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Chicago must spots
BIG & little's Restaurant is one of Chicago must spots.

1. BIG & little's Restaurant

860 N Orleans St (btwn W Chestnut St & W Locust St), Chicago, IL
Fast Food Restaurant · Near North Side · 139 tips and reviews

Food NetworkFood Network: On an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri made the trip to this tiny Chicago joint, where the shrimp is battered and fried to order. Read more.

Fulton's on the River is one of Chicago must spots.

2. Fulton's on the River

315 N La Salle Dr (btwn W Kinzie St & N Wacker Dr), Chicago, IL
Seafood Restaurant · River North · 20 tips and reviews
Cell Block is one of Chicago must spots.

3. Cell Block

6.4
3702 N Halsted St (at Waveland Ave.), Chicago, IL
Gay Bar · Lakeview · 20 tips and reviews
1340 Beer Wine Spirits is one of Chicago must spots.

4. 1340 Beer Wine Spirits

1340 W Madison St, Chicago, IL
Wine Store · Near West Side · 9 tips and reviews
Steve Madden is one of Chicago must spots.

5. Steve Madden

108 N State St (at Randolph St.), Chicago, IL
Shoe Store · The Loop · 2 tips and reviews
Nordstrom Rack is one of Chicago must spots.

6. Nordstrom Rack

7.6
24 N State St, Chicago, IL
Clothing Store · The Loop · 45 tips and reviews
Cafecito is one of Chicago must spots.

7. Cafecito

9.0
26 E Congress Pkwy (at State St), Chicago, IL
Cuban Restaurant · The Loop · 193 tips and reviews
Chicago Auto Show is one of Chicago must spots.

8. Chicago Auto Show

2301 S Lake Shore Dr (McCormick Place), Chicago, IL
Convention · South Loop · 41 tips and reviews
The Violet Hour is one of Chicago must spots.

9. The Violet Hour

9.0
1520 N Damen Ave (at Pierce Ave), Chicago, IL
Speakeasy · Wicker Park · 256 tips and reviews
¡Ay Chiwowa! is one of Chicago must spots.

10. ¡Ay Chiwowa!

311 W Chicago Ave (at N Franklin St), Chicago, IL
Bar · River North · 37 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: Billy Dec and crew took Martini Ranch’s 4am license and added tacos and tequila.

Devon Seafood Grill is one of Chicago must spots.

11. Devon Seafood Grill

39 E Chicago Ave, (at N Wabash), Chicago, IL
Seafood Restaurant · Near North Side · 72 tips and reviews
Hilton Chicago is one of Chicago must spots.

12. Hilton Chicago

8.0
720 S Michigan Ave (at E Balbo Ave), Chicago, IL
Hotel · South Loop · 146 tips and reviews
Annoyance Theatre & Bar is one of Chicago must spots.

13. Annoyance Theatre & Bar

8.5
851 W Belmont Ave (at Clark St), Chicago, IL
Theater · Lakeview · 22 tips and reviews
ShowPlace ICON at Roosevelt Collection is one of Chicago must spots.

14. ShowPlace ICON at Roosevelt Collection

8.3
1011 S Delano Ct E (at W Roosevelt Rd), Chicago, IL
Movie Theater · South Loop · 244 tips and reviews
Three Aces is one of Chicago must spots.

15. Three Aces

1321 W Taylor St (btwn Throop St & Loomis St), Chicago, IL
Bar · University Village - Little Italy · 97 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: Ask for the “ghost face killah” and you’ll get a pizza (pictured) loaded with insanely hot ghost peppers, which, unlike the pizza itself, have no qualms about making their presence known. Read more.

M Burger is one of Chicago must spots.

16. M Burger

7.3
100 W Randolph St (Thompson Center), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · The Loop · 28 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: It’s hard to get ketchup on a burger at M Burger, but whisper that you want the “old fashioned” at the Thompson Center location and you’ll get a burger topped with the classic trimmings. Read more.

4SQR TIME is one of Chicago must spots.

17. 4SQR TIME

Chicago, IL
College Communications Building · Brighton Park · No tips or reviews

18. Memorial Day

Chicago, IL
History Museum · No tips or reviews