Guidebook for Chicago
Food Scene
Really great Indian food. Spicy, savory and well-priced, with generous portions it's great in the cold winter months.
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The Little India
1109 West Bryn Mawr AvenueReally great Indian food. Spicy, savory and well-priced, with generous portions it's great in the cold winter months.
Pretty good American-style food. Breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner - tons of options. A little pricey but a nice treat.
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Nookies Edgewater
Pretty good American-style food. Breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner - tons of options. A little pricey but a nice treat.
Good coffee, sandwiches & snacks and a great place to snag free wifi! Also amazing ice cream!! I love this place.
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Zanzibar Cafe
1036 W Bryn Mawr AveGood coffee, sandwiches & snacks and a great place to snag free wifi! Also amazing ice cream!! I love this place.
Starbucks
6738 N Sheridan RdIt's a Starbucks. Yay, free wifi!
Dunkin'
2565 W Fullerton AveAmerica runs on Dunkin'
Nice, mid-scale Italian food - good in the summer when you can sit outside.
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Francesca's Bryn Mawr
1039 W Bryn Mawr AveNice, mid-scale Italian food - good in the summer when you can sit outside.
Good but expensive Mexican - great for their Sunday brunch buffet.
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That Little Mexican Cafe II
Good but expensive Mexican - great for their Sunday brunch buffet.
Jin Thai
5458 N BroadwayGood Thai food
REALLYT GOOD Thai & Sushi (Never had the sushi, but the Thai is great).
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Indie Cafe
5951 N BroadwayREALLYT GOOD Thai & Sushi (Never had the sushi, but the Thai is great).
Really awesome breakfasts, baked goods and good coffee
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A Taste of Heaven
5401 N Clark StReally awesome breakfasts, baked goods and good coffee
Really cheap brunch/lunch - my fave spot in the city for breakfast.
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Little Corner Restaurant
5937 N BroadwayReally cheap brunch/lunch - my fave spot in the city for breakfast.
The best cheap-ish lunch, brunch, dinner place - a Greek/American diner. Great, local atmosphere.
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Alexander's Restaurant
6158 N Clark StThe best cheap-ish lunch, brunch, dinner place - a Greek/American diner. Great, local atmosphere.
Big Jones
5347 N Clark StAmazing! Southern! Food!!!
An awesome local coffee shop. Modern & sleek. Pricey but worth it. Serves Intelligentsia coffee.
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The Coffee Studio
5628 N Clark StAn awesome local coffee shop. Modern & sleek. Pricey but worth it. Serves Intelligentsia coffee.
Amazing burgers, fries, salads and much more. Support a local business & eat here!
The Burger Philosophy
1541 W Bryn Mawr AveAmazing burgers, fries, salads and much more. Support a local business & eat here!
An insane selection of sandwiches. Over 100!! Great atmosphere too.
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Jerry's
5419 N Clark StAn insane selection of sandwiches. Over 100!! Great atmosphere too.
An enormous menu. Dishes you've never heard of - so cheap too! Be prepared to wait, but it's so worth it!!
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Tank Noodle
4953-55 N BroadwayAn enormous menu. Dishes you've never heard of - so cheap too! Be prepared to wait, but it's so worth it!!
This place is legendary. Bring 5 of your friends and order their famous roasted duck. A true Chicago experience!!
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Sun Wah BBQ
5039 N BroadwayThis place is legendary. Bring 5 of your friends and order their famous roasted duck. A true Chicago experience!!
Great home-made pies, but also sandwiches and salads. All in the oldest building in the neighborhood!
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First Slice Pie Cafe
5357 N Ashland AveGreat home-made pies, but also sandwiches and salads. All in the oldest building in the neighborhood!
An Andersonville institution. Great small-batch beers and tasty burgers. A gay diner!
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Hamburger Mary's
An Andersonville institution. Great small-batch beers and tasty burgers. A gay diner!
An Andersonville classic. Around since the dawn of time, this is an amazing brunch place. So old-timey!!
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Reza's Restaurant
5255 N Clark StAn Andersonville classic. Around since the dawn of time, this is an amazing brunch place. So old-timey!!
Chicago Grind
5256 N BroadwayA nice coffee place. Ice cream and snacks. Wifi too.
A really nice cafe/coffee place. Good sandwiches, salads & super comfy atmosphere. :)
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Baker Miller - Berwyn
1107 W Berwyn AveA really nice cafe/coffee place. Good sandwiches, salads & super comfy atmosphere. :)
Tweet
5020 N Sheridan RdThe gayest brunch in Edgewater!
Everything Else
An old-school ice cream parlor & soda shop - also a flower shot too, because why not.
Anna Held Floral Studio
5557 N Sheridan RdAn old-school ice cream parlor & soda shop - also a flower shot too, because why not.
Best fro-yo in town. Tons of flavors - just don't get too excited, it gets expensive quick!
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Forever Yogurt
931 W Belmont AveBest fro-yo in town. Tons of flavors - just don't get too excited, it gets expensive quick!
Shopping
Get your CTA pass and some basics here. 24-hours!
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Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo
5550 N BroadwayGet your CTA pass and some basics here. 24-hours!
AlleyCat Comics
5304 N Clark StAmazing comic book store - a fun nerdy experience.
A neighborhood institution - a feminist bookstore. Excellent selection.
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Women & Children First
5233 N Clark StA neighborhood institution - a feminist bookstore. Excellent selection.
AKIRA
1814 W North AveA local chain of trendy boutiques. A must for any fashionista!
One of the best resale stores in the city. Come and support AIDS research & score some neat stuff.
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The Brown Elephant
5404 N Clark StOne of the best resale stores in the city. Come and support AIDS research & score some neat stuff.
Essentials
An amazing pan-Asian supermarket! Most Asian countries well-represented here.
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Park to shop Supermarket
4879 N BroadwayAn amazing pan-Asian supermarket! Most Asian countries well-represented here.
My favorite Vietnamese market - so much fun to explore on a weekend. Loud, smelly and hectic. It's the best. :)
Tai Nam Food Market
4925 N BroadwayMy favorite Vietnamese market - so much fun to explore on a weekend. Loud, smelly and hectic. It's the best. :)
Dominick's Finer Foods
5201 North Sheridan RoadYour typical big-box store. Kind of pricey, but has everything you need.
The library! New and improved - this is a rebuilt branch. Lots of computers to use.
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Edgewater Branch, Chicago Public Library
6000 N BroadwayThe library! New and improved - this is a rebuilt branch. Lots of computers to use.
Sightseeing
The Gay Beach! Bring your Speedo & get ready to ogle. ;) This tends to be the quietest of all the northern beaches too.
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Kathy Osterman Beach House
5800 N Lake Shore DrThe Gay Beach! Bring your Speedo & get ready to ogle. ;) This tends to be the quietest of all the northern beaches too.
This must be seen to be believed. An other-worldly construct. Not a temple or a church. Trust me - it's amazing!
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Casa di culto di Bahá'í
100 Linden AveThis must be seen to be believed. An other-worldly construct. Not a temple or a church. Trust me - it's amazing!
A beautiful & derelict building from the roaring twenties. Vacant for decades, it speaks to the decadence of the area's heyday.
Uptown Theatre
4816 N BroadwayA beautiful & derelict building from the roaring twenties. Vacant for decades, it speaks to the decadence of the area's heyday.
Foster Beach
A great, non-gay beach!
This beach comes with a dog-friendly area and a prairie and bird sanctuary - great views of downtown from the pier!!
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Montrose Beach
This beach comes with a dog-friendly area and a prairie and bird sanctuary - great views of downtown from the pier!!
Drinks & Nightlife
Come see where Al Capone used to hang out - this is an awesome historic bar - come Thu night for swing night & see dozens bow on the tiny dance floor.
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The Green Mill
4802 North BroadwayCome see where Al Capone used to hang out - this is an awesome historic bar - come Thu night for swing night & see dozens bow on the tiny dance floor.
An awesome & chill gay-ish bar. Straight people welcome too. :)
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Big Chicks
5024 N Sheridan RdAn awesome & chill gay-ish bar. Straight people welcome too. :)