Guidebook for Chicago
Food Scene
Quiet space with nice background music.The coffee is fantastic. Seating area is in the gorgeous lobby of The Lawrence House, a beautifully restored 1920's residence hotel.
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Heritage Outpost
1325 W Wilson AveQuiet space with nice background music.The coffee is fantastic. Seating area is in the gorgeous lobby of The Lawrence House, a beautifully restored 1920's residence hotel.
Restaurant with a contemporary, casually sophisticated trattoria ambiance, good, rustic cooking, friendly service and fair prices. The menu features the zesty earthy cuisine of Rome and the surrounding areas of Tuscany, Umbria, and Lazio.
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Francesca's Bryn Mawr
1039 W Bryn Mawr Ave Restaurant with a contemporary, casually sophisticated trattoria ambiance, good, rustic cooking, friendly service and fair prices. The menu features the zesty earthy cuisine of Rome and the surrounding areas of Tuscany, Umbria, and Lazio.
Jin Ju is a contemporary Korean restaurant, located in the eclectic Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago. Traditional Korean dishes in a modern atmosphere and a fun and unique cocktail list featuring famous Sojutinis, from refreshing O.E. (cucumber) to the popular Asian Pear or Jinjer just to mention a few.
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Jin Ju
5203 N Clark StJin Ju is a contemporary Korean restaurant, located in the eclectic Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago. Traditional Korean dishes in a modern atmosphere and a fun and unique cocktail list featuring famous Sojutinis, from refreshing O.E. (cucumber) to the popular Asian Pear or Jinjer just to mention a few.
Yummy place in Edgewater. I love the brunch here and the staff are very kind and accommodated. They have seasonal specials and great coffee,great out door seating.
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Nookies Edgewater
Yummy place in Edgewater. I love the brunch here and the staff are very kind and accommodated. They have seasonal specials and great coffee,great out door seating.
Siam Noodle & Rice Restaurant
4142 N BroadwayTake out!
Calo Ristorante
5343 N Clark St"You would never guess that a 15-minute walk from Wrigley Field, where hot dogs and beer reign supreme, would take you to a place bringing together the foods of Tokyo, Paris, Lyon, and Chicago. But that is what Yoshi built at the quiet, unassuming place known simply as Yoshi's Café. Even without the 'marvelous,' now deceased chef Yoshi Katsumura at the helm, this Lakeview 'neighborhood staple' still 'rocks' with an always-changing menu' full of 'exciting,' 'unique twists.'
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Yoshi's Cafe
3257 N Halsted St"You would never guess that a 15-minute walk from Wrigley Field, where hot dogs and beer reign supreme, would take you to a place bringing together the foods of Tokyo, Paris, Lyon, and Chicago. But that is what Yoshi built at the quiet, unassuming place known simply as Yoshi's Café. Even without the 'marvelous,' now deceased chef Yoshi Katsumura at the helm, this Lakeview 'neighborhood staple' still 'rocks' with an always-changing menu' full of 'exciting,' 'unique twists.'
Sightseeing
Willis Tower Skydeck
The John Hancock Center is an amazing 100 story skyscraper on Chicago's Magnificent Mile. The John Hancock Observatory at the top is now 360 CHICAGO and offers great views of Chicago. The Signature Room on the 95th floor is one of the highest restaurants above ground level in the world. Come to the Signature Lounge for a piece of cake for about $10 and skip the hour-long line for the Sky Deck!
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875 North Michigan Avenue
875 N Michigan Ave The John Hancock Center is an amazing 100 story skyscraper on Chicago's Magnificent Mile. The John Hancock Observatory at the top is now 360 CHICAGO and offers great views of Chicago. The Signature Room on the 95th floor is one of the highest restaurants above ground level in the world. Come to the Signature Lounge for a piece of cake for about $10 and skip the hour-long line for the Sky Deck!
Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot-long (1,010 m) pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan. It is located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area. The Navy Pier currently encompasses more than fifty acres of parks, gardens, shops, restaurants, family attractions and exhibition facilities and is the top leisure destination in the Midwest, drawing nearly nine million visitors annually. It is one of the most visited attractions in the entire Midwestern United States and is Chicago's number one tourist attraction.[
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Navy Pier
600 E Grand AveNavy Pier is a 3,300-foot-long (1,010 m) pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan. It is located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area. The Navy Pier currently encompasses more than fifty acres of parks, gardens, shops, restaurants, family attractions and exhibition facilities and is the top leisure destination in the Midwest, drawing nearly nine million visitors annually. It is one of the most visited attractions in the entire Midwestern United States and is Chicago's number one tourist attraction.[
Parks & Nature
The park lies along the lakefront from Ohio Street Beach in the Streeterville neighborhood, northward to Ardmore Avenue in Edgewater. The section of the park adjacent to the Lincoln Park neighborhood contains the Lincoln Park Zoo, Lincoln Park Conservatory, an outdoor theatre, a rowing canal, the Chicago History Museum, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool, the North Pond Nature Sanctuary, North Avenue Beach, playing fields, and bike trail.
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Grădina Zoologică Lincoln Park
2001 N Clark St The park lies along the lakefront from Ohio Street Beach in the Streeterville neighborhood, northward to Ardmore Avenue in Edgewater. The section of the park adjacent to the Lincoln Park neighborhood contains the Lincoln Park Zoo, Lincoln Park Conservatory, an outdoor theatre, a rowing canal, the Chicago History Museum, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool, the North Pond Nature Sanctuary, North Avenue Beach, playing fields, and bike trail.
Essentials
Mariano's
2021 W Chicago AveWhole Foods Market
3640 N Halsted StArts & Culture
Institutul de Artă din Chicago
111 S Michigan AveMuzeul de Artă Contemporană din Chicago
220 E Chicago AveThe Field Museum of Natural History, also known as The Field Museum, is a natural history museum in Chicago and is one of the largest such museums in the world. The museum maintains its status as a premier natural history museum through the size and quality of its educational and scientific programs, as well as due to its extensive scientific specimen and artifact collections. The diverse, high-quality permanent exhibitions, which attract up to two million visitors annually, range from the earliest fossils to past and current cultures from around the world to interactive programming demonstrating today's urgent conservation needs.
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Muzeul Field
1400 S Lake Shore Dr The Field Museum of Natural History, also known as The Field Museum, is a natural history museum in Chicago and is one of the largest such museums in the world. The museum maintains its status as a premier natural history museum through the size and quality of its educational and scientific programs, as well as due to its extensive scientific specimen and artifact collections. The diverse, high-quality permanent exhibitions, which attract up to two million visitors annually, range from the earliest fossils to past and current cultures from around the world to interactive programming demonstrating today's urgent conservation needs.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is an American dance company based in Chicago. Hubbard Street performs in downtown Chicago at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance and at the Edlis Neeson Theater at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Hubbard Street also tours nationally and internationally throughout the year.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
1658 North Milwaukee AvenueHubbard Street Dance Chicago is an American dance company based in Chicago. Hubbard Street performs in downtown Chicago at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance and at the Edlis Neeson Theater at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Hubbard Street also tours nationally and internationally throughout the year.
The world-renowned Lyric Opera of Chicago performs in one of North America's most beautiful opera houses, the Civic Opera House, at 20 North Wacker Drive. The opera house was the vision of utility magnate Samuel Insull (1859-1938), a populist billionaire known as "the Prince of Electricity." Insull, the president of the Chicago Civic Opera Association, wanted to erect a new opera house to replace Louis B. Sullivan's Auditorium Building on South Michigan Avenue as the home of the Chicago Civic Opera--one that would be democratic in scope, and would be housed in and supported by a commercial office building. He mandated five requisites for the new opera house: safety, excellent sight lines, co
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Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N Upper Wacker DrThe world-renowned Lyric Opera of Chicago performs in one of North America's most beautiful opera houses, the Civic Opera House, at 20 North Wacker Drive. The opera house was the vision of utility magnate Samuel Insull (1859-1938), a populist billionaire known as "the Prince of Electricity." Insull, the president of the Chicago Civic Opera Association, wanted to erect a new opera house to replace Louis B. Sullivan's Auditorium Building on South Michigan Avenue as the home of the Chicago Civic Opera--one that would be democratic in scope, and would be housed in and supported by a commercial office building. He mandated five requisites for the new opera house: safety, excellent sight lines, co
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
220 South Michigan AvenueParcul Millennium
201 E Randolph St"the bean"
The world's first name in live laughter!
Come see the next generation of comedy superstars 7 days a week.
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The Second City
230 W North AveThe world's first name in live laughter!
Come see the next generation of comedy superstars 7 days a week.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Green Mill
4802 North BroadwaySidetrack
3349 N Halsted StGreat choice of beers, good food, live music every night and great views of the lake
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The Dock
200 W Montrose Harbor DrGreat choice of beers, good food, live music every night and great views of the lake
Big Chicks
5024 N Sheridan RdTweet
5020 N Sheridan RdGetting Around
Lawrence Red Line Station