Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

A quick walk and fantastic food. Spanish inspired cuisine with original cocktails, this restaurant makes for a quaint and satisfying splurge.
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mfk. restaurant
432 W Diversey Pkwy
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A quick walk and fantastic food. Spanish inspired cuisine with original cocktails, this restaurant makes for a quaint and satisfying splurge.
Delicious with unique flavor combinations. This surprising BYOB, basement restaurant takes inspiration from Mexico but never fails to impress. CASH ONLY!
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Chilam Balam
3023 N Broadway
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Delicious with unique flavor combinations. This surprising BYOB, basement restaurant takes inspiration from Mexico but never fails to impress. CASH ONLY!
I love Sushi. As far as I know, this is the best in the Mid-West. It's not cheap, but when it comes to raw food, it shouldn't be. Enjoy the Botan Ebi. I promise, it won't disappoint.
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Juno Sushi Chicago
2638 N Lincoln Ave
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I love Sushi. As far as I know, this is the best in the Mid-West. It's not cheap, but when it comes to raw food, it shouldn't be. Enjoy the Botan Ebi. I promise, it won't disappoint.
Wine Bar. Restaurant. Cheese pairings. And great brunch. Pretty much says it all.
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Bar Pastoral
2947 N Broadway
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Wine Bar. Restaurant. Cheese pairings. And great brunch. Pretty much says it all.
Korean food on the cheap. A great grab on the go. Snag yourself some Korean inspired tacos or a Korean style bahn-mi sandwich.
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Del Seoul
2568 N Clark St
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Korean food on the cheap. A great grab on the go. Snag yourself some Korean inspired tacos or a Korean style bahn-mi sandwich.
Love spicy food? Chinese? It doesn't get much better than this. Grab take-out, delivery, or dine-in. It is everything you've been wanting, ans more.
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Chengdu Impression Restaurant
2545 N Halsted St
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Love spicy food? Chinese? It doesn't get much better than this. Grab take-out, delivery, or dine-in. It is everything you've been wanting, ans more.
Coffee in the morning. Check. Espresso in the afternoon. Double Check. They know their bean and they deliver.
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Bow Truss Coffee Roasters
2934 North Broadway
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Coffee in the morning. Check. Espresso in the afternoon. Double Check. They know their bean and they deliver.
Best Thai food in the city. This hole-in-the-wall restaurant is incredible. Enjoy a choose your own drink at this BYOB establishment. But beware, this is Cash Only!
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Andy's Thai Kitchen
950 W Diversey Pkwy
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Best Thai food in the city. This hole-in-the-wall restaurant is incredible. Enjoy a choose your own drink at this BYOB establishment. But beware, this is Cash Only!

Drinks & Nightlife

Dive bars. Great when one is in the mood. And the mood is always great. Generally a younger crowd that packs it in tight on week nights for darts. And off-hours sports old style Nintendo.
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Galway Bay
500 W Diversey Pkwy
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Dive bars. Great when one is in the mood. And the mood is always great. Generally a younger crowd that packs it in tight on week nights for darts. And off-hours sports old style Nintendo.
It's a bar. It's an arcade. It has heavenly beer. Really, why aren't you there yet?
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Headquarters Beercade
2833 North Sheffield Avenue
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It's a bar. It's an arcade. It has heavenly beer. Really, why aren't you there yet?
Brew Pubs - the Americana. They make great beer. They serve great food. It can get crowded and a bit loud, but doesn't that mean it's just plain good?
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DryHop Brewers
3155 N Broadway
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Brew Pubs - the Americana. They make great beer. They serve great food. It can get crowded and a bit loud, but doesn't that mean it's just plain good?
Fantastic Cocktails and a fancy snack menu. Hard to go wrong here. Even if you're a straight liquor fan, there is a fantastic selection of American Whiskies.
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The Barrelhouse Flat
2624 N Lincoln Ave
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Fantastic Cocktails and a fancy snack menu. Hard to go wrong here. Even if you're a straight liquor fan, there is a fantastic selection of American Whiskies.

Everything Else

Chill on the beach. Castaways bar is next door. Sometimes a little rest and relaxation is what the doctor ordered.
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Pláž North Avenue
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Chill on the beach. Castaways bar is next door. Sometimes a little rest and relaxation is what the doctor ordered.

Sightseeing

See the beauty of Chicago on a boat! The First Lady's Chicago Architecture tour is sure to amaze and is so enjoyable, even the locals frequent it.
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First Lady Architecture Tour
112 E Wacker Dr
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See the beauty of Chicago on a boat! The First Lady's Chicago Architecture tour is sure to amaze and is so enjoyable, even the locals frequent it.
Check out the tallest skyscraper of all Chicago. At a hair over 1450 ft, this skyscraper is sure to awe with incredible city views. Check out their Skydeck, a glass box set outside the building.
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Willis Tower
233 S Wacker Dr
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Check out the tallest skyscraper of all Chicago. At a hair over 1450 ft, this skyscraper is sure to awe with incredible city views. Check out their Skydeck, a glass box set outside the building.
Everyone goes here. I go here. And you'll go here. You'll be sad if you visit and you don't. AKA , 'The Bean', this reflective bean-like sculpture is enjoyable - instilling kid-like giddiness.
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Cloud Gate
201 E Randolph St
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Everyone goes here. I go here. And you'll go here. You'll be sad if you visit and you don't. AKA , 'The Bean', this reflective bean-like sculpture is enjoyable - instilling kid-like giddiness.
Feet getting sore? Try the Chicago segway tour! Fly around the city on a unique and fun form of transportation.
Segway Experience of Chicago
2 E 8th St
Feet getting sore? Try the Chicago segway tour! Fly around the city on a unique and fun form of transportation.

Shopping

Take in Chicago's fabled Michigan Avenue. Not just a destination for some of the top designer brands, but many other accessible and chic lines of clothing.
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The Shops at North Bridge
520 N Michigan Ave
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Take in Chicago's fabled Michigan Avenue. Not just a destination for some of the top designer brands, but many other accessible and chic lines of clothing.

Entertainment & Activities

A newly built kid-friendly park. This park has it all. Right downtown with sculptures straight out of Doctor Seuss. It even has a rock climbing wall for the more adventurous.
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Maggie Daley Park
337 E Randolph St
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A newly built kid-friendly park. This park has it all. Right downtown with sculptures straight out of Doctor Seuss. It even has a rock climbing wall for the more adventurous.
A free zoo in the city! Open year-round, this Zoo is a fantastic area to walk through or take sight-see some urban wildlife.
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Zoo Lincoln Park
2001 N Clark St
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A free zoo in the city! Open year-round, this Zoo is a fantastic area to walk through or take sight-see some urban wildlife.