Guidebook for Chicago

Jessica
Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

Great for breakfast time and work time!
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Awake Cafe
1357 West Chicago Avenue
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Great for breakfast time and work time!
The closest fancy coffee place, they do a kick ass chemex and have a great window for people watching while you work.
68 locals raden deze aan
Big Shoulders Coffee
1105 W Chicago Ave
68 locals raden deze aan
The closest fancy coffee place, they do a kick ass chemex and have a great window for people watching while you work.
Great, relatively cheap diner. Good for breakfast or lunch. I eat their chocolate chip pancakes like once a month minimum.
31 locals raden deze aan
Windy City Cafe
1062 W Chicago Ave
31 locals raden deze aan
Great, relatively cheap diner. Good for breakfast or lunch. I eat their chocolate chip pancakes like once a month minimum.
Excellent Mexican small plates. BYOB.
8 locals raden deze aan
Shaman By Chilam Balam
1438 W Chicago Ave
8 locals raden deze aan
Excellent Mexican small plates. BYOB.
This has repeatedly been named one of Chicago's best new restaurants. Higher end, its worth the cost for dinner or brunch.
37 locals raden deze aan
Charlatan
1329 West Chicago Avenue
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This has repeatedly been named one of Chicago's best new restaurants. Higher end, its worth the cost for dinner or brunch.
Awesome Tex/Mex inspired brunch and lunch.
94 locals raden deze aan
Flo
1434 W Chicago Ave
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Awesome Tex/Mex inspired brunch and lunch.
Cuban inspired sandwiches. Great for lunch or a snack.
41 locals raden deze aan
Nini's Deli
543 N Noble St
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Cuban inspired sandwiches. Great for lunch or a snack.
Awesome and cheap sushi and thai food. BYOB or take out.
60 locals raden deze aan
Butterfly Sushi Bar
1139 W Grand Ave
60 locals raden deze aan
Awesome and cheap sushi and thai food. BYOB or take out.
Bit of a walk but worth it on summer nights. Complex and delicious gelato.
90 locals raden deze aan
Blue Frog Bar & Grill
676 N LaSalle Dr
90 locals raden deze aan
Bit of a walk but worth it on summer nights. Complex and delicious gelato.
High end vegetarian. Delicious!
23 locals raden deze aan
Green Zebra
1460 West Chicago Avenue
23 locals raden deze aan
High end vegetarian. Delicious!
These guys make sandwiches. Obviously.
39 locals raden deze aan
Jimmy John's
51 W Division St
39 locals raden deze aan
These guys make sandwiches. Obviously.
Closest Starbucks if that's your thing.
213 locals raden deze aan
Starbucks
1588 N Milwaukee Ave
213 locals raden deze aan
Closest Starbucks if that's your thing.
Fantastic napolitan style coal fired pizzas.
97 locals raden deze aan
Coalfire
1321 W Grand Ave
97 locals raden deze aan
Fantastic napolitan style coal fired pizzas.
Another biker themed whiskey bar and restaurant! Great rooftop patio and brunch.
50 locals raden deze aan
Twisted Spoke
501 N Ogden Ave
50 locals raden deze aan
Another biker themed whiskey bar and restaurant! Great rooftop patio and brunch.
Italian baked goods including cheap giant pizza squares and cookies. Awesome Italian ethnic grocery store next door.
21 locals raden deze aan
D'Amato's Bakery
1124 W Grand Ave
21 locals raden deze aan
Italian baked goods including cheap giant pizza squares and cookies. Awesome Italian ethnic grocery store next door.
One of Chicago's best Sushi restaurants. Higher end. Excellent.
37 locals raden deze aan
Arami
1829 W Chicago Ave
37 locals raden deze aan
One of Chicago's best Sushi restaurants. Higher end. Excellent.
Local pie shop with coffee.
76 locals raden deze aan
Hoosier Mama Pie Company
1618 W Chicago Ave
76 locals raden deze aan
Local pie shop with coffee.
Closest thing to a steakhouse. Good cocktails and dessert.
10 locals raden deze aan
Unite Urban Grill
1450 West Chicago Avenue
10 locals raden deze aan
Closest thing to a steakhouse. Good cocktails and dessert.
Great new american cuisine. Higher end.
30 locals raden deze aan
TWO
1132 W Grand Ave
30 locals raden deze aan
Great new american cuisine. Higher end.
Creative and delicious new american. 633 yelp reviews, 4.5 stars. Expensive but BYOB.
62 locals raden deze aan
Ruxbin
851 North Ashland Avenue
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Creative and delicious new american. 633 yelp reviews, 4.5 stars. Expensive but BYOB.
My number one choice for a late night, mid afternoon, anytime burrito. Cash only.
27 locals raden deze aan
Taqueria Traspasada 2
811 N Ashland Ave
27 locals raden deze aan
My number one choice for a late night, mid afternoon, anytime burrito. Cash only.
Classic cuban food in family restaurant. Get a sandwich to go!
19 locals raden deze aan
Habana Libre Restaurant
1440 W Chicago Ave
19 locals raden deze aan
Classic cuban food in family restaurant. Get a sandwich to go!
Old school Puerto Rican diner. Cheap cheap cheap. Simple and delicious.
13 locals raden deze aan
Cafe Central
1437 W Chicago Ave
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Old school Puerto Rican diner. Cheap cheap cheap. Simple and delicious.
Great sushi and robata grill. Better than Butterfly's robata on Grand.
111 locals raden deze aan
Yuzu Sushi & Robata Grill
1751 W Chicago Ave
111 locals raden deze aan
Great sushi and robata grill. Better than Butterfly's robata on Grand.
Michelin starred mexican food with celebrity chef. High end.
36 locals raden deze aan
Mexique
1529 West Chicago Avenue
36 locals raden deze aan
Michelin starred mexican food with celebrity chef. High end.
Your place in Chicago for ordering a whole pig, alligator or lamb roast. Game themed menu. Great oysters and good cocktails.
62 locals raden deze aan
Frontier
1072 N Milwaukee Ave
62 locals raden deze aan
Your place in Chicago for ordering a whole pig, alligator or lamb roast. Game themed menu. Great oysters and good cocktails.
Local Japanese pub food.
9 locals raden deze aan
Tsukiji Fish Market
1156 W Grand Ave
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Local Japanese pub food.

Everything Else

Our neighborhood wine shop will let you buy a cheap bottle and drink it in house in their comfy seating area. Great budget option to get some drinks out of the house!
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Lush Wine & Spirits
1412 W Chicago Ave
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Our neighborhood wine shop will let you buy a cheap bottle and drink it in house in their comfy seating area. Great budget option to get some drinks out of the house!
Eckhart Park is right across the street and has outdoor benches and beautiful trees.
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Eckhart Park
1330 W Chicago Ave
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Eckhart Park is right across the street and has outdoor benches and beautiful trees.
This shop is best for beer. Don't be fooled, most of the beer they have out they can grab cold for you from the back.
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The Noble Grape
802 N Bishop St
23 locals raden deze aan
This shop is best for beer. Don't be fooled, most of the beer they have out they can grab cold for you from the back.
Loop or Ohare. Just 8 minutes from our house.
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Chicago & Milwaukee station
65 locals raden deze aan
Loop or Ohare. Just 8 minutes from our house.
Old school grinder sub shop. Cheap.
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Vinnies Sub Shop
1204 W Grand Ave
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Old school grinder sub shop. Cheap.

Drinks & Nightlife

This bar/manicure place is open late and has the best dance floor in Westown. DJs spin here every night of the week.
82 locals raden deze aan
Beauty Bar
1444 W Chicago Ave
82 locals raden deze aan
This bar/manicure place is open late and has the best dance floor in Westown. DJs spin here every night of the week.
Rock themed local bar. Great whiskey selection and Monday is motorcycle night.
53 locals raden deze aan
Five Star Bar
1424 W Chicago Ave
53 locals raden deze aan
Rock themed local bar. Great whiskey selection and Monday is motorcycle night.
Chicago's tiniest bar! Squeeze in at this classic dive bar.
56 locals raden deze aan
Matchbox
770 N Milwaukee Ave
56 locals raden deze aan
Chicago's tiniest bar! Squeeze in at this classic dive bar.
Amazing craft cocktails in highly unique environment. Expensive and worth it.
355 locals raden deze aan
The Violet Hour
1520 N Damen Ave
355 locals raden deze aan
Amazing craft cocktails in highly unique environment. Expensive and worth it.

Essentials

Nearby organic grocery store. Has a pretty good selection of stuff but a bit pricey.
40 locals raden deze aan
Green Grocer Chicago
1402 W Grand Ave
40 locals raden deze aan
Nearby organic grocery store. Has a pretty good selection of stuff but a bit pricey.
Closest full size supermarket.
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Mariano's
2021 W Chicago Ave
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Closest full size supermarket.
Italian grocery store connected with Damatos bakery. Classic italian subs with fantastic authentic meats and cheeses.
42 locals raden deze aan
Bari
1120 W Grand Ave
42 locals raden deze aan
Italian grocery store connected with Damatos bakery. Classic italian subs with fantastic authentic meats and cheeses.

Shopping

24 hour pharmacy, sundries and beer!
142 locals raden deze aan
CVS
771 N Ogden Ave
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24 hour pharmacy, sundries and beer!