Guidebook for Chicago
Food Scene
Big Star
1531 N Damen AveTasty tacos and boozy beverages.
Handlebar
2311 W North AveVeggie and vegan delights...plus yummy drinks.
You simply can't miss out on a Bacon Maple Longjohn...
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Glazed and Infused
1576 North Milwaukee AvenueYou simply can't miss out on a Bacon Maple Longjohn...
Come for the pizza, stay for the award-winning beer.
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Piece Brewery
1927 W North AveCome for the pizza, stay for the award-winning beer.
Ipsento Coffee
2035 N Western AveThe best coffee in the city, hands down.
Margie's Candies
1960 N Western AveA sweet, creamy piece of Chicago history.
Fried chicken, made to order. Get it with mild sauce -- trust me.
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Harold's Chicken Shack #36 (Wicker Park)
1361 N Milwaukee AveFried chicken, made to order. Get it with mild sauce -- trust me.
Amazing Middle Eastern comfort food for cheap. And by cheap, I mean under 6 bucks cheap.
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Sultan's Market
2057 W North AveAmazing Middle Eastern comfort food for cheap. And by cheap, I mean under 6 bucks cheap.
Some of the best food (and drink) in the city. Prepare to bring another pair of socks because your first pair will be knocked the fuck off.
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Longman & Eagle
2657 N Kedzie AveSome of the best food (and drink) in the city. Prepare to bring another pair of socks because your first pair will be knocked the fuck off.
Pie, you say? What's so great about that? Stuff your face with these baked goods and you'll find out. Recommended by the New York Times (as if our word wasn't good enough).
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Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits
2051 N California AvePie, you say? What's so great about that? Stuff your face with these baked goods and you'll find out. Recommended by the New York Times (as if our word wasn't good enough).
Easily the best bowl of ramen around, with pork belly that melts on your tongue. And it's BYOB...as if you needed another reason to go.
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Ramen Wasabi
2101 N Milwaukee AveEasily the best bowl of ramen around, with pork belly that melts on your tongue. And it's BYOB...as if you needed another reason to go.
Do you want a phenomenal Cuban sandwich? Do you want a cortadito (a shot of Cuban coffee pressed through pure cane sugar)? Do you want both of these for 5 bucks even? The answer is yes.
Cafeteria Marianao
2246 N Milwaukee AveDo you want a phenomenal Cuban sandwich? Do you want a cortadito (a shot of Cuban coffee pressed through pure cane sugar)? Do you want both of these for 5 bucks even? The answer is yes.
Rangoli Classic Indian Dining
Spot-on Indian food, end of story.
The tastiest baked goodies in the city, hands down.
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West Town Bakery & Diner
1916 W Chicago AveThe tastiest baked goodies in the city, hands down.
Shopping
For the photography enthusiast...or just to gawk at some amazing, old-school technology.
Lomography Embassy Store & Emulsion Gallery Chicago
1422 N Milwaukee AveFor the photography enthusiast...or just to gawk at some amazing, old-school technology.
Be hip. Buy vinyl. Then stop buying vinyl because everyone is starting to buy it, so it's like, you know, whatever.
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Reckless Records
929 W Belmont AveBe hip. Buy vinyl. Then stop buying vinyl because everyone is starting to buy it, so it's like, you know, whatever.
An incredible used book store, full of hidden gems and reading nooks to cozy up in.
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Myopic Books
1564 N Milwaukee AveAn incredible used book store, full of hidden gems and reading nooks to cozy up in.
Records galore, with a secret in the back...
Okay, it's an arcade. Free to play as much as you like once you buy something!
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Logan Hardware Records
2532 West Fullerton AvenueRecords galore, with a secret in the back...
Okay, it's an arcade. Free to play as much as you like once you buy something!
Drinks & Nightlife
Enjoy amazing cocktails and inspiring dishes at this gin bar -- and don't pay over $10 for ANYTHING on the menu.
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Scofflaw
3201 W Armitage AveEnjoy amazing cocktails and inspiring dishes at this gin bar -- and don't pay over $10 for ANYTHING on the menu.
A bar and an arcade, rolled into one...it's a barcade, people!
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Emporium Wicker Park
1366 N Milwaukee AveA bar and an arcade, rolled into one...it's a barcade, people!
A great tap selection, but a truly mind-boggling array of beers from around the country and the world. Plus, free popcorn!
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Quenchers Saloon
A great tap selection, but a truly mind-boggling array of beers from around the country and the world. Plus, free popcorn!
Entertainment & Activities
Enjoy the sun, the trees, the fountain, and play some ball if you want to "be like Mike".
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Wicker Park
1425 N Damen AveEnjoy the sun, the trees, the fountain, and play some ball if you want to "be like Mike".
Peruse some secret agent supplies while you support this amazing non-profit! (WILL BE MOVING TO 1276 N MILWAUKEE AVE on 8/26/2014)
826CHI
1240 N Milwaukee AvePeruse some secret agent supplies while you support this amazing non-profit! (WILL BE MOVING TO 1276 N MILWAUKEE AVE on 8/26/2014)
An expansive park with some great activities (especially in the summer).
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Allstate Field
1440 N Humboldt DrAn expansive park with some great activities (especially in the summer).
Essentials
Produce galore. And cheap, too!
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Stanley's Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
1558 N Elston AveProduce galore. And cheap, too!
Sightseeing
I know this sounds crazy, but this Walgreens is worth a visit. They have a fucking ESCALATOR inside! And a vitamin vault...that literally used to be a REAL vault!
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Walgreens
3646 North BroadwayI know this sounds crazy, but this Walgreens is worth a visit. They have a fucking ESCALATOR inside! And a vitamin vault...that literally used to be a REAL vault!
The oldest bike shop in Illinois! Over a century old and still kicking (or pedaling, I guess).
Oscar Wastyn Cycles
2634 W Fullerton AveThe oldest bike shop in Illinois! Over a century old and still kicking (or pedaling, I guess).
Historic homes on a beautiful boulevard lined with big pieces of public art.
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West Logan Boulevard
West Logan BoulevardHistoric homes on a beautiful boulevard lined with big pieces of public art.