Guidebook for Chicago

Kristin
Guidebook for Chicago

Drinks & Nightlife

Gin-focused, reasonably-priced cocktail bar with Malort on tap. Listen to Motown while eating the most garlicky fries ever. Everyone in the bar gets a fresh-baked chocolate chip cookie at midnight.
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Scofflaw
3201 W Armitage Ave
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Gin-focused, reasonably-priced cocktail bar with Malort on tap. Listen to Motown while eating the most garlicky fries ever. Everyone in the bar gets a fresh-baked chocolate chip cookie at midnight.
Huge space, with a huge selection of Revolution beers on tap. Also has a pretty solid food menu.
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Revolution Brewing - Brewpub
2323 N Milwaukee Ave
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Huge space, with a huge selection of Revolution beers on tap. Also has a pretty solid food menu.
If you feel like sweaty dancing the night away to Jock Jams Volume 3, this is the place.
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Slippery Slope
2357 N Milwaukee Ave
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If you feel like sweaty dancing the night away to Jock Jams Volume 3, this is the place.
Great cocktail bar with an eclectic lineup of jazz music, dance parties, and other fun events.
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The Whistler
2421 N Milwaukee Ave
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Great cocktail bar with an eclectic lineup of jazz music, dance parties, and other fun events.
Not exactly in the neighborhood, but one of my favorite cozy bars, with amaro on tap and wooden checkerboards built in to the tables. Pretty small, so it gets cramped on the weekends!
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Sportsman's Club
948 N Western Ave
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Not exactly in the neighborhood, but one of my favorite cozy bars, with amaro on tap and wooden checkerboards built in to the tables. Pretty small, so it gets cramped on the weekends!
Dive bar with cheap drinks and live music in the back room.
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Burlington Bar
3425 W Fullerton Ave
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Dive bar with cheap drinks and live music in the back room.
High-end, high-quality cocktail bar with really cool drinks. This is where Chicago's best bartenders go to drink on their night off.
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Billy Sunday
3143 W Logan Blvd
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High-end, high-quality cocktail bar with really cool drinks. This is where Chicago's best bartenders go to drink on their night off.

Food Scene

Massive, extremely popular patio for summertime people-watching. Home of the Negroni slushie. Owned by the Longman & Eagle crew.
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Parson's Chicken & Fish
2952 W Armitage Ave
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Massive, extremely popular patio for summertime people-watching. Home of the Negroni slushie. Owned by the Longman & Eagle crew.
Higher-end Italian (Piedmont region, to be exact) restaurant with impeccable food.
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Osteria Langhe
2824 W Armitage Ave
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Higher-end Italian (Piedmont region, to be exact) restaurant with impeccable food.
Because sometimes you just need some low-quality soft-serve...
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The Freeze
2815 W Armitage Ave
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Because sometimes you just need some low-quality soft-serve...
Amazing cold-pressed juice with "apothecary" vibes.
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Owen + Alchemy
2355 N Milwaukee Ave
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Amazing cold-pressed juice with "apothecary" vibes.
Awesome local roasters/coffee shop.
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Gaslight Coffee Roasters
2385 N Milwaukee Ave
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Awesome local roasters/coffee shop.
Don't expect good service, but you'll find delicious pizza served late. Cash only, but you get a shot of Jameson if you give the server your ATM receipt.
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The Boiler Room
2210 North California Avenue
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Don't expect good service, but you'll find delicious pizza served late. Cash only, but you get a shot of Jameson if you give the server your ATM receipt.
Dangerously close to the house. Awesome biscuit sandwiches and pie. Beautiful backyard seating area. Has long lines on the weekends!
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Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits
2051 N California Ave
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Dangerously close to the house. Awesome biscuit sandwiches and pie. Beautiful backyard seating area. Has long lines on the weekends!
Great patio and delicious Cuban food. BYOB--if you bring a bottle of rum, they'll make you a pitcher of mojitos!
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90 Miles Cuban Cafe
2540 W Armitage Ave
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Great patio and delicious Cuban food. BYOB--if you bring a bottle of rum, they'll make you a pitcher of mojitos!
A seasonal institution. Order from the sidewalk and take it to go.
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Miko's Italian Ice (Logan Square)
2236 N Sacramento Ave
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A seasonal institution. Order from the sidewalk and take it to go.
Good spot for breakfast/brunch, doubles as a music venue at night.
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Township
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Good spot for breakfast/brunch, doubles as a music venue at night.
Interesting, modern take on rustic German/Bavarian food and drink.
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Table, Donkey and Stick
2728 W Armitage Ave
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Interesting, modern take on rustic German/Bavarian food and drink.
A Logan Square institution, especially for brunch. Great date spot for dinner, too.
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Lula Cafe
2537 N Kedzie Blvd
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A Logan Square institution, especially for brunch. Great date spot for dinner, too.
If you're a vegetarian, I prefer this place to the better-known Chicago Diner. The beet burger is the best!
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GROUND CONTROL!
3315 W Armitage Ave
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If you're a vegetarian, I prefer this place to the better-known Chicago Diner. The beet burger is the best!
Chef Bill Kim's Korean meets Puerto Rican spot.
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Belly Shack
1912 North Western Avenue
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Chef Bill Kim's Korean meets Puerto Rican spot.
My favorite place for sushi and ramen in the neighborhood. Also BYOB!
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Ramen Wasabi
2101 N Milwaukee Ave
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My favorite place for sushi and ramen in the neighborhood. Also BYOB!
Really special Macanese (Portugese + Chinese) restaurant. If you like potstickers, spicy curry, chorizo, and tons of flavor, this is for you. Named Bon Appetit's #4 Best New Restaurant.
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Fat Rice
2957 W Diversey Ave
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Really special Macanese (Portugese + Chinese) restaurant. If you like potstickers, spicy curry, chorizo, and tons of flavor, this is for you. Named Bon Appetit's #4 Best New Restaurant.
Logan Square's Michelin Starred, meat and whiskey-heavy restaurant. Upscale, but rowdy and fun.
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Longman & Eagle
2657 N Kedzie Ave
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Logan Square's Michelin Starred, meat and whiskey-heavy restaurant. Upscale, but rowdy and fun.
The Logan Square outpost of Chicago's most famous coffee.
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Intelligentsia Coffee - Logan Square
2642 N Milwaukee Ave
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The Logan Square outpost of Chicago's most famous coffee.
Grab an iced coffee to go while you're out and about!
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Cafe Mustache
2313 N Milwaukee Ave
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Grab an iced coffee to go while you're out and about!
Cheap and delicious late-night tacos.
2 Amigos
2320 N Milwaukee Ave
Cheap and delicious late-night tacos.
Montreal-style woodfired bagels/bagel sandwiches in the morning, fancy pizza at night. Owned by the same crew as Webster's Wine Bar next door.
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Reno
2607 N Milwaukee Ave
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Montreal-style woodfired bagels/bagel sandwiches in the morning, fancy pizza at night. Owned by the same crew as Webster's Wine Bar next door.

Essentials

Slightly overpriced (it is a corner store, after all), but good selection of produce, meats/cheeses, vegetarian and vegan products, dry goods, and alcohol.
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Foodsmart
3415 W Diversey Ave
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Slightly overpriced (it is a corner store, after all), but good selection of produce, meats/cheeses, vegetarian and vegan products, dry goods, and alcohol.
This place has a great selection of wines and beer if you're on your way to a BYOB restaurant.
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Vas Foremost Liquors
2300 N Milwaukee Ave
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This place has a great selection of wines and beer if you're on your way to a BYOB restaurant.
Every Sunday from 10am-3pm. Moves indoors a few blocks down the street in the fall/winter.
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Logan Square Farmers Market
3025-3113 West Logan Boulevard
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Every Sunday from 10am-3pm. Moves indoors a few blocks down the street in the fall/winter.

Shopping

Unique little shop with vintage clothing (mostly women's), handmade jewelry, and other curated objects.
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TUSK
3205 W Armitage Ave
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Unique little shop with vintage clothing (mostly women's), handmade jewelry, and other curated objects.

Arts & Culture

Recently restored to its 1920s Art Deco glory! Inexpensive movie theatre with a full bar.
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The Logan Theatre
2646 N Milwaukee Ave
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Recently restored to its 1920s Art Deco glory! Inexpensive movie theatre with a full bar.