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Sam And Lek
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Drinks & Nightlife

This is amazing. It's capone's old place, and has a great bar.
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The Green Mill
4802 North Broadway
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This is amazing. It's capone's old place, and has a great bar.
This is one of the if not the best legit dance club in Chicago, it's sort of strange that it's in the basement about 1 block over- you'd never know that this huge club is there if you don't go down there.
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Smartbar
3730 N Clark St
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This is one of the if not the best legit dance club in Chicago, it's sort of strange that it's in the basement about 1 block over- you'd never know that this huge club is there if you don't go down there.
Really good chill bar. Retro feel
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Holiday Club
4000 N Sheridan Rd
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Really good chill bar. Retro feel
This is a nice local relatively laid-back bar that is nothing like the Wrigley Bar Scene.
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The Bar on Buena
910 W Buena Ave
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This is a nice local relatively laid-back bar that is nothing like the Wrigley Bar Scene.
this is the closest brewery (we think, there are a lot) to the house -- and it's a lot of fun
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Half Acre Beer Company
4257 N Lincoln Ave
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this is the closest brewery (we think, there are a lot) to the house -- and it's a lot of fun
This is the only real dive bar left in the neighborhood (we think). Good pool table, actual friendly people, a little bit of desperation -- but most of all, authentically cheap drinks
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Wrigleyville Dogs
3737 N Clark St
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This is the only real dive bar left in the neighborhood (we think). Good pool table, actual friendly people, a little bit of desperation -- but most of all, authentically cheap drinks
If I were to pick a Wrigley sports bar to go to, it would be Murphy's. It's huge, with sort of different converted areas making it into like 3 places. Fills up for events. Manages to be a little more chill than places on Clark. Good place for a late beer outside too.
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Murphy's Bleachers
3655 N Sheffield Ave
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If I were to pick a Wrigley sports bar to go to, it would be Murphy's. It's huge, with sort of different converted areas making it into like 3 places. Fills up for events. Manages to be a little more chill than places on Clark. Good place for a late beer outside too.
Iconic Wrigley sports bar -- first on the long street of 1000 sports bars which gets really crazy on summer weekends especially if there's a game. Barhopping here is insane. You are not sure if you're taking part in a riot or not if you are out here on Clark late enough. There are literal riots down the street here after big games. All this kind of stuff is luckily contained to the other side of Wrigley, and doesn't interfere with the neighborhood feel where the house is.
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Cubby Bear
1059 W Addison St
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Iconic Wrigley sports bar -- first on the long street of 1000 sports bars which gets really crazy on summer weekends especially if there's a game. Barhopping here is insane. You are not sure if you're taking part in a riot or not if you are out here on Clark late enough. There are literal riots down the street here after big games. All this kind of stuff is luckily contained to the other side of Wrigley, and doesn't interfere with the neighborhood feel where the house is.
Boystown is just a few blocks away, there are about 1000 gay bars and clubs sort of paralleling the sports bars on Clark street (I have always thought that this was an interesting layout). While I'm not really the target audience here, I went to Scarlet with some friends and it was pretty amazing - great music of course and if I remember right they were just handing out drinks to everyone for a couple bucks, it was pretty nuts.
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Scarlet Bar
3320 N Halsted St
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Boystown is just a few blocks away, there are about 1000 gay bars and clubs sort of paralleling the sports bars on Clark street (I have always thought that this was an interesting layout). While I'm not really the target audience here, I went to Scarlet with some friends and it was pretty amazing - great music of course and if I remember right they were just handing out drinks to everyone for a couple bucks, it was pretty nuts.
This place is a pretty amazing part of Boystown. Most of the waiters/waitresses are in drag. Great 1/2 price martinis
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Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club
3700 North Halsted Street
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This place is a pretty amazing part of Boystown. Most of the waiters/waitresses are in drag. Great 1/2 price martinis
this is a small but nice liquor store that is close. the owner will usually give you a fist bump after your purchase, which is awesome
Addison Liquors
932 W Addison St
this is a small but nice liquor store that is close. the owner will usually give you a fist bump after your purchase, which is awesome

Food Scene

This is a surprisingly excellent mexican restaurant - a step up from a taqueria. There's a really great courtyard in the back which is a great place for margaritas.
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El Mariachi Tequila Bar & Grill
3906 North Broadway
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This is a surprisingly excellent mexican restaurant - a step up from a taqueria. There's a really great courtyard in the back which is a great place for margaritas.
This is a fun argentinian restaurant that is like a Brazilian BBQ - Lek's favorite. BYOB!!
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Tango Sur
3763 N Southport Ave
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This is a fun argentinian restaurant that is like a Brazilian BBQ - Lek's favorite. BYOB!!
This is our favorite taqueria -- delicious
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Taqueria El Asadero - Chicago
2213 W Montrose Ave
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This is our favorite taqueria -- delicious
Your local authentic Thai place--- this place is a total treat. One of Lek's friends owns it so we may be biased. BYOB
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Krung Thep Thai Cuisine
3205 N Halsted St
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Your local authentic Thai place--- this place is a total treat. One of Lek's friends owns it so we may be biased. BYOB
This place has great sushi and Asian food - I say Asian because it's a Thai-owned Japanese place, so hopefully you get the idea. Lek works here on some Friday nights.
Shiawase Japanese Restaurant
3422 N Broadway
This place has great sushi and Asian food - I say Asian because it's a Thai-owned Japanese place, so hopefully you get the idea. Lek works here on some Friday nights.
Really neat little "independent" cafe / music venue with good food. A friend of ours performs here occasionally - great for the singer/songwriter scene. Now that I think about it, I think that they operate a brewery out of here in the back (I take back what I said about Half Acre being the closest brewery)
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Uncommon Ground (lakeview)
3800 North Clark Street
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Really neat little "independent" cafe / music venue with good food. A friend of ours performs here occasionally - great for the singer/songwriter scene. Now that I think about it, I think that they operate a brewery out of here in the back (I take back what I said about Half Acre being the closest brewery)
Amazing (and beautiful) sushi and a cool as hell place. Owned by a friend, so this is a biased review.
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Yuzu Sushi & Robata Grill
1751 W Chicago Ave
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Amazing (and beautiful) sushi and a cool as hell place. Owned by a friend, so this is a biased review.
great local coffee shop - the large americano has 6 shots of espresso! surprisingly good food
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Emerald City
1224 West Wilson Avenue
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great local coffee shop - the large americano has 6 shots of espresso! surprisingly good food
This is the location of the closest starbucks, just so you know. It's new, huge, and in a converted bar -- the most unusual starbucks I've ever been in. Would not be surprised if this becomes a sort of landmark.
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Starbucks
3549 North Sheffield Avenue
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This is the location of the closest starbucks, just so you know. It's new, huge, and in a converted bar -- the most unusual starbucks I've ever been in. Would not be surprised if this becomes a sort of landmark.
on the top of the John Hancock building, really nice restaurant. Great brunch!
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The Signature Room at the 95th®
875 N Michigan Ave
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on the top of the John Hancock building, really nice restaurant. Great brunch!

Sightseeing

this is your local neighborhood landmark
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Wrigley Field
1060 W Addison St
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this is your local neighborhood landmark
The "street of 40 doors" which is just a cool street (like, architecturally) 1 block away. Strange it's so close to wrigley...
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North Alta Vista Terrace
North Alta Vista Terrace
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The "street of 40 doors" which is just a cool street (like, architecturally) 1 block away. Strange it's so close to wrigley...
mandatory tourist destination
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Cloud Gate
201 E Randolph St
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mandatory tourist destination
mandatory tourist destination
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Willis Tower
233 S Wacker Dr
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mandatory tourist destination

Parks & Nature

It's a dog park and a small beach! Walkable from the house.
Belmont Harbor Dog Beach
It's a dog park and a small beach! Walkable from the house.
This is a really nice beach on the lake -- also has a (giant) dog beach that is fun because there are 1000 dogs there in the water on a warm day.
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Montrose Beach
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This is a really nice beach on the lake -- also has a (giant) dog beach that is fun because there are 1000 dogs there in the water on a warm day.
small dog park - next door is a larger playground for kids
Challenger Park
1100 Irving Park Rd
small dog park - next door is a larger playground for kids
Tennis courts, walking/jogging trail, lots of outdoorsy stuff right on the water.
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Waveland Park Tennis Courts
3650 N Recreation Dr
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Tennis courts, walking/jogging trail, lots of outdoorsy stuff right on the water.

Entertainment & Activities

cool indie theater near the house
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Music Box Theatre
3733 N Southport Ave
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cool indie theater near the house
this is a nice midsize music venue for rock shows and similar on off nights they have this thing called the "Brew and View" where they show second-run or goofball old movies in the venue with a good bar -- grungy, fun feel -- highly recommended
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The Vic Theatre
3145 N Sheffield Ave
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this is a nice midsize music venue for rock shows and similar on off nights they have this thing called the "Brew and View" where they show second-run or goofball old movies in the venue with a good bar -- grungy, fun feel -- highly recommended
This is one of the improv theaters nearby - there's a lot of improv in Chicago, and there's a cluster near our place in Wrigleyville.
The Public House Theatre
3914 N Clark St
This is one of the improv theaters nearby - there's a lot of improv in Chicago, and there's a cluster near our place in Wrigleyville.
A zoo in town, small but nice. Free. They light it up for Christmas, which is cool
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Lincoln Park Zoo
2001 N Clark St
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A zoo in town, small but nice. Free. They light it up for Christmas, which is cool
I can't say I've actually been here, but it's supposedly an awesome aquarium
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Acuario Shedd
1200 S Lake Shore Dr
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I can't say I've actually been here, but it's supposedly an awesome aquarium
haven't been here to be honest (you know how it is to not go to places visitors are supposed to go when you live there), but it's a famous place to go in this town
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Adler Planetarium
1300 S Lake Shore Dr
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haven't been here to be honest (you know how it is to not go to places visitors are supposed to go when you live there), but it's a famous place to go in this town
This is sort of a tourist playground, literally and figuratively.
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Navy Pier
600 E Grand Ave
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This is sort of a tourist playground, literally and figuratively.

Arts & Culture

one of the many nearby theatres...
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Mercury Theater Chicago
3745 N Southport Ave
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one of the many nearby theatres...
Mandatory awesome art museum
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El Instituto de Arte de Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave
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Mandatory awesome art museum
big famous modern art museum which I haven't been to in years but quite a thing
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Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave
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big famous modern art museum which I haven't been to in years but quite a thing

Essentials

your local whole foods
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Whole Foods Market
3640 N Halsted St
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your local whole foods
this is probably the closest general grocery
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Jewel-Osco Pharmacy
3630 N Southport Ave
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this is probably the closest general grocery
very small/cheap grocery where it's a pleasure to buy basics
Alta Vista Foods
3942 N Sheridan Rd
very small/cheap grocery where it's a pleasure to buy basics