Guidebook for Chicago

Jessica
Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

Great for breakfast time and work time!
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Awake Cafe
1357 West Chicago Avenue
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Great for breakfast time and work time!
The closest fancy coffee place, they do a kick ass chemex and have a great window for people watching while you work.
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Big Shoulders Coffee
1105 W Chicago Ave
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The closest fancy coffee place, they do a kick ass chemex and have a great window for people watching while you work.
Great, relatively cheap diner. Good for breakfast or lunch. I eat their chocolate chip pancakes like once a month minimum.
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Windy City Cafe
1062 W Chicago Ave
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Great, relatively cheap diner. Good for breakfast or lunch. I eat their chocolate chip pancakes like once a month minimum.
Excellent Mexican small plates. BYOB.
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Shaman By Chilam Balam
1438 W Chicago Ave
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Excellent Mexican small plates. BYOB.
This has repeatedly been named one of Chicago's best new restaurants. Higher end, its worth the cost for dinner or brunch.
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Charlatan
1329 West Chicago Avenue
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This has repeatedly been named one of Chicago's best new restaurants. Higher end, its worth the cost for dinner or brunch.
Awesome Tex/Mex inspired brunch and lunch.
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Flo
1434 W Chicago Ave
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Awesome Tex/Mex inspired brunch and lunch.
Cuban inspired sandwiches. Great for lunch or a snack.
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Nini's Deli
543 N Noble St
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Cuban inspired sandwiches. Great for lunch or a snack.
Awesome and cheap sushi and thai food. BYOB or take out.
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Butterfly Sushi Bar
1139 W Grand Ave
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Awesome and cheap sushi and thai food. BYOB or take out.
Bit of a walk but worth it on summer nights. Complex and delicious gelato.
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Blue Frog Bar & Grill
676 N LaSalle Dr
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Bit of a walk but worth it on summer nights. Complex and delicious gelato.
High end vegetarian. Delicious!
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Green Zebra
1460 West Chicago Avenue
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High end vegetarian. Delicious!
These guys make sandwiches. Obviously.
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Jimmy John's
51 W Division St
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These guys make sandwiches. Obviously.
Closest Starbucks if that's your thing.
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Starbucks
1588 N Milwaukee Ave
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Closest Starbucks if that's your thing.
Fantastic napolitan style coal fired pizzas.
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Coalfire
1321 W Grand Ave
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Fantastic napolitan style coal fired pizzas.
Another biker themed whiskey bar and restaurant! Great rooftop patio and brunch.
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Twisted Spoke
501 N Ogden Ave
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Another biker themed whiskey bar and restaurant! Great rooftop patio and brunch.
Italian baked goods including cheap giant pizza squares and cookies. Awesome Italian ethnic grocery store next door.
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D'Amato's Bakery
1124 W Grand Ave
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Italian baked goods including cheap giant pizza squares and cookies. Awesome Italian ethnic grocery store next door.
One of Chicago's best Sushi restaurants. Higher end. Excellent.
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Arami
1829 W Chicago Ave
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One of Chicago's best Sushi restaurants. Higher end. Excellent.
Local pie shop with coffee.
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Hoosier Mama Pie Company
1618 W Chicago Ave
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Local pie shop with coffee.
Closest thing to a steakhouse. Good cocktails and dessert.
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Unite Urban Grill
1450 West Chicago Avenue
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Closest thing to a steakhouse. Good cocktails and dessert.
Great new american cuisine. Higher end.
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TWO
1132 W Grand Ave
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Great new american cuisine. Higher end.
Creative and delicious new american. 633 yelp reviews, 4.5 stars. Expensive but BYOB.
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Ruxbin
851 North Ashland Avenue
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Creative and delicious new american. 633 yelp reviews, 4.5 stars. Expensive but BYOB.
My number one choice for a late night, mid afternoon, anytime burrito. Cash only.
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Taqueria Traspasada 2
811 N Ashland Ave
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My number one choice for a late night, mid afternoon, anytime burrito. Cash only.
Classic cuban food in family restaurant. Get a sandwich to go!
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Habana Libre Restaurant
1440 W Chicago Ave
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Classic cuban food in family restaurant. Get a sandwich to go!
Old school Puerto Rican diner. Cheap cheap cheap. Simple and delicious.
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Cafe Central
1437 W Chicago Ave
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Old school Puerto Rican diner. Cheap cheap cheap. Simple and delicious.
Great sushi and robata grill. Better than Butterfly's robata on Grand.
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Yuzu Sushi & Robata Grill
1751 W Chicago Ave
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Great sushi and robata grill. Better than Butterfly's robata on Grand.
Michelin starred mexican food with celebrity chef. High end.
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Mexique
1529 West Chicago Avenue
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Michelin starred mexican food with celebrity chef. High end.
Your place in Chicago for ordering a whole pig, alligator or lamb roast. Game themed menu. Great oysters and good cocktails.
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Frontier
1072 N Milwaukee Ave
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Your place in Chicago for ordering a whole pig, alligator or lamb roast. Game themed menu. Great oysters and good cocktails.
Local Japanese pub food.
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Tsukiji Fish Market
1156 W Grand Ave
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Local Japanese pub food.

Everything Else

Our neighborhood wine shop will let you buy a cheap bottle and drink it in house in their comfy seating area. Great budget option to get some drinks out of the house!
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Lush Wine & Spirits
1412 W Chicago Ave
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Our neighborhood wine shop will let you buy a cheap bottle and drink it in house in their comfy seating area. Great budget option to get some drinks out of the house!
Eckhart Park is right across the street and has outdoor benches and beautiful trees.
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Eckhart Park
1330 W Chicago Ave
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Eckhart Park is right across the street and has outdoor benches and beautiful trees.
This shop is best for beer. Don't be fooled, most of the beer they have out they can grab cold for you from the back.
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The Noble Grape
802 N Bishop St
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This shop is best for beer. Don't be fooled, most of the beer they have out they can grab cold for you from the back.
Loop or Ohare. Just 8 minutes from our house.
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Chicago & Milwaukee station
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Loop or Ohare. Just 8 minutes from our house.
Old school grinder sub shop. Cheap.
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Vinnies Sub Shop
1204 W Grand Ave
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Old school grinder sub shop. Cheap.

Drinks & Nightlife

This bar/manicure place is open late and has the best dance floor in Westown. DJs spin here every night of the week.
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Beauty Bar
1444 W Chicago Ave
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This bar/manicure place is open late and has the best dance floor in Westown. DJs spin here every night of the week.
Rock themed local bar. Great whiskey selection and Monday is motorcycle night.
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Five Star Bar
1424 W Chicago Ave
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Rock themed local bar. Great whiskey selection and Monday is motorcycle night.
Chicago's tiniest bar! Squeeze in at this classic dive bar.
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Matchbox
770 N Milwaukee Ave
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Chicago's tiniest bar! Squeeze in at this classic dive bar.
Amazing craft cocktails in highly unique environment. Expensive and worth it.
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The Violet Hour
1520 N Damen Ave
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Amazing craft cocktails in highly unique environment. Expensive and worth it.

Essentials

Nearby organic grocery store. Has a pretty good selection of stuff but a bit pricey.
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Green Grocer Chicago
1402 W Grand Ave
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Nearby organic grocery store. Has a pretty good selection of stuff but a bit pricey.
Closest full size supermarket.
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Mariano's
2021 W Chicago Ave
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Closest full size supermarket.
Italian grocery store connected with Damatos bakery. Classic italian subs with fantastic authentic meats and cheeses.
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Bari
1120 W Grand Ave
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Italian grocery store connected with Damatos bakery. Classic italian subs with fantastic authentic meats and cheeses.

Shopping

24 hour pharmacy, sundries and beer!
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CVS
771 N Ogden Ave
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24 hour pharmacy, sundries and beer!