Chicago Recommendations

Downtown

• Cindys: a rooftop bar with a great view
• Cafecito: a small café with good Cuban sandwiches and great coffee
• Loumalnaties: Yes, it’s a chain but they have your typical deep dish style. But it’s better than the other chain. Don’t go to Giordanos.
• Hancock Tower: go to the bar right before sunset. Just grab a drink at the bar and enjoy the view. Pricey drinks. Downtown.

Little Village

• Café Cathedral: amazing chilaquiles and café de olla
• Pacos Tacos: closest to what LA tacos can get to

Pilsen

• Carnitas! at Carnitas Urupan or Carnitas Don Pedro
• Skylark: bar with some awesome tater tots.
• National Museum of Mexican Art
• Cafe Jumping Bean
• Harbees Tavern: bar and liquor store, sometimes they have DJs!
• Caminos bar: go on Friday for their karaoke and get a michelada

Humboldt Park

• Papas Cache: get the jibarrito (invented in Chicago) think of a torta but instead of bread it’s fried plaintain. Its heavy, I’d recommend splitting one and get some sides like arroz con gandules.
• Café Colao: obviously get the café colao and the sandwiches, so good. My favorite ones are egg, ham and cheese and the chicken sandwich.

Ukrainian Village

• Dark Matter/Star Café: Pick up some coffee beans. Try the Unicorn blood flavor.

Logan Square

• 99 Miles: amazing Cuban food. Get the ropa vieja or the lechon.
• Revolution Brewery: Gotta try some local beers. I miss their Hibiscus Ale: Rosa.
• Parsons Chicken: great chicken sandwiches, awesome location. Get the whiskey+pickle juice combo. They have Negronis too!

Wicker Park

• Big Star: hipster taco spot but I approve. Get a margarita. If the wait is long, grab a beer at - - Boiler Room and get the PBJ special (Pizza, beer, Jameson). They have Jameson on tap! And some Jameson infused ice cream.
• The Wormhole Cafe: Cool coffee shop with a dolerian inside (probably has parking tickets).

Bucktown/Sheffield Neighbors

• Pequod’s Pizza: One-of-kind Chicago deep dish pizza with caramelized crust.