spend time hanging out in lincoln park by and in the lake, pack a beach bag
cocktails/vibes: robey hotel, sparrow, estereo
food: armitage ale house, mama delia’s, montverde, trivoli tavern, gibsons (if you’ve got your big boy eating pants on and want to slug some martinis and eat a big steak), red hot ranch, la pasadita
dive bars: rainbo club, innertown pub, richard’s, empty bottle
Jul 2, 2024
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This time of year you really can’t go wrong with hanging out at any of the beaches or spending time in Lincoln Park. Get as much sunshine as possible!
Hard to give just a few food recs but my faves now probably are Rose Mary, Mama Delia, and Armitage Ale House. For something quicker get tacos at La Pasadita or a hot dog or a burger at Red Hot Ranch.
A lot of good thrifting/antiques on Grand Avenue in West Town if you’re into that, and then some awesome bookstores too are Myopic Books in Wicker Park and Open Books in Logan Square.
The Robey Hotel is also an amazing place to grab drinks, now that it’s summer their pool bar will be open too! If that’s not your speed and you just want a good ol dive bar and cheap cans of beer, Rainbo Club is right down the road from there! Enjoy!
May 4, 2024
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holstein park pool
quesadilla la reina del sur (restaurant)
logan arcade (bar)
the charleston (bar)
taking the brown line on a summer day
chef’s special (restaurant)
rainbo club (bar)
gemini / penelope (shop)
handlebar (restaurant)
running/walking/biking on the 606
dial m for modern (vintage furniture)
engine coffee shop
lula cafe (a dinner must)
club lucky (martinis n caesar salad)
merz apothecary (lotions n potions)
logan square farmers market
ok feel like there’s so many more recs but honestly you can do anything in chicago during the summer and have a good time
Jul 4, 2024
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I live in Chicago! Depending on where you're staying, there's a bunch of cool things to do as Chicago is a city of neighborhoods.
Wicker Park and Logan Square are popular neighborhoods to check out and they're on the cheaper end. California Clipper, Rainbo Club, and Common Decency are bars that are worth checking out. I know that Common Decency has a happy hour 4-6pm 7 days a week.
If you're into movies, check out the Music Box Theatre! It's a 95 year old arthouse movie theatre in the Southport Corridor/Lakeview neighborhood that shows independent and second run films. Speaking of Lakeview, Clark Street is pretty popular if you're going to check out Wrigley Field! There are bars up and down the block so you won't need to walk far to find a place to drink at for cheap.
If you need any more ideas or recommendations, let me know!
Nov 29, 2024
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