Guidebook for Chicago
Arts & Culture
The first Mexican cultural center/museum in the Midwest and the largest in the nation.
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Museu Nacional de Arte Mexicana
1852 W 19th StThe first Mexican cultural center/museum in the Midwest and the largest in the nation.
Mana Contemporary is a leading arts destination dedicated to celebrating the creative process.
Current Exhibitions: http://www.manacontemporarychicago.com/exhibitions-events/
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Mana Contemporary
2233 S Throop StMana Contemporary is a leading arts destination dedicated to celebrating the creative process.
Current Exhibitions: http://www.manacontemporarychicago.com/exhibitions-events/
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The museum, which was established in 1967, is one of the world's largest contemporary art venues.
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Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Chicago
220 E Chicago AveThe Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The museum, which was established in 1967, is one of the world's largest contemporary art venues.
The Museum of Science and Industry is located in Chicago, Illinois, in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood between Lake Michigan and The University of Chicago.
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Museum of Science and Industry
5700 S Lake Shore DrThe Museum of Science and Industry is located in Chicago, Illinois, in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood between Lake Michigan and The University of Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago collects, preserves, and interprets works of art of the highest quality, representing the world’s diverse artistic traditions, for the inspiration and education of the public and in accordance with our profession’s highest ethical standards and practices.
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
36 S Wabash AveThe Art Institute of Chicago collects, preserves, and interprets works of art of the highest quality, representing the world’s diverse artistic traditions, for the inspiration and education of the public and in accordance with our profession’s highest ethical standards and practices.
Drinks & Nightlife
Imaginative pairings of high-end pub grub & specialty beers offered in a funky, historic building.
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Dusek's Board & Beer
1227 W 18th StImaginative pairings of high-end pub grub & specialty beers offered in a funky, historic building.
Retro-inspired place with creative duck dishes & other American eats plus cocktails & local beers.
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The Duck Inn
2701 S Eleanor StRetro-inspired place with creative duck dishes & other American eats plus cocktails & local beers.
High-concept punches & signature cocktails served in an intimate (37 seats only), luxurious bar.
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The Punch Room
201 E Trade StHigh-concept punches & signature cocktails served in an intimate (37 seats only), luxurious bar.
Casual, colorful gastropub serving globally inspired American fare, artisan cocktails & craft beers.
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Pl-zen
1519 W 18th StCasual, colorful gastropub serving globally inspired American fare, artisan cocktails & craft beers.
Sophisticated yet unpretentious, playful yet smart, Nightwood, the sister restaurant of Logan Square’s farm-to-table innovator Lula Cafe, is a gem on the quiet stretch of art studio-studded East Pilsen. Chefs Jason Vincent and Jason Hammel’s super-seasonal menu changes daily, so while popular dishes like the buttery, maple-sticky, crispy pig ears appear regularly, there’s always something new to discover. When I last visited, a cured foie gras with Michigan fish sauce caramel, Illinois ginger, and a drop of orange sauce married exquisite richness with an incredible range of bright, tangy, pungent, and salty flavors. Nightwood also stays true to its hometown with Midwestern farm-focused ingredient list and sure-to-satisfy preparations, such as chicken thighs with housemade gnocchi in dried chili and yogurt sauce, or crisp asparagus topped with a 4-minute egg wrapped inside cream-soaked mozzarella. Exceptionally well-made house cocktails and simple, bold desserts ensure delightful surprises to start and end the meal.
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Nightwood
2119 S Halsted StSophisticated yet unpretentious, playful yet smart, Nightwood, the sister restaurant of Logan Square’s farm-to-table innovator Lula Cafe, is a gem on the quiet stretch of art studio-studded East Pilsen. Chefs Jason Vincent and Jason Hammel’s super-seasonal menu changes daily, so while popular dishes like the buttery, maple-sticky, crispy pig ears appear regularly, there’s always something new to discover. When I last visited, a cured foie gras with Michigan fish sauce caramel, Illinois ginger, and a drop of orange sauce married exquisite richness with an incredible range of bright, tangy, pungent, and salty flavors. Nightwood also stays true to its hometown with Midwestern farm-focused ingredient list and sure-to-satisfy preparations, such as chicken thighs with housemade gnocchi in dried chili and yogurt sauce, or crisp asparagus topped with a 4-minute egg wrapped inside cream-soaked mozzarella. Exceptionally well-made house cocktails and simple, bold desserts ensure delightful surprises to start and end the meal.
This landmark venue, designed as an opera house in 1892, hosts concerts by well-known musical acts.
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Thalia Hall
1807 S Allport StThis landmark venue, designed as an opera house in 1892, hosts concerts by well-known musical acts.
Creative, upscale American fare & craft cocktails in a stylish, 18th-floor setting with a patio.
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GreenRiver
259 East Erie Street Creative, upscale American fare & craft cocktails in a stylish, 18th-floor setting with a patio.
Food Scene
Hip, utilitarian coffee shop that grinds & brews its own beans & has few seats.
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Bow Truss Coffee Roasters
1641 West 18th StreetHip, utilitarian coffee shop that grinds & brews its own beans & has few seats.
Look over your shoulder as you enter Don Pedro’s and you’ll be greeted by two bulls’ heads mounted over the door. Equally intimidating is the heaping pile of chicharrónes (pork rinds) in the window, warming next to a giant cart of carnitas, pork meat braised in its own fat until marvellously juicy and tender. The menu here is minimalist, small enough to be displayed on the side of the napkin dispenser—after all, the only real choice to make is between shoulder, ribs, skin, stomach, or all of the above (choose the latter for the best combinations of flavor and texture). If you’re bold enough to try the tacos de sesos, you won’t be sorry; mixed with onion, tomato, cilantro, and lime, beef brains make a creamy, rich filling for corn tortillas that are then stitched shut with toothpicks and fried to a golden crisp. Plan on getting there early—on weekends the line stretches so far out the door that juice vendors set up camp on the sidewalk, and on many days the carnitas runs out by the afternoon.
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Carnitas Don Pedro
1113 W 18th StLook over your shoulder as you enter Don Pedro’s and you’ll be greeted by two bulls’ heads mounted over the door. Equally intimidating is the heaping pile of chicharrónes (pork rinds) in the window, warming next to a giant cart of carnitas, pork meat braised in its own fat until marvellously juicy and tender. The menu here is minimalist, small enough to be displayed on the side of the napkin dispenser—after all, the only real choice to make is between shoulder, ribs, skin, stomach, or all of the above (choose the latter for the best combinations of flavor and texture). If you’re bold enough to try the tacos de sesos, you won’t be sorry; mixed with onion, tomato, cilantro, and lime, beef brains make a creamy, rich filling for corn tortillas that are then stitched shut with toothpicks and fried to a golden crisp. Plan on getting there early—on weekends the line stretches so far out the door that juice vendors set up camp on the sidewalk, and on many days the carnitas runs out by the afternoon.
The Cafe Jumping Bean is one of the oldest and most recognizable coffee shops in Pilsen, and its popularity has endured for good reason. The bright interior and walls decked with art make it a pleasant spot for a cup of coffee and a pastry while people-watching, reading a book, or playing a game of low-stakes dominoes. The cafe’s Mexican iced chocolate mocha is a treat, transforming the heat of a chile-spiced Aztec hot cocoa into a frothy and cooling drink. In true Pilsen neighborly spirit, you pay when you leave.
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Cafe Jumping Bean
1439 W 18th StThe Cafe Jumping Bean is one of the oldest and most recognizable coffee shops in Pilsen, and its popularity has endured for good reason. The bright interior and walls decked with art make it a pleasant spot for a cup of coffee and a pastry while people-watching, reading a book, or playing a game of low-stakes dominoes. The cafe’s Mexican iced chocolate mocha is a treat, transforming the heat of a chile-spiced Aztec hot cocoa into a frothy and cooling drink. In true Pilsen neighborly spirit, you pay when you leave.
Everything Else
This magnificent family-owned bakery and cake shop has enlivened a corner of Cermak Avenue in West Pilsen for 35 years. Spacious and sunny, the self-serve panaderia is filled with an astonishing number of charmingly old-fashioned sliding glass door bakery cases, enclosing shelves piled with silver trays of Mexican pastries, each more colorful than the last: guava- or pineapple-filled empanadas; perky puerquitos (gingerbread piggies); conchas (pink, yellow, or white sugar-crusted rolls in the shape of seashells)—there are so many you’ll lose the morning just looking. Choosing from such a tempting selection is a hard task, but there’s no need—with Central’s unbelievably low prices, a sack of more pastries than you can possibly eat will set you back fewer than five dollars.
Panaderia La Central
3911 W North AveThis magnificent family-owned bakery and cake shop has enlivened a corner of Cermak Avenue in West Pilsen for 35 years. Spacious and sunny, the self-serve panaderia is filled with an astonishing number of charmingly old-fashioned sliding glass door bakery cases, enclosing shelves piled with silver trays of Mexican pastries, each more colorful than the last: guava- or pineapple-filled empanadas; perky puerquitos (gingerbread piggies); conchas (pink, yellow, or white sugar-crusted rolls in the shape of seashells)—there are so many you’ll lose the morning just looking. Choosing from such a tempting selection is a hard task, but there’s no need—with Central’s unbelievably low prices, a sack of more pastries than you can possibly eat will set you back fewer than five dollars.
A roster of artisanal donuts & coffee drinks is available at this quaint, counter-serve spot.
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Firecakes Donuts
68 W Hubbard StA roster of artisanal donuts & coffee drinks is available at this quaint, counter-serve spot.