Guidebook for Chicago
Food Scene
Small grocer and taqueria right down the street - grab some menudo on the weekends!
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Taqueria El Jardin
1303 W Huron StSmall grocer and taqueria right down the street - grab some menudo on the weekends!
Coffee shop with massive amounts of work space and great service
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Sip Coffee House
1223 W Grand AveCoffee shop with massive amounts of work space and great service
Diner-style Puerto Rican restaurant with excellent jibaritos
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Cafe Central
1437 W Chicago AveDiner-style Puerto Rican restaurant with excellent jibaritos
Thin-crust pizza, cut into squares baked in an oven that's been used for generations
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Home Team Pizza
1363 W Ohio StThin-crust pizza, cut into squares baked in an oven that's been used for generations
Very popular (the line moves quick!) Cuban place with excellent guava empanadas and unbeatable sandwiches. Get there early, they sell out right after lunch!!
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Nini's Deli
543 N Noble StVery popular (the line moves quick!) Cuban place with excellent guava empanadas and unbeatable sandwiches. Get there early, they sell out right after lunch!!
Neighborhood favorite Italian grocer with a deli in the back. Get a sandwich, get some olives, get some meat to cook - you won't regret any of it.
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Bari
1120 W Grand AveNeighborhood favorite Italian grocer with a deli in the back. Get a sandwich, get some olives, get some meat to cook - you won't regret any of it.
Arts & Culture
Intimate museum with frequently rotating exhibits that focuses on outsider art and a replication of Henry Darger's studio
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee AveIntimate museum with frequently rotating exhibits that focuses on outsider art and a replication of Henry Darger's studio
Patron Gallery
1612 West Chicago AvenueGetting Around
Chicago & Milwaukee station
Essentials
Independent grocer with sustainable and organic groceries
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Green Grocer Chicago
1402 W Grand AveIndependent grocer with sustainable and organic groceries
Jewel-Osco
3531 N BroadwayShopping
Boutique with items from local designers, plus beautifully-curated vintage home goods
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Dovetail
1452 W Chicago AveBoutique with items from local designers, plus beautifully-curated vintage home goods
Seek Vintage
1433 W Chicago AveGreat, reasonably priced vintage shop
Studio and store for Field Notes brand notebooks - you can get a tour and pick up some limited edition notebooks while you're here!
Field Notes
401 N Racine AveStudio and store for Field Notes brand notebooks - you can get a tour and pick up some limited edition notebooks while you're here!
Drinks & Nightlife
Five Star Bar
1424 W Chicago AveBeauty Bar
1444 W Chicago AveThe Chipp Inn
832 N Greenview AveCash-only bar that's been operating since 1897
Parks & Nature
8-acre neighborhood park with a playground and Prairie-style field house
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Eckhart Park
1330 W Chicago Ave8-acre neighborhood park with a playground and Prairie-style field house