Have your CAKE and eat it too
So I put together a little map for everyone traveling to Chicago for CAKE! Chicago is a city of awesome little neighborhoods, and it’s pretty easy to get around town on the train. Here’s a guide to some of my favorite places to eat and drink in this city. I’ve also included some of our best must-see comic book shops! They’re definitely worth a visit, and they might even be interested in buying some of your books.
A caveat: I could never list every awesome place to eat in Chicago. I’ve restricted this list to a) places that I can personally vouch for, b) are within walking distance of a train stop, and c) are in neighborhoods that I’m familiar with, and even then I ended up leaving out a lot of awesome places. There are large parts of the city that I don’t know much about; which is why there aren’t any restaurants listed for the south or west sides, or for downtown or the west or south loop. This is a work in progress; I have a few more things I want to add, but if you have suggestions or recommendations, feel free to leave a comment!
Also: if you’re vegetarian or vegan, I’ve noted a few places that are exceptional in their vegetarian and vegan options. Chicago definitely loves meat, but almost every restaurant has at least a handful of good vegetarian dishes on the menu.
NOTE!! The Granville stop is closed this weekend!! Sorry guys, I hope that doesn’t throw anyone off too much. You can still get to Granville stuff from the Thorndale stop.
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Living across from the Granville stop has taught me the wonders of M Henrietta, Nori sushi, and Nookie’s on Bryn Mawr. Also, if you haven’t tried Prisano in Wicker Park, you’re missing out. Have to agree with Gene’s (rooftop opened this week!) and Fork, though. What about Acre in A-ville?
Oh crud!! I was even going to include M. Henrietta and I forgot about it! I might have to add that one, I love that place. I’m leaving out Andersonville just because it’s kind of a far walk from the train, for out-of-towners.