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Bars, Restaurants, Arts, Thrift Stores. Amazing friendly people everywhere. A quiet peaceful neighborhood.
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Pilsen
Bars, Restaurants, Arts, Thrift Stores. Amazing friendly people everywhere. A quiet peaceful neighborhood.
Cinespace Chicago Film Studios
2621 W 15th PlIt's hottest spot in town.
Food Scene
Honky Tonk BBQ
1213 W 18th StBest BBQ around Chicago, with Live Music!
Cafe Jumping Bean
1439 W 18th StJust a hop away!
Fran's Beef is like that girl you met before....not so pretty on the outside, but just a few moments with her realize how wonderful she is. You'll fall in love with the taste!
Fran's Beef
2021 S Blue Island AveFran's Beef is like that girl you met before....not so pretty on the outside, but just a few moments with her realize how wonderful she is. You'll fall in love with the taste!
This a favorite! Best steak tacos. Prices have gone up recently due to demand. This is a must try!
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Taqueria El Milagro
1923 S Blue Island AveThis a favorite! Best steak tacos. Prices have gone up recently due to demand. This is a must try!
Just wow. Looks like a 'hole in the wall' but wow is the food ever amazing. We had tacos and burritos. Couldn't even finish. So much and so good! The newest hipster secret spot!
Taqueria Sabor y Sazon
2018 S Blue Island AveJust wow. Looks like a 'hole in the wall' but wow is the food ever amazing. We had tacos and burritos. Couldn't even finish. So much and so good! The newest hipster secret spot!
Great food, beautiful room, outstanding service!
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Dusek's Board & Beer
1227 W 18th StGreat food, beautiful room, outstanding service!
Little Italy
Multiple Great Restaurants
A delicious old Italian restaurant in the original Little Italy.
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Ignotz's
2421 S Oakley AveA delicious old Italian restaurant in the original Little Italy.
"This is the best fried chicken I've ever had, HANDS DOWN. I started going to this place a few years and the chicken has remained consistently flavorful, tender on the inside, crispy on the outside."
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Take Me Out
1502 W 18th St"This is the best fried chicken I've ever had, HANDS DOWN. I started going to this place a few years and the chicken has remained consistently flavorful, tender on the inside, crispy on the outside."
Mooncakes, sponge cakes, dim sum, honey noodles, walnut cookies, butterfly cookies, lotus root cakes, winter melon tarts, baked and steamed buns of all kinds including custard, bbq pork, ham and egg,
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Chiu Quon Bakery & Dim Sum
2253 S Wentworth AveMooncakes, sponge cakes, dim sum, honey noodles, walnut cookies, butterfly cookies, lotus root cakes, winter melon tarts, baked and steamed buns of all kinds including custard, bbq pork, ham and egg,
Enduring establishment, part of a small local chain, offering a variety of tortilla-based classics.
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El Milagro Tortilla
1927 S Blue Island AveEnduring establishment, part of a small local chain, offering a variety of tortilla-based classics.
Very cool place to eat breakfast or brunch. The owner is very nice and personable. The place is cute and we were seated right away. You MUST TRY the Azteca coffee
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Frida Room
1454 W 18th StVery cool place to eat breakfast or brunch. The owner is very nice and personable. The place is cute and we were seated right away. You MUST TRY the Azteca coffee
One of the most stunning settings in Chicago. Enjoy dinner of local and seasonal cuisine in arts and crafts splendor overlooking Lincoln Park’s North Pond and the city’s skyline
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North Pond
2610 N Cannon DrOne of the most stunning settings in Chicago. Enjoy dinner of local and seasonal cuisine in arts and crafts splendor overlooking Lincoln Park’s North Pond and the city’s skyline
"This is a great place to eat before a show at Thalia Hall. The burger was amazing and they also have a unique drink menu. The best part was the wonderful service. Our waitress was so friendly and knowledgable." - Yelp
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Pl-zen
1519 W 18th St"This is a great place to eat before a show at Thalia Hall. The burger was amazing and they also have a unique drink menu. The best part was the wonderful service. Our waitress was so friendly and knowledgable." - Yelp
Shopping
Comet Vintage
1320 W 18th StChicago Vintage at it's finest, and so close!
One stop shopping! Produce section. Traditional Mexican items, but also organic brands and other natural food items. The prices are amazing!
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Taqueria Casa Del Pueblo
1834 S Blue Island AveOne stop shopping! Produce section. Traditional Mexican items, but also organic brands and other natural food items. The prices are amazing!
Knee Deep Vintage
1219 W 18th StGreat deals on a variety of hip garments
I've been thrifting for decades. This is a good store. For real.
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Village Discount Outlet Store 03
2032 N Milwaukee AveI've been thrifting for decades. This is a good store. For real.
Jodo's Varieties
1860 S Blue Island AveThis vintage dollar store probably has whatever you need.
Quirky vintage boutique dealing in men's & women's clothing, furniture & shoes in local arts zone. Ask for Paul or Jeannette, Tell 'em Bob & Diane from This Is It sent ya!
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Pilsen Vintage
1430 W 18th StQuirky vintage boutique dealing in men's & women's clothing, furniture & shoes in local arts zone. Ask for Paul or Jeannette, Tell 'em Bob & Diane from This Is It sent ya!
Botanica Los Milagros
1522 W 18th StEccentric shop for holy herbs and supplies.
Centro Botanico Guadalupano
1538 W 18th StBeautiful, bountiful shop for vitamins, herbs and supplies.
Arts & Culture
Stellar. Another great music venue for Chicago. I love this historical building, refurbished beautifully architecturally and acoustically.
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Thalia Hall
1807 S Allport StStellar. Another great music venue for Chicago. I love this historical building, refurbished beautifully architecturally and acoustically.
Definitely worth to visit! Beautiful Mexican art, relative small museum with only 3 gallery rooms. Amazing especially the Dia de Los Muertos exhibition. Recommend about 2 hours to visit.
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Национальный музей мексиканского искусства
1852 W 19th StDefinitely worth to visit! Beautiful Mexican art, relative small museum with only 3 gallery rooms. Amazing especially the Dia de Los Muertos exhibition. Recommend about 2 hours to visit.
Drinks & Nightlife
Simone's
960 W 18th StWhat can I say? It's the latest Hipsterama.
Artsy neighborhood
Cheap drinks
Great selection of beer
Photo Booth
Awesome TATER TOTS
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Skylark
2149 S Halsted StArtsy neighborhood
Cheap drinks
Great selection of beer
Photo Booth
Awesome TATER TOTS
Sightseeing
Funky warehouse district showcase for pop artist Peter Mars & other modern artists plus events
Mars Gallery
Funky warehouse district showcase for pop artist Peter Mars & other modern artists plus events
Just south of Downtown is Chicago’s official Chinatown; not to be confused with the collection of Asian shops and restaurants up north on Argyle Street. Chinatown has grown considerably in recent year
Chinatown Square Association
2133 S China PlJust south of Downtown is Chicago’s official Chinatown; not to be confused with the collection of Asian shops and restaurants up north on Argyle Street. Chinatown has grown considerably in recent year
Modern mixed-media works, sculpture & paintings are displayed in a brick & wood loft.
Ann Nathan Gallery
212 West Superior StreetModern mixed-media works, sculpture & paintings are displayed in a brick & wood loft.
ACRE (Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions) is a volunteer-run non-profit based in Chicago devoted to employing various systems of support for emerging artists and to creating a generative c
ACRE Projects
1345 W 19th StACRE (Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions) is a volunteer-run non-profit based in Chicago devoted to employing various systems of support for emerging artists and to creating a generative c
The Art Institute of Chicago is an encyclopedic art museum located in Chicago's Grant Park. It features a collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Modern art in its permanent collection
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Художественный институт Чикаго
111 S Michigan AveThe Art Institute of Chicago is an encyclopedic art museum located in Chicago's Grant Park. It features a collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Modern art in its permanent collection
Gallery showcasing contemporary & avant-garde art from international artists since 1915
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The Renaissance Society
5811 S Ellis AveGallery showcasing contemporary & avant-garde art from international artists since 1915
Dealer specializing in contemporary self-taught & outsider artists from Europe & America
Carl Hammer Gallery
740 N Wells StDealer specializing in contemporary self-taught & outsider artists from Europe & America
Museum focused exclusively on folk & outsider art, also offering performances & lectures.
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee AveMuseum focused exclusively on folk & outsider art, also offering performances & lectures.
What a pleasant surprise in Water Tower place. All original prints, no other artists involved. While the artist is from Springfield MA his publisher is from Chicago. Free tours with a knowledgeable st
The Art of Dr. Seuss Gallery
835 Michigan AveWhat a pleasant surprise in Water Tower place. All original prints, no other artists involved. While the artist is from Springfield MA his publisher is from Chicago. Free tours with a knowledgeable st
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The museum, which was established in 1967, is on
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Музей современного искусства в Чикаго
220 E Chicago AveThe Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The museum, which was established in 1967, is on
The Zhou B Art Center provides galleries, studio spaces, and a collaborative creative environment to a thriving community of talented artists. The primary purpose of the Zhou B Art Center is to nurtur
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Zhou B Art Center
1029 W 35th StThe Zhou B Art Center provides galleries, studio spaces, and a collaborative creative environment to a thriving community of talented artists. The primary purpose of the Zhou B Art Center is to nurtur
Animals amidst the skyscrapers. Free and open every day of the year.
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Зоопарк Линкольн-парк
2001 N Clark StAnimals amidst the skyscrapers. Free and open every day of the year.
Formed in 1996 by the artist collective Polvo, led by co-founder Miguel Cortez from 1966, with partners Jesus Macarena-Avila and Elvia Rodriguez-Ochoa
Polvo
Formed in 1996 by the artist collective Polvo, led by co-founder Miguel Cortez from 1966, with partners Jesus Macarena-Avila and Elvia Rodriguez-Ochoa