Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

Bang Bang has THE best pie in the city. They also have an amazing breakfast. Check out their biscuit sandwiches and their grits.
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Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits Ravenswood
4947 N Damen Ave
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Bang Bang has THE best pie in the city. They also have an amazing breakfast. Check out their biscuit sandwiches and their grits.
Amazing breakfast but if you go on the weekends lines can be long. My fav is the sassy eggs!
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Over Easy Café
4943 N Damen Ave
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Amazing breakfast but if you go on the weekends lines can be long. My fav is the sassy eggs!
This is the best korean bbq spot in the city. Plus it's open really late...I think until 4 am.
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San Soo Gab San
5247 N Western Ave
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This is the best korean bbq spot in the city. Plus it's open really late...I think until 4 am.
Great coffee shop.
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Groundswell Coffee Roasters
4839 N Damen Ave
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Great coffee shop.
Nice and cozy wine bar.
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Ampersand Wine Bar
4845 N Damen Ave
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Nice and cozy wine bar.
Solid mexican. Super fast and friendly service. Love their enchildas.
El Catrin
1905 W Foster Ave
Solid mexican. Super fast and friendly service. Love their enchildas.
Great thai food. Their style is easy on the spice
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Taste of Thai Town
4461 N Pulaski Rd
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Great thai food. Their style is easy on the spice
Thai street food. Ask for their secret menu.
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Me Dee Cafe
4805 N Damen Ave
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Thai street food. Ask for their secret menu.
Great place to grab some pita, hummus, olives, feta, falaffel and a variety of delicious hand-pies to take home. So fresh and tasty AND inexpensive.
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Middle East Bakery & Grocery
1512 W Foster Ave
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Great place to grab some pita, hummus, olives, feta, falaffel and a variety of delicious hand-pies to take home. So fresh and tasty AND inexpensive.
This pizza is so good. Must get the mozzarella sticks...they are the biggest/gooiest ones I have ever seen.
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Roots Handmade Pizza
1924 W Chicago Ave
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This pizza is so good. Must get the mozzarella sticks...they are the biggest/gooiest ones I have ever seen.
Great little cafe that serves tasty pies
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First Slice Pie Cafe
5357 N Ashland Ave
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Great little cafe that serves tasty pies
Great small plates spot...amazing wine selection.
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Appellation
5212 North Clark Street
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Great small plates spot...amazing wine selection.
Chicago style deep dish pizza! The butter crust is amazing!
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Giordano's
5207 North Clark Street
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Chicago style deep dish pizza! The butter crust is amazing!
Really great Korean place in Andersonville.
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Jin Ju
5203 N Clark St
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Really great Korean place in Andersonville.
I love their eclectic menu and extensive beer and wine list. The seafood items are spectacular, mac n cheese is so good and they are known for their burgers.
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Little Bad Wolf
1541 W Bryn Mawr Ave
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I love their eclectic menu and extensive beer and wine list. The seafood items are spectacular, mac n cheese is so good and they are known for their burgers.
Great neighborhood sushi place. Sushi Mike is a true artist. I highly suggest going with the option where he creates custom rolls for you...his flavor combos are really interesting and original.
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Tanoshii
5547 N Clark St
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Great neighborhood sushi place. Sushi Mike is a true artist. I highly suggest going with the option where he creates custom rolls for you...his flavor combos are really interesting and original.
Inventive BYOB Sushi restaurant. Try their Nigiri sushi with special toppings.
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Ora
5701 N Clark St
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Inventive BYOB Sushi restaurant. Try their Nigiri sushi with special toppings.
Great place for breakfast, brunch or lunch!
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The Bongo Room
5022 N Clark St
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Great place for breakfast, brunch or lunch!
Ok...the line is long but it moves pretty fast. George's is a must on a hot summer night.
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George's Ice Cream & Sweets
5306 N Clark St
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Ok...the line is long but it moves pretty fast. George's is a must on a hot summer night.
If you are looking for an upscale dinner in a restaurant that is also a brewery, this place is for you. They even offer beer pairings.
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Band of Bohemia
4710 N Ravenswood Ave
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If you are looking for an upscale dinner in a restaurant that is also a brewery, this place is for you. They even offer beer pairings.
Fine dining meets foraged and hunted food. The chef is extremely talented...the dishes are beautiful and delicious!
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Elizabeth
4835 N Western Ave
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Fine dining meets foraged and hunted food. The chef is extremely talented...the dishes are beautiful and delicious!
This place is soooo good. Tacos are delicious...everything is delicious and super duper cheap!
Taquería Primo Chuki's Uptown
1708 W Lawrence Ave
This place is soooo good. Tacos are delicious...everything is delicious and super duper cheap!
Hands down...the most delicious coffee in the city. Trust me...I'm a big coffee drinker. It's worth the 10 minute walk. The pastries are also really good.
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La Colombe Coffee Roasters
5158 N Clark St
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Hands down...the most delicious coffee in the city. Trust me...I'm a big coffee drinker. It's worth the 10 minute walk. The pastries are also really good.

Drinks & Nightlife

Hopleaf has a ginormous beer selection. Their food is great too.
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Hopleaf
5148 N Clark St
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Hopleaf has a ginormous beer selection. Their food is great too.
Great neighborhood bar.
Leadway Liquors
5233 N Damen Ave
Great neighborhood bar.
great place for artisan cocktails
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The Sixth
2202 W Lawrence Ave
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great place for artisan cocktails
Great place to relax and sample great beer. They usually have a food truck parked in front so you can grab a bite to eat. Or they allow you to order food for delivery. Great board games, too.
The Empirical Taproom
1801 West Foster Avenue
Great place to relax and sample great beer. They usually have a food truck parked in front so you can grab a bite to eat. Or they allow you to order food for delivery. Great board games, too.
Chicago Dive Bar...their claim to fame is the Friday night Turtle races...that's right, Turtle races. It starts at 10 PM on Fridays.
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Big Jones
5347 N Clark St
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Chicago Dive Bar...their claim to fame is the Friday night Turtle races...that's right, Turtle races. It starts at 10 PM on Fridays.
Arcade bar that also serves food. If you love arcade games from the 80's, this place is for you!
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Replay
5358 N Clark St
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Arcade bar that also serves food. If you love arcade games from the 80's, this place is for you!
Excellent cocktails!
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The Victor Bar
4011 N Damen Ave
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Excellent cocktails!
Nice Irish Pub that also serves great food. The tots are delicious!
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The Grafton Pub & Grill
4530 N Lincoln Ave
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Nice Irish Pub that also serves great food. The tots are delicious!
Great bar that also serves food.
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Fountainhead
1970 W Montrose Ave
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Great bar that also serves food.
Hands down the best Karaoke place in Chicago. You get to have your own private room with drink service and you can order in food! Do it! You'll have a blast!
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Lincoln Karaoke
5526 N Lincoln Ave
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Hands down the best Karaoke place in Chicago. You get to have your own private room with drink service and you can order in food! Do it! You'll have a blast!
You must go see a live Jazz show here.
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The Green Mill
4802 North Broadway
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You must go see a live Jazz show here.

Parks & Nature

Huge and absolutely gorgeous park. Check out their playground at the southwest corner of the park. There's a running track, tennis courts, nature paths, soccer and football fields.
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Winnemac Park
5100 N Leavitt St
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Huge and absolutely gorgeous park. Check out their playground at the southwest corner of the park. There's a running track, tennis courts, nature paths, soccer and football fields.

Essentials

Mariano's has everything you need. Excellent deli and pre-made food section. They also have a bar that serves wine and beer, so you can drink while you shop.
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Mariano's
3358 W Touhy Ave
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Mariano's has everything you need. Excellent deli and pre-made food section. They also have a bar that serves wine and beer, so you can drink while you shop.
Great little nail salon. Great deal on no-chip mani's and regular pedis.
Nu image nails spa
1931 W Foster Ave
Great little nail salon. Great deal on no-chip mani's and regular pedis.
Ask for Angie...she's so great! You will feel super relaxed!
Art of Massage
5115 N Ravenswood Ave
Ask for Angie...she's so great! You will feel super relaxed!

Getting Around

Brown line el stop
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Damen station
1558 N Damen Ave
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Brown line el stop
Red line el stop
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Berwyn station
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Red line el stop
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Ravenswood station
4800 N Ravenswood Ave
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Divvy
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Shopping

Cute home decorating store down the street. I love their candles.
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Alapash New Home (and Terrariums)
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Cute home decorating store down the street. I love their candles.
Hip and fashion-forward boutique for women.
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AKIRA
1814 W North Ave
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Hip and fashion-forward boutique for women.
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Target
4466 N Broadway
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Target
4466 N Broadway
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Super cute local handmade items.
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Milk Handmade
5137 N Clark St
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Super cute local handmade items.
Lots of fun collectibles and quirky toys.
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ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE
4723 N Lincoln Ave
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Lots of fun collectibles and quirky toys.
I love going in here and checking out all of their art, frames and other nicknacks.
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Foursided Card + Gift
2958 N Clark St
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I love going in here and checking out all of their art, frames and other nicknacks.

Arts & Culture

Great musical and theater performances in this space. It's a small venue so the shows are very personal.
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Mary's Attic
5400 N Clark St
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Great musical and theater performances in this space. It's a small venue so the shows are very personal.
This is a really fun venue. They do improv and also scripted shows.
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Neo-Futurists
5153 North Ashland Avenue
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This is a really fun venue. They do improv and also scripted shows.