My Guests Logan Square Guidebook
Neighborhoods
Logan Square is a thriving community of artists, musicians, and the indie spirit. Its creative energy and urban vibe make it a go-to for locals looking for the next cool thing.
Insider tips
Take a stroll down stately Logan Boulevard, which cuts through the heart of the neighborhood. It’s lined with regal limestone homes and anchored by the soaring Illinois Centennial Monument, designed by the same architect who created the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
Just a few steps away, you’ll find historic Logan Theatre. This vintage movie house opened in 1915 and has been revamped to include a cozy bar and lounge. The Logan, as the locals call it, screens everything from first-run films to cult classics to indie favorites. It also hosts the annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, the longest running underground film fest in the world.
For a taste of Logan Square nightlife, take your pick from trend-setting cocktail bars, under-the-radar venues with local bands, and burgeoning breweries and distilleries. Check out Longman & Eagle, a modern take on an old-school Chicago inn with a mind-blowing whiskey selection. Or order a cocktail made with small-batch spirits at Chicago Distilling Company.
Among the neighborhood’s unique eateries you’ll find Michelin-rated spots, funky noodle shops, pizza places with cult followings, and unexpected fusion concepts. Hip coffee houses, minimalist boutiques, and a Sunday Farmers Market (held throughout the year) round out the Logan Square experience.
Explore like a local
Hit the patio for fried chicken, ping pong, and negroni slushies at Parson’s Chicken and Fish. Catch a performance at cool-kid staple The Whistler, a hybrid cocktail bar, gallery, record label, and music venue. Indulge at Fat Rice, a lauded Macanese restaurant led by James Beard Award-winning Abe Conlon, then have a nightcap at The Ladies Room, the secret bar hidden in the restaurant’s bakery.
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Praça Logan
Logan Square is a thriving community of artists, musicians, and the indie spirit. Its creative energy and urban vibe make it a go-to for locals looking for the next cool thing.
Insider tips
Take a stroll down stately Logan Boulevard, which cuts through the heart of the neighborhood. It’s lined with regal limestone homes and anchored by the soaring Illinois Centennial Monument, designed by the same architect who created the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
Just a few steps away, you’ll find historic Logan Theatre. This vintage movie house opened in 1915 and has been revamped to include a cozy bar and lounge. The Logan, as the locals call it, screens everything from first-run films to cult classics to indie favorites. It also hosts the annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, the longest running underground film fest in the world.
For a taste of Logan Square nightlife, take your pick from trend-setting cocktail bars, under-the-radar venues with local bands, and burgeoning breweries and distilleries. Check out Longman & Eagle, a modern take on an old-school Chicago inn with a mind-blowing whiskey selection. Or order a cocktail made with small-batch spirits at Chicago Distilling Company.
Among the neighborhood’s unique eateries you’ll find Michelin-rated spots, funky noodle shops, pizza places with cult followings, and unexpected fusion concepts. Hip coffee houses, minimalist boutiques, and a Sunday Farmers Market (held throughout the year) round out the Logan Square experience.
Explore like a local
Hit the patio for fried chicken, ping pong, and negroni slushies at Parson’s Chicken and Fish. Catch a performance at cool-kid staple The Whistler, a hybrid cocktail bar, gallery, record label, and music venue. Indulge at Fat Rice, a lauded Macanese restaurant led by James Beard Award-winning Abe Conlon, then have a nightcap at The Ladies Room, the secret bar hidden in the restaurant’s bakery.
Boardering Logan Square is hip Wicker Park. It has been a residential enclave since Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837. North Milwaukee Avenue is known for its bustling nightlife, dining and entertainment venues, with Double Door, Subterranean and Davenport’s setting the bar for the city's trendy music clubs. North Damen Avenue draws hip crowds with its quirky shops, minimalist cafes, specialty grocery stores and cool fashion boutiques.
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Wicker Park
1425 N Damen AveBoardering Logan Square is hip Wicker Park. It has been a residential enclave since Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837. North Milwaukee Avenue is known for its bustling nightlife, dining and entertainment venues, with Double Door, Subterranean and Davenport’s setting the bar for the city's trendy music clubs. North Damen Avenue draws hip crowds with its quirky shops, minimalist cafes, specialty grocery stores and cool fashion boutiques.
Bucktown is one of Chicago's trendiest neighborhoods, located in the Logan Square community, just west of Chicago's Lincoln Park and to the north of another popular neighborhood – Wicker Park
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Bucktown
Bucktown is one of Chicago's trendiest neighborhoods, located in the Logan Square community, just west of Chicago's Lincoln Park and to the north of another popular neighborhood – Wicker Park
Food scene
Just around the corner less than 500 feet from the home is Sip of Hope coffee shop that donates 100% of profits to suicide prevention. Offers many vegan drinks and some bakery items some of which are vegan. Open Mon-Sun 6:00am-9:00pm.
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Sip of Hope Coffee Bar
3039 W Fullerton AveJust around the corner less than 500 feet from the home is Sip of Hope coffee shop that donates 100% of profits to suicide prevention. Offers many vegan drinks and some bakery items some of which are vegan. Open Mon-Sun 6:00am-9:00pm.
BiXi Beer brings chef-driven Asian-American cuisine and carefully crafted, unique beer to the heart
of Logan Square, in Chicago, Illinois.
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BiXi Beer
2515 N Milwaukee AveBiXi Beer brings chef-driven Asian-American cuisine and carefully crafted, unique beer to the heart
of Logan Square, in Chicago, Illinois.
Voted Best 4am Bar in the city by the Chicago Reader every year since we opened our doors in 2011, The Owl has become known as the late night destination in Logan Square. However, we’re open at 4pm every night for half price happy hour (Mon-Fri 5p-7p) which makes us the perfect spot for an early evening hang after work.
Keep a close eye on our events calendar for local and touring live bands, resident DJs on Fridays and Saturdays, and other awesome events, which are always free!
They have a large back room that can host your next private party of any size. Let our super fun, friendly, and knowledgeable staff create an event that your guests will remember for years to come!
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The Owl
2521 N Milwaukee AveVoted Best 4am Bar in the city by the Chicago Reader every year since we opened our doors in 2011, The Owl has become known as the late night destination in Logan Square. However, we’re open at 4pm every night for half price happy hour (Mon-Fri 5p-7p) which makes us the perfect spot for an early evening hang after work.
Keep a close eye on our events calendar for local and touring live bands, resident DJs on Fridays and Saturdays, and other awesome events, which are always free!
They have a large back room that can host your next private party of any size. Let our super fun, friendly, and knowledgeable staff create an event that your guests will remember for years to come!
Midwest inspired, hand made pasta focused restaurant utilizing sustainable produce sourced from Chef Joe Frillman's family farm run by his brother, Tim. Summer yields a far more fresh vegetable centric menu, while winter relies on a stored pantry of ferments, pickles, and preserves. A continental wine list rounds out the menu with eight states represented, and a cocktail program that focuses on shrubs, shims, and house made kombucha. Lunch makes way for classic sandwiches served in a casual counter service environment, with a micro grocery store located in the back room where you can pick sides, drinks as well as fulfill your grocery needs with produce and specialty Italian products.
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Daisies
2375 N Milwaukee AveMidwest inspired, hand made pasta focused restaurant utilizing sustainable produce sourced from Chef Joe Frillman's family farm run by his brother, Tim. Summer yields a far more fresh vegetable centric menu, while winter relies on a stored pantry of ferments, pickles, and preserves. A continental wine list rounds out the menu with eight states represented, and a cocktail program that focuses on shrubs, shims, and house made kombucha. Lunch makes way for classic sandwiches served in a casual counter service environment, with a micro grocery store located in the back room where you can pick sides, drinks as well as fulfill your grocery needs with produce and specialty Italian products.
Seasonal stop for window-service frozen ices in various fruit flavors, plus chocolate & green tea.
40 moradores locais recomendam
Miko's Italian Ice (Logan Square)
2236 N Sacramento AveSeasonal stop for window-service frozen ices in various fruit flavors, plus chocolate & green tea.
This is the place where it all started. The Revolution Brewpub, located in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, is a gathering place for our diverse community and for beer devotees who come to visit us from all over the globe. You can grab a spot at the bar, where we serve up some excellent one-off brews that are only available at Revolution. Or you can get a table and taste some of our fantastic dishes served up by our brewpub team.
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Revolution Brewing - Brewpub
2323 N Milwaukee AveThis is the place where it all started. The Revolution Brewpub, located in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, is a gathering place for our diverse community and for beer devotees who come to visit us from all over the globe. You can grab a spot at the bar, where we serve up some excellent one-off brews that are only available at Revolution. Or you can get a table and taste some of our fantastic dishes served up by our brewpub team.
We serve a brunch that is casual, simple yet sophisticated, with ingredients like fresh farm eggs and porridges made from cornmeal ground at a local mill. Besides the daily offering of meats and fish from sustainable sources, every day we serve adventurous fare for vegetarians. While at dinner the food is more intricate and formal, we never cede the accessibility and youthfulness with which Lula was begun.
Chef Jason Hammel has been nominated twice as a finalist for James Beard Best Chef Great Lakes and is working on a cookbook to be released next year by Phaidon.
We have been featured on NPR’s “This American Life,” in The New York Times, Food and Wine, Bon Appetit, and in Chicago press where Lula has been named an LTH Forum Great Neighborhood Restaurant, a Michelin Bib Gourmande, Jean Banchet Best Neighborhood Restaurant, and a proud member of the “Eater Essential 38.”
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Lula Cafe
2537 N Kedzie BlvdWe serve a brunch that is casual, simple yet sophisticated, with ingredients like fresh farm eggs and porridges made from cornmeal ground at a local mill. Besides the daily offering of meats and fish from sustainable sources, every day we serve adventurous fare for vegetarians. While at dinner the food is more intricate and formal, we never cede the accessibility and youthfulness with which Lula was begun.
Chef Jason Hammel has been nominated twice as a finalist for James Beard Best Chef Great Lakes and is working on a cookbook to be released next year by Phaidon.
We have been featured on NPR’s “This American Life,” in The New York Times, Food and Wine, Bon Appetit, and in Chicago press where Lula has been named an LTH Forum Great Neighborhood Restaurant, a Michelin Bib Gourmande, Jean Banchet Best Neighborhood Restaurant, and a proud member of the “Eater Essential 38.”
If you just want to sit with friends outside, drink some cocktails, and eat delicious pizza, Pizzeria Lobo in Logan Square is where you can do this. They serve Neapolitan pies, and you’ll find excellent red sauce options like the “amatrice yo-self” (roasted tomato, pancetta, and Calabrian chile), and white pies like the castello bianco - with meatballs, ramps, and parm.
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Pizza Lobo
3000 West Fullerton AvenueIf you just want to sit with friends outside, drink some cocktails, and eat delicious pizza, Pizzeria Lobo in Logan Square is where you can do this. They serve Neapolitan pies, and you’ll find excellent red sauce options like the “amatrice yo-self” (roasted tomato, pancetta, and Calabrian chile), and white pies like the castello bianco - with meatballs, ramps, and parm.
Sharing the recipes from Thai Land in Chicago, simmering spices and stirring the pot, authentic goodness, imported spices and ingredients… thai comfort food.
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Trike Thai Noodles & Sushi
2339 N Milwaukee AveSharing the recipes from Thai Land in Chicago, simmering spices and stirring the pot, authentic goodness, imported spices and ingredients… thai comfort food.
The Duplex partners with new chefs every 6 months. These rotating menu concepts will reflect the diverse flavors of our unique neighborhoods and give new culinary talents a chance to shine in our kitchen. As a Black-owned business, The Duplex serves as an inclusive space to gather, indulge, dance, network and grow together. Through the vision of owner, Le’Qoinne Rice, we strive to bring you an innovative dining experience no matter where you come from. So, pull up a seat at our table because we couldn’t have done this without you, Chicago.
The Duplex
3137 West Logan BoulevardThe Duplex partners with new chefs every 6 months. These rotating menu concepts will reflect the diverse flavors of our unique neighborhoods and give new culinary talents a chance to shine in our kitchen. As a Black-owned business, The Duplex serves as an inclusive space to gather, indulge, dance, network and grow together. Through the vision of owner, Le’Qoinne Rice, we strive to bring you an innovative dining experience no matter where you come from. So, pull up a seat at our table because we couldn’t have done this without you, Chicago.
Rustic-chic eatery & bar serving wood-fired pizzas featuring unusual names & gourmet ingredients.
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Paulie Gee's Logan Square
2451 N Milwaukee AveRustic-chic eatery & bar serving wood-fired pizzas featuring unusual names & gourmet ingredients.
Our mission is to offer the Logan Square community a fun, casual place to hang out and enjoy delicious food at great prices. Most everything on our menu is made in-house—including our wood-fired Pizza-bagels-and we offer local, seasonal, and organic ingredients. We are vegetarian, vegan, and kid-friendly.
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Reno
2607 N Milwaukee AveOur mission is to offer the Logan Square community a fun, casual place to hang out and enjoy delicious food at great prices. Most everything on our menu is made in-house—including our wood-fired Pizza-bagels-and we offer local, seasonal, and organic ingredients. We are vegetarian, vegan, and kid-friendly.
A destination spot, a neighborhood restaurant and a cocktail bar all in one, The Whale is a nod to a high roller gambler with a large bank roll who receives the absolute cream of the crop when it comes to comps, freebies and other perks from the casino. The decor and ambiance of The Whale feels luxurious and indulgent, while the food and drink menus are still approachable, full of "good food people like to eat". Food selections range from handhelds and entree sized salads to unique flavor profiles of multiple entree options. The drink menu lends itself to casual happy hour drink with at least one rotating "boozie slushie" or an after-hours libation of a cocktail lounge with hand-crafted recipes that are sure to impress.
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The Whale Chicago
2427 N Milwaukee AveA destination spot, a neighborhood restaurant and a cocktail bar all in one, The Whale is a nod to a high roller gambler with a large bank roll who receives the absolute cream of the crop when it comes to comps, freebies and other perks from the casino. The decor and ambiance of The Whale feels luxurious and indulgent, while the food and drink menus are still approachable, full of "good food people like to eat". Food selections range from handhelds and entree sized salads to unique flavor profiles of multiple entree options. The drink menu lends itself to casual happy hour drink with at least one rotating "boozie slushie" or an after-hours libation of a cocktail lounge with hand-crafted recipes that are sure to impress.
Easygoing counter-service outpost for excellent traditional Mexican eats with take-out & delivery. Open till 4 AM.
Big Wig Tacos & Burritos
2490 North Milwaukee AvenueEasygoing counter-service outpost for excellent traditional Mexican eats with take-out & delivery. Open till 4 AM.
Our mission is to create the best Cuban food you've ever had. We start with only the freshest ingredients and build it the traditional way.
Established in 1995. Tropicuba is home to Chicago's Cuban grill Located in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood, we are proud to serve authentic Cuban cuisine.
Tropicuba's filling fare exemplifies top-notch Cuban cooking in the heart of Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. This restaurant welcomes kids, too, so you can feel good about bringing the whole family.
Tropicuba
3000 W Lyndale StOur mission is to create the best Cuban food you've ever had. We start with only the freshest ingredients and build it the traditional way.
Established in 1995. Tropicuba is home to Chicago's Cuban grill Located in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood, we are proud to serve authentic Cuban cuisine.
Tropicuba's filling fare exemplifies top-notch Cuban cooking in the heart of Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. This restaurant welcomes kids, too, so you can feel good about bringing the whole family.
Featuring traditional cooking techniques with an emphasis on sourcing the finest local ingredients the region has to offer. We offer a farm to table, nose to tail aesthetic represented by ever-changing menus that are both adventurous and sublime. Our libations include an extensive bottled and draft beer list, seasonal craft cocktails, unusual spirits, an unparalleled whiskey selection (over 300 selections currently available) and bio-dynamic, small batch wines. Note our menus change frequently, sometimes daily, as ingredients allow.
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Longman & Eagle
2657 N Kedzie AveFeaturing traditional cooking techniques with an emphasis on sourcing the finest local ingredients the region has to offer. We offer a farm to table, nose to tail aesthetic represented by ever-changing menus that are both adventurous and sublime. Our libations include an extensive bottled and draft beer list, seasonal craft cocktails, unusual spirits, an unparalleled whiskey selection (over 300 selections currently available) and bio-dynamic, small batch wines. Note our menus change frequently, sometimes daily, as ingredients allow.
In the heart of Logan Square, Andros Taverna is a contemporary Greek restaurant from Chef Doug Psaltis serving sophisticated Mediterranean food cooked from the soul. Inspired by the cosmopolitan taverns of Greece, Andros Taverna is a story of culinary heritage, purity of flavors, and warm hospitality.
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Andros Taverna
2542 North Milwaukee AvenueIn the heart of Logan Square, Andros Taverna is a contemporary Greek restaurant from Chef Doug Psaltis serving sophisticated Mediterranean food cooked from the soul. Inspired by the cosmopolitan taverns of Greece, Andros Taverna is a story of culinary heritage, purity of flavors, and warm hospitality.
Transportation
10 min walk away Blue Line trains run 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and all trains from the O'Hare station go through downtown on their way to Forest Park (or, during some hours, UIC-Halsted). The normal travel time on the Blue Line from O'Hare to downtown, is 40-45 minutes.
2620 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, 60647
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Cta Blue Line - Logan Square station
10 min walk away Blue Line trains run 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and all trains from the O'Hare station go through downtown on their way to Forest Park (or, during some hours, UIC-Halsted). The normal travel time on the Blue Line from O'Hare to downtown, is 40-45 minutes.
2620 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, 60647
California is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line, on North California Avenue near West Fullerton Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood. From California, trains run every 2–7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and take 12 minutes to reach the Loop. 40-45 minutes to and from Ohare Airport
2211 N. California Ave., Chicago, IL 60647
California
2211 North California AvenueCalifornia is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line, on North California Avenue near West Fullerton Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood. From California, trains run every 2–7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and take 12 minutes to reach the Loop. 40-45 minutes to and from Ohare Airport
2211 N. California Ave., Chicago, IL 60647
Fun
Fireside Bowl
2646 W Fullerton AveLongman & Eagle
2657 N Kedzie AveCocktails
The Whistler is a bar, gallery, record label, and venue that hosts live music and DJs.
Their award-winning cocktail program features an always-changing menu of classics, contemporary favorites, and Whistler originals.
Their stage hosts an eclectic mix of jazz, rock, electronic, country, and soul, along with Movieoke, film screenings, readings, and other artistic endeavors.
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The Whistler
2421 N Milwaukee AveThe Whistler is a bar, gallery, record label, and venue that hosts live music and DJs.
Their award-winning cocktail program features an always-changing menu of classics, contemporary favorites, and Whistler originals.
Their stage hosts an eclectic mix of jazz, rock, electronic, country, and soul, along with Movieoke, film screenings, readings, and other artistic endeavors.