 and midnight.
Sit at the bar and tell Pablo (Fri-Sun) or Alex (during the week) that you are staying with Josh... he'll hook it up.
18 locals recommend
Pizzeria Due
619 N Wabash AveJosh can be found here most Fridays and Saturdays between 10:30 and midnight.
Sit at the bar and tell Pablo (Fri-Sun) or Alex (during the week) that you are staying with Josh... he'll hook it up.
Where all the 2nd City cast used to (and some still do) hang out.
27 locals recommend
Old Town Ale House
219 W North AveWhere all the 2nd City cast used to (and some still do) hang out.
Food Scene
Revolution Brewing - Brewpub
2323 N Milwaukee AveGreat beer, good upscale pub fare.. short walk.
90 Miles Cuban Cafe
2540 W Armitage AveGreat Cuban Food.
BYOB
Buona Terra
3608 N California AveVery, very, very good Italian.
$$$
You've got to have a Chicago Style Hot Dog while you're here.
Might as well have an Italian Beef and Cheese Fry as well.
270 locals recommend
Portillo's Hot Dogs
100 W Ontario StYou've got to have a Chicago Style Hot Dog while you're here.
Might as well have an Italian Beef and Cheese Fry as well.
Bite Cafe
1039 N Western AveReally good food.
BYOB
Right next door to the Empty Bottle
Ipsento Coffee
2035 N Western AveThe best coffee in Chicago.*
*citation needed
$5 for a gourmet taco, 16oz PBR, and shot of Evan Williams Bourbon... can you really beat it?
(I recommend the kale and grits taco)
59 locals recommend
Bullhead Cantina
1143 N California Ave$5 for a gourmet taco, 16oz PBR, and shot of Evan Williams Bourbon... can you really beat it?
(I recommend the kale and grits taco)
Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits
2051 N California AveMy #1 pick for breakfast.
Arts & Culture
The Empty Bottle
1035 N Western AveFree music on Mondays at 9:00
Gorilla Tango Theatre Bucktown
1919 North Milwaukee AvenueStar Wars burlesque show?
Yes please...
Free music at 6:30 on Mondays.
Movies in the park at 6:30 on Tuesdays.
52 locals recommend
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
201 E Randolph StFree music at 6:30 on Mondays.
Movies in the park at 6:30 on Tuesdays.
Essentials
Fresh Market Place
2134 N Western AveThey've got it all.
Sightseeing
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N Central Park AveAn Urban Oasis.
Lincoln Park Zoo
2001 N Clark StFree Zoo!
Everything Else
Wrigley Field
1060 W Addison StArguably the greatest baseball field of all time.
Chicago White Sox
333 W 35th StWhere the Sox play.
Soldier Field
1410 Special Olympics DrWhere the Bears Play
United Center
Where the Bulls and Blackhawks play.