Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

Neighborhood favorite Italian grocer with a deli in the back. Get a sandwich, get some olives, get some meat to cook - you won't regret any of it.
42 locals recommend
Bari
1120 W Grand Ave
42 locals recommend
Neighborhood favorite Italian grocer with a deli in the back. Get a sandwich, get some olives, get some meat to cook - you won't regret any of it.
Very popular (the line moves quick!) Cuban place with excellent guava empanadas and unbeatable sandwiches. Get there early, they sell out right after lunch!!
41 locals recommend
Nini's Deli
543 N Noble St
41 locals recommend
Very popular (the line moves quick!) Cuban place with excellent guava empanadas and unbeatable sandwiches. Get there early, they sell out right after lunch!!
Sandwich / salad / deli - don't miss the 'nduja! Thoughtful options for vegetarians, too (not just roasted red peppers drowned in olive oil)
12 locals recommend
Tempesta Market
1372 W Grand Ave
12 locals recommend
Sandwich / salad / deli - don't miss the 'nduja! Thoughtful options for vegetarians, too (not just roasted red peppers drowned in olive oil)
Thin-crust pizza, cut into squares baked in an oven that's been used for generations
8 locals recommend
Home Team Pizza
1363 W Ohio St
8 locals recommend
Thin-crust pizza, cut into squares baked in an oven that's been used for generations
Diner-style Puerto Rican restaurant with excellent jibaritos
13 locals recommend
Cafe Central
1437 W Chicago Ave
13 locals recommend
Diner-style Puerto Rican restaurant with excellent jibaritos
Coffee shop with massive amounts of work space and great service
38 locals recommend
Sip Coffee House
1223 W Grand Ave
38 locals recommend
Coffee shop with massive amounts of work space and great service
Small grocer and taqueria right down the street - grab some menudo on the weekends!
6 locals recommend
Taqueria El Jardin
1303 W Huron St
6 locals recommend
Small grocer and taqueria right down the street - grab some menudo on the weekends!

Drinks & Nightlife

Cash-only bar that's been operating since 1897
36 locals recommend
The Chipp Inn
832 N Greenview Ave
36 locals recommend
Cash-only bar that's been operating since 1897
82 locals recommend
Beauty Bar
1444 W Chicago Ave
82 locals recommend
53 locals recommend
Five Star Bar
1424 W Chicago Ave
53 locals recommend

Sightseeing

Murals painted on the viaduct along the south side of Hubbard
8 locals recommend
Hubbard Street Murals
1030-1044 W Hubbard St
8 locals recommend
Murals painted on the viaduct along the south side of Hubbard

Parks & Nature

8-acre neighborhood park with a playground and Prairie-style field house
45 locals recommend
Eckhart Park
1330 W Chicago Ave
45 locals recommend
8-acre neighborhood park with a playground and Prairie-style field house

Arts & Culture

Intimate museum with frequently rotating exhibits that focuses on outsider art and a replication of Henry Darger's studio
27 locals recommend
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee Ave
27 locals recommend
Intimate museum with frequently rotating exhibits that focuses on outsider art and a replication of Henry Darger's studio

Shopping

Boutique with items from local designers, plus beautifully-curated vintage home goods
28 locals recommend
Dovetail
1452 W Chicago Ave
28 locals recommend
Boutique with items from local designers, plus beautifully-curated vintage home goods

Essentials

675 locals recommend
Jewel-Osco
3531 N Broadway
675 locals recommend
Independent grocer with sustainable and organic groceries
40 locals recommend
Green Grocer Chicago
1402 W Grand Ave
40 locals recommend
Independent grocer with sustainable and organic groceries