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Closest CTA train station.
91 locals recommend
Belmont station
945 W Belmont Ave
91 locals recommend
Closest CTA train station.
Go-to mani-pedi.
Sapphire Nail Salon
3342 N Halsted St
Go-to mani-pedi.
Nearest beach.
338 locals recommend
North Avenue Beach
338 locals recommend
Nearest beach.

Food Scene

Great BYOB Americana restaurant.
33 locals recommend
HB Home Bistro
12022 Mayfield Road
33 locals recommend
Great BYOB Americana restaurant.
Great BYOB Thai restaurant.
33 locals recommend
Cozy Noodles n' Rice
33 locals recommend
Great BYOB Thai restaurant.
Great local coffee shop.
Dollop Coffee Co.
824 West Belmont Avenue
Great local coffee shop.
Great local coffee shop.
95 locals recommend
Intelligentsia Coffee Broadway Coffeebar
3123 N Broadway
95 locals recommend
Great local coffee shop.
Quick custom pizza place.
36 locals recommend
Blaze Pizza
953 W Belmont Ave
36 locals recommend
Quick custom pizza place.
Great breakfast! 2... yes 2 cinnamon rolls included as a side dish!
109 locals recommend
Ann Sather Restaurant
909 W Belmont Ave
109 locals recommend
Great breakfast! 2... yes 2 cinnamon rolls included as a side dish!
Amazing burgers and heavy metal.
60 locals recommend
Kuma's Too
666 West Diversey Parkway
60 locals recommend
Amazing burgers and heavy metal.
Amazing burgers and great beer list.
65 locals recommend
DMK Burger Bar
2954 N Sheffield Ave
65 locals recommend
Amazing burgers and great beer list.
Oysters and seafood!
39 locals recommend
Fish Bar
2956 N Sheffield Ave
39 locals recommend
Oysters and seafood!
Amazing Mexican food!
15 locals recommend
Azteca Mexican Grill
3731 N Clark St
15 locals recommend
Amazing Mexican food!
Brunch spot.
110 locals recommend
Kanela Breakfast Club
3231 N Clark St
110 locals recommend
Brunch spot.
Brunch spot.
7 locals recommend
2 Sparrows
553 W Diversey Pkwy
7 locals recommend
Brunch spot.
Amazing food.
White Oak Tavern & Inn
Amazing food.
Brunch/cocktail spot.
16 locals recommend
Perennial Virant
1800 N Lincoln Ave
16 locals recommend
Brunch/cocktail spot.
True deli/diner.
10 locals recommend
Eleven Lincoln Park
2301 North Clark Street
10 locals recommend
True deli/diner.
Breakfast!
Salt & Pepper Diner
Breakfast!
Best brunch.
94 locals recommend
m.henry
5707 N Clark St
94 locals recommend
Best brunch.
Awesome Mexicana!
40 locals recommend
XOCO
65 N Clark St
40 locals recommend
Awesome Mexicana!
Great Chicago steakhouse.
Benny's Chop House
444 North Wabash Avenue
Great Chicago steakhouse.
Amazing Latin American restaurant.
28 locals recommend
La Sirena Clandestina
954 W Fulton Market
28 locals recommend
Amazing Latin American restaurant.
Amazing BBQ and smoked meat!
107 locals recommend
Green Street Smoked Meats
112 N Green St
107 locals recommend
Amazing BBQ and smoked meat!
One of the best restaurants in Chicago.
496 locals recommend
Girl & The Goat
809 W Randolph St
496 locals recommend
One of the best restaurants in Chicago.
Great restaurant.
97 locals recommend
The Publican
837 W Fulton Market
97 locals recommend
Great restaurant.
Amazing cocktails and mussels.
59 locals recommend
Maude's Liquor Bar
114 N Green St
59 locals recommend
Amazing cocktails and mussels.
One of the best Italian restaurants in Chicago.
48 locals recommend
Piccolo Sogno
464 N Halsted St
48 locals recommend
One of the best Italian restaurants in Chicago.
Great drinks and Mexican food!
13 locals recommend
Bar Takito
201 N Morgan St
13 locals recommend
Great drinks and Mexican food!
Traditional German.
14 locals recommend
The Berghoff Restaurant
17 W Adams St
14 locals recommend
Traditional German.
Great Italian off the Mag Mile.
21 locals recommend
Volare Ristorante Italiano
201 E Grand Ave
21 locals recommend
Great Italian off the Mag Mile.
BYOB Chinese with Karaoke!
Lan's Old Town
1438 N Sedgwick St
BYOB Chinese with Karaoke!
Awesome Thai!
21 locals recommend
Opart Thai House
4658 North Western Avenue
21 locals recommend
Awesome Thai!
Great tacos, even better patio scene.
1176 locals recommend
Big Star
1531 N Damen Ave
1176 locals recommend
Great tacos, even better patio scene.
Top tier restaurant.
59 locals recommend
Trench
2039 West North Avenue
59 locals recommend
Top tier restaurant.
Amazing views from the rooftop bar!
139 locals recommend
Cindy's
12 S Michigan Ave
139 locals recommend
Amazing views from the rooftop bar!
Classic Noodle Shop.
50 locals recommend
Joy's Noodles & Rice
3257 North Broadway
50 locals recommend
Classic Noodle Shop.
6 locals recommend
Lark
3441 N Halsted St
6 locals recommend
Taqueria and Brewpub... Rick Bayless!
6 locals recommend
Cruz Blanca Brewery & Taquería
904 W Randolph St
6 locals recommend
Taqueria and Brewpub... Rick Bayless!
Poke, if you're into that.
Aloha Poke Co
843 W Belmont Ave
Poke, if you're into that.
Great Italian
39 locals recommend
Coda di Volpe
3335 N Southport Ave
39 locals recommend
Great Italian
Brunch!
52 locals recommend
Batter & Berries
2748 N Lincoln Ave
52 locals recommend
Brunch!
Brunch!
23 locals recommend
Bakin' & Eggs: A Lovely Idea
3120 N Lincoln Ave
23 locals recommend
Brunch!
Amazing donuts just 300 steps away!
209 locals recommend
Stan's Donuts & Coffee
1560 N Damen Ave
209 locals recommend
Amazing donuts just 300 steps away!
Brunch!
78 locals recommend
Big Jones
5347 N Clark St
78 locals recommend
Brunch!
Amazing Brunch/Lunch
113 locals recommend
Dove's Luncheonette
1545 N Damen Ave
113 locals recommend
Amazing Brunch/Lunch
Favorite Restaurant in Chicago, all meals!
830 locals recommend
Longman & Eagle
2657 N Kedzie Ave
830 locals recommend
Favorite Restaurant in Chicago, all meals!
Simply amazing, all meals.
936 locals recommend
Lula Cafe
2537 N Kedzie Blvd
936 locals recommend
Simply amazing, all meals.
Worth the wait in line.
115 locals recommend
Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Company
2121 North Clark Street
115 locals recommend
Worth the wait in line.
Best Chicago Deep Dish
536 locals recommend
Pequod's Pizza
2207 North Clybourn Avenue
536 locals recommend
Best Chicago Deep Dish
Closest thing to true Napoletano pizza.
Pizzeria Da Nella
1443 W Fullerton Ave
Closest thing to true Napoletano pizza.
Great Italian style pizza.
83 locals recommend
Spacca Napoli Pizzeria
1769 W Sunnyside Ave
83 locals recommend
Great Italian style pizza.
Best boozy brunch in the city!
33 locals recommend
Taverna 750
5420 North Clark Street
33 locals recommend
Best boozy brunch in the city!
All amazing food for brunch and lunch.
84 locals recommend
Southport Grocery and Cafe
3552 N Southport Ave
84 locals recommend
All amazing food for brunch and lunch.
Great mexican!
31 locals recommend
Chilam Balam
3023 N Broadway
31 locals recommend
Great mexican!
Vienna style cafe, get any pastry and an amazing coffee.
57 locals recommend
Julius Meinl Restaurant and Cafe
3601 N Southport Ave
57 locals recommend
Vienna style cafe, get any pastry and an amazing coffee.
Best burger in Chicago, hands down. Put your name in and prepare to wait hours... they will text you when your table is ready as your sipping cocktails at Lone Wolf or beers at Haymarket Brewery.
620 locals recommend
Au Cheval
800 W Randolph St
620 locals recommend
Best burger in Chicago, hands down. Put your name in and prepare to wait hours... they will text you when your table is ready as your sipping cocktails at Lone Wolf or beers at Haymarket Brewery.
Stephanie Izard's more casual but amazing restaurant, highly recommend for brunch... rooftop!
159 locals recommend
Little Goat Diner
3325 W Randolph St
159 locals recommend
Stephanie Izard's more casual but amazing restaurant, highly recommend for brunch... rooftop!

Shopping

Best local wine shop!
wineHouse
Best local wine shop!
Closest one-stop liquor store.
25 locals recommend
Binny's Beverage Depot - Lakeview
3000 N Clark St
25 locals recommend
Closest one-stop liquor store.
Closest pharmacy.
202 locals recommend
Walgreens
4801 N Lincoln Ave
202 locals recommend
Closest pharmacy.

Essentials

Who doesn't love TJ's?
360 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
667 W Diversey Pkwy
360 locals recommend
Who doesn't love TJ's?
Saturday mini farmer's market.
The Nettelhorst School
3252 N Broadway
Saturday mini farmer's market.

Drinks & Nightlife

Local brewpub.
96 locals recommend
DryHop Brewers
3155 N Broadway
96 locals recommend
Local brewpub.
Live music venue.
83 locals recommend
Schubas Tavern
3159 N Southport Ave
83 locals recommend
Live music venue.
Amazing rooftop cocktails! Dress code somewhat enforced.
124 locals recommend
The J. Parker
1816 N Clark St
124 locals recommend
Amazing rooftop cocktails! Dress code somewhat enforced.
Best beer list in the city... food is just as good!
251 locals recommend
Hopleaf
5148 N Clark St
251 locals recommend
Best beer list in the city... food is just as good!
Great beers, amazing roof deck.
72 locals recommend
Fountainhead
1970 W Montrose Ave
72 locals recommend
Great beers, amazing roof deck.
Live music venue.
10 locals recommend
Joe's on Weed St.
940 W Weed St
10 locals recommend
Live music venue.
Swanky Rooftop
67 locals recommend
ROOF on theWit
201 N State St
67 locals recommend
Swanky Rooftop
Underground tiki bar.
125 locals recommend
Three Dots and a Dash
435 N Clark St
125 locals recommend
Underground tiki bar.
Great brandy distillery tour.
Rhine Hall Distillery
2010 W Fulton St
Great brandy distillery tour.
Great drinks, amazing patio!
63 locals recommend
The Dawson
730 W Grand Ave
63 locals recommend
Great drinks, amazing patio!
Cuban bar!
Havana Grill
412 N Clark St
Cuban bar!
Great craft cocktails.
22 locals recommend
The Victor Bar
4011 N Damen Ave
22 locals recommend
Great craft cocktails.

Sightseeing

Historic Wrigley! Go Cubbies!
1004 locals recommend
Wrigley Field
1060 W Addison St
1004 locals recommend
Historic Wrigley! Go Cubbies!
Free zoo!
1117 locals recommend
Lincoln Park Zoo
2001 N Clark St
1117 locals recommend
Free zoo!
Beautiful lily pool.
41 locals recommend
Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
125 W Fullerton Pkwy
41 locals recommend
Beautiful lily pool.