Guidebook for Bridgeport
Food Scene
Great sushi at a affordable price. It's also BYOB so drinks are cheap!
South Kawa Japanese Restaurant
3417 S Halsted StGreat sushi at a affordable price. It's also BYOB so drinks are cheap!
Good coffee and sandwiches for breakfast and lunch and an awesome atmosphere!
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Jackalope Coffee & Tea House
755 W 32nd StGood coffee and sandwiches for breakfast and lunch and an awesome atmosphere!
Coffee roasters and sandwich makers, a great little cafe with wifi and outdoor seating.
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Bridgeport Coffeehouse
3101 S Morgan StCoffee roasters and sandwich makers, a great little cafe with wifi and outdoor seating.
Polish Korean BBQ?! You bet! A fantastic beer selection and good cocktails too.
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Kimski
954-960 W 31st StPolish Korean BBQ?! You bet! A fantastic beer selection and good cocktails too.
Great food but check to make sure they are open! Their weekend brunch is fantastic! Get the Eggs Benedicto, Full Procession.
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The Polo Inn
3322 S Morgan StGreat food but check to make sure they are open! Their weekend brunch is fantastic! Get the Eggs Benedicto, Full Procession.
Real good Italian eats in a quaint grocery store. The homemade pasta is fantastic! BYOB keeps things affordable.
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Gio's Cafe and Deli
2724 S Lowe AveReal good Italian eats in a quaint grocery store. The homemade pasta is fantastic! BYOB keeps things affordable.
Bar in the front with great barfood and a nice restaurant in back with outdoor garden and top-end eats!
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The Duck Inn
2701 S Eleanor StBar in the front with great barfood and a nice restaurant in back with outdoor garden and top-end eats!
Great Chinese food close by. The potstickers are great. The Mapo Tofu is also a favorite.
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Potsticker House
3139 S Halsted StGreat Chinese food close by. The potstickers are great. The Mapo Tofu is also a favorite.
Late night ramen joint with cocktails and beer.
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Shinya Ramen House - Midnight Diner 深夜食堂
3240 S Halsted StLate night ramen joint with cocktails and beer.
Great hot dogs, burgers, gyros, etc. You want a Chicago Dog? How about a Mother In-Law? Get it at Georges.
George's Gyros
Great hot dogs, burgers, gyros, etc. You want a Chicago Dog? How about a Mother In-Law? Get it at Georges.
Franco's Ristorante
300 W 31st StNice Italian joint serving up classics.
Northern City
742 W 31st StNow Called Uncle Zhang's. Good Chinese Food. Try the lotus root. BYOB
Drinks & Nightlife
Bernice's Tavern is the local living room in Bridgeport. It's right behind our house and Diane tends bar there some nights. Bingo on Wednesday's, Open Mic on Thursdays and live bands on many weekends. A go to spot for locals.
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Bernice's Tavern
3238 S Halsted StBernice's Tavern is the local living room in Bridgeport. It's right behind our house and Diane tends bar there some nights. Bingo on Wednesday's, Open Mic on Thursdays and live bands on many weekends. A go to spot for locals.
Good cocktails and a superb beer list. A nice funky joint to hang out.
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Maria's Packaged Goods and Community Bar
960 W 31st StGood cocktails and a superb beer list. A nice funky joint to hang out.
There is live jazz, bluegrass most nights and awesome BBQ here. We love to go swing dancing on Sunday's when the Fat Babies play.
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Honky Tonk BBQ
1213 W 18th StThere is live jazz, bluegrass most nights and awesome BBQ here. We love to go swing dancing on Sunday's when the Fat Babies play.
A former railroad station, this dive bar has good eats and a super beer selection on draft. Oh, and there is a pinball machine!
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Skylark
2149 S Halsted StA former railroad station, this dive bar has good eats and a super beer selection on draft. Oh, and there is a pinball machine!
A high end gastro pub, a punch house and an awesome theater all in this beautifully restored 100 year old theater. Check their website for shows. And go easy on the punch, it packs a strong one!
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Thalia Hall
1807 S Allport StA high end gastro pub, a punch house and an awesome theater all in this beautifully restored 100 year old theater. Check their website for shows. And go easy on the punch, it packs a strong one!
Parks & Nature
Go swimming or walk on the lakefront trail, we love to sit on the patio and have a drink while watching the Navy Pier fireworks!
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31st Street Beach station
Go swimming or walk on the lakefront trail, we love to sit on the patio and have a drink while watching the Navy Pier fireworks!
Views of the skyline, a lagoon and a marsh. There are also tennis courts, baseball fields, basketball and bocce courts. Diane's favorite place to do yoga.
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Henry C. Palmisano Természetvédelmi Park
2700 S Halsted StViews of the skyline, a lagoon and a marsh. There are also tennis courts, baseball fields, basketball and bocce courts. Diane's favorite place to do yoga.
This is the best place for swimming in the City. There is no beach right at the point but there are two great ones just to the south. On the North Side of the Point are places where you can stand while in the water. The south side has some ladders to get out of the water and is a favorite spot for open swimming.
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Promontory Point
5491 S Shore DrThis is the best place for swimming in the City. There is no beach right at the point but there are two great ones just to the south. On the North Side of the Point are places where you can stand while in the water. The south side has some ladders to get out of the water and is a favorite spot for open swimming.
Beautiful Lagoon with trails. Take the #35 bus East to Damen Ave. (10 minutes) and walk south.
McKinley Park
Beautiful Lagoon with trails. Take the #35 bus East to Damen Ave. (10 minutes) and walk south.
Getting Around
Great way to get into the Loop. Buy transit passes and access Midway airport. A good way to see the city from above.
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Halsted Orange Line Station
Great way to get into the Loop. Buy transit passes and access Midway airport. A good way to see the city from above.
Take the Red Line into the city from where the White Sox play. Transit passes (Enter from 35th street if you don't have a card.)
Sox–35th
Take the Red Line into the city from where the White Sox play. Transit passes (Enter from 35th street if you don't have a card.)
The Green Line L train has a station at McCormick Place Convention Center. The Green Line also goes to the Loop and to Oak Park as well as University of Chicago in Hyde Park
35th-Bronzeville-IIT station
The Green Line L train has a station at McCormick Place Convention Center. The Green Line also goes to the Loop and to Oak Park as well as University of Chicago in Hyde Park
Neighborhoods
With a laid back atmosphere and terrific food, Chinatown is always a fun experience. Try MCCB for some great bbq in the New Chinatown Square. Take a walk down Wentworth Ave. to see historic Chinatown.
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Chinatown
With a laid back atmosphere and terrific food, Chinatown is always a fun experience. Try MCCB for some great bbq in the New Chinatown Square. Take a walk down Wentworth Ave. to see historic Chinatown.
A quiet neighborhood full of historic worker's cottage homes, Bridgeport is close to the Loop, Chinatown, and bustling Pilsen. Catch a White Sox game or visit one of the great restaurants and taverns. A thriving underground arts scene is also fun to explore.
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Bridgeport
A quiet neighborhood full of historic worker's cottage homes, Bridgeport is close to the Loop, Chinatown, and bustling Pilsen. Catch a White Sox game or visit one of the great restaurants and taverns. A thriving underground arts scene is also fun to explore.
Visit the Mexican American Museum of Art. Wander 18th Street for nightlife, restaurants and lots of neighborhood murals. To bike, take Loomis Street North across the river.
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Pilsen
Visit the Mexican American Museum of Art. Wander 18th Street for nightlife, restaurants and lots of neighborhood murals. To bike, take Loomis Street North across the river.