Food Scene
Nori Sushi At Edgewater
1235 West Devon Avenuegood Japanese food and a patio!
bopNgrill
6604 N Sheridan RdBurgers meet Korean food! Featured on Diners DriveIns and Dives
Archie’s Cafe
1228 W Loyola AveQuirky place with a friendly vibe, great food and jazz
Chipotle Mexican Grill
6600 N Sheridan RdIt's what you'd expect. Clean, decent, fresh.
Fiya
Lovely patio, amaaaaazing food and cocktails. Reservations recommended via resy
Yummy Mexican food and a sweet patio. Margaritas are their specialty
Cescas Margarita Bar & Grill "CMBG"
5403 N Clark StYummy Mexican food and a sweet patio. Margaritas are their specialty
Right on the beach! Food isn't fancy but is good Sometimes there is live music at night
35 locals recommend
The Waterfront Cafe
6219 N Sheridan RdRight on the beach! Food isn't fancy but is good Sometimes there is live music at night
Sauce & Bread Kitchen
6338 N Clark StFresh, amazing food. Outdoor seating. Cocktails available
Everything Else
Quiet, family oriented beach off the beaten path. Swingset and playground.
10 locals recommend
Hartigan Beach Park
1050 W Albion AveQuiet, family oriented beach off the beaten path. Swingset and playground.
Whole Foods Market
3640 N Halsted StJust what you want it to be.
Devon Market
1440 W Devon AveQuirky Eastern European grocery store.
Sundays in summer mean fresh produce, baked goods and treats. Just a short walk up glenwood
Glenwood Sunday Market
1233 W Pratt BlvdSundays in summer mean fresh produce, baked goods and treats. Just a short walk up glenwood
Centered Studios
7009 N Glenwood Avefriendly little yoga studio
In the summer, this studio offers yoga on Hartigan Beach around 7 am. It's gorgeous. Other times, it's yoga studio upstairs from a bar on Sheridan w nice teachers
North Loft Yoga
In the summer, this studio offers yoga on Hartigan Beach around 7 am. It's gorgeous. Other times, it's yoga studio upstairs from a bar on Sheridan w nice teachers
Women & Children First
5233 N Clark StOne of the best independent booksellers in the country
Drinks & Nightlife
Great place to grab a cocktail which seems to make it in all the best of guidebooks!
72 locals recommend
Rogers Park Social
6920 N Glenwood AveGreat place to grab a cocktail which seems to make it in all the best of guidebooks!
Le Piano
6970 N Glenwood AveJazz club extraordinaire
Neighborhoods
Andersonville is just south of us and home to excellent restaurants, bookstores and coffee shops. It was named second coolest neighborhood in the WORLD. It's our go-to hood, especially during Patio Season--when every warm day requires Chicagoans to eat outside. So many choices!
Andersonville
Andersonville is just south of us and home to excellent restaurants, bookstores and coffee shops. It was named second coolest neighborhood in the WORLD. It's our go-to hood, especially during Patio Season--when every warm day requires Chicagoans to eat outside. So many choices!
Coffee house
This place is now called rivers and roads. Try the matcha latte!
Ellipsis Coffeehouse
1259 W Devon AveEllipsis Coffeehouse
1259 W Devon AvePizza and patio
Chicagoans loooove a good patio and this one is great. Pizza by the pie and by the slice available plus beers and cocktails. Bocce courts for this who play.
Pizza Lobo
Chicagoans loooove a good patio and this one is great. Pizza by the pie and by the slice available plus beers and cocktails. Bocce courts for this who play.
Traveler advice
Don't miss
Architecture boat tours downtown are wonderful
Try the Windella boat tours of the river and/or lake. I've been 5 times and would go again