Guidebook for Chicago
Everything Else
5 min walk, includes a grocery store and everything else Target has to offer!
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Target
4466 N Broadway5 min walk, includes a grocery store and everything else Target has to offer!
10 min walk, a popular brunch place though a little commercialized / touristy. The coffee is great and all their items are delicious, and like all other brunch recommendations, expect a long wait!
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Yolk - River North
747 N Wells St10 min walk, a popular brunch place though a little commercialized / touristy. The coffee is great and all their items are delicious, and like all other brunch recommendations, expect a long wait!
Food Scene
2-3 min walk, a foodie grocery store / restaurant, open until 9 PM most days. Great for a quick bite!
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The Goddess and Grocer
1649 N Damen Ave2-3 min walk, a foodie grocery store / restaurant, open until 9 PM most days. Great for a quick bite!
3-5 min walk, a posh French-sushi fusion restaurant. Head to the lounge downstairs for a drink before going out or grab a reservation. This place is expensive…watch out!
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Japonais by Morimoto
600 W Chicago Ave3-5 min walk, a posh French-sushi fusion restaurant. Head to the lounge downstairs for a drink before going out or grab a reservation. This place is expensive…watch out!
Snarf's
600 W Chicago Ave3-5 min walk, a tasty sandwich place though hours are limited on the weekends.
Delicious brunch spot but you can expect a long wait! Wicker Park is a fun area, put your name down and walk around the eclectic shops nearby.
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Bongo Room
1470 N Milwaukee AveDelicious brunch spot but you can expect a long wait! Wicker Park is a fun area, put your name down and walk around the eclectic shops nearby.
BYOB brunch and delicious skillets…come hungry! The wait can be long, call ahead for a reservation (one of the few brunch spots that takes them)
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Brunch
644 N Orleans StBYOB brunch and delicious skillets…come hungry! The wait can be long, call ahead for a reservation (one of the few brunch spots that takes them)
Another brunch spot...Go here and order the phenomenal breakfast burrito, don't over think it!
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Flo
1434 W Chicago AveAnother brunch spot...Go here and order the phenomenal breakfast burrito, don't over think it!
This place has brunch and dinner, though I highly recommend the brunch menu. Everything is delicious, but I recommend the Lobster Biscuits & Gravy and starting with Oyster Po Boys.
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GT Fish & Oyster
531 N Wells StThis place has brunch and dinner, though I highly recommend the brunch menu. Everything is delicious, but I recommend the Lobster Biscuits & Gravy and starting with Oyster Po Boys.
Many say it is the best brunch spot in the city with unique dishes you won't taste anywhere else. Across the street from the acclaimed Girl and the Goat restaurant (has the same chef).
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Chicago
Many say it is the best brunch spot in the city with unique dishes you won't taste anywhere else. Across the street from the acclaimed Girl and the Goat restaurant (has the same chef).
A delicious brunch spot with healthy options and a guaranteed long wait.
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Meli Cafe
301 S Halsted StA delicious brunch spot with healthy options and a guaranteed long wait.
My favorite restaurant in the city. It is an Asian-Fusion menu and fairly expensive. The place is also trendy, not the place to go if you're looking for a dive bar.
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Sunda
110 W Illinois StMy favorite restaurant in the city. It is an Asian-Fusion menu and fairly expensive. The place is also trendy, not the place to go if you're looking for a dive bar.
Marked as the center of Gold Coast, many patio bars and high end / luxury shopping options
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Luxbar
18 E Bellevue PlMarked as the center of Gold Coast, many patio bars and high end / luxury shopping options
Miami-style sushi place in the middle of Gold Coast. A trendy spot.
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Jellyfish
Miami-style sushi place in the middle of Gold Coast. A trendy spot.
My favorite restaurant in Chicago and highly acclaimed, though the wait to get a reservation can be months (sometimes you can get one on Open Table). G&G is surprisingly affordable for the quality.
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Girl & The Goat
809 W Randolph StMy favorite restaurant in Chicago and highly acclaimed, though the wait to get a reservation can be months (sometimes you can get one on Open Table). G&G is surprisingly affordable for the quality.
10 min walk, a unique twist to farm-style, hearty food. Serves brunch and dinner, come hungry!
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Farmhouse Chicago
228 W Chicago Ave10 min walk, a unique twist to farm-style, hearty food. Serves brunch and dinner, come hungry!
Essentials
15-20 min walk, a bit further but some people really love Whole Food's!
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Whole Foods Market
3640 N Halsted St15-20 min walk, a bit further but some people really love Whole Food's!
Drinks & Nightlife
Marked as the center of River North nightlife. Hubbard Inn has a great cocktail menu the bacon-wrapped dates are amazing! There are plenty of other bars and restaurants on Chicago's Hubbard Street.
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Hubbard Inn
110 W Hubbard StMarked as the center of River North nightlife. Hubbard Inn has a great cocktail menu the bacon-wrapped dates are amazing! There are plenty of other bars and restaurants on Chicago's Hubbard Street.
A classy bar with delicious food menu. Good for intimate conversation.
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Gilt Bar
230 W Kinzie StA classy bar with delicious food menu. Good for intimate conversation.
Speakeasy bar with unique drinks. The place is hard to find from the outside. It is an unmarked wooden door, and the wait is usually 40-60 minutes to sit down (no cell phones allowed inside).
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The Violet Hour
1520 N Damen AveSpeakeasy bar with unique drinks. The place is hard to find from the outside. It is an unmarked wooden door, and the wait is usually 40-60 minutes to sit down (no cell phones allowed inside).
Another eclectic cocktail place that is great to go for happy hour or pre-drinks before a night out.
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Sable Kitchen & Bar
505 N State StAnother eclectic cocktail place that is great to go for happy hour or pre-drinks before a night out.
Chicago's premier nightclub open until 4 am. Not usually my scene but I've included it here if that's your thing. Guys are $20 cover and usually don't get in without an appropriate guy-girl ratio.
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Underground
56 W Illinois StChicago's premier nightclub open until 4 am. Not usually my scene but I've included it here if that's your thing. Guys are $20 cover and usually don't get in without an appropriate guy-girl ratio.
Like Underground, the 2nd of Chicago's premier nightclubs (though only open until 2). Fun for women and expensive for guys, who almost certainly need to buy a table to get in.
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Studio Paris Nightclub
59 W Hubbard StLike Underground, the 2nd of Chicago's premier nightclubs (though only open until 2). Fun for women and expensive for guys, who almost certainly need to buy a table to get in.
Not my favorite bar, but has a good happy hour crowd on Thursdays and Fridays coming from the large 600 N Kingsbury office building nearby.
Monty's Tap
Not my favorite bar, but has a good happy hour crowd on Thursdays and Fridays coming from the large 600 N Kingsbury office building nearby.
10 min walk, a swanky nightclub with rooftop lounge that is great in the summer.
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Parliament Chicago
324 West Chicago Avenue10 min walk, a swanky nightclub with rooftop lounge that is great in the summer.
My favorite rooftop bar with great views of the Chicago river. During the day the atmosphere is a lounge, and at night it turns into more of a club. The drinks are expensive but worth the view.
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ROOF on theWit
201 N State StMy favorite rooftop bar with great views of the Chicago river. During the day the atmosphere is a lounge, and at night it turns into more of a club. The drinks are expensive but worth the view.
Another rooftop bar with truly majestic views of the cityscape. Definitely come here in the summer, though don't get excited about the food!
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The J. Parker
1816 N Clark StAnother rooftop bar with truly majestic views of the cityscape. Definitely come here in the summer, though don't get excited about the food!
A speakeasy lounge with burlesque shows and good cocktails. This place is good for share plates at dinner and casual entertainment before going out.
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Untitled Supper Club
111 W Kinzie StA speakeasy lounge with burlesque shows and good cocktails. This place is good for share plates at dinner and casual entertainment before going out.
Shopping
The location marked is the northern end of Chicago's Magnificent Mile, with all the shops a shopper can want!
900 N Michigan Ave
900 North Michigan AvenueThe location marked is the northern end of Chicago's Magnificent Mile, with all the shops a shopper can want!
Sightseeing
If you like a beach scene this is the one to be at in Chicago. It has dozens of volleyball nets and thousands of people in the summer, and usually there is a party going on on the beach somewhere.
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North Avenue Beach
If you like a beach scene this is the one to be at in Chicago. It has dozens of volleyball nets and thousands of people in the summer, and usually there is a party going on on the beach somewhere.
A must-see for tourists to Chicago. The Millenium Park Amphitheater and Bean Sculpture are beautiful and great for pictures.
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Millennium Park
201 E Randolph StA must-see for tourists to Chicago. The Millenium Park Amphitheater and Bean Sculpture are beautiful and great for pictures.
Chicago's newly renovated Art Institute. It is hard to see it all in one day, my favorite is the Impressionists, Modern Wing (with Picasso), and American sections.
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I-Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan AveChicago's newly renovated Art Institute. It is hard to see it all in one day, my favorite is the Impressionists, Modern Wing (with Picasso), and American sections.