Guidebook for Chicago

Aaron
Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

Because they have a bagel and lox that's tops, they're local owned, and they have great coffee. Great for a quick stop on your way downtown.
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'L' Cafecito Jumping Bean
2010 S Damen Ave
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Because they have a bagel and lox that's tops, they're local owned, and they have great coffee. Great for a quick stop on your way downtown.
They have awesome coffee here and it's a great place to sit with your laptop.
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Brew Brew Coffee & Tea Pilsen
1641 W 18th St
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They have awesome coffee here and it's a great place to sit with your laptop.
I love Azul for a delicious Mexican breakfast and brunch, and you'll find so does the rest of the neighborhood! A beloved neighborhood joint. byob.
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Azul 18
1236 W 18th St
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I love Azul for a delicious Mexican breakfast and brunch, and you'll find so does the rest of the neighborhood! A beloved neighborhood joint. byob.
This is a bar/restaurant with awesome food and great cocktails. It's sort of a gastro pub that has a Mexican-leaning menu, but great steaks and burgers too.
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Pl-zen
1519 W 18th St
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This is a bar/restaurant with awesome food and great cocktails. It's sort of a gastro pub that has a Mexican-leaning menu, but great steaks and burgers too.
This bar/restaurant has a Michelin star and great cocktails too. They also offer brunch.
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Dusek's Board & Beer
1227 W 18th St
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This bar/restaurant has a Michelin star and great cocktails too. They also offer brunch.
The green pozole is my favorite but truly, the whole menu is delicious. Cinco Rabanitos is a chef-forward local owned very casual restaurant. byob. Great for brunch.
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5 Rabanitos Restaurante & Taqueria
1758 W 18th St
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The green pozole is my favorite but truly, the whole menu is delicious. Cinco Rabanitos is a chef-forward local owned very casual restaurant. byob. Great for brunch.
I love love Pleasant House. It's always so nice in there, great selection of beer on tap, excellent cocktails and a delicious, approachable but interesting menu.
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Pleasant House Pub
2119 S Halsted St
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I love love Pleasant House. It's always so nice in there, great selection of beer on tap, excellent cocktails and a delicious, approachable but interesting menu.
Duck Inn is a hip place to meet friends or take a date; it's a little bit more upscale than most of the neighborhood restaurants.
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The Duck Inn
2701 S Eleanor St
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Duck Inn is a hip place to meet friends or take a date; it's a little bit more upscale than most of the neighborhood restaurants.
This place looks great but it's pretty new and i still need to go check it out!
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S.K.Y.
1239 W 18th St
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This place looks great but it's pretty new and i still need to go check it out!
This is a slightly more upscale restaurant option than most of the spots in the neighborhood. They have a lovely menu and great cocktails. Dine in only, they frown on take-out.
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Mandarin Kitchen hot pot
2143 S Archer Ave
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This is a slightly more upscale restaurant option than most of the spots in the neighborhood. They have a lovely menu and great cocktails. Dine in only, they frown on take-out.
OMG you have to go here and get some ice cream. Being in Michoacana is sensory overload, but their ice cream and frozen fruit concoctions are the best. It's open surprisingly late for an ice cream shop.
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La Michoacana Premium
1855 S Blue Island Ave
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OMG you have to go here and get some ice cream. Being in Michoacana is sensory overload, but their ice cream and frozen fruit concoctions are the best. It's open surprisingly late for an ice cream shop.

Essentials

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Walgreens
1931 W Cermak Rd
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A lovely affordable neighborhood grocery store. They have most everything: regular groceries, alcohol, trustworthy meat department, bakery and fresh produce.
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Pete's Fresh Market
2333 W Madison St
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A lovely affordable neighborhood grocery store. They have most everything: regular groceries, alcohol, trustworthy meat department, bakery and fresh produce.
I love Casa. Casa was my first grocery store when i first moved to Pilsen, before i had to move west in pursuit of lower rents. Casa has most everything except for liquor.
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Taqueria Casa Del Pueblo
1834 S Blue Island Ave
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I love Casa. Casa was my first grocery store when i first moved to Pilsen, before i had to move west in pursuit of lower rents. Casa has most everything except for liquor.

Drinks & Nightlife

The best BBQ pulled pork and beef brisket in town, pro tip: get your sandwich on garlic bread. Honky Tonk also has stellar musicians playing nightly. The music tends to mostly be bluegrass, jazz and swing jazz, which i love.
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Honky Tonk BBQ
1213 W 18th St
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The best BBQ pulled pork and beef brisket in town, pro tip: get your sandwich on garlic bread. Honky Tonk also has stellar musicians playing nightly. The music tends to mostly be bluegrass, jazz and swing jazz, which i love.
Punch House is in Dusek's basement, so you go in through the Dusek's door and take the stairs down. I frequent Punch House with friends for its comfy lounge booths, great cocktails and laid back vibe. Not a dive but not fancy. Dj spinning good music most nights.
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Punch House
1227 W 18th St
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Punch House is in Dusek's basement, so you go in through the Dusek's door and take the stairs down. I frequent Punch House with friends for its comfy lounge booths, great cocktails and laid back vibe. Not a dive but not fancy. Dj spinning good music most nights.
This is my favorite neighborhood bar, it's a dive, it's cheap, they play music sometimes, sometimes it's good music, they have tv's, and a little patio area out back for chillin/smokin.
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Harbee
1345 W 18th St
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This is my favorite neighborhood bar, it's a dive, it's cheap, they play music sometimes, sometimes it's good music, they have tv's, and a little patio area out back for chillin/smokin.
Cash only. Awesome, dark, chill dive bar with a juke box, pinball machines and an old school photo booth. Great (greasy) cheeseburger, and people love their tater tots (i'm not a tater tots guy).
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Skylark
2149 S Halsted St
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Cash only. Awesome, dark, chill dive bar with a juke box, pinball machines and an old school photo booth. Great (greasy) cheeseburger, and people love their tater tots (i'm not a tater tots guy).
Marias is a great bar with a solid beer list and cocktail menu, great feeling space with outdoor seating.
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Maria's Packaged Goods and Community Bar
960 W 31st St
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Marias is a great bar with a solid beer list and cocktail menu, great feeling space with outdoor seating.
It looks cool, it's pretty new and i still have to check it out!
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The Green Room Tap
1802 South Allport Street
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It looks cool, it's pretty new and i still have to check it out!
Simones is great for beers with friends late night as well as a burger and a beer for a late lunch. Simones was the first 'cool' or 'new Pilsen' bar to open in Pilsen.
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Simone's
960 W 18th St
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Simones is great for beers with friends late night as well as a burger and a beer for a late lunch. Simones was the first 'cool' or 'new Pilsen' bar to open in Pilsen.

Parks & Nature

This is a nice place a short walk from the apartment to sit on a blanket with a book in the sun. I usually use this park for playing catch with a buddy.
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Харрисон Парк
1824 S Wood St
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This is a nice place a short walk from the apartment to sit on a blanket with a book in the sun. I usually use this park for playing catch with a buddy.