Guidebook for Chicago

Lesley
Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

Best coffee shop! Great coffee, great people. Awesome patio. Chill room upstairs if you need to get some work done.
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Star Lounge Coffee Bar (Dark Matter Coffee)
2521 W Chicago Ave
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Best coffee shop! Great coffee, great people. Awesome patio. Chill room upstairs if you need to get some work done.
Best sushi in Chicago. Make a reservation. Order Omakase, it is the chef's tasting menu. Wonderful, delicious fresh food, and great ambiance.
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KAI ZAN
2557 W Chicago Ave
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Best sushi in Chicago. Make a reservation. Order Omakase, it is the chef's tasting menu. Wonderful, delicious fresh food, and great ambiance.
Yummy. So good. On our block. We love Split-Rail. Check it out!
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Split-Rail
2500 W Chicago Ave
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Yummy. So good. On our block. We love Split-Rail. Check it out!
Very near to our Airbnb. Hope you love it as much as we do!
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Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar
2700 W Chicago Ave
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Very near to our Airbnb. Hope you love it as much as we do!
Love this veg/vegan restaurant and bar. The backyard outdoor patio is perfect for brunch or dinner.
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Handlebar
2311 W North Ave
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Love this veg/vegan restaurant and bar. The backyard outdoor patio is perfect for brunch or dinner.
Coffee, pie, quiche, egg sandwiches, pot pies, ice cream, yum.
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Spinning J Bakery and Soda Fountain
1000 N California Ave
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Coffee, pie, quiche, egg sandwiches, pot pies, ice cream, yum.
Beautiful friendly neighborhood wine bar with delicious elevated cuisine.
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Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar
954 North California Avenue
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Beautiful friendly neighborhood wine bar with delicious elevated cuisine.
This one is on our block! Our go-to bar and grill.
The Beetle Bar and Grill
2532 West Chicago Avenue
This one is on our block! Our go-to bar and grill.
Delicious Ukrainian restaurant serving up peirogi, crepes, borscht, wonderful sandwiches, breakfasts, baked goods, etc.
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Shokolad Pastry & Cafe
2524 W Chicago Ave
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Delicious Ukrainian restaurant serving up peirogi, crepes, borscht, wonderful sandwiches, breakfasts, baked goods, etc.
Logan Square staple for pizza and beer.
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Reno
2607 N Milwaukee Ave
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Logan Square staple for pizza and beer.
Lula is iconic in Chicago for farm-to-table deliciousness.
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Lula Cafe
2537 N Kedzie Blvd
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Lula is iconic in Chicago for farm-to-table deliciousness.
delicious fusion style food, great drinks, awesome atmosphere.
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Superkhana International
3059 W Diversey Ave
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delicious fusion style food, great drinks, awesome atmosphere.
Yummy fun neighborhood diner. Great for breakfast or lunch! Cash only.
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Flying Saucer
1123 N California Ave
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Yummy fun neighborhood diner. Great for breakfast or lunch! Cash only.

Shopping

Squasht Boutique is a very unique shop that carries clothing and accessories by independent designers. You can find handmade clothing from Chicago designers, and also the work of designers from Portland and Seattle. Tons of jewelry and unique gifts as well.
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Squasht Boutique
2556 W Chicago Ave
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Squasht Boutique is a very unique shop that carries clothing and accessories by independent designers. You can find handmade clothing from Chicago designers, and also the work of designers from Portland and Seattle. Tons of jewelry and unique gifts as well.
Komoda is a great little gift shop that carries wonderful body care, bath products, a wide selection of cards, and plenty of gifts for men, women, kids and babies. Books, airplants, knick knacks, and tons of other interesting things abound at Komoda. It is my go-to gift shop in the neighborhood.
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Komoda
2559 W Chicago Ave
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Komoda is a great little gift shop that carries wonderful body care, bath products, a wide selection of cards, and plenty of gifts for men, women, kids and babies. Books, airplants, knick knacks, and tons of other interesting things abound at Komoda. It is my go-to gift shop in the neighborhood.
Wolfbait is the cutest shop for Made-in-Chicago items. Clothing, gifts and more!
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Wolfbait & B-girls
3131 W Logan Blvd
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Wolfbait is the cutest shop for Made-in-Chicago items. Clothing, gifts and more!
Another wonderful neighborhood shop!
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Humboldt House
1045 N California Ave
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Another wonderful neighborhood shop!
fun to visit, perfect vintage shopping.
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Vintage Quest
1105 N California Ave
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fun to visit, perfect vintage shopping.
My besties own this shop and it’s the best vintage shop ever!
The Fox Club
My besties own this shop and it’s the best vintage shop ever!

Essentials

Tabb's (or "Nevada" as it was called for years) is a great little liquor store with a wonderful selection of craft beers, a nice grab-and-go wine selection, juices, sodas, and convenience items galore. As the extremely friendly owners tell me, "if we don't have it, you don't need it." They are my across the street neighbors and I just love this store!
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Tabb's Food & Liquor
2600 W Chicago Ave
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Tabb's (or "Nevada" as it was called for years) is a great little liquor store with a wonderful selection of craft beers, a nice grab-and-go wine selection, juices, sodas, and convenience items galore. As the extremely friendly owners tell me, "if we don't have it, you don't need it." They are my across the street neighbors and I just love this store!
Small but comprehensive grocery store. This is my go-to store. They have everything. Meat, deli, vegan, gluten-free, wine, beer, cheese, bread. Friendly service and close to our Airbnb!
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Farmers Pride Produce
756 N Western Ave
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Small but comprehensive grocery store. This is my go-to store. They have everything. Meat, deli, vegan, gluten-free, wine, beer, cheese, bread. Friendly service and close to our Airbnb!
closest larger grocery store to the Airbnb.
Mariano's
2021 West Chicago Avenue
closest larger grocery store to the Airbnb.
Buy a CTA (public transit) pass here. Larger chain pharmacy/ convenience store.
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CVS
2427 W Chicago Ave
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Buy a CTA (public transit) pass here. Larger chain pharmacy/ convenience store.

Sightseeing

Millennium Park is absolutely beautiful! Do not miss this wonderful open-space park during your Chicago visit. It is free and features the very cool, iconic sculpture, that is great for photo-ops: The Bean! (aka "Cloud Gate"). Right next to the Art Institute, Millennium Park is the perfect central location from which to base a walking tour of downtown Chicago. Some prime attractions are Lurie Gardens, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, and Crown Fountain.
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Парк тысячелетия
201 E Randolph St
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Millennium Park is absolutely beautiful! Do not miss this wonderful open-space park during your Chicago visit. It is free and features the very cool, iconic sculpture, that is great for photo-ops: The Bean! (aka "Cloud Gate"). Right next to the Art Institute, Millennium Park is the perfect central location from which to base a walking tour of downtown Chicago. Some prime attractions are Lurie Gardens, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, and Crown Fountain.
Adjacent to Millennium Park. Beautiful!
Grant Park
Adjacent to Millennium Park. Beautiful!

Parks & Nature

Humboldt Park is a really pretty park in the center of the Humboldt Park neighborhood. It is very large and is great for day-time walking, relaxing, picnic-ing and the like. It has a bird sanctuary, a pretty little waterfall, wildflowers and grasses, lakes, a field house, and lots of wildlife. Great for day-time jogging, biking, hanging out, duck-viewing, fishing, BBQ-ing and every other park-like activity.
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Хамболдт-парк
1400 N Humboldt Dr
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Humboldt Park is a really pretty park in the center of the Humboldt Park neighborhood. It is very large and is great for day-time walking, relaxing, picnic-ing and the like. It has a bird sanctuary, a pretty little waterfall, wildflowers and grasses, lakes, a field house, and lots of wildlife. Great for day-time jogging, biking, hanging out, duck-viewing, fishing, BBQ-ing and every other park-like activity.
Smith Park is really close to our airbnb. Great for a walk or a jog, it also has tennis courts and a swimming pool in summer months.
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Smith Park
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Smith Park is really close to our airbnb. Great for a walk or a jog, it also has tennis courts and a swimming pool in summer months.

Arts & Culture

Iconic museum. World famous. Do not miss this museum!
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Художественный институт Чикаго
111 S Michigan Ave
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Iconic museum. World famous. Do not miss this museum!
iconic!
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Музей Филд
1400 S Lake Shore Dr
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iconic!
Don't miss the Tiffany domes! Across the street from the Art Institute.
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Культурный центр Чикаго
78 E Washington St
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Don't miss the Tiffany domes! Across the street from the Art Institute.
360 CHICAGO
875 North Michigan Avenue
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