Guidebook for Chicago
Food Scene
Damn Fine Coffee Bar
3317 W Armitage AveIt's brand new and very nice! 1 block away!
Get brunch here! It's great. Try to go on a weekday or prepare for a long wait. They have nice outdoor patio and great, locally-sourced food.
936 locals recommend
Lula Cafe
2537 N Kedzie BlvdGet brunch here! It's great. Try to go on a weekday or prepare for a long wait. They have nice outdoor patio and great, locally-sourced food.
Great to eat or just hang out and drink. Spacious Patio dining for good weather days. The food is great and their frozen cocktails are great too! Try the negroni or the dark and stormy.
658 locals recommend
Parson's Chicken & Fish
2952 W Armitage AveGreat to eat or just hang out and drink. Spacious Patio dining for good weather days. The food is great and their frozen cocktails are great too! Try the negroni or the dark and stormy.
Wood-fired pizza, Bagels, Sandwhiches, Pasta. Breakfast and great coffee too!
340 locals recommend
Reno
2607 N Milwaukee AveWood-fired pizza, Bagels, Sandwhiches, Pasta. Breakfast and great coffee too!
Gaslight Coffee Roasters
2385 N Milwaukee AveMy favorite coffee shop nearby.
Table, Donkey and Stick
2728 W Armitage AveRomantic Dinner
Osteria Langhe
2824 W Armitage AveRomantic Dinner. Great Italian food!
Revolution Brewing - Brewpub
2323 N Milwaukee AveLocally made beer and good food. Brunch too!
Furious Spoon Logan Square
2410 N Milwaukee AveDelicious Spicy Ramen! Slurp it up. Japanese food.
Cafe Mustache
2313 N Milwaukee AveLaid back cafe/coffee shop with a bar. Artsy.
Intelligentsia Coffee - Logan Square
2642 N Milwaukee AveFancy coffee shop.
The Chicago Diner, Logan Square
2333 North Milwaukee AvenueVegetarian/Vegan comfort food!
GROUND CONTROL!
3315 W Armitage AveVegetarian/Vegan food
They don't take reservations but it's worth a trip to try and eat here. Great food and drinks. You can always wait in the bar (there's one in the front and the back!) while you try to get a table.
830 locals recommend
Longman & Eagle
2657 N Kedzie AveThey don't take reservations but it's worth a trip to try and eat here. Great food and drinks. You can always wait in the bar (there's one in the front and the back!) while you try to get a table.
The Boiler Room
2210 North California AvenueTouristy, but good pizza.
This place is just a hole in the wall, but it's my favorite pizza in the neighborhood. Try the Inferno!
92 locals recommend
Dante's Pizzeria
3028 W Armitage AveThis place is just a hole in the wall, but it's my favorite pizza in the neighborhood. Try the Inferno!
Dos Urban Cantina
2829 W Armitage AveFancy Mexican Food and drinks.
My favorite place for Ramen and sushi. It can be crowded but it's worth the wait. It's also BYOB! So you can bring your own bottle of wine or 6 pack of beer! I don't know why, but the map is wrong. Wasabi is on the corner of Milwaukee and Maplewood.
134 locals recommend
Ramen Wasabi
2101 N Milwaukee AveMy favorite place for Ramen and sushi. It can be crowded but it's worth the wait. It's also BYOB! So you can bring your own bottle of wine or 6 pack of beer! I don't know why, but the map is wrong. Wasabi is on the corner of Milwaukee and Maplewood.
Taqueria Moran
2226 N California AveMy favorite Taqueria nearby.
Check out our Farmers Market.
Sundays, all summer long until 3 pm. THE MARKET IS AT THE CORNER OF MILWAUKEE AND LOGAN BOULEVARD. (Not as shown on map)
135 locals recommend
Logan Square Farmers Market
3025-3113 West Logan BoulevardCheck out our Farmers Market.
Sundays, all summer long until 3 pm. THE MARKET IS AT THE CORNER OF MILWAUKEE AND LOGAN BOULEVARD. (Not as shown on map)
Drinks & Nightlife
Great cocktails and plenty of fancy bar snacks. I end up eating dinner here all the time cause I live so close.
584 locals recommend
Scofflaw
3201 W Armitage AveGreat cocktails and plenty of fancy bar snacks. I end up eating dinner here all the time cause I live so close.
Billy Sunday
3143 W Logan BlvdGreat drinks, also great food. Beautiful, hip place.
Great Cocktails, something different going on every night of the week. Sometimes music, sometimes movies. Check it out.
185 locals recommend
The Whistler
2421 N Milwaukee AveGreat Cocktails, something different going on every night of the week. Sometimes music, sometimes movies. Check it out.
This bar is upstairs, inside of Slippery Slope. It's a fun cocktail lounge. A bit more relaxed than downstairs. Crazy decor.
32 locals recommend
The Heavy Feather
2357 N Milwaukee AveThis bar is upstairs, inside of Slippery Slope. It's a fun cocktail lounge. A bit more relaxed than downstairs. Crazy decor.
Slippery Slope
2357 N Milwaukee AveFun for dancing! There is usually a DJ
Parks & Nature
Humboldt Park
1400 N Humboldt DrPalmer Square
Pretty park to lounge around in!
Sightseeing
Stroll around on Logan Boulevard and Kedzie Boulevard to see some beautiful mansions! These are my favorite streets to stroll.
23 locals recommend
Illinois Centennial Monument
3150 W Logan BlvdStroll around on Logan Boulevard and Kedzie Boulevard to see some beautiful mansions! These are my favorite streets to stroll.
Essentials
Foodsmart
3415 W Diversey AveThis is basically a gourmet grocery/convenience store.
The Dill Pickle Food Co-op
2746 N Milwaukee AveFancy Natural Foods store. Pricey but so good.
Walgreens
953 W Irving Park RdDrug store/Convenience Store. Open late.
Armitage Produce
3334 W Armitage AveIf you need a basic bodega, here's mine.