Hello,
Can you please recommend a couple of good restaurants and not expensive to go to around Lincoln park area?
I prefer having outside seating (getting nice now) and
italian, greek, middleeastern, asian, cafe, american, anything!
Also please let me know any good happy hour places.
Thank you.
Good restaurants around lincoln park
In Old Town... our personal fav. Italian restaurant is Topo Gigio...I no longer eat meat, but try the ';CONCHIGLIE alla SARDA'; .. YUM! ;-)
There are so many good restaurants around that area hard to narrow down. Some will post and tell you to go to www.chicagoreader.com, etc. I typically recommend www.yelp.com and I recommend checking out www.opentable.com which will help you lock in some reservations if you want to hit some hot spots while in Chicago...plus you can search by neighborhood there!
L20 is over in LP, I have not been, but have heard rave reviews! Cafe Ba Ba Reeba...which I seem to be recommending a lot lately, lol...maybe I need to go and get my Tapas fix, lol. Just a fun atmosphere, decent sangria and I just love little plates of food. If you want ribs, many people swear that Twin Anchors is the place to go for Ribs... Husband also loves to go to Corcoron%26#39;s for a good burger...
Good restaurants around lincoln park
Lincoln Park is a very large neighborhood in Chicago. Do you mean around Lincoln Park, the park itself? Or in the DePaul University portion of the neighborhood? Or maybe near the Clybourn Corridor area? Or???
Also, please keep in mind that outdoor seating is very popular and usually at a premium for the better places. So you might have to wait a while (sometimes quite a while) for an outside table, if you go at the busiest times. Just mentioning this because usually visitors don%26#39;t want to waste much of their precious vacation time doing just this.
Could use a little more info for us to help you, like price range and where you are staying. Instantly coming to mind are places like Perennial, good outside area whenever it warms up, maybe John Barleycorn for bar food but good scene, Mickeys, Galway Arms,both really crowded in summer, Athenium, Four Farthings. But tell us more and well try to help.
ZB
If you%26#39;re in the area for breakfast, go to Nookies. Best breakfast I%26#39;ve ever had.
Hello,
Thank you for your reply!
Here is more information you asked.
Stay Location:
Near Bellwood hotel (Diversey Pwy bet. Lincoln and Ashland) I prefer walking distance or can take bus or Ltrain.
Price Range:
Breakfast/lunch: $5-$10
Dinner: up to $25 (I can try nice one once. But want to know place at $10-20 range as well.)
I can eat pretty much anything meat, fish, seafood, vegis.
Also is there anything particular to do around that area??
Thank you!
Many dining options near your hotel. annsather.com/Restaraunts%20Pages/Index_Rest…
www.chicagoreader.com has a great dining search tool.
www.explorechicago.org is a good site to see what%26#39;s going on here during your visit.
lov, here is a little information, mostly about places to the east of your hotel, because I think you%26#39;d be spending more time in that area.
You will be staying at a place on one of the major thoroughfares of the north side. Diversey is the northern boundary of the Lincoln Park neighborhood and the southern boundary of Lakeview - so you have two of the most populous neighborhoods at hand.
If you take the #76 Diversey EB bus, you can disembark at the 5-way Broadway/Clark/Diversey. (N. Halsted Street is just a couple of blocks to the west.) Whether you go north on N. Halsted or N. Broadway, you%26#39;ll be in the Boystown area (aka East Lakeview), although try going north on N. Broadway first. N. Halsted is where most of the gay bars are located but there are a couple on N. Broadway as well.
There are many restaurants in this area, as well as a movie theatre (Landmark Century Cinema, which specializes in indies, docs and the like) and shopping. There are also live theatre venues, such as the Briar Street Theatre, where Blue Man Group has an open run and the Lakeshore Theatre (take a look at their upcoming schedule for offerings).
Now for the eating establishments:
I agree that you should consider an Ann Sathers%26#39; location for the cinnamon rolls, at least.
N. Broadway has many options of all different types of cuisine - all you have to do is walk north from Diversey and look at their menus. Many have little outside (a few tables, at least) seating areas. You might consider Stella%26#39;s Diner - very busy on weekends. Further to the north, there is Soupbox/Icebox - the name says it all. The original locations of Intelligentsia (coffee) and Pastoral, Artisan Cheese, Bread %26amp; Wine are located on N. Broadway. The Chicken Hut has very tasty chicken (which you can get with fixins%26#39;) and you can get it take-out for that picnic you mentioned on another thread (see Note below) - and the Treasure Island has a huge deli. For something sweet, there%26#39;s a new place just opened (sorry, though, haven%26#39;t been there quite yet since it just opened yesterday) called Phoebe%26#39;s Cupcakes which specializes in (see www.phoebescupcakes.com for their menu) and the Coffee %26amp; Tea Exchange is a nice place, too.
On, N. Halsted consider Nookies Tree for breakfast. Yoshi%26#39;s Cafe, if you are looking for a splurge which will go over that $25 budget - OR - You may have heard of the Hearty Boys; their restaurants HB Home Bistro (a BYOB) is located on N. Halsted - they have $29 3-course dinners, too. The Chicago Diner for vegetarian.
If you go south on Halsted, as there are many dining options there but you might also be interested in going to either B.L.U.E.S. and/or the Kingston Mines for blues music.
Right on Diversey, you might stop in at the Half Shell. Cash only.
Going south from Diversey, on N. Clark is the Duke of Perth (Scottish pub). They have Wednesday and Friday all-you-can-eat Fish n%26#39; Chips specials for under $10.
If you go north on N. Clark, Wrigley Field is about 1/2 mile away - and there are many bars and places to eat in this area (Wrigleyville) as well.
If you wish to spread out a little, the N. Southport Corridor area is 5 blocks to the west from Wrigley Field, taking Addison. You can take the #152 WB Addison bus there, if you don%26#39;t wish to walk it, but it is a pleasant walk.
In fact, your hotel is situated near the intersection of N. Southport and Diversey. However, Southport Avenue is not serviced by a bus route but Ashland is (the #9) and the Brown Line station is a little more than 1/2 mile away from your hotel. I don%26#39;t believe you would be able to go directly there/back unless you took a cab (don%26#39;t know if that%26#39;s within your budget - but consider it because it wouldn%26#39;t be too much and very convenient if you were coming back later at night). So if you were considering this area, I%26#39;d suggest combining it with a trip to Wrigley Field and the environs.
Restaurants and places of mention on N. Southport: Julius Meinl (Vienesse coffeehaus), Tango Sur (Argentinean steakhouse - BYOB), another Ann Sathers location, the Music Box Theatre (classics, indies, docs, etc.), Cullen%26#39;s (Irish Pub), Schuba%26#39;s (live music venue), Southport Lanes %26amp; Billards (where the pins are still set by hand - patio seating.
Note: Now that little something which you didn%26#39;t ask for on *this* thread, but I%26#39;m going to mention here.
For your picnic: Take the #76 EB Diversey bus to Sheridan. Get off the bus there. Walk south from that intersection on Lakeview (maybe you want to stop in at the Elks Memorial, open to the public - beautiful space) to the next stopsign. Cross the street there, going southbound, and then turn left, crossing to the far east side (there are two streets that you have to cross - be careful as traffic tends to move quickly there). Continue walking south to the little playlot on your left - turn left.
Just walk a little east and you will be at North Pond (restaurant), a very lovely spot - although, unfortunately out of your dining budget range. Look over the pond at the city%26#39;s skyline.
Then continue walking south on the east side of the pond 4 blocks. You will see the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (at Fullerton) to your left. Right across Fullerton, you%26#39;ll see the Lincoln Park Conservatory first and the north end of the Lincoln Park Zoo. You are also near the entrance of one of Chicago%26#39;s ';hidden'; gardens, the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool Gardens. There are also gardens across the street from the Zoo to your west. You have many alternatives where to set down your picnic blanket in the sun anywhere along this route in Lincoln Park.
By the way, if you continue east on Diversey, you are at the Diversey Harbor (motorboat harbor), and immediate access is available to the Lakefront Trail. When you are at the Lincoln Park Zoo (Fullerton), there is another access point to the Trail there as well. If you go north on N. Broadway, you can go eastward to where Belmont Harbor (a sailboat harbor). I%26#39;d suggest going to Hawthorne Place (a historic landmark area) and walking east that l-o-n-g block, then south to Roscoe for the access underpass). Just in case you want to take a walk along the lake.
If you don%26#39;t want to walk all the way back from the Zoo area, the #151 NB can be picked up to Diversey, then transfer back to the #76. Also keep in mind these bus numbers in these areas: the #36 Broadway, the #22 Clark, the #11 Lincoln, the #8 Halsted.
With all this being said: Is there a particular reason you are staying at the Bellwood? You might consider staying closer to the lake in the area I mentioned above. There is a Days Inn close to the 5-way intersection mentioned above where you would be closer to everything which I think you might prefer.
Hi ChiTownFriend - OMG thank you for all that info.!
I wanted to explore the cool chicago suburb scene (not touristy) and the information was perfect. (also thanks to the park info. from another thread.) I decided to stay at the bellwood for 2 days (then going to stay at Shaumberg for 2 nights) because of my budget. (I%26#39;m jobless for 2 wks and I am there to network + sightseeing.) I have gone to boys town area for clubbing a couple of times when I was in college (which is ages ago...) but it will be nice to to explore myself during the day! I cannot wait to try out the restaurants around that area too.(Love eating outside.) By the way, I am planning to try the day game at the Wrigley stadium this Thur.! cannot wait to sit outside!
Thanks.
Chi town friend did a great job. Just one correction. Duke of Perth is north on Clark, and their fish and chips is quite good as is their beer selection.
Chi town friend did a great job. Just one correction. Duke of Perth is north on Clark, and their fish and chips is quite good as is their beer selection.
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