Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Drinks & Nightlife

They have great cocktails and live music almost every night of the week. There is usually a cover and it's cash only.
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The California Clipper
1002 North California Avenue
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They have great cocktails and live music almost every night of the week. There is usually a cover and it's cash only.
Great food, but limited menu. Amazing wine and beer selection. Really relaxed, lovely setting inside.
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Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar
954 North California Avenue
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Great food, but limited menu. Amazing wine and beer selection. Really relaxed, lovely setting inside.
great cocktails, awesome back patio with fireplace so good for hanging out even if its cold outside. lots of industry folk.
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Sportsman's Club
948 N Western Ave
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great cocktails, awesome back patio with fireplace so good for hanging out even if its cold outside. lots of industry folk.
famous chicago bartender paul mcgee started the hype at this place--they have an even better selection of cocktails than sportsmans. live shows for FREE every night of the week. cute cute lovely patio
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The Whistler
2421 N Milwaukee Ave
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famous chicago bartender paul mcgee started the hype at this place--they have an even better selection of cocktails than sportsmans. live shows for FREE every night of the week. cute cute lovely patio
al capone used to hang out here. its a dark, beautiful, 30's situation with live and incredible jazz shows. check out paper machete as well, a live newspaper show that happens once a month on weekend
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The Green Mill
4802 North Broadway
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al capone used to hang out here. its a dark, beautiful, 30's situation with live and incredible jazz shows. check out paper machete as well, a live newspaper show that happens once a month on weekend

Essentials

Great, affordable grocery store with super reasonable produce and even a bulk section. They bake their own bread and croissants, and it's only a 10 minute walk away.
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Cermak Produce
2701 W North Ave
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Great, affordable grocery store with super reasonable produce and even a bulk section. They bake their own bread and croissants, and it's only a 10 minute walk away.
its whole foods! its not that far away, and there are tons of other shops near it if you are feeling shop-y.
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Whole Foods Market
3640 N Halsted St
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its whole foods! its not that far away, and there are tons of other shops near it if you are feeling shop-y.
OPEN 24 HOURS About 1.5 miles away, this place has an amazing selection of snacks, read-made little meals, cheeses, coffee drinks, kombuchas, and beers. There is even a post office open 24 hours as well, inside of the store. Love this place.
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Foodsmart
3415 W Diversey Ave
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OPEN 24 HOURS About 1.5 miles away, this place has an amazing selection of snacks, read-made little meals, cheeses, coffee drinks, kombuchas, and beers. There is even a post office open 24 hours as well, inside of the store. Love this place.

Entertainment & Activities

They are one of the best bakeries in town, and they also make incredible ice cream and offer coffee drinks. Open pretty late, so a nice place to go in the evening or during the day.
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Spinning J Bakery and Soda Fountain
1000 N California Ave
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They are one of the best bakeries in town, and they also make incredible ice cream and offer coffee drinks. Open pretty late, so a nice place to go in the evening or during the day.

Food Scene

Great breakfast staples plus vegan options. Cash only.
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Flying Saucer
1123 N California Ave
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Great breakfast staples plus vegan options. Cash only.
AMAZING house-made vodka selection, and you can get a sample tray for a reasonable price. plus, delicious down to earth food to go with it.
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Russian Tea Time (closed For Renovations Through October!)
77 E Adams St
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AMAZING house-made vodka selection, and you can get a sample tray for a reasonable price. plus, delicious down to earth food to go with it.
really good vibe for getting work done or reading while drinking beautiful coffee. also, a huge cigar selection, and a list of liquor-ed up coffee drinks :)
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C.C. Ferns
2806 W Augusta Blvd
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really good vibe for getting work done or reading while drinking beautiful coffee. also, a huge cigar selection, and a list of liquor-ed up coffee drinks :)
Amazing, fresh food. Great for brunch, lunch or dinner. Good cocktails, wonderful outside seating, chill vibe. Vegetarian options. Simple but elegant.
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The Winchester
1001 North Winchester Avenue
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Amazing, fresh food. Great for brunch, lunch or dinner. Good cocktails, wonderful outside seating, chill vibe. Vegetarian options. Simple but elegant.
Really unique and delicious menu, works even when they try something weird. Cocktails crazy good, they like trying new things. Pretty interior, busier vibe weekends. Wednesday burger+beer special $10
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Trench
2039 West North Avenue
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Really unique and delicious menu, works even when they try something weird. Cocktails crazy good, they like trying new things. Pretty interior, busier vibe weekends. Wednesday burger+beer special $10
All vegetarian restaurant, diner style and affordable. Full bar as well, even a patio. Reliable and easy.
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Handlebar
2311 W North Ave
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All vegetarian restaurant, diner style and affordable. Full bar as well, even a patio. Reliable and easy.
Super close to the apartment, this is a new spot with a small but sturdy menu featuring burgers, fish, and fresh veggie options (limited items for vegetarians, but I am a veggie and I still go). Great beer list, pretty good cocktails, and a lovely outside patio to sit in. Food till 12 sometimes 1, bar till 2.
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The Shelby
2759 West Augusta Boulevard
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Super close to the apartment, this is a new spot with a small but sturdy menu featuring burgers, fish, and fresh veggie options (limited items for vegetarians, but I am a veggie and I still go). Great beer list, pretty good cocktails, and a lovely outside patio to sit in. Food till 12 sometimes 1, bar till 2.

Sightseeing

It's a beautiful, easy short day trip. amazing array of plant life, and nice for hanging out during colder times since it's humid and warm. great for summertime too
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Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N Central Park Ave
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It's a beautiful, easy short day trip. amazing array of plant life, and nice for hanging out during colder times since it's humid and warm. great for summertime too
Right in the heart of downtown, the bean sits in the middle of millennium park. It is a cool sculpture to look at and take photographs in front of, you can walk under it and around. The park right there has some other sculptures worth looking at as well, plus it is right next door to the Art Institute
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클라우드 게이트
201 E Randolph St
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Right in the heart of downtown, the bean sits in the middle of millennium park. It is a cool sculpture to look at and take photographs in front of, you can walk under it and around. The park right there has some other sculptures worth looking at as well, plus it is right next door to the Art Institute

Arts & Culture

they play local, independent, and foreign films, including docs and weird and artsy and the rest. reasonable prices and unique showings.
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Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St
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they play local, independent, and foreign films, including docs and weird and artsy and the rest. reasonable prices and unique showings.
one of america's must-see museums. one of my favorite contemporary wings. give yourself a whole day, and have lunch across the street at the russian tea house! (check guidebook below)
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The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago
350 N Orleans St
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one of america's must-see museums. one of my favorite contemporary wings. give yourself a whole day, and have lunch across the street at the russian tea house! (check guidebook below)

Parks & Nature

It is one of Chicago's largest parks, with lots of trees, areas for playing different sports like tennis, and even a boat cafe in the middle of it. A great park for walks and runs, just don't go late at night.
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훔볼트 공원
1400 N Humboldt Dr
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It is one of Chicago's largest parks, with lots of trees, areas for playing different sports like tennis, and even a boat cafe in the middle of it. A great park for walks and runs, just don't go late at night.
It is a lively beach but larger and less hectic than the ones that are closer to downtown. There are big patches of grass and trees before the beach, and if you want to explore a different beach, north or south directly there are more.
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몬트로스비치
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It is a lively beach but larger and less hectic than the ones that are closer to downtown. There are big patches of grass and trees before the beach, and if you want to explore a different beach, north or south directly there are more.
It's a 3 mile long trail that runs west to east, and you can walk to it in 20 minutes from here. You can cycle, run, or walk along it, and since it is on an old abandoned train track, you get a good view of the neighborhoods around you. It is also a nice way to get to Wicker Park (1 mile down the trail east), where there are countless restaurants and shops and bars.
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Bloomingdale Trail
Bloomingdale Trail
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It's a 3 mile long trail that runs west to east, and you can walk to it in 20 minutes from here. You can cycle, run, or walk along it, and since it is on an old abandoned train track, you get a good view of the neighborhoods around you. It is also a nice way to get to Wicker Park (1 mile down the trail east), where there are countless restaurants and shops and bars.