Guidebook for Chicago

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Guidebook for Chicago

Arts & Culture

Home of the Bulls and Blackhawks! Also Tons of Shows and Concerts!
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المركز المتحدة
1901 W Madison St
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Home of the Bulls and Blackhawks! Also Tons of Shows and Concerts!

Food Scene

Trendy, intimate spot with global vegetarian/vegan food, smoothies, sake cocktails & sidewalk seats. Mana Food Bar offers a global menu of vegan & vegetarian. My Favorite Vegetarian Spot In Chicago!
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Mana Food Bar
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Trendy, intimate spot with global vegetarian/vegan food, smoothies, sake cocktails & sidewalk seats. Mana Food Bar offers a global menu of vegan & vegetarian. My Favorite Vegetarian Spot In Chicago!
Rustic Italian fare, including pizza from a wood-burning oven, a vast wine list & garden seating. Kitchen fires on all cylinders at this West Loop Italian, emphasizing high quality local ingredients.
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Piccolo Sogno
464 N Halsted St
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Rustic Italian fare, including pizza from a wood-burning oven, a vast wine list & garden seating. Kitchen fires on all cylinders at this West Loop Italian, emphasizing high quality local ingredients.
Great Japanese
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Arami
1829 W Chicago Ave
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Great Japanese
Amazing Thai Street Food! Street food & other classic Thai fare is made in an open kitchen & served at a cozy row of tables. Try the Spicy Beef Curry!
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JJ Thai Street Food
1715 W Chicago Ave
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Amazing Thai Street Food! Street food & other classic Thai fare is made in an open kitchen & served at a cozy row of tables. Try the Spicy Beef Curry!
Best BYOB Japanese In Chicago, Sushi and Robata! A BYOB Japanese inspired restaurant in West Town, Chicago... We respect Japanese tradition, but add in our own creativity and art.
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Yuzu Sushi & Robata Grill
1751 W Chicago Ave
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Best BYOB Japanese In Chicago, Sushi and Robata! A BYOB Japanese inspired restaurant in West Town, Chicago... We respect Japanese tradition, but add in our own creativity and art.
Lively neighborhood coffeehouse featuring a vegan-friendly locavore menu & breakfast all day. Atomix is home to So & So's Button-omatic, a vending machine that dispenses one-inch local art buttons.
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Atomix Cafe
1957 W Chicago Ave
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Lively neighborhood coffeehouse featuring a vegan-friendly locavore menu & breakfast all day. Atomix is home to So & So's Button-omatic, a vending machine that dispenses one-inch local art buttons.
Low-key cafe serving coffee (roasted on-site), tea & signature marshmallow lattes in a modern space. Big Shoulders Coffee was created specifically for hard-working Chicagoans like you.
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Big Shoulders Coffee
1105 W Chicago Ave
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Low-key cafe serving coffee (roasted on-site), tea & signature marshmallow lattes in a modern space. Big Shoulders Coffee was created specifically for hard-working Chicagoans like you.
Green Zebra is a contemporary vegetarian experience in Chicago's West Town. This fine restaurant with seasonal, creative small plates in a sleek setting, is a perfect spot close to home.
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Green Zebra
1460 West Chicago Avenue
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Green Zebra is a contemporary vegetarian experience in Chicago's West Town. This fine restaurant with seasonal, creative small plates in a sleek setting, is a perfect spot close to home.
Great Italian Sandwiches!
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J.P. Graziano Grocery
901 W Randolph St
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Great Italian Sandwiches!
Amazing Lattes at this Local Hangout. Hip coffeehouse for espressos & lattes plus boozy java drinks & wine in retro digs with donuts too. Great place to unwind and chat with friends.
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C.C. Ferns
2806 W Augusta Blvd
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Amazing Lattes at this Local Hangout. Hip coffeehouse for espressos & lattes plus boozy java drinks & wine in retro digs with donuts too. Great place to unwind and chat with friends.
Great Local Deli and Bakery!
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Ann's Bakery and Deli
2158 W Chicago Ave
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Great Local Deli and Bakery!
Lots of American breakfast classics & a few lunch entrees in a homey space with early opening hours. Awesome Brunch! Some of the best French toast in the city, you can't go wrong here.
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The Breakfast Club and Grill
1381 W Hubbard St
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Lots of American breakfast classics & a few lunch entrees in a homey space with early opening hours. Awesome Brunch! Some of the best French toast in the city, you can't go wrong here.
My Favorite Indian Food In Chicago! White-tablecloth eatery with traditional Indian cuisine & an all-you-can-eat set menu at lunchtime. Great food, attentive. Jaipur Authentic Indian Cuisine.
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Jaipur Restaurant
847 West Randolph Street
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My Favorite Indian Food In Chicago! White-tablecloth eatery with traditional Indian cuisine & an all-you-can-eat set menu at lunchtime. Great food, attentive. Jaipur Authentic Indian Cuisine.
Sustainable, Local, Awesome, Chicken Sandwiches. BYO counter serve for fried chicken dishes made form carefully sourced birds plus homestyle sides.
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Leghorn Chicken
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Sustainable, Local, Awesome, Chicken Sandwiches. BYO counter serve for fried chicken dishes made form carefully sourced birds plus homestyle sides.
Great Local Mexican
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Tecalitlan Restaurant
1538 North Clybourn Avenue
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Great Local Mexican
Classic Chicago Hot Dog Stand!
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Fatso's Last Stand
2258 W Chicago Ave
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Classic Chicago Hot Dog Stand!
Local Handmade Pizza
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Roots Handmade Pizza
1924 W Chicago Ave
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Local Handmade Pizza
Local Bakery
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West Town Bakery & Diner
1916 W Chicago Ave
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Local Bakery
My Favorite Fine Dining Spot in Chicago, Great Fixed Menu
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Schwa Restaurant
1466 N Ashland Ave
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My Favorite Fine Dining Spot in Chicago, Great Fixed Menu
Awesome Sandwiches, Great Butcher Shop
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Publican Quality Meats
825 W Fulton Market
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Awesome Sandwiches, Great Butcher Shop
New Sushi Spot
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Tsukiji Fish Market
1156 W Grand Ave
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New Sushi Spot
Amazing Thin Crust Pizza! Casual pizzeria serving coal-oven pies with crispy thin crusts & premium toppings, plus beer & wine. The whipped Ricotta and Pepperoni Pizza can't be beat!
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Coalfire
1321 W Grand Ave
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Amazing Thin Crust Pizza! Casual pizzeria serving coal-oven pies with crispy thin crusts & premium toppings, plus beer & wine. The whipped Ricotta and Pepperoni Pizza can't be beat!
My Favorite Deep Dish Pizza In Chicago! Casual, brick-walled pizza pub where deep-dish pies with caramelized crusts are served until late. Best Crust Ever. This is where the locals eat Deep Dish.
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Pequod's Pizza
2207 North Clybourn Avenue
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My Favorite Deep Dish Pizza In Chicago! Casual, brick-walled pizza pub where deep-dish pies with caramelized crusts are served until late. Best Crust Ever. This is where the locals eat Deep Dish.
Set inside Paris Club, this Japanese place offers noodle soups, buns & chicken wings in rustic digs. Awesome Ramen! You must try the Pork Belly Buns! Unique Ramen Menu, Extensive Japanese Whisky List.
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RAMEN-SAN
219 N Green St
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Set inside Paris Club, this Japanese place offers noodle soups, buns & chicken wings in rustic digs. Awesome Ramen! You must try the Pork Belly Buns! Unique Ramen Menu, Extensive Japanese Whisky List.
Mexican street food, plus margaritas & other drinks fuel a lively scene at this cash-only hangout. Fantastic outdoor patio that is Ideal in the Sun. The Al Pastor and Fish Tacos steal the show!
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Big Star
1531 N Damen Ave
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Mexican street food, plus margaritas & other drinks fuel a lively scene at this cash-only hangout. Fantastic outdoor patio that is Ideal in the Sun. The Al Pastor and Fish Tacos steal the show!
Awesome Ramen! Japanese ramen soup offered with toppings & sides in a simple wood-lined space with counter seats.
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Furious Spoon Wicker Park
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Awesome Ramen! Japanese ramen soup offered with toppings & sides in a simple wood-lined space with counter seats.
Amazing Burgers!
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Small Cheval
1732 N Milwaukee Ave
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Amazing Burgers!
Amazing Latin American Fare and Great Cocktails. Rustic spot serving a Brazilian menu with New American touches plus craft beer & full bar.
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La Sirena Clandestina
954 W Fulton Market
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Amazing Latin American Fare and Great Cocktails. Rustic spot serving a Brazilian menu with New American touches plus craft beer & full bar.
Asian Inspired Menu with Lots of Flavor
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Urbanbelly
1542 N Damen Ave
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Asian Inspired Menu with Lots of Flavor
Spanish small plates in a rustic-chic space with an open kitchen & a 2nd floor bar with cocktails.
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Black Bull
1721 W Division St
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Spanish small plates in a rustic-chic space with an open kitchen & a 2nd floor bar with cocktails.
Stephanie Izard's diner serving a huge menu of creative, gourmet takes on comfort food classics. Great Brunch Spot on Randolph serving excellent pastries and top notch coffee.
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Little Goat Diner
3325 W Randolph St
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Stephanie Izard's diner serving a huge menu of creative, gourmet takes on comfort food classics. Great Brunch Spot on Randolph serving excellent pastries and top notch coffee.
Taqueria Moran is exactly that: a touch of heaven on earth. They will forever have ... Taqueria Moran is a quaint restaurant with great food. Don't miss the Authentic Carnitas Burrito!!
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Taqueria Moran
2226 N California Ave
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Taqueria Moran is exactly that: a touch of heaven on earth. They will forever have ... Taqueria Moran is a quaint restaurant with great food. Don't miss the Authentic Carnitas Burrito!!
Relaxed, rustic-chic eatery with a daily brunch menu, burgers & breakfast at night & a BYO policy.
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WHISK
2018 W Chicago Ave
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Relaxed, rustic-chic eatery with a daily brunch menu, burgers & breakfast at night & a BYO policy.

Drinks & Nightlife

Goose Island's Chicago Brewpub located in Clybourn and Wrigleyville, serving up tasty food and delicious Goose Island beer. Clybourn Brewpub brews award winning ales&lagers since '88. Tours available.
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Goose Island
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Goose Island's Chicago Brewpub located in Clybourn and Wrigleyville, serving up tasty food and delicious Goose Island beer. Clybourn Brewpub brews award winning ales&lagers since '88. Tours available.
Huge Brewery, Great Tour, Awesome Venue for a Group 1. Lagunitas' Imperial Warlord (aka founder) is a Chicago native 2. It's now Chicago's largest craft brewery. 3. There’s a tap room.
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Lagunitas Brewing Company
2607 W 17th St
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Huge Brewery, Great Tour, Awesome Venue for a Group 1. Lagunitas' Imperial Warlord (aka founder) is a Chicago native 2. It's now Chicago's largest craft brewery. 3. There’s a tap room.
Awesome Local Brewery and Restaurant. Revolution Brewing is a brewery in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded as a brewpub in 2010, on Milwaukee Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood.
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Revolution Brewing - Brewpub
2323 N Milwaukee Ave
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Awesome Local Brewery and Restaurant. Revolution Brewing is a brewery in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded as a brewpub in 2010, on Milwaukee Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood.
Great Sports Bar, Great Jucy Lucy Sliders!
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The Anthem Bar Chicago
1725 W Division St
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Great Sports Bar, Great Jucy Lucy Sliders!
Local Bar a Block Away! Hip corner pub featuring classic cocktails & microbrews plus a pool table, photo booth & DJ tunes. Cash Only.
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Bar Deville
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Local Bar a Block Away! Hip corner pub featuring classic cocktails & microbrews plus a pool table, photo booth & DJ tunes. Cash Only.
My Favorite Wine Bar, Great Cheese Plates and Awesome Burger
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Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar
954 North California Avenue
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My Favorite Wine Bar, Great Cheese Plates and Awesome Burger
Circa-1937 bar with a revamped yet still retro space with a smoking room plus a huge drink list. Vintage Bar, Awesome Cocktails, Great Ambiance
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The California Clipper
1002 North California Avenue
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Circa-1937 bar with a revamped yet still retro space with a smoking room plus a huge drink list. Vintage Bar, Awesome Cocktails, Great Ambiance
Great Flavors, Awesome Menu
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The Dawson
730 W Grand Ave
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Great Flavors, Awesome Menu
Great Beer Hall, Curling Court in the Winter!
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Kaiser Tiger
1415 W Randolph St
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Great Beer Hall, Curling Court in the Winter!
Local Bar, Cheap Beer
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The Rookery
2109 W Chicago Ave
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Local Bar, Cheap Beer
New Bar Great Cocktails
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Bar Siena
832 W Randolph St
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New Bar Great Cocktails
Best Cocktails In West Loops
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The Aviary
955 W Fulton Market
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Best Cocktails In West Loops
Speakeasies have a sexy mystique about them--and that's exactly what you'll find at this Wicker Park cocktail lounge. Creative cocktails & small bites define this sophisticated, stylish bar.
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The Violet Hour
1520 N Damen Ave
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Speakeasies have a sexy mystique about them--and that's exactly what you'll find at this Wicker Park cocktail lounge. Creative cocktails & small bites define this sophisticated, stylish bar.
New American-Mediterranean meals & craft cocktails served in a chic candlelit space with patio. An unassuming door leads to this hip Pulaski Park destination. Perfect date spot or intimate gathering.
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Ada Street
1664 N Ada St
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New American-Mediterranean meals & craft cocktails served in a chic candlelit space with patio. An unassuming door leads to this hip Pulaski Park destination. Perfect date spot or intimate gathering.
Chicago's First Botanic Brewpub! It began as a longtime dream to create a true-brewed root beer and quickly grew to encompass the broader idea of reinventing botanic beers.
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Forbidden Root Restaurant & Brewery
1746 W Chicago Ave
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Chicago's First Botanic Brewpub! It began as a longtime dream to create a true-brewed root beer and quickly grew to encompass the broader idea of reinventing botanic beers.

Essentials

Amazing Brand New Grocery Store a Block Away! High end organic produce, fair prices, great addition to the neighborhood!
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Mariano's
2021 W Chicago Ave
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Amazing Brand New Grocery Store a Block Away! High end organic produce, fair prices, great addition to the neighborhood!
Traditional Italian bakery in a corner location selling breads, cannoli, & pizza. D'Amato's in West Town, known for its homemade pastries and other sweets-they make and sell roughly 1,000 cannoli/wk.
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D'Amato's Bakery
1124 W Grand Ave
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Traditional Italian bakery in a corner location selling breads, cannoli, & pizza. D'Amato's in West Town, known for its homemade pastries and other sweets-they make and sell roughly 1,000 cannoli/wk.
Cheap Eats! Awesome Handmade Italian Sandwiches. Old School Italian Grocery Store.
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Bari
1120 W Grand Ave
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Cheap Eats! Awesome Handmade Italian Sandwiches. Old School Italian Grocery Store.
All-Purpose Pharmacy
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CVS
2427 W Chicago Ave
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All-Purpose Pharmacy

Everything Else

Yoga For All Beings is a Chicago yoga studio in Ukr Village. Yoga For All Beings offers a variety of yoga classes including vinyasa, vinyin, basics yoga, restorative, and meditation. $20 First Week!
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Yoga For All Beings
508 N Hoyne Ave
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Yoga For All Beings is a Chicago yoga studio in Ukr Village. Yoga For All Beings offers a variety of yoga classes including vinyasa, vinyin, basics yoga, restorative, and meditation. $20 First Week!
This is a no frills, let's get your @ss in shape kind of place. It's probably going to remind you more of your high school weight room, than your local FFC/Equinox....for me that was the draw.
Reach Fieldhouse
1601 W Chicago Ave
This is a no frills, let's get your @ss in shape kind of place. It's probably going to remind you more of your high school weight room, than your local FFC/Equinox....for me that was the draw.
This gym has everything you need and more to get the best workouts of your life. This CrossFit box is great for all ages and experience levels, and is just a couple blocks from the apartment!
CrossFit CE
1718 West Chicago Avenue
This gym has everything you need and more to get the best workouts of your life. This CrossFit box is great for all ages and experience levels, and is just a couple blocks from the apartment!
The Hoosier Mama Pie Company is a new artisanal bakery striving to be a great “ old” pie company. Offering a rotating menu of homemade sweet & savory pies on offer in a cute shop with a retro feel.
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Hoosier Mama Pie Company
1618 W Chicago Ave
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The Hoosier Mama Pie Company is a new artisanal bakery striving to be a great “ old” pie company. Offering a rotating menu of homemade sweet & savory pies on offer in a cute shop with a retro feel.

Sightseeing

Located in the heart of the Humboldt Park Community, Humboldt Park totals 219 acres and features a field house with fitness center, two gymnasiums, meeting rooms and an inland beach. Great Green Space
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حديقة همبولدت
1400 N Humboldt Dr
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Located in the heart of the Humboldt Park Community, Humboldt Park totals 219 acres and features a field house with fitness center, two gymnasiums, meeting rooms and an inland beach. Great Green Space
Chicago's elevated park & trail system! The 606 brings together elevated trails for bikers and runners, art installations, and landscape design to create an urban oasis and a new way to explore.
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606 Trail
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Chicago's elevated park & trail system! The 606 brings together elevated trails for bikers and runners, art installations, and landscape design to create an urban oasis and a new way to explore.
One of the nation's oldest zoos home to 1200 animals representing 230 species. Lincoln Park, a vast public park bordering Lake Michigan. That park, is FREE, and named after US president Abe Lincoln.
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حديقة حيوان لينكولن بارك
2001 N Clark St
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One of the nation's oldest zoos home to 1200 animals representing 230 species. Lincoln Park, a vast public park bordering Lake Michigan. That park, is FREE, and named after US president Abe Lincoln.
Grant Park is a large urban park in the Loop community area of Chicago. Located in Chicago's central business district, the park's most notable features are Millennium Park and Buckingham Fountain.
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حديقة غرانت
337 E Randolph St
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Grant Park is a large urban park in the Loop community area of Chicago. Located in Chicago's central business district, the park's most notable features are Millennium Park and Buckingham Fountain.