Guidebook for Evanston

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Guidebook for Evanston

Food Scene

The food is great and the atmosphere is delightful. Missing your childhood lunch box? You can find one like it on display in the bright and lively Thai restaurant.
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Cozy Noodles & Rice
1018 Davis St
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The food is great and the atmosphere is delightful. Missing your childhood lunch box? You can find one like it on display in the bright and lively Thai restaurant.
Award winning bread and yummy pastries!
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Bennison's Bakery
1000 Davis St
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Award winning bread and yummy pastries!
Great fish tacos and New Orleans inspired delights. Great selection of craft beer.
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Prairie Moon
1635 Chicago Ave
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Great fish tacos and New Orleans inspired delights. Great selection of craft beer.
Looks like a dive but the Bibim Bop is so tasty. The hamburger joint was bought by a Korean family and they have been adding Korean dishes to the menu.
Evanston Grill
1047 Chicago Ave
Looks like a dive but the Bibim Bop is so tasty. The hamburger joint was bought by a Korean family and they have been adding Korean dishes to the menu.
My favorite burgers and garlic fries.
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Edzo's Burger Shop
1571 Sherman Ave
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My favorite burgers and garlic fries.
A little bit of Paris transplanted to Evanston. Great espresso and elegant pastries. Tables can be hard to come by but worth the wait.
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Pâtisserie Coralie
600 Davis St
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A little bit of Paris transplanted to Evanston. Great espresso and elegant pastries. Tables can be hard to come by but worth the wait.
What can I say? I was skeptical at first but now I'm addicted. You can't beat the lunch special $5 for a spicy tuna handroll as big as your head.
SUSHI BURRITO
1565 Sherman Ave
What can I say? I was skeptical at first but now I'm addicted. You can't beat the lunch special $5 for a spicy tuna handroll as big as your head.
Fabulous coffee, pastries and light fare. It's spacious and noisy. A favorite spot for business meetings. In summer, they have outdoor tables.
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Cupitol Coffee & Eatery
812 Grove St
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Fabulous coffee, pastries and light fare. It's spacious and noisy. A favorite spot for business meetings. In summer, they have outdoor tables.
Best tuna salad sandwich! It's probably the quietest of all Evanston's coffee shops...or at least it has been the times I've been there. The place is eclectically decorated with funky furniture. It's a really treasure if you're looking for some place that's not "cookie-cutter."
Kafein
1621 Chicago Ave
Best tuna salad sandwich! It's probably the quietest of all Evanston's coffee shops...or at least it has been the times I've been there. The place is eclectically decorated with funky furniture. It's a really treasure if you're looking for some place that's not "cookie-cutter."
Five and Dime is on the top floor of a 3 restaurant complex. It's a great place for a summer evening with it's large open-air dining area. I recommend the "Yes, please" cocktail. They are tasty and go down easy. Good thing you are walking back!
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Five & Dime
1026 Davis St
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Five and Dime is on the top floor of a 3 restaurant complex. It's a great place for a summer evening with it's large open-air dining area. I recommend the "Yes, please" cocktail. They are tasty and go down easy. Good thing you are walking back!
Crazy good gourmet tacos! A bit pricey but really worth it. Margaritas are lovely as well. The decorating theme is Lucha Libra, with great mod art.
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Taco Diablo
1026b Davis St
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Crazy good gourmet tacos! A bit pricey but really worth it. Margaritas are lovely as well. The decorating theme is Lucha Libra, with great mod art.

Drinks & Nightlife

Loud, pricey and great fun. Attracts a young, upbeat crowd.
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Bangers & Lace Evanston
810 Grove St
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Loud, pricey and great fun. Attracts a young, upbeat crowd.
Evanston's premiere brewery with occasional music and light fare. Special events include food truck parties. But you're going there for the beer and it is great!
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Temperance Beer Co.
2000 Dempster St
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Evanston's premiere brewery with occasional music and light fare. Special events include food truck parties. But you're going there for the beer and it is great!
The Stained Glass is a high end restaurant that has a lovely bar. Staff is great and will help you make selections from their ample wine list.
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The Stained Glass
1735 Benson Ave
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The Stained Glass is a high end restaurant that has a lovely bar. Staff is great and will help you make selections from their ample wine list.
A constantly changing line-up of great music performers. Plus you can carry in food from Union, the restaurant in the same building.
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Evanston SPACE
1245 Chicago Ave
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A constantly changing line-up of great music performers. Plus you can carry in food from Union, the restaurant in the same building.

Getting Around

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
1780 Maple Ave
Catch trains to Chicago and buses to O'Hare. Super convenient!
Davis St CTA Station
1612 Benson Avenue
Catch trains to Chicago and buses to O'Hare. Super convenient!
Evanston is a bike friendly town with dedicated lanes on a lot of streets. The lake front also has bike paths and there's another bike path that will take you north to the Chicago Botanic Gardens.
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Evanston is a bike friendly town with dedicated lanes on a lot of streets. The lake front also has bike paths and there's another bike path that will take you north to the Chicago Botanic Gardens.

Shopping

A superb collection of beads from around the world. Make your own bracelet or earrings or chose from Ayla's designs.
Ayla's Originals
1511 Sherman Ave
A superb collection of beads from around the world. Make your own bracelet or earrings or chose from Ayla's designs.
The Alchemist's Wife has a unique collection of scents, bath products, lotions and candles. Great gifts but also a personal indulgence you don't want to miss. It shares space with a high end pet shop, so you can buy your doggie a present as well.
the alchemist's wife
1810 Chicago Ave
The Alchemist's Wife has a unique collection of scents, bath products, lotions and candles. Great gifts but also a personal indulgence you don't want to miss. It shares space with a high end pet shop, so you can buy your doggie a present as well.

Essentials

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Whole Foods Market
6020 N Cicero Ave
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Trader Joe's
1211 Chicago Ave
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Not just groceries, a full pharmacy with any over-the-counter remedies or toiletries you might need.
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Jewel-Osco
1128 Chicago Ave
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Not just groceries, a full pharmacy with any over-the-counter remedies or toiletries you might need.
Great service. They have been able to get out stains that other cleaners could not.
Soapie's
1231 Chicago Ave
Great service. They have been able to get out stains that other cleaners could not.

Parks & Nature

Lovely winding path along the lake front. Tennis courts, sail boat rentals, picnic spots with grills. There's also a pond that host gaggles of ducklings in the late spring. In the summer that pond becomes the centerpiece for a number of music, culture and art festivals.
Lakefront Beach Info
1251 Lake Shore Blvd
Lovely winding path along the lake front. Tennis courts, sail boat rentals, picnic spots with grills. There's also a pond that host gaggles of ducklings in the late spring. In the summer that pond becomes the centerpiece for a number of music, culture and art festivals.

Everything Else

Egea has a great selection of services. My favorite are the massages.
Egea Spa the North Shores Wellness
1521 Sherman Ave
Egea has a great selection of services. My favorite are the massages.