Guidebook for Chicago
Food Scene
This small batch bakery makes everything fresh daily and sells it until it runs out. Has a great outdoor area to have some iced coffee or tea with a friend. Be sure and try their chocolate cherry cookies.
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Baker & Nosh
1303 W Wilson AveThis small batch bakery makes everything fresh daily and sells it until it runs out. Has a great outdoor area to have some iced coffee or tea with a friend. Be sure and try their chocolate cherry cookies.
This is Zagat rated and has won a lot of accolades, but it is just bar none a great Chinese restaurant.
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Lao Sze Chuan
2172 S Archer AveThis is Zagat rated and has won a lot of accolades, but it is just bar none a great Chinese restaurant.
This is in the heart of Wrigleyville just North of the field, and while have never been inside the store front, I order in from them more than I am comfortable saying, haha. It's the best Mexican food in the city in my opinion.
Azteca de Oro
1013 Collins StThis is in the heart of Wrigleyville just North of the field, and while have never been inside the store front, I order in from them more than I am comfortable saying, haha. It's the best Mexican food in the city in my opinion.
Drinks & Nightlife
They have food here, but it's just bar food- and not even particularly great bar food at that, but it is a cool place to hang out if you're wanting to have some drinks at a friendly local bar.
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Fat Cat Restaurant & Bar
4840 N BroadwayThey have food here, but it's just bar food- and not even particularly great bar food at that, but it is a cool place to hang out if you're wanting to have some drinks at a friendly local bar.
It feels like Capone is going to walk in any minute. This bar has been around since the hay-days of prohibition and I don't think it's been updated ever since. Ask the bartender about the secret tunnels under the building if it's a slow night... Cool stuff.
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The Green Mill
4802 North BroadwayIt feels like Capone is going to walk in any minute. This bar has been around since the hay-days of prohibition and I don't think it's been updated ever since. Ask the bartender about the secret tunnels under the building if it's a slow night... Cool stuff.
The ultimate dive bar... This is a great 4AM bar. If you head there after 2AM on a weekend, you'll find the most eclectic mix of people gathered anywhere. From tuxedo wearing twenty somethings to seventy something cowboys - ALL GATHER HERE. It's probably one of the last great non-contrived dive bars anywhere in the city. If nothing else, you never leave without a story to tell- especially if there is karaoke. Cash Only, but there is an ATM inside.
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Carol's Pub
4659 North Clark StreetThe ultimate dive bar... This is a great 4AM bar. If you head there after 2AM on a weekend, you'll find the most eclectic mix of people gathered anywhere. From tuxedo wearing twenty somethings to seventy something cowboys - ALL GATHER HERE. It's probably one of the last great non-contrived dive bars anywhere in the city. If nothing else, you never leave without a story to tell- especially if there is karaoke. Cash Only, but there is an ATM inside.
Crew is, at least as far as I know, the only gay sports-bar in town. It's actually also got some really good food too- bar food that is.
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Crew Bar + Grill
4804 North BroadwayCrew is, at least as far as I know, the only gay sports-bar in town. It's actually also got some really good food too- bar food that is.
This is a little farther north, but it's probably the most 'local' gay bar in the city in that it's not one that many people outside of those that live here know about. Also an interesting mix of age and backgrounds. I think this is still cash only, but they have an ATM inside.
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Big Chicks
5024 N Sheridan RdThis is a little farther north, but it's probably the most 'local' gay bar in the city in that it's not one that many people outside of those that live here know about. Also an interesting mix of age and backgrounds. I think this is still cash only, but they have an ATM inside.
Parks & Nature
The oldest home in Chicago was relocated to this great little park. It's almost never featured on any guides to the city, but it's a really cool place to go. You can stroll down Prairie Ave and see the original 'Gold Coast' where you can still find mansions that once belonged to the likes of titans like Marshall Field and Potter Palmer.
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Clarke House Museum
1827 S Indiana AveThe oldest home in Chicago was relocated to this great little park. It's almost never featured on any guides to the city, but it's a really cool place to go. You can stroll down Prairie Ave and see the original 'Gold Coast' where you can still find mansions that once belonged to the likes of titans like Marshall Field and Potter Palmer.
Everything Else
Target
4466 N BroadwayFor anything you might have forgotten at home.
Essentials
Walgreens
953 W Irving Park Rd7-Eleven
958 W Diversey PkwyStarbucks
6738 N Sheridan RdWhole Foods Market
3640 N Halsted StMariano's
3358 W Touhy Ave