Wicker Park Guidebook

Brett
Wicker Park Guidebook

Drinks & Nightlife

My favorite bar on the street, cool scene, great whiskey and unique beer selection... delicious german food, overall lively and laid back atmosphere..
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Bangers and Lace
1670 W Division St
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My favorite bar on the street, cool scene, great whiskey and unique beer selection... delicious german food, overall lively and laid back atmosphere..
It's an awesome scene with plants and candles adorning the space, daybeds full of pillows, energetic, hip electronic music, and on top of all that, Beatnik has excellent Middle Eastern food (like Lebanese/Moroccan). Cocktails are fantastic as well, go figure. Highly recommended for a lively lunch, sexy spot for dinner, or a hip lounge for evening drinks.
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Beatnik
1604 W Chicago Ave
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It's an awesome scene with plants and candles adorning the space, daybeds full of pillows, energetic, hip electronic music, and on top of all that, Beatnik has excellent Middle Eastern food (like Lebanese/Moroccan). Cocktails are fantastic as well, go figure. Highly recommended for a lively lunch, sexy spot for dinner, or a hip lounge for evening drinks.

Essentials

If you wanna eat super healthy, come here! It's like a mini Whole Foods hot/cold bar, plus a gourmet market, and they have sandwiches, salads, and soups to order...
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The Goddess and Grocer
1649 N Damen Ave
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If you wanna eat super healthy, come here! It's like a mini Whole Foods hot/cold bar, plus a gourmet market, and they have sandwiches, salads, and soups to order...
Solid place for breakfast/lunch and coffee. The space is amazing when it's warm and the patio is perfect to start your morning..
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Colectivo Coffee
1211 N Damen Ave
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Solid place for breakfast/lunch and coffee. The space is amazing when it's warm and the patio is perfect to start your morning..
Great for quick pickups (bite to eat, coffee, snacks, essentials, wine, liquor, etc)
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Foxtrot Market
1722 W Division St
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Great for quick pickups (bite to eat, coffee, snacks, essentials, wine, liquor, etc)

Food scene

EAT here! It's right across the street and it's very approachable, casual, delicious HANDMADE pasta. Get the Tortelli (obviously) and the broccoli starter. The rest of the pastas are all amazing so that depends on your taste. Very highly recommended and if you want to cook at home, just pickup some fresh pasta while walking past.
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Tortello
1746 W Division St
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EAT here! It's right across the street and it's very approachable, casual, delicious HANDMADE pasta. Get the Tortelli (obviously) and the broccoli starter. The rest of the pastas are all amazing so that depends on your taste. Very highly recommended and if you want to cook at home, just pickup some fresh pasta while walking past.
Warning: Phenomenal meals to be had here... It's a Portuguese/Spanish coastal menu with loads of seafood (plus cured meats + cheeses) and an excellent, unique wine list. Also has fantastic cocktails and is next door to Beatnik so I would highly recommend both for drinks and/or dinners. Porto is a little quieter for drinks and is better for couples and I'd say that Beatnik is more lively and sometimes pretty loud but an awesome 1-2 punch if you're looking for a nice area for the night.
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Porto
1600 W Chicago Ave
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Warning: Phenomenal meals to be had here... It's a Portuguese/Spanish coastal menu with loads of seafood (plus cured meats + cheeses) and an excellent, unique wine list. Also has fantastic cocktails and is next door to Beatnik so I would highly recommend both for drinks and/or dinners. Porto is a little quieter for drinks and is better for couples and I'd say that Beatnik is more lively and sometimes pretty loud but an awesome 1-2 punch if you're looking for a nice area for the night.

Coffee

Best coffee in Wicker Park! (ehh, okay so it shares the title in my opinion with La Colombe). Perfect for coffee obsessives like myself. A little expensive but you get what you pay for...
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Intelligentsia Coffee Wicker Park Coffeebar
1609 W Division St
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Best coffee in Wicker Park! (ehh, okay so it shares the title in my opinion with La Colombe). Perfect for coffee obsessives like myself. A little expensive but you get what you pay for...
Tied with Intelligentsia for best coffee in the area (I mean, there's a LOT of options and most are pretty good so this is splitting hairs frankly)
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La Colombe Coffee Roasters
5158 N Clark St
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Tied with Intelligentsia for best coffee in the area (I mean, there's a LOT of options and most are pretty good so this is splitting hairs frankly)
IF you're into donuts, this is 100% your spot. Super wide selection, baked fresh daily, very interesting flavors and types of donuts, and they have great coffee too! :)
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Stan's Donuts & Coffee
1560 N Damen Ave
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IF you're into donuts, this is 100% your spot. Super wide selection, baked fresh daily, very interesting flavors and types of donuts, and they have great coffee too! :)

Dessert

There's SO many good bakeries in Wicker Park but Lost Larson is among the best! Highly recommend a stop here if you're strolling around and need something to supplement your morning/afternoon coffee...
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Lost Larson
5318 N Clark St
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There's SO many good bakeries in Wicker Park but Lost Larson is among the best! Highly recommend a stop here if you're strolling around and need something to supplement your morning/afternoon coffee...
Hands down the ultimate ice cream destination! It's not originally from Chicago but Jeni's has an amazing flavor selection and it's right smack in the middle of Milwaukee Ave anyway so why not :)
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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
1505 N Milwaukee Ave
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Hands down the ultimate ice cream destination! It's not originally from Chicago but Jeni's has an amazing flavor selection and it's right smack in the middle of Milwaukee Ave anyway so why not :)