Guidebook for Chicago

Pamela
Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

The natural decor and ginger martini make me feel very "zen."
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Wakamono
3313 N Broadway
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The natural decor and ginger martini make me feel very "zen."
Relatively inexpensive and convenient take out.
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Joy's Noodles & Rice
3257 North Broadway
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Relatively inexpensive and convenient take out.
From the same owner as Wakamono. Asian food in a classy setting.
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Pingpong
3322 N Broadway
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From the same owner as Wakamono. Asian food in a classy setting.
Yummy breakfasts. Famous for their gigantic cinammon rolls but everything is good from their juices to their other fare. I love the Monte Christo.
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Ann Sather Restaurant & Catering
3415 N Broadway
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Yummy breakfasts. Famous for their gigantic cinammon rolls but everything is good from their juices to their other fare. I love the Monte Christo.
Quaint BYOB with excellent food. Call in advance though as it often fills up.
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HB Home Bistro
12022 Mayfield Road
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Quaint BYOB with excellent food. Call in advance though as it often fills up.
The first and still preeminent vegetarian restaurant in the city. It can have huge lines though so be patient.
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Chicago Diner
3411 N Halsted St
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The first and still preeminent vegetarian restaurant in the city. It can have huge lines though so be patient.
Delicious Middle Eastern fast food. Awesome salad bar and yummy sweet potato fries.
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Five Guys
6477 N Sheridan Rd
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Delicious Middle Eastern fast food. Awesome salad bar and yummy sweet potato fries.
Kosher BBQ. Closed Saturdays. Beef only.
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Milt's Barbecue for the Perplexed
3411 N Broadway
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Kosher BBQ. Closed Saturdays. Beef only.
Nice open air upscale Mexican food. Good cocktails.
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Revolución Mexican Steakhouse
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Nice open air upscale Mexican food. Good cocktails.
Love the smoothie with coconut milk and kalel!
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Brazilian Bowl Grill
3204 N Broadway
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Love the smoothie with coconut milk and kalel!
Independently owned whole coffee beans and ready made tea/coffee. A great alternative to Starbucks and Caribou.
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The Coffee & Tea Exchange
3311 N Broadway
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Independently owned whole coffee beans and ready made tea/coffee. A great alternative to Starbucks and Caribou.
My iced mocha of choice and because they know I like my morning bun warmed.
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Starbucks
1 E Delaware Pl
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My iced mocha of choice and because they know I like my morning bun warmed.
A favorite corner for outdoor sipping and dog gathering.
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Caribou Coffee
3300 North Broadway
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A favorite corner for outdoor sipping and dog gathering.
Not the best service always but super yummy sandwiches and noodle salads with some heat.
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Banh Mi & Co
3227 N Broadway
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Not the best service always but super yummy sandwiches and noodle salads with some heat.
A popular watering hole with outdoor seating and TV's for watching sports.
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ROCKS lakeview
3463 N Broadway
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A popular watering hole with outdoor seating and TV's for watching sports.
Comforting Carrot soup and delicious Chicken Maragaz.
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Casbah Cafe
3151 N Broadway
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Comforting Carrot soup and delicious Chicken Maragaz.
Unusual fusion fast food. Loved the pork tacos.
La Tacorea
847 W Belmont Ave
Unusual fusion fast food. Loved the pork tacos.
A popular breakfast place with generous helpings.
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Nookies Tree
3334 N Halsted St
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A popular breakfast place with generous helpings.

Everything Else

Hannah is so friendly and her husband carries my dry cleaning home when it is too heavy. They tailor all of my clothes.
Nirvana Nail Salon
3356 N Broadway
Hannah is so friendly and her husband carries my dry cleaning home when it is too heavy. They tailor all of my clothes.
A local gathering place for the community throughout the year for playing in the playground, buying goods at the farmer's market, or buying a Christmas tree.
The Nettelhorst School
3252 N Broadway
A local gathering place for the community throughout the year for playing in the playground, buying goods at the farmer's market, or buying a Christmas tree.
Before there was Whole Foods or Traders Joe's, there was Treasure Island. Still a great neighborhood grocery with lots of exotic specialty items.
Wigglyville, Inc.
3337 N Broadway
Before there was Whole Foods or Traders Joe's, there was Treasure Island. Still a great neighborhood grocery with lots of exotic specialty items.
Neighborhood bank with an ATM
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Falafill
3202 North Broadway
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Neighborhood bank with an ATM
Convenient full-service gym with sauna, fitness classes and personal trainers.
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FFC Lakeview
3657 N Pine Grove Ave
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Convenient full-service gym with sauna, fitness classes and personal trainers.
Fresh food section, pharmacy and normal sundries.
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Walgreens
4801 N Lincoln Ave
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Fresh food section, pharmacy and normal sundries.
It's so great to still have a real bookstore in business and right in the neighborhood.
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Unabridged Bookstore
3251 N Broadway
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It's so great to still have a real bookstore in business and right in the neighborhood.
Pick up some wine from a friendly staff. I love their French rose selection from Provence for summer.
Paired Wine Co.
3325 N Halsted St
Pick up some wine from a friendly staff. I love their French rose selection from Provence for summer.
Because you can never have enough comfy weekend clothes.
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Gap
3416 N Southport Ave
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Because you can never have enough comfy weekend clothes.
Whole Paycheck is still my go to place when I want to eat healthy and have a great selection of offerings.
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Whole Foods Market
3640 N Halsted St
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Whole Paycheck is still my go to place when I want to eat healthy and have a great selection of offerings.
I can hear the roar of the crowds from my place and walk to games.
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Wrigley Field
1060 W Addison St
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I can hear the roar of the crowds from my place and walk to games.
If a regular supermarket is more your budget and style...
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Jewel-Osco
3531 N Broadway
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If a regular supermarket is more your budget and style...
It's like stepping into a 1979's gay roller derby- lots of colors, unitards, and tights. Smile.
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American Apparel
929 W Belmont Ave
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It's like stepping into a 1979's gay roller derby- lots of colors, unitards, and tights. Smile.

Drinks & Nightlife

A down and dirty corner bar with a cast of characters straight out of a sitcom plus a jukebox, cheap drinks, and dogs.
Jacqueline's
3420 N Broadway
A down and dirty corner bar with a cast of characters straight out of a sitcom plus a jukebox, cheap drinks, and dogs.
American open air bar and restaurant with beautiful hanging baskets outside.
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Wilde Bar & Restaurant
3130 N Broadway
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American open air bar and restaurant with beautiful hanging baskets outside.
Yes, the brunch is known as "morning wood"! Awesome gourmet selections. Can be a wait though.
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Wood
3335 N Halsted St
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Yes, the brunch is known as "morning wood"! Awesome gourmet selections. Can be a wait though.

Shopping

Great cards, wrapping paper and the most hilarious t-shirts ever!
He Who Eats Mud
3247 N Broadway
Great cards, wrapping paper and the most hilarious t-shirts ever!
Gelato joint with rotating exotic flavors.
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Paciugo Chicago Broadway
3241 North Broadway
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Gelato joint with rotating exotic flavors.