Guidebook for Chicago

Jessica
Guidebook for Chicago

Food Scene

Great for breakfast time and work time!
7 locals recommend
Awake Cafe
1357 West Chicago Avenue
7 locals recommend
Great for breakfast time and work time!
The closest fancy coffee place, they do a kick ass chemex and have a great window for people watching while you work.
68 locals recommend
Big Shoulders Coffee
1105 W Chicago Ave
68 locals recommend
The closest fancy coffee place, they do a kick ass chemex and have a great window for people watching while you work.
Great, relatively cheap diner. Good for breakfast or lunch. I eat their chocolate chip pancakes like once a month minimum.
31 locals recommend
Windy City Cafe
1062 W Chicago Ave
31 locals recommend
Great, relatively cheap diner. Good for breakfast or lunch. I eat their chocolate chip pancakes like once a month minimum.
Excellent Mexican small plates. BYOB.
8 locals recommend
Shaman By Chilam Balam
1438 W Chicago Ave
8 locals recommend
Excellent Mexican small plates. BYOB.
This has repeatedly been named one of Chicago's best new restaurants. Higher end, its worth the cost for dinner or brunch.
37 locals recommend
Charlatan
1329 West Chicago Avenue
37 locals recommend
This has repeatedly been named one of Chicago's best new restaurants. Higher end, its worth the cost for dinner or brunch.
Awesome Tex/Mex inspired brunch and lunch.
94 locals recommend
Flo
1434 W Chicago Ave
94 locals recommend
Awesome Tex/Mex inspired brunch and lunch.
Cuban inspired sandwiches. Great for lunch or a snack.
41 locals recommend
Nini's Deli
543 N Noble St
41 locals recommend
Cuban inspired sandwiches. Great for lunch or a snack.
Awesome and cheap sushi and thai food. BYOB or take out.
60 locals recommend
Butterfly Sushi Bar
1139 W Grand Ave
60 locals recommend
Awesome and cheap sushi and thai food. BYOB or take out.
Bit of a walk but worth it on summer nights. Complex and delicious gelato.
90 locals recommend
Blue Frog Bar & Grill
676 N LaSalle Dr
90 locals recommend
Bit of a walk but worth it on summer nights. Complex and delicious gelato.
High end vegetarian. Delicious!
23 locals recommend
Green Zebra
1460 West Chicago Avenue
23 locals recommend
High end vegetarian. Delicious!
These guys make sandwiches. Obviously.
39 locals recommend
Jimmy John's
51 W Division St
39 locals recommend
These guys make sandwiches. Obviously.
Closest Starbucks if that's your thing.
213 locals recommend
Starbucks
1588 N Milwaukee Ave
213 locals recommend
Closest Starbucks if that's your thing.
Fantastic napolitan style coal fired pizzas.
97 locals recommend
Coalfire
1321 W Grand Ave
97 locals recommend
Fantastic napolitan style coal fired pizzas.
Another biker themed whiskey bar and restaurant! Great rooftop patio and brunch.
50 locals recommend
Twisted Spoke
501 N Ogden Ave
50 locals recommend
Another biker themed whiskey bar and restaurant! Great rooftop patio and brunch.
Italian baked goods including cheap giant pizza squares and cookies. Awesome Italian ethnic grocery store next door.
21 locals recommend
D'Amato's Bakery
1124 W Grand Ave
21 locals recommend
Italian baked goods including cheap giant pizza squares and cookies. Awesome Italian ethnic grocery store next door.
One of Chicago's best Sushi restaurants. Higher end. Excellent.
37 locals recommend
Arami
1829 W Chicago Ave
37 locals recommend
One of Chicago's best Sushi restaurants. Higher end. Excellent.
Local pie shop with coffee.
76 locals recommend
Hoosier Mama Pie Company
1618 W Chicago Ave
76 locals recommend
Local pie shop with coffee.
Closest thing to a steakhouse. Good cocktails and dessert.
10 locals recommend
Unite Urban Grill
1450 West Chicago Avenue
10 locals recommend
Closest thing to a steakhouse. Good cocktails and dessert.
Great new american cuisine. Higher end.
30 locals recommend
TWO
1132 W Grand Ave
30 locals recommend
Great new american cuisine. Higher end.
Creative and delicious new american. 633 yelp reviews, 4.5 stars. Expensive but BYOB.
62 locals recommend
Ruxbin
851 North Ashland Avenue
62 locals recommend
Creative and delicious new american. 633 yelp reviews, 4.5 stars. Expensive but BYOB.
My number one choice for a late night, mid afternoon, anytime burrito. Cash only.
27 locals recommend
Taqueria Traspasada 2
811 N Ashland Ave
27 locals recommend
My number one choice for a late night, mid afternoon, anytime burrito. Cash only.
Classic cuban food in family restaurant. Get a sandwich to go!
19 locals recommend
Habana Libre Restaurant
1440 W Chicago Ave
19 locals recommend
Classic cuban food in family restaurant. Get a sandwich to go!
Old school Puerto Rican diner. Cheap cheap cheap. Simple and delicious.
13 locals recommend
Cafe Central
1437 W Chicago Ave
13 locals recommend
Old school Puerto Rican diner. Cheap cheap cheap. Simple and delicious.
Great sushi and robata grill. Better than Butterfly's robata on Grand.
111 locals recommend
Yuzu Sushi & Robata Grill
1751 W Chicago Ave
111 locals recommend
Great sushi and robata grill. Better than Butterfly's robata on Grand.
Michelin starred mexican food with celebrity chef. High end.
36 locals recommend
Mexique
1529 West Chicago Avenue
36 locals recommend
Michelin starred mexican food with celebrity chef. High end.
Your place in Chicago for ordering a whole pig, alligator or lamb roast. Game themed menu. Great oysters and good cocktails.
62 locals recommend
Frontier
1072 N Milwaukee Ave
62 locals recommend
Your place in Chicago for ordering a whole pig, alligator or lamb roast. Game themed menu. Great oysters and good cocktails.
Local Japanese pub food.
9 locals recommend
Tsukiji Fish Market
1156 W Grand Ave
9 locals recommend
Local Japanese pub food.

Everything Else

Our neighborhood wine shop will let you buy a cheap bottle and drink it in house in their comfy seating area. Great budget option to get some drinks out of the house!
43 locals recommend
Lush Wine & Spirits
1412 W Chicago Ave
43 locals recommend
Our neighborhood wine shop will let you buy a cheap bottle and drink it in house in their comfy seating area. Great budget option to get some drinks out of the house!
Eckhart Park is right across the street and has outdoor benches and beautiful trees.
45 locals recommend
Eckhart Park
1330 W Chicago Ave
45 locals recommend
Eckhart Park is right across the street and has outdoor benches and beautiful trees.
This shop is best for beer. Don't be fooled, most of the beer they have out they can grab cold for you from the back.
23 locals recommend
The Noble Grape
802 N Bishop St
23 locals recommend
This shop is best for beer. Don't be fooled, most of the beer they have out they can grab cold for you from the back.
Loop or Ohare. Just 8 minutes from our house.
65 locals recommend
Chicago & Milwaukee station
65 locals recommend
Loop or Ohare. Just 8 minutes from our house.
Old school grinder sub shop. Cheap.
11 locals recommend
Vinnies Sub Shop
1204 W Grand Ave
11 locals recommend
Old school grinder sub shop. Cheap.

Drinks & Nightlife

This bar/manicure place is open late and has the best dance floor in Westown. DJs spin here every night of the week.
82 locals recommend
Beauty Bar
1444 W Chicago Ave
82 locals recommend
This bar/manicure place is open late and has the best dance floor in Westown. DJs spin here every night of the week.
Rock themed local bar. Great whiskey selection and Monday is motorcycle night.
53 locals recommend
Five Star Bar
1424 W Chicago Ave
53 locals recommend
Rock themed local bar. Great whiskey selection and Monday is motorcycle night.
Chicago's tiniest bar! Squeeze in at this classic dive bar.
56 locals recommend
Matchbox
770 N Milwaukee Ave
56 locals recommend
Chicago's tiniest bar! Squeeze in at this classic dive bar.
Amazing craft cocktails in highly unique environment. Expensive and worth it.
355 locals recommend
The Violet Hour
1520 N Damen Ave
355 locals recommend
Amazing craft cocktails in highly unique environment. Expensive and worth it.

Essentials

Nearby organic grocery store. Has a pretty good selection of stuff but a bit pricey.
40 locals recommend
Green Grocer Chicago
1402 W Grand Ave
40 locals recommend
Nearby organic grocery store. Has a pretty good selection of stuff but a bit pricey.
Closest full size supermarket.
866 locals recommend
Mariano's
2021 W Chicago Ave
866 locals recommend
Closest full size supermarket.
Italian grocery store connected with Damatos bakery. Classic italian subs with fantastic authentic meats and cheeses.
42 locals recommend
Bari
1120 W Grand Ave
42 locals recommend
Italian grocery store connected with Damatos bakery. Classic italian subs with fantastic authentic meats and cheeses.

Shopping

24 hour pharmacy, sundries and beer!
142 locals recommend
CVS
771 N Ogden Ave
142 locals recommend
24 hour pharmacy, sundries and beer!