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Guide to Chicago's best spots

Guide to Chicago's best spots

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Created by Gene C • Updated On: May 23, 2012
Superdawg Drive-In is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

1. Superdawg Drive-In

9.0
6363 N Milwaukee Ave (btwn Devon Ave & Highland Ave), Chicago, IL
Hot Dog Joint · Norwood Park · 162 tips and reviews
Metro is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

2. Metro

9.0
3730 N Clark St (btwn Racine & Waveland Ave), Chicago, IL
Music Venue · Wrigleyville · 90 tips and reviews
Lincoln Hall is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

3. Lincoln Hall

9.1
2424 N Lincoln Ave (btwn W Montana St & W Fullerton Ave), Chicago, IL
Music Venue · North Side · 72 tips and reviews
Julius Meinl Coffee House is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

4. Julius Meinl Coffee House

3601 N Southport Ave (at W Addison St), Chicago, IL
Coffee Shop · Lakeview · 69 tips and reviews
Abbey Pub is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

5. Abbey Pub

3420 W Grace St (at Elston), Chicago, IL
Rock Club · Irving Park · 27 tips and reviews
Neo Nightclub is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

6. Neo Nightclub

1575 N. Milwaukee Ave. (at N. Damen Ave.), Chicago, IL
Night Club · Wicker Park · 67 tips and reviews
The Vic Theatre is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

7. The Vic Theatre

8.2
3145 N Sheffield Ave (btwn W Fletcher St & W Belmont Ave), Chicago, IL
Music Venue · Lakeview · 54 tips and reviews
Music Box Theatre is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

8. Music Box Theatre

9.4
3733 N Southport Ave (btwn Grace St & Waveland Ave), Chicago, IL
Indie Movie Theater · Lakeview · 88 tips and reviews
Bottom Lounge is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

9. Bottom Lounge

8.4
1375 W Lake St (btwn Loomis St & Ada St), Chicago, IL
Music Venue · Fulton Market · 78 tips and reviews

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Congress Theater is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

10. Congress Theater

5.6
2135 N Milwaukee Ave (at Rockwell St), Chicago, IL
Performing Arts Venue · Logan Square · 67 tips and reviews
Smartbar is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

11. Smartbar

8.1
3730 N Clark St (btwn Grace & Waveland), Chicago, IL
Night Club · Wrigleyville · 56 tips and reviews
Wrigleyville Dogs is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

12. Wrigleyville Dogs

7.3
3737 N Clark St (btwn W Grace St & W Waveland Ave), Chicago, IL
Hot Dog Joint · Wrigleyville · 31 tips and reviews
Riviera Theatre is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

13. Riviera Theatre

7.7
4746 N Racine Ave (at N Broadway), Chicago, IL
Music Venue · Uptown · 46 tips and reviews
The Art Institute of Chicago is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

14. The Art Institute of Chicago

9.5
111 S Michigan Ave (btwn Monroe St & Jackson Dr), Chicago, IL
Art Museum · Grant Park · 685 tips and reviews
Subterranean is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

15. Subterranean

7.6
2011 W North Ave (btwn N Milwaukee Ave & N Damen Ave), Chicago, IL
Rock Club · Bucktown · 35 tips and reviews
Ed Debevic's is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

16. Ed Debevic's

640 N Wells St (at Erie St), Chicago, IL
Diner · River North · 80 tips and reviews
Harris Theater is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

17. Harris Theater

8.7
205 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL
Theater · Grant Park · 23 tips and reviews
Late Bar is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

18. Late Bar

7.7
3534 W Belmont Ave (at N Drake Ave), Chicago, IL
Bar · Northwest Side · 29 tips and reviews
Red Line Tap is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

19. Red Line Tap

6.7
7006 N Glenwood Ave (at W Lunt Ave), Chicago, IL
Dive Bar · Rogers Park · 23 tips and reviews
Crepes A Latte The Cafe is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

20. Crepes A Latte The Cafe

1840 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL
Café · North Center · 34 tips and reviews
The Berghoff Restaurant is one of Guide to Chicago's best spots.

21. The Berghoff Restaurant

8.2
17 W Adams St (btwn S Dearborn St & S State St), Chicago, IL
German Restaurant · The Loop · 151 tips and reviews

Explore ChicagoExplore Chicago: Opened in 1898, The Berghoff serves German American fare, and is one of the oldest restaurants in the city. Read more.