Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

Amazing Lattes at this Local Hangout. Hip coffeehouse for espressos & lattes plus boozy java drinks & wine in retro digs with donuts too. Great place to unwind and chat with friends.
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C.C. Ferns
2806 W Augusta Blvd
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Amazing Lattes at this Local Hangout. Hip coffeehouse for espressos & lattes plus boozy java drinks & wine in retro digs with donuts too. Great place to unwind and chat with friends.
Tiny, beach-themed BYOB eatery serving up Puerto Rican fare, including jibarito & pollo chon.
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Papa's Cache Sabroso
2517 W Division St
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Tiny, beach-themed BYOB eatery serving up Puerto Rican fare, including jibarito & pollo chon.
Whimsical American restaurant offering breakfast & lunch staples in a quaint, clock-adorned setting.
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Grandma J’s Local Kitchen
1552 North Kedzie Avenue
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Whimsical American restaurant offering breakfast & lunch staples in a quaint, clock-adorned setting.
Colorful spot with exposed brick & open ductwork turns out classic breakfast fare & veggie options.
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Flying Saucer
1123 N California Ave
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Colorful spot with exposed brick & open ductwork turns out classic breakfast fare & veggie options.
All-day American cafe fare offered in a low-key setting in a 1907 landmark boathouse with a terrace.
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Boathouse Cafe
North Humboldt Drive
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All-day American cafe fare offered in a low-key setting in a 1907 landmark boathouse with a terrace.
Taqueria Moran is exactly that: a touch of heaven on earth. They will forever have ... Taqueria Moran is a quaint restaurant with great food. Don't miss the Authentic Carnitas Burrito!!
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Taqueria Moran
2226 N California Ave
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Taqueria Moran is exactly that: a touch of heaven on earth. They will forever have ... Taqueria Moran is a quaint restaurant with great food. Don't miss the Authentic Carnitas Burrito!!
BYO counter serve for fried chicken dishes made form carefully sourced birds plus homestyle sides.
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Leghorn Chicken
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BYO counter serve for fried chicken dishes made form carefully sourced birds plus homestyle sides.
Extensive, creative taco choices plus beer & whiskey amid a pressed-tin ceiling & exposed brick.
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Bullhead Cantina
1143 N California Ave
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Extensive, creative taco choices plus beer & whiskey amid a pressed-tin ceiling & exposed brick.
Mexican street food, plus margaritas & other drinks fuel a lively scene at this cash-only hangout. Fantastic outdoor patio that is Ideal in the Sun. The Al Pastor and Fish Tacos steal the show!
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Big Star
1531 N Damen Ave
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Mexican street food, plus margaritas & other drinks fuel a lively scene at this cash-only hangout. Fantastic outdoor patio that is Ideal in the Sun. The Al Pastor and Fish Tacos steal the show!
Popular burgers plus shakes, beer & cocktails served in rustic, takeout-friendly digs with a patio.
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Small Cheval
1732 N Milwaukee Ave
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Popular burgers plus shakes, beer & cocktails served in rustic, takeout-friendly digs with a patio.
Hip spot for modern American dining & craft cocktails in a former bathhouse with a vintage vibe.
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Trench
2039 West North Avenue
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Hip spot for modern American dining & craft cocktails in a former bathhouse with a vintage vibe.
Hip family-friendly American eatery known for its seasonal fare, rich desserts & hot chocolate.
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Mindy’s HotChocolate
1623 N Damen Ave
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Hip family-friendly American eatery known for its seasonal fare, rich desserts & hot chocolate.
Thin-crust pies & house brews in a sports-bar setting with karaoke & live bands some nights.
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Piece Brewery
1927 W North Ave
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Thin-crust pies & house brews in a sports-bar setting with karaoke & live bands some nights.
Awesome sushi rolls
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Sushi X
1136 W Chicago Ave
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Awesome sushi rolls
Rustic Italian fare, including pizza from a wood-burning oven, a vast wine list & garden seating. Kitchen fires on all cylinders at this West Loop Italian, emphasizing high quality local ingredients.
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Piccolo Sogno
464 N Halsted St
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Rustic Italian fare, including pizza from a wood-burning oven, a vast wine list & garden seating. Kitchen fires on all cylinders at this West Loop Italian, emphasizing high quality local ingredients.
Great baked goods and cookies
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Alliance Bakery
1736 W Division St
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Great baked goods and cookies
BBQ and beer selection are great.
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Smoke Daddy BBQ - Wicker Park
1804 W Division St
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BBQ and beer selection are great.
Trendy new restaurant with a great selection of new american food.
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Buck's
1700 W Division St
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Trendy new restaurant with a great selection of new american food.
My Favorite Indian Food In Chicago! White-tablecloth eatery with traditional Indian cuisine & an all-you-can-eat set menu at lunchtime. Great food, attentive. Jaipur Authentic Indian Cuisine.
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Jaipur Restaurant
847 West Randolph Street
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My Favorite Indian Food In Chicago! White-tablecloth eatery with traditional Indian cuisine & an all-you-can-eat set menu at lunchtime. Great food, attentive. Jaipur Authentic Indian Cuisine.
Excellent Italian Bakery. Traditional Italian bakery in a corner location selling breads, cannoli, pizza, subs & other eats.
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D'Amato's Bakery
1124 W Grand Ave
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Excellent Italian Bakery. Traditional Italian bakery in a corner location selling breads, cannoli, pizza, subs & other eats.
Cheap Eats! Best Italian Sandwich Under $7 in the Back of An Old School Italian Grocery Store
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Bari
1120 W Grand Ave
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Cheap Eats! Best Italian Sandwich Under $7 in the Back of An Old School Italian Grocery Store
Stephanie Izard's diner serving a huge menu of creative, gourmet takes on comfort food classics. Great Brunch Spot on Randolph serving excellent pastries and top notch coffee.
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Little Goat Diner
3325 W Randolph St
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Stephanie Izard's diner serving a huge menu of creative, gourmet takes on comfort food classics. Great Brunch Spot on Randolph serving excellent pastries and top notch coffee.
Asian Inspired Menu with Lots of Flavor
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Urbanbelly
1542 N Damen Ave
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Asian Inspired Menu with Lots of Flavor
Traditional Italian bakery in a corner location selling breads, cannoli, & pizza. D'Amato's in West Town, known for its homemade pastries and other sweets-they make and sell roughly 1,000 cannoli/wk.
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D'Amato's Bakery
1124 W Grand Ave
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Traditional Italian bakery in a corner location selling breads, cannoli, & pizza. D'Amato's in West Town, known for its homemade pastries and other sweets-they make and sell roughly 1,000 cannoli/wk.
Amazing Thai Street Food! Street food & other classic Thai fare is made in an open kitchen & served at a cozy row of tables. Try the Spicy Beef Curry!
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JJ Thai Street Food
1715 W Chicago Ave
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Amazing Thai Street Food! Street food & other classic Thai fare is made in an open kitchen & served at a cozy row of tables. Try the Spicy Beef Curry!
A BYOB Japanese inspired restaurant in West Town, Chicago... We respect Japanese tradition, but add in our own creativity and art.
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Yuzu Sushi & Robata Grill
1751 W Chicago Ave
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A BYOB Japanese inspired restaurant in West Town, Chicago... We respect Japanese tradition, but add in our own creativity and art.
Japanese ramen soup offered with toppings & sides in a simple wood-lined space with counter seats.
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Furious Spoon Wicker Park
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Japanese ramen soup offered with toppings & sides in a simple wood-lined space with counter seats.
Set inside Paris Club, this Japanese place offers noodle soups, buns & chicken wings in rustic digs. Awesome Ramen! You must try the Pork Belly Buns! Unique Ramen Menu, Extensive Japanese Whisky List.
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RAMEN-SAN
219 N Green St
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Set inside Paris Club, this Japanese place offers noodle soups, buns & chicken wings in rustic digs. Awesome Ramen! You must try the Pork Belly Buns! Unique Ramen Menu, Extensive Japanese Whisky List.
Lively neighborhood coffeehouse featuring a vegan-friendly locavore menu & breakfast all day. Atomix is home to So & So's Button-omatic, a vending machine that dispenses one-inch local art buttons.
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Atomix Cafe
1957 W Chicago Ave
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Lively neighborhood coffeehouse featuring a vegan-friendly locavore menu & breakfast all day. Atomix is home to So & So's Button-omatic, a vending machine that dispenses one-inch local art buttons.
Lots of American breakfast classics & a few lunch entrees in a homey space with early opening hours. Awesome Brunch! Some of the best French toast in the city, you can't go wrong here.
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The Breakfast Club and Grill
1381 W Hubbard St
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Lots of American breakfast classics & a few lunch entrees in a homey space with early opening hours. Awesome Brunch! Some of the best French toast in the city, you can't go wrong here.
Amazing Thin Crust Pizza! Casual pizzeria serving coal-oven pies with crispy thin crusts & premium toppings, plus beer & wine. The whipped Ricotta and Pepperoni Pizza can't be beat!
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Coalfire
1321 W Grand Ave
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Amazing Thin Crust Pizza! Casual pizzeria serving coal-oven pies with crispy thin crusts & premium toppings, plus beer & wine. The whipped Ricotta and Pepperoni Pizza can't be beat!
Low-key cafe serving coffee (roasted on-site), tea & signature marshmallow lattes in a modern space. Big Shoulders Coffee was created specifically for hard-working Chicagoans like you.
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Big Shoulders Coffee
1105 W Chicago Ave
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Low-key cafe serving coffee (roasted on-site), tea & signature marshmallow lattes in a modern space. Big Shoulders Coffee was created specifically for hard-working Chicagoans like you.
Green Zebra is a contemporary vegetarian experience in Chicago's West Town. This fine restaurant with seasonal, creative small plates in a sleek setting, is a perfect spot close to home.
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Green Zebra
1460 West Chicago Avenue
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Green Zebra is a contemporary vegetarian experience in Chicago's West Town. This fine restaurant with seasonal, creative small plates in a sleek setting, is a perfect spot close to home.
The Hoosier Mama Pie Company is a new artisanal bakery striving to be a great “ old” pie company. Offering a rotating menu of homemade sweet & savory pies on offer in a cute shop with a retro feel.
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Hoosier Mama Pie Company
1618 W Chicago Ave
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The Hoosier Mama Pie Company is a new artisanal bakery striving to be a great “ old” pie company. Offering a rotating menu of homemade sweet & savory pies on offer in a cute shop with a retro feel.

Drinks & Nightlife

Loungey local gathering place for pairing wine & beer with gastropub plates in a cozy atmosphere. Amazing cheese and charcuterie plates, also serves a fantastic grass fed burger!
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Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar
954 North California Avenue
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Loungey local gathering place for pairing wine & beer with gastropub plates in a cozy atmosphere. Amazing cheese and charcuterie plates, also serves a fantastic grass fed burger!
Circa-1937 bar with a revamped yet still retro space with a smoking room plus a huge drink list. Vintage Bar, Awesome Cocktails, Great Late Night.
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The California Clipper
1002 North California Avenue
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Circa-1937 bar with a revamped yet still retro space with a smoking room plus a huge drink list. Vintage Bar, Awesome Cocktails, Great Late Night.
Cash-only hangout featuring a taxidermy theme, table games & a rotating list of cocktails & beer.
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Sportsman's Club
948 N Western Ave
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Cash-only hangout featuring a taxidermy theme, table games & a rotating list of cocktails & beer.
Speakeasies have a sexy mystique about them--and that's exactly what you'll find at this Wicker Park cocktail lounge. Creative cocktails & small bites define this sophisticated, stylish bar.
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The Violet Hour
1520 N Damen Ave
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Speakeasies have a sexy mystique about them--and that's exactly what you'll find at this Wicker Park cocktail lounge. Creative cocktails & small bites define this sophisticated, stylish bar.
Sports Bar with great burgers.
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Black Bull
1721 W Division St
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Sports Bar with great burgers.
Great american food
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The Dawson
730 W Grand Ave
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Great american food
Trendy, intimate spot with global vegetarian/vegan food, smoothies, sake cocktails & sidewalk seats. Mana Food Bar offers a global menu of vegan & vegetarian. My Favorite Vegetarian Spot In Chicago!
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Mana Food Bar
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Trendy, intimate spot with global vegetarian/vegan food, smoothies, sake cocktails & sidewalk seats. Mana Food Bar offers a global menu of vegan & vegetarian. My Favorite Vegetarian Spot In Chicago!
Cool Beer Hall, Table Games etc
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Kaiser Tiger
1415 W Randolph St
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Cool Beer Hall, Table Games etc
Great Latin American Cuisine. Rustic spot serving a Brazilian menu with New American touches plus craft beer & full bar.
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La Sirena Clandestina
954 W Fulton Market
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Great Latin American Cuisine. Rustic spot serving a Brazilian menu with New American touches plus craft beer & full bar.
Huge Brewery, Great Tour, Awesome Venue for a Group 1. Lagunitas' Imperial Warlord (aka founder) is a Chicago native 2. It's now Chicago's largest craft brewery. 3. There’s a tap room.
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Lagunitas Brewing Company
2607 W 17th St
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Huge Brewery, Great Tour, Awesome Venue for a Group 1. Lagunitas' Imperial Warlord (aka founder) is a Chicago native 2. It's now Chicago's largest craft brewery. 3. There’s a tap room.
Goose Island's Chicago Brewpub located in Clybourn and Wrigleyville, serving up tasty food and delicious Goose Island beer. Clybourn Brewpub brews award winning ales&lagers since '88. Tours available.
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Goose Island
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Goose Island's Chicago Brewpub located in Clybourn and Wrigleyville, serving up tasty food and delicious Goose Island beer. Clybourn Brewpub brews award winning ales&lagers since '88. Tours available.
Great Local Brewery With Awesome Brunch and Lunch! Revolution Brewing is a brewery in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded as a brewpub in 2010, on Milwaukee Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood.
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Revolution Brewing - Brewpub
2323 N Milwaukee Ave
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Great Local Brewery With Awesome Brunch and Lunch! Revolution Brewing is a brewery in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded as a brewpub in 2010, on Milwaukee Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood.
My Favorite Deep Dish Pizza In Chicago! Casual, brick-walled pizza pub where deep-dish pies with caramelized crusts are served until late. Best Crust Ever. This is where the locals eat Deep Dish.
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Pequod's Pizza
2207 North Clybourn Avenue
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My Favorite Deep Dish Pizza In Chicago! Casual, brick-walled pizza pub where deep-dish pies with caramelized crusts are served until late. Best Crust Ever. This is where the locals eat Deep Dish.
New American-Mediterranean meals & craft cocktails served in a chic candlelit space with patio. An unassuming door leads to this hip Pulaski Park destination. Perfect date spot or intimate gathering.
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Ada Street
1664 N Ada St
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New American-Mediterranean meals & craft cocktails served in a chic candlelit space with patio. An unassuming door leads to this hip Pulaski Park destination. Perfect date spot or intimate gathering.
Chicago's First Botanic Brewpub! It began as a longtime dream to create a true-brewed root beer and quickly grew to encompass the broader idea of reinventing botanic beers.
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Forbidden Root Restaurant & Brewery
1746 W Chicago Ave
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Chicago's First Botanic Brewpub! It began as a longtime dream to create a true-brewed root beer and quickly grew to encompass the broader idea of reinventing botanic beers.

Essentials

Large grocery & pharmacy!
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Mariano's Pharmacy
1800 W Lawrence Ave
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Large grocery & pharmacy!
Amazing Brand New Grocery Store in West Town! High end organic produce, fair prices, great addition to the neighborhood!
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Mariano's
2021 W Chicago Ave
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Amazing Brand New Grocery Store in West Town! High end organic produce, fair prices, great addition to the neighborhood!
All-Purpose Pharmacy
CVS
2418 West Division Street
All-Purpose Pharmacy

Everything Else

Blue line CTA stop! Great for transportation into the city!
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Damen station
1558 N Damen Ave
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Blue line CTA stop! Great for transportation into the city!

Arts & Culture

Movies!
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Regal City North IMAX & RPX
2600 N Western Ave
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Movies!
Home of The Blackhawks and Bulls!
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Юнайтед-центр
1901 W Madison St
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Home of The Blackhawks and Bulls!
Home of the Chicago Cubs!
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Ригли Филд
1060 W Addison St
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Home of the Chicago Cubs!
Home of the Chicago Bears and Many outdoor Concerts!
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Солджер Филд
1410 Special Olympics Dr
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Home of the Chicago Bears and Many outdoor Concerts!
Chicago's Famous Aquarium!
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Аквариум Шедд
1200 S Lake Shore Dr
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Chicago's Famous Aquarium!
Chicago's Great Science and Industry Museum!
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Музей науки и промышленности
5700 S Lake Shore Dr
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Chicago's Great Science and Industry Museum!
Great Art Museum!
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Художественный институт Чикаго
111 S Michigan Ave
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Great Art Museum!

Sightseeing

Chicago's elevated park & trail system! The 606 brings together elevated trails for bikers and runners, art installations, and landscape design to create an urban oasis and a new way to explore.
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606 Trail
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Chicago's elevated park & trail system! The 606 brings together elevated trails for bikers and runners, art installations, and landscape design to create an urban oasis and a new way to explore.
Grant Park is a large urban park in the Loop community area of Chicago. Located in Chicago's central business district, the park's most notable features are Millennium Park and Buckingham Fountain.
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Грант-Парк
337 E Randolph St
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Grant Park is a large urban park in the Loop community area of Chicago. Located in Chicago's central business district, the park's most notable features are Millennium Park and Buckingham Fountain.
One of the nation's oldest zoos home to 1200 animals representing 230 species. Lincoln Park, a vast public park bordering Lake Michigan. That park, is FREE, and named after US president Abe Lincoln.
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Линкольн-парк
500-5700 N Lake Shore Dr
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One of the nation's oldest zoos home to 1200 animals representing 230 species. Lincoln Park, a vast public park bordering Lake Michigan. That park, is FREE, and named after US president Abe Lincoln.
Located in the heart of the Humboldt Park Community, Humboldt Park totals 219 acres and features a field house with fitness center, two gymnasiums, meeting rooms and an inland beach. Great Green Space
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Хамболдт-парк
1400 N Humboldt Dr
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Located in the heart of the Humboldt Park Community, Humboldt Park totals 219 acres and features a field house with fitness center, two gymnasiums, meeting rooms and an inland beach. Great Green Space