Guidebook for Logan Square
Drinks & Nightlife
Comfy tiki bar a block and a half away. Get there early (4:00 pm) for a pre-dinner drink and avoid the wait!
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Lost Lake
3154 W Diversey AveComfy tiki bar a block and a half away. Get there early (4:00 pm) for a pre-dinner drink and avoid the wait!
It's great, but the wait can be brutal. There's a side bar (the OSB) on Schubert that has a more limited drink menu and no food, but you can just pop in and get a drink without committing 2 hours.
830 helybéli ajánlásával
Longman & Eagle
2657 N Kedzie AveIt's great, but the wait can be brutal. There's a side bar (the OSB) on Schubert that has a more limited drink menu and no food, but you can just pop in and get a drink without committing 2 hours.
Very inviting with friendly service, and their cocktails are solid. It's more of a small plate food menu so might want to plan for dinner elsewhere.
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Billy Sunday
3143 W Logan BlvdVery inviting with friendly service, and their cocktails are solid. It's more of a small plate food menu so might want to plan for dinner elsewhere.
A Chicago tradition: Liquor store in front, bar in the rear. Good cocktails and a nice patio area.
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Crown Liquors
2821 N Milwaukee AveA Chicago tradition: Liquor store in front, bar in the rear. Good cocktails and a nice patio area.
Nothing fancy, but a nice casual bar for a beer and a sandwich.
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The Rocking Horse
2535 N Milwaukee AveNothing fancy, but a nice casual bar for a beer and a sandwich.
Essentials
Decent booze selection and great beer selection, especially for being right outside our back door!
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Logan Liquors
2639 N Kedzie AveDecent booze selection and great beer selection, especially for being right outside our back door!
Foodsmart
3415 W Diversey AveA shockingly well-curated little food mart.
A better liquor store option than Logan Liquors, just not as convenient. But if you're walking that direction anyway...
Red Star Liquors
2725 N Milwaukee AveA better liquor store option than Logan Liquors, just not as convenient. But if you're walking that direction anyway...
A very thorough selection and the closest thing to a full-blown grocery store we have in the immediate area. Note that it's primarily organic, independent stuff--if you want a Diet Coke you'll need to go to the Foodsmart, but if you want healthier stuff you come here.
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The Dill Pickle Food Co-op
2746 N Milwaukee AveA very thorough selection and the closest thing to a full-blown grocery store we have in the immediate area. Note that it's primarily organic, independent stuff--if you want a Diet Coke you'll need to go to the Foodsmart, but if you want healthier stuff you come here.
Food Scene
Only a handful of places specialize in wine in Logan Square, and Webster's does it well.
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Websters Wine Bar Chicago
2601 N Milwaukee AveOnly a handful of places specialize in wine in Logan Square, and Webster's does it well.
Great for dine-in pizza/etc., or we regularly do carry-out since it's right around the corner.
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Reno
2607 N Milwaukee AveGreat for dine-in pizza/etc., or we regularly do carry-out since it's right around the corner.
On game nights it can be crazy, but on non-game nights it's a quaint little bar with a surprisingly good burger and a commendable old fashioned.
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The Harding Tavern
2732 N Milwaukee AveOn game nights it can be crazy, but on non-game nights it's a quaint little bar with a surprisingly good burger and a commendable old fashioned.
The menu can be pretentious--I'm pretty food savvy but there'll always be words I don't recognize--but the food is worth it.
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Lula Cafe
2537 N Kedzie BlvdThe menu can be pretentious--I'm pretty food savvy but there'll always be words I don't recognize--but the food is worth it.
It was #4 on Bon Apppetit's Best New Restaurants in America for 2013 for a reason. Get there early and have a drink while you wait in line.
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Fat Rice
2957 W Diversey AveIt was #4 on Bon Apppetit's Best New Restaurants in America for 2013 for a reason. Get there early and have a drink while you wait in line.
Great food, very affordable, and BYOB. They'll also deliver if you're feeling lazy or it's snowing.
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Trike Thai Noodles & Sushi
2339 N Milwaukee AveGreat food, very affordable, and BYOB. They'll also deliver if you're feeling lazy or it's snowing.
I'm not a coffee guy so I'm not much help in this area, but I do know that people go nuts for this stuff!
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Intelligentsia Coffee - Logan Square
2642 N Milwaukee AveI'm not a coffee guy so I'm not much help in this area, but I do know that people go nuts for this stuff!
Definitely more hipster and independent than the other coffee options, and plenty of room to sit and work, read, etc.
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New Wave Coffee
2557 N Milwaukee AveDefinitely more hipster and independent than the other coffee options, and plenty of room to sit and work, read, etc.
A quicker, less elaborate breakfast than a lot of the brunch places in the area. Very good, very cheap, and VERY close.
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Same Day Cafe
2651 N Kedzie AveA quicker, less elaborate breakfast than a lot of the brunch places in the area. Very good, very cheap, and VERY close.
I certainly encourage you to try a locally-owned coffee shop, but if it's Starbucks you want, it's Starbucks you shall have! Take a beautiful walk down the boulevard and enjoy their huge patio.
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Starbucks
210 W North AveI certainly encourage you to try a locally-owned coffee shop, but if it's Starbucks you want, it's Starbucks you shall have! Take a beautiful walk down the boulevard and enjoy their huge patio.
Coffee and baked goods galore. Best--and biggest--croissants this side of the Eiffel Tower.
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Cellar Door Provisions
3025 W Diversey AveCoffee and baked goods galore. Best--and biggest--croissants this side of the Eiffel Tower.
Wonderful little neighborhood Italian spot. Go on Thursday night for their fantastic prix fixe!
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Buona Terra
3608 N California AveWonderful little neighborhood Italian spot. Go on Thursday night for their fantastic prix fixe!
Fantastic coffee, great baked goods, and practically in our backyard!
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Passion House Coffee Roasters
2631 N Kedzie AveFantastic coffee, great baked goods, and practically in our backyard!
La Boulangerie
3129 W Logan BlvdMacarons, macarons, macarons! The absolute best.
They basically serve a very solid burger and nothing else. It's all you need! One of the quicker meal options around.
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Mini Mott
3057 W Logan BlvdThey basically serve a very solid burger and nothing else. It's all you need! One of the quicker meal options around.
Traditional Mexican cuisine. It's a pretty big deal place and one of my favorites.
33 helybéli ajánlásával
Mi Tocaya Antojería
2800 W Logan BlvdTraditional Mexican cuisine. It's a pretty big deal place and one of my favorites.
Fun modern Indian cuisine with a secluded back patio. Be warned, the naan is enormous!
11 helybéli ajánlásával
Superkhana International
3059 W Diversey AveFun modern Indian cuisine with a secluded back patio. Be warned, the naan is enormous!
Arts & Culture
It's small (only 4 screens), but the programming is pretty good and the bar is fantastic. Beautifully restored a few years ago.
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The Logan Theatre
2646 N Milwaukee AveIt's small (only 4 screens), but the programming is pretty good and the bar is fantastic. Beautifully restored a few years ago.
Everything Else
If Chase is your bank, this is the closest branch/ATM. If you need a 7-11 ATM it's a block southeast on Milwaukee @ Fullerton.
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Chase Bank
2228 S Western AveIf Chase is your bank, this is the closest branch/ATM. If you need a 7-11 ATM it's a block southeast on Milwaukee @ Fullerton.
Amazing resource for the neighborhood. Historic building used for free art shows, free performances, and even free outdoor film screenings in the warm weather. Steps away and did I mention free?
22 helybéli ajánlásával
Comfort Station
2579 N Milwaukee AveAmazing resource for the neighborhood. Historic building used for free art shows, free performances, and even free outdoor film screenings in the warm weather. Steps away and did I mention free?
Shopping
City Lit Books
2523 N Kedzie BlvdA world-class bookstore a block away. What's not to like?
Records, toys, and everything else one needs to survive today's topsy-turvy world.
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Bric-a-Brac Records & Collectibles (Closed for In-Person shopping)
2845 W Diversey AveRecords, toys, and everything else one needs to survive today's topsy-turvy world.
Fantastic flower and gift shop. Always something interesting in their windows!
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Fleur
2651 N Milwaukee AveFantastic flower and gift shop. Always something interesting in their windows!
Sightseeing
Otherwise known as "that big column with the eagle on top." The symbol of Logan Square--it's worth walking by to check out the engravings around the base.
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Illinois Centennial Monument
3150 W Logan BlvdOtherwise known as "that big column with the eagle on top." The symbol of Logan Square--it's worth walking by to check out the engravings around the base.