C's Guidebook

Chris
C's Guidebook

Food scene

This is a short walk from my place. They roast their own beans and have nice sandwiches.
Coffee Joint
2059 West Irving Park Road
This is a short walk from my place. They roast their own beans and have nice sandwiches.
Walking distance from my place. Highly rated.
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Le Sud
2301 W Roscoe St
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Walking distance from my place. Highly rated.
A decent classic Chicago deep dish pizza.
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Bartoli's Pizzeria
1955 W Addison St
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A decent classic Chicago deep dish pizza.
Terrific home made apple and other pies. Great salads and sandwiches. Perfect starting point for exploring Andersonville neighborhood.
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First Slice Pie Cafe
5357 N Ashland Ave
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Terrific home made apple and other pies. Great salads and sandwiches. Perfect starting point for exploring Andersonville neighborhood.
Perfect launch point for exploring west loop. Historic industrial building. Cool space.
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Sawada Coffee
112 N Green St
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Perfect launch point for exploring west loop. Historic industrial building. Cool space.
If you love sitting at a table grilling Korean kalbi and hanging with fun people then this is the place for you.
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Cho Sun Ok Restaurant
4200 N Lincoln Ave
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If you love sitting at a table grilling Korean kalbi and hanging with fun people then this is the place for you.
The owner partnered with the city to restore this classic building and turn it into a fine dining restaurant which can also accommodate casual diners. Great place.
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The Gage
24 S Michigan Ave
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The owner partnered with the city to restore this classic building and turn it into a fine dining restaurant which can also accommodate casual diners. Great place.
Unique space in a victorian reformed meat packing plant. Doubles and Sawada coffee during the daytime. A terrific neighborhood to explore. West Loop.
107 místní doporučují
Green Street Smoked Meats
112 N Green St
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Unique space in a victorian reformed meat packing plant. Doubles and Sawada coffee during the daytime. A terrific neighborhood to explore. West Loop.
A great coffee experience and the headquarters location. Seek out other Dark Matter coffee shops in other neighborhoods to sample this unique local coffee.
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Dark Matter Coffee - The Mothership
738 N Western Ave
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A great coffee experience and the headquarters location. Seek out other Dark Matter coffee shops in other neighborhoods to sample this unique local coffee.
These guys just brew great coffee. Multiple locations.
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La Colombe Coffee Roasters
5158 N Clark St
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These guys just brew great coffee. Multiple locations.
When someone takes beakers, dry ice and an entire chemistry set up to make an iced coffee that can taste like honey with hints of roasted cherries you know they know what they are doing. For the true coffee fanatic.
Coffee Lab & Roasters
2823 N Lincoln Ave
When someone takes beakers, dry ice and an entire chemistry set up to make an iced coffee that can taste like honey with hints of roasted cherries you know they know what they are doing. For the true coffee fanatic.
The pinnacle of local coffee in Chicago. Multiple locations all cool.
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Intelligentsia Coffee Broadway Coffeebar
3123 N Broadway
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The pinnacle of local coffee in Chicago. Multiple locations all cool.
These guys sell one of the best ice creams on the planet. Four block walk from your place. Open late.
Cookie Spin
4350 North Leavitt Street
These guys sell one of the best ice creams on the planet. Four block walk from your place. Open late.
Order “The Lou” or “Chicago Classic” deep dish for the ultimate Chicago pizza experience. Four blocks walk from your place.
163 místní doporučují
Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
3986 N Avondale Ave
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Order “The Lou” or “Chicago Classic” deep dish for the ultimate Chicago pizza experience. Four blocks walk from your place.
Authentic Cuban breakfast, coffee and other foods.
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90 Miles Cuban Cafe
2540 W Armitage Ave
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Authentic Cuban breakfast, coffee and other foods.
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Summer House Santa Monica
1954 N Halsted St
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Original true to form Irish food, biscuits, fish and chips and full meals. Hand built bar from Ireland. Next best thing to being there. Three blocks from your place.
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Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
3905 N Lincoln Ave
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Original true to form Irish food, biscuits, fish and chips and full meals. Hand built bar from Ireland. Next best thing to being there. Three blocks from your place.
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Gather
4539 N Lincoln Ave
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Spacca Napoli Pizzeria
1769 W Sunnyside Ave
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Sightseeing

This the best architectural boat tour in Chicago. Buy ticket and board here.
Shoreline Sightseeing Michigan Ave Dock
401 Michigan Ave
This the best architectural boat tour in Chicago. Buy ticket and board here.
Very relaxing places to walk up and down near the lakefront. Contains multiple gardens, the zoo, butterfly zoo, exhibits, bird sanctuary food choices and lakes.
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Zoo Lincoln Park
2001 N Clark St
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Very relaxing places to walk up and down near the lakefront. Contains multiple gardens, the zoo, butterfly zoo, exhibits, bird sanctuary food choices and lakes.
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Montrose Beach
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Foster Beach
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Neighborhoods

Diverse neighborhood with outdoor cafes, restaurants and coffee shops.
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Andersonville
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Diverse neighborhood with outdoor cafes, restaurants and coffee shops.
Cozy little square with European roots, ethnic restaurants, shops and coffee shops. Home to The Old Town School of Folk Music.
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Lincoln Square
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Cozy little square with European roots, ethnic restaurants, shops and coffee shops. Home to The Old Town School of Folk Music.
Historic neighborhood now exploding with nightlife, coffee shops, art and guys with big beards and flannel shirts. Take a stroll around Hoyne and Lemoyne streets to see some true historic Victorian mansions fully restored.
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Wicker Park
1425 N Damen Ave
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Historic neighborhood now exploding with nightlife, coffee shops, art and guys with big beards and flannel shirts. Take a stroll around Hoyne and Lemoyne streets to see some true historic Victorian mansions fully restored.
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Lincoln Square
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Trendy, historic Chicago neighborhood, blocked off street on weekends with dining and conviviality. Terrific little restaurants, family friendly.
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Roscoe Village
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Trendy, historic Chicago neighborhood, blocked off street on weekends with dining and conviviality. Terrific little restaurants, family friendly.
The circus has come to town with baseball as a backdrop.
Wrigleyville
The circus has come to town with baseball as a backdrop.