Guidebook for Evanston
Food Scene
Long standing vegetarian vegan restaurant with excellent quality and reliable service.
38 locals recommend
Blind Faith Cafe
525 Dempster StLong standing vegetarian vegan restaurant with excellent quality and reliable service.
Dozika Restaurant
601 Dempster StInexpensive pan-Asian style cuisine open for lunch and dinner. Local favorite!
Wood fired pizza and wonderful salads and burgers. Specialty beers and drinks offered at the bar or at the dining table. On weekends, get there before 6pm to get seated without waiting.
50 locals recommend
Union Pizza
1307 Chicago AveWood fired pizza and wonderful salads and burgers. Specialty beers and drinks offered at the bar or at the dining table. On weekends, get there before 6pm to get seated without waiting.
Always a unique experience eating Ethiopian food, if you've never tried it, the food is served with a pita-like bread you use to scoop up a variety of dishes.Moderately priced.
Addis Abeba
1322 Chicago AveAlways a unique experience eating Ethiopian food, if you've never tried it, the food is served with a pita-like bread you use to scoop up a variety of dishes.Moderately priced.
We love this place. Open B-L-Dinner. The food is great....try the pumpkin soup, the salads are really great and they have really great desserts!
45 locals recommend
Lucky Platter
514 Main StWe love this place. Open B-L-Dinner. The food is great....try the pumpkin soup, the salads are really great and they have really great desserts!
Old fashioned steak house with jazz bar later in the evening. A bit pricey, but should be worth it if you are looking for a special dinner experience!
7 locals recommend
Pete Miller's Seafood & Prime Steak
1557 Sherman AveOld fashioned steak house with jazz bar later in the evening. A bit pricey, but should be worth it if you are looking for a special dinner experience!
Good pub food for the family and a bar for adults with a pool table. This place is always crowded and is a favorite amongst locals.
13 locals recommend
Tommy Nevin's Pub
1454 Sherman AvenueGood pub food for the family and a bar for adults with a pool table. This place is always crowded and is a favorite amongst locals.
We've always enjoyed the food at Bravo and think that for a moderately priced restaurant you will always get a first-rate dining experience here!
BRAVO! Cucina Italiana
1701 Maple AveWe've always enjoyed the food at Bravo and think that for a moderately priced restaurant you will always get a first-rate dining experience here!
There is something on the menu here for everyone, from burgers to Salmon specials. We especially like their half plate offerings and find them to provide a perfect meal, in both taste & price!
10 locals recommend
Prairie Moon
1635 Chicago AveThere is something on the menu here for everyone, from burgers to Salmon specials. We especially like their half plate offerings and find them to provide a perfect meal, in both taste & price!
Edzo's has one of the best burger/ fries meals you are going to find anywhere. It was featured on PBS as one of the best burger shops around.Your wait will be well worth it. Open 11 til 3 pm
9 locals recommend
Edzo's Burger Shop
1571 Sherman AveEdzo's has one of the best burger/ fries meals you are going to find anywhere. It was featured on PBS as one of the best burger shops around.Your wait will be well worth it. Open 11 til 3 pm
Everyone has the own favorite pizza, and this is mine!
Eat in restaurant or delivery, thick crust or thin, It is all good!
513 locals recommend
Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
1120 N State StEveryone has the own favorite pizza, and this is mine!
Eat in restaurant or delivery, thick crust or thin, It is all good!
One of the longest serving Evanston mainstays. Serves great, inexpensive Italian food.. We love their house salad and freshly baked bread. Mostly serves Southern Italian menu favorites.
6 locals recommend
Dave's Italian Kitchen
1635 Chicago AveOne of the longest serving Evanston mainstays. Serves great, inexpensive Italian food.. We love their house salad and freshly baked bread. Mostly serves Southern Italian menu favorites.
Beautiful room and service and you are always assured of a very good Italian meal. Pricier than Dave's Italian kitchen, but northern italian cuisine, always is. $$$
Va Pensiero
1566 Oak AveBeautiful room and service and you are always assured of a very good Italian meal. Pricier than Dave's Italian kitchen, but northern italian cuisine, always is. $$$
Taco Diablo
1026b Davis StArts & Culture
Check out this club for the eclectic musical acts that perform here. There are some surprisingly big acts that hit this place. Worth checking out!
57 locals recommend
Evanston SPACE
1245 Chicago AveCheck out this club for the eclectic musical acts that perform here. There are some surprisingly big acts that hit this place. Worth checking out!
Shopping
If you love rolling out of bed knowing you can have a good cup of coffee, not to mention a blueberry scone, and it's only steps out the back door, you are going to love how convenient this is!
8 locals recommend
Starbucks
3232 Lake AveIf you love rolling out of bed knowing you can have a good cup of coffee, not to mention a blueberry scone, and it's only steps out the back door, you are going to love how convenient this is!