Guidebook for Wheaton

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Guidebook for Wheaton

Food Scene

charming and yummy locally-owned bakery, coffee shop and deli, perfect for a great brunch or breakfast. Can get quite crowded on Saturday mornings.
10 locals recommend
Blackberry Market
401 N Main St
10 locals recommend
charming and yummy locally-owned bakery, coffee shop and deli, perfect for a great brunch or breakfast. Can get quite crowded on Saturday mornings.
Great locally-roasted coffee shop. They do coffee right.
Five & Hoek Coffee
112 B N Main St
Great locally-roasted coffee shop. They do coffee right.
Amazing gourmet tacos and Mexican eats. Great if you're a foodie. Call ahead to get on the wait list or make a reservation. It's packed on week-end nights.
8 locals recommend
A Toda Madre
499 N Main St
8 locals recommend
Amazing gourmet tacos and Mexican eats. Great if you're a foodie. Call ahead to get on the wait list or make a reservation. It's packed on week-end nights.
Delicious gourmet brick-oven pizza, pasta, salads and appetizers. Call ahead to get on the wait list on week-ends.
13 locals recommend
GIA MIA Wheaton
106 N Hale St
13 locals recommend
Delicious gourmet brick-oven pizza, pasta, salads and appetizers. Call ahead to get on the wait list on week-ends.

Essentials

Anything you could need here re groceries or enjoy a meal from the salad bar, hot food bar, deli or sushi counter. Gelato is recommended too.
11 locals recommend
Mariano's
625 S Main St
11 locals recommend
Anything you could need here re groceries or enjoy a meal from the salad bar, hot food bar, deli or sushi counter. Gelato is recommended too.

Parks & Nature

Lovely grounds with trails. Enjoy breakfast or lunch with a gorgeous lake view in the visitor center. Admission is $12 for adults.
45 locals recommend
Morton Arboretum Visitor Center
4100 IL-53
45 locals recommend
Lovely grounds with trails. Enjoy breakfast or lunch with a gorgeous lake view in the visitor center. Admission is $12 for adults.

Entertainment & Activities

Buy your ticket and seat in advance, if you like! Enjoy a meal or snack while you eat.
15 locals recommend
Studio Movie Grill
301 Rice Lake Square
15 locals recommend
Buy your ticket and seat in advance, if you like! Enjoy a meal or snack while you eat.
C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, Dorothy Sayers fans will love this. Check out the desks of these two literary giants, plus the Narnia "wardrobe".
The Marion E. Wade Center
351 E Lincoln Ave
C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, Dorothy Sayers fans will love this. Check out the desks of these two literary giants, plus the Narnia "wardrobe".
Fun, local improv on Friday and Saturday nights. Very fun and a great deal in DT Wheaton. Fills up fast.
Westside Improv Studio
125 W Front St
Fun, local improv on Friday and Saturday nights. Very fun and a great deal in DT Wheaton. Fills up fast.

Shopping

Everything you could want in a mall, but it's an outdoor mall. Very classy, good restaurants too.
11 locals recommend
Oakbrook Mall station
11 locals recommend
Everything you could want in a mall, but it's an outdoor mall. Very classy, good restaurants too.

Arts & Culture

Free museum with unique exhibits regarding the history of evangelical Christianity in the US.
8 locals recommend
Billy Graham Center Museum
500 College Ave
8 locals recommend
Free museum with unique exhibits regarding the history of evangelical Christianity in the US.