City Life
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The Loop
Restaurants | Performing Arts | Entertainment | Museums | Places to buy stuff
Restaurants
17 West at the Berghoff
17 West Adams Street
312-427-3170
Greek Islands
200 South Halsted Street
312-348-5531
Italian Village
71 West Monroe Street
312-332-7005
Performing Arts
Auditorium Theatre
50 East Congress Parkway
312-922-2110
Cadillac Palace Theater
151 West Randolph Street
312-977-1700
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
220 South Michigan Avenue
312-294-3000
Chicago Theatre
175 North State Street
312-462-6300
Ford Center for the Performing Arts
24 West Randolph Street
312-977-1700
Goodman Theatre
170 North Dearborn Street
312-443-3800
LaSalle Bank Theatre
22 West Monroe Street
Lyric Opera
20 North Wacker Drive
312-332-2244
Entertainment
Buckingham Fountain
500 South Lake Shore Drive
House of Blues
329 North Dearborn Street
312-923-2000
Millennium Park
Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
312-334-7777
Jay Pritzker Music Pavilion
Skating Rink
55 North Michigan Avenue
312-742-5222
Museums
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
312-443-3600
Chicago Architecture Foundation
224 South Michigan Avenue
312-922-3432
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street
312-744-6630
Harold Washington Library Center
400 South State Street
312-747-4300 (public library info line)
Museum Campus
Lake Shore Drive at Roosevelt Road
Adler Planetarium
312-922-STAR
Field Museum of Natural History
312-922-9410
Shedd Aquarium
312-939-2438
Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 South Michigan Avenue
312-344-7104
Spertus Museum
618 South Michigan Avenue
312-322-1700
Roosevelt Road
Roosevelt Road between Michigan Avenue and I-90/94 is home to several big box retailers and other stores, including Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Best Buy, Panera Bread, Target, and Whole Foods. Parking is plentiful.
State Street
The shopping area along State Street between Jackson Boulevard and Wacker Drive includes Filene’s Basement, Forever 21, H&M, Loehmann’s, Macy’s, Old Navy, Sears, and Urban Outfitters.
Streeterville & the Magnificent Mile
Restaurants | Entertainment | Bars/clubs/music | Movie Theaters | Museums | Places to buy stuff
Restaurants
Bistro 110
110 East Pearson Street
312-266-3110
Cafe Iberico
737 North LaSalle Drive
312-573-1510
Cheesecake Factory
875 North Michigan Avenue
312-337-1101
Frontera Grill
445 North Clark Street
312-661-1434
Hard Rock Cafe
63 West Ontario Street
312-943-2252
Maggiano's Little Italy
516 North Clark Street
312-644-7700
Morton's of Chicago
1050 North State Street
312-266-4820
Pizzeria Uno
29 East Ohio Street
312-321-1000
Rock Bottom Brewery
1 West Grand Avenue
312-755-9339
Signature Room
875 North Michigan Avenue
312-787-9596
Star of Siam
11 East Illinois Street
312-670-0100
Tucci Benucch
900 North Michigan Avenue
312-266-2500
Streeterville/Magnificent Mile | Top
Entertainment
Navy Pier
312-595-7437
includes:
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
312-595-5600
IMAX Theater
312-595-5629
Pier Park Skating Rink and Ferris Wheel
Oak Street Beach
Lake Shore Drive at Oak Street
Streeterville/Magnificent Mile | Top
Bars/clubs/music
Excalibur
632 North Dearborn Avenue
312-266-1944
Funky Buddha Lounge
728 West Grand Avenue
312-666-1695
Level
1045 North Rush Street
312-397-1045
Rino
343 West Erie Street
312-587-3433
The Underground
56 West Illinois Street
312-644-7600
Streeterville/Magnificent Mile | Top
Movie Theaters
River East 21
322 East Illinois Street
847-765-7262
600 North Michigan Avenue
600 North Michigan Avenue
312-255-9340
Streeterville/Magnificent Mile | Top
Museums
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue
312-280-2660
Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street
312-943-9090
Places to buy stuff
North Michigan Avenue
Stores too numerous to mention, from Gap to Armani to North Face to H&M
Streeterville/Magnificent Mile | Top
Old Town/River North
Restaurants | Performing Arts | Entertainment | Bars/clubs/music | Movie Theaters | Museums | Places to buy stuff
Restaurants
Adobo Grill
1610 North Wells Street
312-266-7999
Bistrot Margot
1437 North Wells Street
312-587-3660
Flat Top Grill
319 West North Avenue
312-787-7676
Kamehachi
1400 North Wells Street
312-664-3663
Las Pinatas
1552 North Wells Street
312-664-8277
Old Jerusalem
1411 North Wells Street
312-944-0459
Trattoria Gianni
1711 North Halsted Street
312-266-1976
Uncle Julio's Hacienda
855 West North Avenue
312-266-4222
Performing Arts
Second City (comedy)
1616 North Wells Street
312-337-3992
Steppenwolf Theatre
1650 North Halsted Street
312-335-1650
Entertainment
Park West (concert venue)
322 West Armitage Avenue
773-929-1322
Bars/Night Clubs
Crobar
1543 North Kingsbury Street
312-266-1900
Roadhouse
1653 North Wells Street
312-440-0535
Zentra
923 West Weed Street
312-787-0400
Movie Theaters
Piper's Alley 4
1608 North Wells Street
312-642-7500
Webster Place 11
1471 West Webster Avenue
773-327-3100
Museums
Chicago History Museum
1601 North Clark Street
312-642-4600
Museum of Surgical Science
1524 North Lake Shore Drive
312-642-6502
Places to buy stuff
Banana Republic
2104 North Halsted
773-832-1172
Barnes & Noble
1441 West Webster Avenue
773-871-3610
North/Clybourn shopping area
The area surrounding the intersection of Clybourn and North is full of places to shop, eat, and drink, including Old Navy; Trader Joe's; Crate & Barrel; The Container Store; Eastern Mountain Sports; Peet's Coffee; Whole Foods; Best Buy; Bed, Bath, and Beyond; Goose Island Brewing Co.; The Gap; and Erehwon Mountain Outfitter.
Lincoln Park
Restaurants | Performing Arts | Entertainment| Bars/clubs/music | Movie Theaters | Places to buy stuff
Restaurants
Ann Sather
929 West Belmont Avenue
773-348-2378
The Bourgeois Pig
738 West Fullerton Parkway
773-883-5282
Café Ba-Ba-Reeba
2024 North Halsted Street
773-935-5000
Golden Nugget Pancake House
2720 North Clark Street
773-929-0724
Mama Desta's Red Sea Restaurant
3216 North Clark Street
773-935-7561
Penny's Noodle Shop
950 West Diversey Parkway
773-281-8448
Salt and Pepper Diner
2575 North Lincoln Avenue
773-525-8788
Toast
746 West Webster Avenue
773-935-5600
Performing Arts
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
773-404-7336
Victory Gardens Theater
2433 North Lincoln Avenue
773-871-3000
Entertainment
Lincoln Park Zoo
2150 North Cannon Drive
312-742-2000
Bars/Night Clubs
Gin Mill
2462 North Lincoln Avenue
773-549-3232
John Barleycorn
658 West Belden Avenue
773-348-8899
Kelsey's
2265 North Lincoln Avenue
773-348-1666
Kingston Mines
2548 North Halsted Street
773-477-4646
Lion Head Pub/The Apartment
2251 North Lincoln Avenue
773-348-5100
Lucky Strike
2747 North Lincoln Avenue
773-549-2695
Neo
2450 North Clark Street
773-528-2622
Movie Theaters
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
2828 North Clark Street
773-248-7744
Places to buy stuff
Century Shopping Centre
2828 North Clark Street
773-929-8100
Plato's Closet
2150 North Clybourn Avenue
773-549-2070
REI
1466 North Halsted Avenue
312-951-6020
Selections
2152 North Clybourn Avenue
773-296-4014
Lakeview/Wrigleyville
Restaurants | Performing Arts | Entertainment| Bars/clubs/music | Movie Theaters | Places to buy stuff
Restaurants
Chicago Diner
3411 North Halsted Street
773-935-6696
Matsuya
3469 North Clark Street
773-248-2677
Moti Mahal
1031 West Belmont Avenue
773-348-4392
Pick Me Up Café
3408 North Clark Street
773-248-6613
Shiroi Hana
3242 North Clark Street
773-477-1652
Performing Arts
Theater Wit
1229 West Belmont Avenue
773-506-8150
Briar Street Theatre
3133 North Halsted Street
773-348-4000
Comedy Sportz
2851 North Halsted Street
773-549-8080
I.O. (comedy)
3541 North Clark Street
773-880-0199
Theatre Building Chicago
1225 West Belmont Avenue
773-327-5252
Entertainment
Metro
3730 North Clark Street
773-549-0203
Music Box (movie theater)
3733 North Southport Avenue
773-871-6604
The Vic Theatre/Brew & View (concert venue)
3145 North Sheffield Avenue
773-472-0449
Wrigley Field/Chicago Cubs
1060 West Addison Street
773-404-CUBS
Bars/Clubs/music
Berlin
954 West Belmont Avenue
773-348-4975
Elbo Room
2871 North Lincoln Avenue
773-549-5549
Minibar
3341 North Halsted Street
773-871-MBAR
Roscoe's
3354 North Halsted Street
773-281-3355
Schuba's
3159 North Southport Avenue
773-525-2508
Sidetrack
3349 North Halsted Street
773-477-9189
Spin
800 West Belmont Avenue
773-327-7711
The Wild Hare
3530 North Clark Street
773-327-4273
Places to buy stuff
The Alley
3228 North Clark Street
773-525-3180
Ragstock
812 West Belmont Avenue
773-868-9263
Reckless Records
3157 North Broadway
773-404-5080
